Exhibitions

Past
Image: Paul Georges: Abstracting the Figurative
London  20 April - 25 May 2023

Paul Georges: Abstracting the Figurative

Simon Lee Gallery is proud to present the first U.K. solo exchibition of American figurative painter Paul Georges (1923-2002). Spanning nearly five decades of his career, this ground-breaking exhibition documents an ouvre that defies simple categorization, rejects the stylistically dominant trends of Post-War American art, and offers cutting observations of the political, artistic, and social life of George's time. 
Image: France-Lise McGurn: Hostess
London  20 April - 25 May 2023

France-Lise McGurn: Hostess

Simon Lee Gallery is proud to announce Hostess, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Glasgow- and London- based artist France-Lise McGurn. Situated on the first floor of the gallery, Hostess showcases a new body of work featuring a large central triptych, new wall piece and a painted sofa suite.
Image: Serge Attukwei Clottey: Crossroads
London  2 March - 15 April 2023

Serge Attukwei Clottey: Crossroads

Simon Lee Gallery is proud to announce Crossroads, a solo exhibition of new and recent work by Ghanaian artist, Serge Attukwei Clottey. For his inaugural exhibition with the gallery, the artist explores the relationship between his Ghanaian identity and Western culture, traversing the expanse of his multidisciplinary practice.

Image: Helena Foster: To See Beyond Seeing
London  2 March - 15 April 2023

Helena Foster: To See Beyond Seeing

Simon Lee Gallery is pleased to present To See Beyond Seeing, a solo exhibition of new paintings on canvas, paper and copper exploring unconscious fate in everyday reality by Nigerian born, London based artist Helena Foster.

Image: Chibuike Uzoma: To Kick a Stone
London  19 January - 25 February 2023

Chibuike Uzoma: To Kick a Stone

Simon Lee Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by Chibuike Uzoma, whose multidisciplinary practice spans painting, photography, drawing, text, and video. Titled To Kick a Stone, this show explores pictorial illusion and the agency of the viewer. Presented alongside a sound piece by Joāo Orecchia and a film work by Edward Owens, the exhibition will run from 19 January to 25 February 2023.
Image: Threshold
London  19 January - 25 February 2023

Threshold

Threshold celebrates the work of a selection of female artists represented by Simon Lee Gallery and coincides with the launch of Jennifer Higgie’s new book The Other Side. Featuring work by Angela Bulloch, Rachel Howard, Donna Huddleston, Josephine Meckseper, France-Lise McGurn, Paulina Olowska, Mai-Thu Perret and Clare Woods, this presentation considers many of the themes explored by Higgie in The Other Side, traversing the solace of ritual and the continued impact of spiritualism in contemporary art and feminism whilst offering alternative perspectives of the world. These themes are compounded in the work of Donna Huddleston in particular, who’s drawing Brighter, 2021 adorns the cover of Higgie’s book. 
Image: France-Lise McGurn: Aloud, The exposé
London  20 December 2022 - 14 January 2023

France-Lise McGurn: Aloud, The exposé

Simon Lee Gallery is pleased to present France-Lise McGurn's installation Aloud, The exposé, on view from 20 December 2022 - 14 January 2023.

Composed of a wooden frame and painted Perspex panels, McGurn’s characteristically fluid figures are all the more dynamic when presented across transparent screens, appearing to reach, lean and leap through the air. The outline of faces, torsos and limbs traverse painterly swathes of colour to form a narrativedefying ensemble of figures, crested by glowing neons.

Image: Winston Branch: Jasmines blowing in the wind
London  22 November 2022 - 14 January 2023

Winston Branch: Jasmines blowing in the wind

Simon Lee Gallery and Varvara Roza Galleries are pleased to announce Jasmines blowing in the wind, a solo exhibition of paintings by Winston Branch. For his inaugural exhibition with the gallery and his first in the UK in 25 years, Branch will present a selection of historic works that delve into the possibilities of painting through abstraction.

Image: Josephine Meckseper: Object Synthesis
Hong Kong  4 November 2022 - 21 January 2023

Josephine Meckseper: Object Synthesis

Simon Lee Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by Josephine Meckseper. On view at the gallery’s Hong Kong space from 4 November 2022 – 21 January 2023, this exhibition will comprise new paintings, a vitrine, and a film work informed by the evolution and surroundings of her work practice.