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October Gallery exhibits contemporary art from around the world. Instagram: octobergallerylondon
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Founded in 1979, October Gallery was the first London gallery to exhibit innovative contemporary art from cultures around the world. It is a charitable trust which is supported by the sale of art, rental of event spaces and the active support of dedicated artists & friends around the world.

29/05/2026

On view ✨Sokari Douglas Camp: Fashion & Fortune
🗓️ Until Saturday, 27th June, 2026

In her latest solo exhibition, internationally renowned artist and sculptor Sokari Douglas Camp CBE presents large and small-scale steel sculptures alongside a selection of prints.

Through intricate metal figures, elaborate headdresses, and the incorporation of coins, the artist highlights both the oppression embedded in colonial systems and the creativity with which marginalised people reasserted identity and status.

https://www.octobergallery.co.uk/exhibitions/sokari-douglas-camp-fashion-and-fortune

28/05/2026

Consign Your Artwork🖼️
October Gallery is pleased to introduce a new consignment service for collectors wishing to sell artworks from their collections through the gallery.

For more than four decades, October Gallery has worked closely with artists, collectors and institutions internationally, building longstanding relationships founded on expertise, discretion and care. Our consignments service offers collectors the opportunity to place works with the gallery for resale, supported by our extensive network and experience within the secondary market.

We are currently seeking works by:
El Anatsui, William S. Burroughs, Ablade Glover, Brion Gysin, Romuald Hazoumè, Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Julien Sinzogan, Gerald Wilde, Aubrey Williams and Kenji Yoshida.

For more info go to https://www.octobergallery.co.uk/consignments/
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Image: Romuald Hazoumè, Napo, 2022.
Found objects, 43 x 41 x 14 cm.

26/05/2026

Last Wednesday, we celebrated the Private View of ‘Fashion & Fortune’, the new solo exhibition by Sokari Douglas Camp. A special thank you to everyone who joined us and to Deborah Smith (Curator/Consultant and former Director of the Arts Council Collection) for opening the show!

Through these latest sculptures, Douglas Camp examines the intertwined histories of trade, colonialism and lineage, while celebrating the resilience and cultural strength of communities across Africa and the African diaspora.

🗓️ ‘Fashion & Fortune’ runs until Saturday, 27th June, 2026
https://www.octobergallery.co.uk/exhibitions/sokari-douglas-camp-fashion-and-fortune
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📸 Private View of Sokari Douglas Camp: Fashion & Fortune at October Gallery, London. Photos by Jonathan Greet.

20/05/2026

Opening tomorrow ✨
Sokari Douglas Camp: ‘Fashion and Fortune’ opens to the public tomorrow at October Gallery.

The accompanying exhibition catalogue is now available in our online store
https://www.octobergallery.co.uk/og-shop/?artist=sokari

Internationally renowned sculptor Sokari Douglas Camp works primarily in steel, creating often large-scale sculptures that draw on her Nigerian heritage while engaging with contemporary international themes and histories.
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Image: ‘Sokari Douglas Camp: Fashion and Fortune’ 20-page softcover catalogue

15/05/2026

In his striking new paintings, Eddy Kamuanga reflects on the enduring legacies of colonial exploitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The works draw on the period in which King Leopold II of Belgium tasked European naturalists with cataloguing local fauna and flora, while experimenting on ‘exotic species’ to increase their economic potential. An entire economy developed around the extraction of rubber — often referred to as ‘red rubber’ because of the brutal violence associated with its production — forcing native labourers to harvest it from vines deep within the forests. Kamuanga also references the cultivation of non-native crops such as cotton and coffee, tracing how these systems reshaped both the environment and everyday life.

Despite these histories, the paintings are grounded in resilience. Through their scale and contemplative stillness, Kamuanga’s figures honour the strength and endurance of local communities.

🗓️ ‘Inheriting the Future’ continues until Saturday, 16th May, 2026

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Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, ‘Eala’, 2025
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 188.5 x 203.5 cm

Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, ‘Balance’, 2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 142 x 134 cm

Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, ‘Gardiennes’, 2025
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 120 x 120 cm

Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, ‘Artefact’, 2026
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 170 x 150 cm

12/05/2026

Last Friday, we celebrated Aubrey Williams’ centenary on what would have been his birthday with a special gathering at October Gallery ✨

The evening featured a live performance by musician and composer Keith Waithe, presented in tribute to his old friend.

On display were rarely seen works by the artist, alongside archival photographs, a screening of ‘Mark of the Hand’ and a selection of books and catalogues exploring Williams’ life and practice.

We are grateful to Ripley Wines for providing welcome drinks for the occasion 🥂

Thank you to everyone who contributed to making the evening so memorable, and to all who joined us in celebrating Williams’ life and legacy!

11/05/2026

Last week to see 💫
Featuring works by Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Djibril Dramé, Alexis Peskine and Zana Masombuka.

🗓️ On view until Saturday, 16th May, 2026

Working across distinct media and approaches, the four artists consider how identity, memory and cultural inheritance are shaped within rapidly changing social environments. Through painting, sculpture and photography, the exhibition reflects on the tensions between local histories and the expanding influence of contemporary global monoculture.
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📸 Exhibition view of ‘Inheriting the Future’ at October Gallery. Photos by Jonathan Greet.

08/05/2026

Today, we celebrate the remarkable art, vision and legacy of Aubrey Williams .

Born in Guyana in 1926, Williams developed a powerful visual language that moved between abstraction and figuration, grounded in a profound awareness of humanity’s relationship to the environment, history and the cosmos.

After arriving in London in 1952, he became a founding member of the Caribbean Artists Movement — a pivotal network of artists and intellectuals who reshaped the city’s cultural landscape.

Spanning ecology, cosmology and pre-colonial histories, his visionary work continues to resonate powerfully.

Read more about the artist https://www.octobergallery.co.uk/artists/williams

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Aubrey Williams, Symphony No. 5, Opus 47 (Shostakovich), 1981. Oil on canvas, 183 × 274.5 cm. © Estate of Aubrey Williams.

Aubrey Williams, in his studio c.1950's. Image courtesy of© Estate of Aubrey Williams.

06/05/2026

With powerful new works from her series, 'Akhulumile Amabhudango: Scenes from Dreams – Journeys with the Kosabo', Zana Masombuka ndebelesuperhero navigates a liminal terrain between the physical and spiritual worlds, investigating themes of kingship, ascension and ancestral guidance. This body of work pays homage to her late maternal grandfather, Bishop Makhuwana Piet Mahlangu, whose life and spiritual legacy serve as its inspiration.

Through photography, beaded sculptural frames and symbolic objects drawn from Ndebele culture, Masombuka constructs a visual tour de force that explores the interrelation of lineage, destiny and sacred realms.

🗓 On view until Saturday, 16th May at October Gallery, London

04/05/2026

Forthcoming Exhibition 🍍
Sokari Douglas Camp: Fashion & Fortune
🗓️ 21st May - 27th June 2026

October Gallery presents a solo exhibition of striking sculptures by internationally renowned artist and sculptor, Sokari Douglas Camp CBE.
With these exhilarating new works presenting an impressive selection of motifs including dazzling displays of flowers and fruit, including a lively depiction of the tropical pineapple, Douglas Camp observes how people of diverse ethnicities, social positions and occupations impacted the emergence of a distinctive sartorial culture across the Atlantic world.

Read more
https://www.octobergallery.co.uk/exhibitions/sokari-douglas-camp-fashion-and-fortune

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Image: Sokari Douglas Camp, Pineapple Daisy, 2024.
Mild steel acrylic paint. 107 x 43 x 34 cm.

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