Dr Samantha Lackey

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I’d like to start by visiting exhibitions by some brilliant women artists. [Read my full route description below]
- Kate MacGarry
  East
  
  Kate MacGarry 27 Old Nichol Street London E2 7HR [Wheelchair accessible] ChIJU3l5RbccdkgR2arp0tj1PeE 51.524841,-0.07475 Kate MacGarry, founded in 2002, has expanded to represent 25 emerging and established artists - including two estates View gallery
- Herald St
  East
  
  Herald St 2 Herald Street London E2 6JT ChIJozrofdAcdkgRAgL5jg5KBPk 51.52488,-0.05541 ESTABLISHED IN 2005, HERALD ST HAS TWO SPACES ACROSS LONDON AND REPRESENTS 25 INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS View gallery
- Modern Art Bury Street
  Central
  
  Modern Art 7 Bury Street London SW1Y 6AL ChIJYVH7UtYEdkgR-ABIGPfwCLU 51.506901,-0.13853 Modern Art is a London based gallery opened by Stuart Shave in 1998 View gallery
- Alison Jacques
  Central
  
  Alison Jacques 22 Cork St London W1S 3NG [Wheelchair accessible] ChIJNXZ4CysbdkgRU49vwfO68Jo 51.51025782367916,-0.14119082394354884 ALISON JACQUES HAS BUILT A REPUTATION FOR ITS CURATORIAL APPROACH AND PIONEERING COMMITMENT TO UNDER-ACKNOWLEDGED ARTISTS View gallery
- Edel Assanti
  Central
  
  Edel Assanti 1B Little Titchfield St London W1W 7BU [Wheelchair accessible] ChIJj7HgCyAFdkgRHVblymM36Oc 51.5180870107134,-0.1408837961056436 Edel Assanti was founded in 2010 by Jeremy Epstein and Charlie Fellowes. Established in London, the gallery works with international artists whose practices engage with the social, cultural or political... View gallery
- Goodman Gallery
  Central
  
  Goodman Gallery 26 Cork Street London W1S 3ND [Wheelchair accessible] ChIJgY5KDyoFdkgRrSxkK_eBFjc 51.510620,-0.141790 The leading, contemporary art gallery from the Continent, Goodman Gallery is located in Johannesburg, Cape Town and London. Established in 1966 as a non discriminatory space, during the Apartheid years... View gallery
- Copperfield
  South
  
  Copperfield 6 Copperfield Street London SE1 0EP ChIJ3fRvSKYEdkgRTl8yIMzWygE 51.50308,-0.097350 Contemporary art gallery focused on multidisciplinary, multi-media practices and international artists View gallery
- Studio/Chapple
  South
  
  Studio/Chapple Enclave 7, 50 Resolution Way, Deptford London SE8 4NT [wheelchair accessible] ChIJATwhy5YDdkgRPelgiH1jT-I 51.479068277157815,-0.02457878465772863 Studio/Chapple is a contemporary art gallery and project space in Deptford View gallery
I’d like to start by visiting exhibitions by some brilliant women artists.

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I’d like to start by visiting exhibitions by some brilliant women artists. Beginning in East London, in Shoreditch, Lisa Milroy's exhibition at Kate MacGarry is a must-see, and very close by is Herald St where I’m really looking forward to seeing Christina Mackie's show of new, large-scale watercolours and ceramics. Both of these artists have been making compelling work for a significant time, but continue to shift their practice.

Travelling into Central London, I’ll head to Modern Art Bury St where the amazing Jacqueline Humphries is the subject of a solo exhibition. My next stop is Alison Jacques gallery where the 'Fist of Fury' exhibition by Jane Dickson promises to be spectacular. Then, at Goodman Gallery is a group show of artists whose practice incorporates traditional forms of making; I am particularly looking forward to seeing work by Ghada Amer and Kapwani Kiwanga there.

I am also drawn to the exhibition about football fans by Marcin Dudek at Edel Assanti as I have a long-held interest in fans as subject matter in art, and the idea that entertainment arenas constitute our contemporary sites of devotion.

In South London, the show by Larry Achiampong at Copperfield is a must-see – Larry was part of Liverpool Biennial in 2021, and has worked in the city before. I am always interested to see how he brings together different reference points in his work.

Finally, a new gallery in Deptford has caught my attention: studio/chapple's exhibition 'Dancing in Outer Space' has a great artist list - with Bill Daggs, Harold Offeh, Rene Matić and Sola Olulode included – and a curatorial premise of rhythm as a tool within political discourse; I am interested to see how that is playing out at the moment.

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