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Bridget Macdonald: A Deeper Landscape

10 Apr-17 May 2024

Upcoming

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Donald Teskey: Currents
23 May-21 Jun 2024

Past

Exhibition
Simon Morley: British Modern
21 Feb-28 Mar 2024
Exhibition
London Art Fair
17 Jan-21 Jan 2024
Exhibition
Art First, London: 30 Years
10 Jan-16 Feb 2024
2023
Exhibition
Simon Lewty 1941 – 2021: Messages From the Past - Master Works From Five Decades
10 Oct-22 Dec 2023
Exhibition
Margaret Hunter: States of Being
7 Sep-29 Sep 2023
Exhibition
Moody and Muted
3 Aug-25 Aug 2023
Exhibition
Will Maclean: Points of Departure II
11 May-22 Jul 2023
Exhibition
Kate McCrickard: New Romantics & Marisol Jacquemot-Derode: Ceramic Counterpoints
8 Mar-28 Apr 2023
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February's Feast
2 Feb-3 Mar 2023
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February’s Feast
2 Feb-28 Feb 2023
2022
Exhibition
Jake Harvey: Tangents
27 Oct-25 Nov 2022
Exhibition
Helen MacAlister: The Glamour of Backwardness
8 Sep-18 Oct 2022
2016
Exhibition
Christopher Cook / Mimei Thompson : New Works
19 Oct-25 Nov 2016
Exhibition
SHOW #365 : Gallery Artist Group show
5 Sep-25 Nov 2016
Exhibition
Alex Lowery : New Work
1 Sep-1 Oct 2016
Exhibition
Donald Teskey : New Work
1 Sep-1 Oct 2016
Exhibition
Gradation : Recent Graduates of Royal Academy Schools
16 Jun-16 Jul 2016
Exhibition
Alexandra Haynes : The Shapes of Nature
16 Jun-12 Aug 2016
Exhibition
Writing on the Wall
12 Apr-21 May 2016
Exhibition
Simon Lewty/Will Maclean : Charting a Decade II, 2006 – 2016
12 Apr-21 May 2016
2015
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Figure
17 Nov 2015-20 Feb 2016
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Joni Brenner : At the still point
8 Oct-14 Nov 2015
Exhibition
KAREL NEL : Observe
8 Oct-14 Nov 2015
Exhibition
AFP
4 Sep-3 Oct 2015
Exhibition
FINDING FORM
4 Sep-3 Oct 2015
Exhibition
ART FIRST PROJECTS| Dolly Thompsett : The Secret Life & Other Stories
10 Jun-14 Aug 2015
Exhibition
St. Ives Connections
10 Jun-14 Aug 2015
Exhibition
ART FIRST PROJECTS | Eileen Cooper : Between the Lines
26 May-6 Jun 2015
Exhibition
ART FIRST PROJECTS | Visage
6 May-23 May 2015
Exhibition
David Price : Dreamland
6 May-6 Jun 2015
Exhibition
Mimei Thompson
10 Mar-2 May 2015
Exhibition
Jack Milroy
10 Mar-2 May 2015
Exhibition
Guler Ates : The Rajasthan Series
4 Feb-6 Mar 2015
Exhibition
Delineations : Drawings at Art First
4 Feb-6 Mar 2015
2014
Exhibition
ART FIRST PROJECTS | The Postcard Project
19 Nov 2014-31 Jan 2015
Exhibition
Moon
19 Nov 2014-31 Jan 2015
Exhibition
ART FIRST PROJECTS | Louis Maqhubela
8 Oct-8 Nov 2014
Exhibition
Will Maclean : Gleaned and Gathered
8 Oct-8 Nov 2014
Exhibition
ART FIRST PROJECTS | Rebecca Partridge : As Above so Below
4 Sep-4 Oct 2014
Exhibition
Daniel Sturgis : Strict and Lax
4 Sep-4 Oct 2014
2012
Exhibition
AF Projects : Blue Curry
16 May-23 Jun 2012
Exhibition
David Price
16 May-23 Jun 2012
Exhibition
AF Projects : Robert Rush
27 Mar-12 May 2012
Exhibition
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham : A Line of Drawing, 1943-1993
27 Mar-12 May 2012
Exhibition
