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San Mei Gallery is an independent non-profit space for contemporary art in South London.

11/09/2025

We’re really pleased to be able to host several events at San Mei as part of the Festival of ENCOUNTERS, in what will eventually be the last few events in this beautiful space. Do join us for what will be an exciting few weeks. First up and .mulenga sharing work this Saturday…

TALK: Show & Tell
Saturday 13 September 4–5.30pm

In this conversation meets show-and-tell, lifestyle photographer and artist Bernice Mulenga – recognised for capturing the Black q***r nightlife scene and their ongoing series, , links up with portrait photographer Eddie Otchere – best known for his documentation of underground youth culture spanning the mid-90s to early-00s – to explore the overlaps and adjacencies of their practices, share stories and provide a sneak peek into their current unfinished works-in-progress.

10/09/2025

🗓️ In 2024 we announced what we didn’t realise at the time would sadly be our last open call at San Mei. One of the artists selected from that cohort was and we’re excited that a version of Dinu’s proposed project will be shown next week as part of the Festival of ENCOUNTERS, opening in time for Open House () this weekend.

🎶 The exhibition will be open for a week alongside events in the Festival of ENCOUNTERS that draw on many of the themes in Dinu’s exhibition Back-a-Yard Swag: reggae/dub, Chinese Jamaican recording studios and house parties in Britain, the impact of the Windrush Generation on UK culture, dancefloors and DIY party culture. More info on Back-a-Yard Swag below, do join us for the show.

Back-a-Yard Swag

13–14 September 11am–5pm
15–19 September 12–5pm
Van Gogh House, 87 Hackford Road, London SW9 0RE.
Free entry

Van Gogh House presents ‘Back-a-Yard Swag’, a solo exhibition of sculpture, assemblage and music by artist Dinu Li. The exhibition materialises an overlooked but important British history of blues parties in the homes of Caribbean communities, kept alive until the late 1980s.
The works centre on the memory of one specific all-nighter Li attended, where the playlist included tracks produced by descendants of Chinese indentured labourers in Jamaica. Bass, echoes and reverb vibrate across the rooms of Van Gogh House, interspersed with the sounds of Chinese tribal mountain songs, a sampling of mid 1960’s rocksteady beats and a dub playlist.

The objects and materials brought together by Li, form a structure of new familiarity, acting as cultural agents for polyphonic multiplicity.

With thanks to Fenton Arts Trust, Lambeth Council and the Wang Family for their support..

28/08/2025

Our sister space Van Gogh House London is delighted to announce their upcoming Festival of ENCOUNTERS. See programme here: festivalofencounters.com

Join us between Saturday 13 September and Sunday 5 October for this free-to-attend festival featuring events in venues across the northern end of Brixton. There will be up to 40 different talks and other kinds of encounters, by artists, writers, activists, musicians and thinkers - with something for everyone in Brixton and beyond!

Sign up to the Van Gogh House newsletter for more information or keep an eye on our social media for details of all the upcoming Festival events!

Van Gogh House is grateful to for their support in helping us bring this inaugural Festival of ENCOUNTERS to fruition, and also very grateful to our partner venues and all our artistic contributors.

09/05/2025

✨ EXCITING NEWS ✨ Until 6th June 2025, the San Mei Shop would like to thank you for your continued support and generosity with a site-wide sale.

For a limited time, enjoy 10% off your order with code "SANMEI10" (no minimum order value), or get 20% off if you spend over £100 with code "SANMEI20".

Please note that the discount codes cannot be used together.

We’re so grateful for our incredible community. Your support, love, and encouragement mean the world to us

02/05/2025

Our space is available in June for hire for you to stage an exhibition or event 👀 with slots from 7th June until 6th July!

Exhibition slots are from Wednesdays to Mondays with scheduling suggestions as follows:

Wed Install
Thu 11am-6pm, PV, 6-8pm
Fri 11am-6pm
Sat 11am-6pm
Sun 10am-3pm
Mon Deinstall

Whilst San Mei Gallery programming has come to an end, our space is now available for artists and creatives to hire for their own exhibitions. As you know, we have been home to a huge variety of art exhibitions over the years and whilst not a straight forward white cube gallery space, we are equipped with museum lighting, intriguing architectural features and a window gallery!

We are also available for wedding receptions, private dinners, baby showers, film shoots, workshops and more 🌟

Get in touch if this is something you're interested in by emailing [email protected]

10/04/2025

Van Gogh House London

⭐️ Expressions of Interest ⭐️

Across April 2025, for the first time Van Gogh House is opening an opportunity for artists to propose potential residency and public programme projects, in the form of an Expression of Interest. This is not an Open Call, and projects are not destined for a specific time-frame, although we are in planning phase for our 2026 programme.

Overall, we would like to widen our community, develop longer-term relationships with artists and provide those outside our network the opportunity to propose ideas and share their practice with us.

We also want to share the history of the house and our programme aims with artists, so that when we do get proposals, they are in line with what we are looking to commission.

For full information on how to submit a proposal and for an in depth information pack please see on Van Gogh House website!

📅 Deadline 4th May, Midnight
Van Gogh House London
⭐️ Expressions of Interest ⭐️

Across April 2025, for the first time Van Gogh House is opening an opportunity for artists to propose potential residency and public programme projects, in the form of an Expression of Interest. This is not an Open Call, and projects are not destined for a specific time-frame, although we are in planning phase for our 2026 programme.

