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October Gallery exhibits contemporary art from around the world. Instagram: octobergallerylondon

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.

17/10/2026

Visit our booths S7 & S8 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair!
Until Sunday, 18th October, 2026.

15/10/2026

We're back at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair 💫
Booths S7 & S8

October Gallery presents two curated booths at 1-54 London 2026, featuring works by Zana Masombuka, Xanthe Somers, Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Yacout Hamdouch, LR Vandy, Romuald Hazoumè, Sokari Douglas Camp CBE and Alexis Peskine.

Across both booths, the artists explore ecology, materiality, identity, memory and histories across Africa and the African diaspora.

https://www.octobergallery.co.uk/exhibitions/october-gallery-at-1-54-2026

See you there!

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October Gallery, Booth S7 & S8 at 1-54 London, 2026.
Photos by Lucy Stewart-Nicholson.

14/10/2026

DISPLACED
Wednesday, 28th October, 2026
6 pm –10 pm
📍 October Gallery, Theatre Room*
Book tickets here (booking required)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/displaced-charlie-phillips-navinda-nangla-ryan-hawaii-aru-mr-darcy-tickets-2002207230725?aff=oddtdtcreator

Presented by Art Ain't Trash, brings together five intergenerational diaspora artists — Charlie Phillips OBE, Navinder Nangla, BAFTA winner Darcy Thomas, Ryan Hawaii and ARU — exploring waste colonialism, human migration and storytelling through upcycled art, archival photography and ancestral material practices.

Through discarded plastic, reclaimed textiles and salvaged media, the artists transform materials shaped by histories of displacement into works that explore resilience, resourcefulness and the enduring relationship between people, place and material.

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Image courtesy of Art Ain't Trash and the artists
*Please note this event will take place on the second floor, which has no disabled access.

09/10/2026

NOW OPEN
Romuald Hazoumè: ‘My Blue Period’

Romuald Hazoumè is one of Africa’s foremost contemporary artists, known for an astute and often sardonic political commentary conveyed through a diverse range of media, including installation, sculpture, video, photography and painting. Using the ubiquitous plastic petrol can as his signature material, Hazoumè creates monumental installations that serve as metaphors for African place, history and identity.

Join us on Saturday, 17th October, at 11.00 am for the Gallery Talk, ‘Romuald Hazoumè in Conversation with Gerard Houghton’.

🔗 Book tickets:
https://GalleryTalkRomualdHazoume.eventbrite.co.uk

The exhibition and accompanying events are supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

07/10/2026

Installation time!
Our new exhibition ‘Romuald Hazoumè: My Blue Period’ opens to the public tomorrow 📣

02/10/2026

October Gallery at 1-54 London 2026
📍 Booths S7 & S8
16th – 18th October, 2026
South Wing, Somerset House, London

We look forward to presenting two curated booths at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, featuring works by Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Xanthe Somers, Yacout Hamdouch, LR Vandy, Zana Masombuka, Romuald Hazoumè, Sokari Douglas Camp CBE and Alexis Peskine.

Across Booths S7 and S8, the artists explore ecology, materiality, identity, memory and histories across Africa and the African diaspora.

✨ Read more https://www.octobergallery.co.uk/exhibitions/october-gallery-at-1-54-2026

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Image: Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Gardiennes, 2025. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 120 x 120 cm.

30/09/2026

LAST CHANCE TO SEE
‘Zana Masombuka / Spotlight: Benji Reid’

Zana Masombuka exhibits significant photographic works from different series, including two new works exploring stories of identity, culture, modernity and ritual from the perspective of a 21st-century Ndebele woman.

Benji Reid considers himself a ‘Choreo-Photolist’, a term he coined to encapsulate his unique practice, where theatricality, choreography and photography converge in the image.

Exploring inner and outer landscapes, the two exhibitions bring together richly layered imagery, opening onto realms filled with imagination and emotion.

The exhibitions are on view until Saturday, 3rd October, 2026.
https://www.octobergallery.co.uk/exhibitions/zana-masombuka-spotlight-benji-reid

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

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Images: ‘Zana Masombuka / Spotlight: Benji Reid’ at October Gallery, 2026. Photos by Jonathan Greet.

29/09/2026

Join us in wishing Alexis Peskine a 🎉
Peskine’s striking mixed-media portraits explore identity, resilience and the lived experiences of the African diaspora. Meticulously constructed from hand-hammered nails set into stained wooden panels, his portraits are enhanced with gold, silver, palladium and Japanese oxidised leaf, creating luminous surfaces of remarkable depth and texture.

Next month, October Gallery will present works by Alexis Peskine at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Booth S7.

🗓️ 15th – 18th October, 2026
Somerset House, London

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Image: Alexis Peskine at October Gallery booth, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, 2025.

25/09/2026

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION
Romuald Hazoumè: My Blue Period
🗓️ 8th October – 21st November, 2026

Internationally renowned artist Romuald Hazoumè revisits his iconic masques bidons (Fr. bidon – flask, container, bottle), presenting a striking series of masks made from repurposed plastic containers and adorned with an eclectic array of found materials. Witty portraits of figures inhabiting particular places within the contemporary geopolitical landscape, these new sculptures are charged with Hazoumè’s incisive commentary on current issues of global concern.

Read more:
https://www.octobergallery.co.uk/exhibitions/romuald-hazoume-my-blue-period

The exhibition is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

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Image: Romuald Hazoumè, Autlan de Navarro, 2024-25.
Found objects, 50 x 60 x 18 cm.

21/09/2026

Currently on view are selected works by Zana Masombuka ndebelesuperhero from her striking series ‘Ubonani: What Do You See?’.

Shot in KwaNdebele, a historically significant site of forced migration, the series highlights the resilience of the Ndebele people. The rugged terrain, understood as a vessel of memory, becomes a symbol of the Earth’s nervous system, holding stories of displacement, survival and deep ancestral ties to the land.

Masombuka continues to investigate how material and spiritual legacies (from an indigenous Ndebele perspective) combine to create a unique identity that is, simultaneously, both traditional and contemporary.

📧 For sales enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

The exhibitions ‘Zana Masombuka / Spotlight: Benji Reid’ continue until 3rd October, 2026.

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Zana Masombuka
Ubonani: iKhambo 1 (detail), 2024
Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 gsm paper
120 x 80 cm
Edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof

Zana Masombuka
Ubonani: Ninabo 2 (detail), 2024
Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 gsm paper
56 x 84 cm
Edition of 8 plus 1 artist's proof

Zana Masombuka
Ubonani: Ninabo 1 (detail), 2024
Giclée print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 gsm paper
80 x 80 cm
Edition of 8 plus 1 artist's proof

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Opening Hours

Tuesday	12:30pm - 5:30pm
Wednesday	12:30pm - 5:30pm
Thursday	12:30pm - 5:30pm
Friday	12:30pm - 5:30pm
Saturday	12:30pm - 5:30pm

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Website

http://www.octobergallery.co.uk/

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