BLACK ART!
Bloodlines
2 - 31 August 2019
A performance exhibition by Bloodlines, a new local BAME group - in the dark for an audience of one each time.
Exhibitions
The Future in / of the Past – Leverhulme Trust
“The Future in / of the Past”. A series of artworks / gifts created as part of a residency funded by the Leverhulme Trust Artist in Residence Grant at Heritage Quay, the archives of the University of Huddersfield 2016 - permanent display.
“We Are The Lions” the story of the Grunwick strike 1976 -1978
"We are the Lions" the story of the Grunwick strike 1976 - 1978
Eclectic Cuts – Usurp Zone5 Film Exhibition
14 - 17 August 2015
41 artists and filmmakers are exhibiting at the Usurp Art Gallery as part of the Usurp Zone5 Film Festival.
International Women’s Day British Music Collection
Sunday 8 March 2015
A online exhibition curated by Poulomi Desai to celebrate International Women's Day 2015.
The Bear Cupboard
19 - 27 December 20146-9pm every night inc. xmas day
‘The Bear Cupboard’ highlights the stark and impoverished Christmas facing many people living in Britain today under this government’s punitive austerity program.
Usurp Arts Lab #2
Various Artists
7 - 29 October 2012
Exhibitions and performances from some of Usurp's Associate Artists.
Oorwonde
Laura Maes
24 February - 22 April 2012
Oorwonde is an interactive aural installation in which the visitor becomes a willing ‘patient’ to hear, feel, influence and manipulate the soundtrack of a fictitious operation.
Threshold
Paul Chivers
11 November - 4 December 2011
This exhibition explores the sonic thresholds that control reactions in other sounds and within our selves.
Tender Constructions
Veronica Grassi
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.
FEMINIST JOYBOX
Hanna Nauska, Anne-Mari Pasanen and Isabel Pathirane
2 September - 1 October 2011
A mixed media exhibition around feminism, the construction of identity, and the problematics of the language of art.
TAKING THE STREETS – GLOBAL PROTEST
Jess Hurd
24 June - 8 August 2011
Features photographs and video from Egypt and the UK, and marks the 10th death anniversary this year of Carlo Giuliani, killed by police at a G8 demonstration in Genoa.
The Origin of Painting + Fire in the Eye
Disinformation
14 January - 13 March 2011
A large and highly interactive and enjoyable experimental painting exhibit, created by the electronic music and art project, Disinformation.
Chila Burman’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2010
Chila Burman
14 August - 31 October 2010
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
Various Artists
26 July - 1 August 2010
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.
Whispers in Shallow Window
Drey Mandi Collective
3 - 18 July 2010
A collaborative exhibition project by the Drey Mandi Collective.
Preview Three Views
Natalie Leer, Aoife Twomey and Julie London
2 - 9 June 2010
A collaborative exhibition celebrating the eclectic nature of the Usurp Gallery Support team.
TEEN AGE
Cathy Ward
17 April - 30 May 2010
Cathy Ward transforms the gallery space into an ethereal parlour of symbol-laden landscapes.
Naissance
Various Artists
12 February - 31 March 2010
The Usurp Art Collective has successfully launched the only contemporary art gallery and studios in the London Borough of Harrow.