Galleries and venues

There are literally hundreds of different venues in London, some specialising by medium (photography, performance or craft, for example) and others further specialising by the level or experience of the artists they exhibit.

 In this section you can find lists to help you begin your own research into what venues would be useful for you to approach.

Simply sending unsolicited applications to galleries is an expensive and largely pointless exercise - in the managing your career section, there are a number of tips and articles to help you approach galleries successfully, as well as the article Getting an Exhibition.

This article is from the Artlaw Archive of Henry Lydiate's columns published in Art Monthly since 1976, and may contain out of date material.
The article is for information only, and not for the purpose of providing legal advice.
Readers should consult a solicitor for legal advice on specific matters, and artists in London can get free online legal advice from Artquest