Oorwonde (Earwound)
24th February - 22nd April 2012
Launch Friday 24th February 6.30 - 10.30pm. All welcome.
Usurp Art Gallery celebrates its second birthday and presents Oorwonde (Earwound) by Belgium based artist, Laura Maes.
Threshold
11th November - 4th December 2011
Launch 11 November 2011 6.30 - 10pm. All welcome
This exhibition explores the sonic thresholds that control reactions in other sounds and within our selves. The material is chosen by the artist or by the visitor, connecting their own phone, laptop or other device to the installation. With knobs to be tweaked, pads to be hit and by gestures gentle or giant, sounds react according to a volatile dynamic.
Tender Constructions
5th November - 6th November 2011
2- 7pm
Veronica Grassi, a wonderful textile artist is now in residence in our studio in the garden and we have offered her the gallery this weekend to show her work and meet visitors. Do come to the gallery on 5 & 6 November 2011 between 2- 7pm to meet the artist and you might get tempted to buy something special.
Usurp Arts Lab #2
7th October - 29th October 2011
Gallery open Fri to Sun 2-7pm Free admission + Special Events
Following the success of the first Usurp Arts Lab in 2010, we bring you a new Autumnal cornucopia of artists emerging from the chrysalis of education. Eleven artists cajole and entice you to enter their worlds interrupting the gallery space with their offerings and suggestions.
"FEMINIST JOYBOX"
2nd September - 25th September 2011
Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday 2 - 7pm Free admission
Launch 2 September 6.30 - 10pm
TAKING THE STREETS - GLOBAL PROTEST
24th June - 28th August 2011
Launch Party Friday 24th June 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Usurp Art Gallery's summer show presents 10 years of intrepid work by Jess Hurd, a photojournalist and campaigning photographer involved in people's struggles for dignity and freedom internationally.
The Origin of Painting
14th January - 13th March 2011
"People are fascinated by this work - it brings a shiver, a sudden recognition of death, as though we have seen or heard our own ghost". Jeff Noon, The Independent
"Chila Burman's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2010"
14th August - 31st October 2010
Gallery open Thurs to Sun 2 to 8pm
Launch Event Fri 13 Aug 6.30 to 10pm.
Usurp Gallery proudly presents "Chila Burman's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition" - an exuberant retrospective celebrating over 20 years of experimental and provocative art by one of the leading figures among UK Black and Asian artists.
Metroland Media
26th July - 1st August 2010
Gallery open everyday 2 to 8pm
Launch event Mon 26th July 4 to 8.30pm with live music and performances
Metroland Media is an exciting multi-media exhibition of short films, and photographic and text montages created as part of Usurp's digital arts learning programme for 14-18 year olds that started in May 2010. Young people have created their own artworks and exhibition programme.
Whispers in Shallow Window
3rd July - 18th July 2010
A collaborative exhibition project by the Drey Mandi Collective
Preview Three Views
2nd June - 9th June 2010
Preview Three Views is a collaborative exhibition celebrating the eclectic nature of the Usurp Gallery Support team.
TEEN AGE
17th April - 30th May 2010
Cathy Ward transforms the gallery space into an ethereal parlour of symbol-laden landscapes.
Naissance
12th February - 31st March 2010
The Usurp Art Collective has successfully launched the only contemporary art gallery and studios in the London Borough of Harrow with the first exhibition event "Naissance" on Fri 12 Feb 2010