Overall, we would like to widen our community, develop longer-term relationships with artists and provide those outside our network the opportunity to propose ideas and share their practice with us.

We also want to share the history of the house and our programme aims with artists, so that when we do get proposals, they are in line with what we are looking to commission.

For full information on how to submit a proposal and for an in depth information pack please see our website!

📅 Deadline 4th May, Midnight

13/03/2025

Last 2 days!
Our final exhibition at San Mei Gallery closes this Saturday!

As we prepare to say goodbye to Anna-Rose’s window exhibition we want to take a moment to celebrate the archive of talented artists that have shown in our Window Gallery since we established it. From sculptural works by Alia Hamaoui (2nd Slide), to textured mosaics by Alexi Marshall (6th Slide), the tiny but mighty space has seen many shapes, materials and ideas pass through its walls.

We want to thank all the Window Gallery artists who turned our street-facing space into such a vibrant and dynamic display, it has been a joy to see it transformed.

Josie Perry & Daphne Simons: ‘Tamara and the Swan’ ( )
Alia Hamaoui: ‘HINO 500’ ( )
Malcolm Bradley: ‘A camera the garden can’t see’ (.bradley )
Egle Jauncems: ‘Pattern Untitled’ )
Phineas Harper: ‘Cascades’ (
Alexi Marshall: ‘A Return to Innocence’ (
Anna-Rose Stefatou: ‘Dregs, Beacons’ ()

❣️🪟

Photos 1-6 by @ Photo 7 by

10/03/2025

Last Week!

Anna-Rose Stefatou’s exhibition is sadly coming down after the 15th so don’t miss it!

It has been such a pleasure to work with Stefatou for our final exhibition at San Mei Gallery. During her opening we drank tea, listened to some incredible and varied spoken word performances and had a chance to remember all the special moments that brought people together under the San Mei roof.

Why not pop over to see Anna-Rose’s work with friends and get a coffee at our neighbours . We are only a short walk away from Brixton or Stockwell stations!

The works are still available to purchase too so have a browse online at sanmeigallery.co.uk

Pictured here: Glow-in-the-dark Stars and Blu Tack II by Anna-Rose Stefatou. Image courtesy of the artist. Photography by Asimina Stefanidou

07/03/2025

Our space is available in March, April and May for hire 👀

Whilst San Mei Gallery programming has come to an end, our space is now available for artists and creatives to hire for their own exhibitions. As you know, we have been home to a huge variety of art exhibitions over the years and whilst not a straight forward white cube gallery space, we are equipped with museum lighting, intriguing architectural features and a window gallery!

We are also available for wedding receptions, private dinners, baby showers, film shoots, workshops and more 🌟

Get in touch if this is something you're interested in by emailing [email protected]

05/03/2025

Last 2 weeks!

Anna-Rose Stefatou:

Glow-in-the-dark stars and Blu Tack

24 Jan - 15 Mar

In our street-facing window gallery and available to view and purchase online, link in bio

Gathering and repositioning knowledge guides her creative process: research includes archival footage, taking interviews, collecting objects, and location visits. This process is made visible through her material approach to the photographic image, transformed through different materials, forms and uses, as it unfolds and re-invents itself within new contexts.

Image: Anna-Rose Stefatou, Glow-in-the-dark stars and Blu Tack, 2025. Photographer:

25/02/2025

Our current window gallery exhibiting artist will be opening her first solo exhibition in Greece next Friday!

The exhibition, Dregs, Beacons takes the same title as her first poetry publication which is also available for sale on the San Mei Gallery shop. You can also browse online to see Anna-Rose's window gallery works which are available for purchase.

Congratulations to Anna-Rose for a spectacular body of work 👏🏼 All those in Greece, don't miss it!

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Dregs, Beacons
Anna-Rose Stefatou

Opening:
Friday 7 March 2025
19.00-21.00

8-30 March 2025

Opening hours:
Thu-Fri 18.00-21.00
Sat-Sun 12.00-16.00
and by appointment

Location:
Pharmakeion, Asklipiou 118, Athens, 11471

“Rapture, still. Snatching quick glimpses of the sickly suspension, when perhaps we are feeling particularly attuned. As if the moment of deciphering were the moment of disillusion. Finger in the edges, tracing ancient stars. True surprise comes from the look-around, the seeing-at; the all-pervasive marriage. The sullen silliness exclaims again and again—there must be something more to this, some seam, some aim. Looking up from the strange attractor that seemed, for a moment, to tie it all together—the sprawling, impossible geometry was always there, clear as crowning sunlight.”

excerpt from exhibition text by Simos Kalfas

Poster design - Korina Gallika

14/02/2025

Anna-Rose Stefatou:
Glow-in-the-dark stars and Blu Tack

24 Jan - 15 Mar
In our street-facing window gallery and available to view and purchase online, link in bio

Gathering and repositioning knowledge guides her creative process: research includes archival footage, taking interviews, collecting objects, and location visits. This process is made visible through her material approach to the photographic image, transformed through different materials, forms and uses, as it unfolds and re-invents itself within new contexts.

Image: Anna-Rose Stefatou, Glow-in-the-dark stars and Blu Tack iIi, 2025. Image courtesy of the artist. Photographer: Asimina Stefanidou

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