Alex Lowery : Light Industrial
21 Feb-23 Mar 2012
Exhibition
Chris Appleby : Towards a Wooden O
11 Jan-18 Feb 2012
2011
Exhibition
AF Projects
29 Nov 2011-1 Jan 2012
Exhibition
Donald Teskey : Nature Reserve
16 Nov-20 Dec 2011
Exhibition
Liane Lang & Rasha Kahil
13 Oct-12 Nov 2011
Exhibition
Kevin Laycock : Collision
13 Oct-12 Nov 2011
Exhibition
Jenny Wiener : Four Cardinal Virtues
8 Sep-8 Oct 2011
Exhibition
Eileen Cooper : Showing Off
8 Sep-8 Oct 2011
Exhibition
Joni Brenner : Unavoidable
29 Jun-19 Aug 2011
Exhibition
Karel Nel : There But Not There
29 Jun-19 Aug 2011
Exhibition
Will McLean, Joe Watling : Lead and Line
5 May-11 Jun 2011
Exhibition
Jack Milroy, Helena Goldwater, Rebecca Partridge
17 Mar-30 Apr 2011
Exhibition
art first projects: David Price - The Green Fuse
3 Feb-12 Mar 2011
Exhibition
Simon Morley : A Short History of the 20th Century
3 Feb-12 Mar 2011
Exhibition
twenty years of art first
13 Jan-29 Jan 2011
2010
Exhibition
Alex Knell : TURN ON
18 Nov-21 Dec 2010
Exhibition
Georgia Papageorge
26 Oct-21 Dec 2010
Exhibition
Louis Maqhubela Works on paper & Canvas
3 Jun-9 Jul 2010
2009
Exhibition
Artists in Focus
1 Nov-31 Dec 2009
Exhibition
ZOOM : Looking Back/Looking Forward
2 Jul-30 Sep 2009
Exhibition
Amanda Vesey : New Paintings
27 May-25 Jun 2009
Exhibition
EILEEN COOPER RA : Dreams Of Elsewhere
27 May-25 Jun 2009
Exhibition
Kimberley Gundle
28 Apr-21 May 2009
Exhibition
Bridget Macdonald : TIME AND PLACE
28 Apr-21 May 2009
Exhibition
Simon Morley : THE ROSE ANNUAL
24 Mar-23 Apr 2009
Exhibition
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham : ORDER & DISORDER
24 Mar-23 Apr 2009
Exhibition
Margaret Hunter AWAITING
17 Feb-19 Mar 2009
Exhibition
Gillian Lever / Clement McAleer
8 Jan-12 Feb 2009
2008
Exhibition
Jennifer Durrant RA - WITH GARLANDS DREST
18 Nov-22 Dec 2008
Exhibition
Partou Zia : Memorial Show
14 Oct-13 Nov 2008
Exhibition
Richard Cook : IRIDESCENCE
14 Oct-13 Nov 2008
Exhibition
Karel Nel : The Brilliance of Darkness
9 Sep-9 Oct 2008
Exhibition
DIALOGUE : Cooper / Nel / Milroy / Lewty / Maclean
8 Jul-22 Aug 2008
Exhibition
Luciano Bonomi : NOVELLAS
10 Jun-3 Jul 2008
Exhibition
Anna Gardiner : HOME LAND
10 Jun-3 Jul 2008
Exhibition
Will Maclean : DIFFERANT MERIDIANS
8 May-5 Jun 2008
Exhibition
W Barns-Graham & Sandra Blow ENERGY IN ABSTRACTION
8 Apr-1 May 2008
Exhibition
Sheila Girling
5 Apr-12 Apr 2008
Exhibition
ALAN KILPATRICK : In Spite Of The Gods
8 Jan-12 Feb 2008
2007
Exhibition
The Postcard Project
29 Nov-21 Dec 2007
Exhibition
JACK MILROY : CUT
20 Nov-21 Dec 2007
Exhibition
WILHELMINA BARNS GRAHAM
24 Sep-10 Oct 2007
Exhibition
LUKE ELWES : Refugia
11 Sep-10 Oct 2007
Exhibition
PHILIPPA STJERNSWARD
22 May-22 Jun 2007
Exhibition
EILEEN COOPER RA: Deeper Water
22 May-28 Jun 2007
Exhibition
PARTOU ZIA
27 Feb-12 Apr 2007
Exhibition
CLEMENT MCALEER
27 Feb-12 Apr 2007
Exhibition
MARY RILEY : New Work
9 Jan-22 Feb 2007
Exhibition
Gillian Lever/Kevin Laycock: subliminal language
9 Jan-22 Feb 2007
2006
Exhibition
"12x12" : Group Show
28 Nov-22 Dec 2006
Exhibition
Margaret Hunter
14 Nov-22 Dec 2006
Exhibition
Amanda Vesey
12 Sep-12 Oct 2006
Exhibition
Georgia Papageorge : rift
12 Sep-12 Oct 2006
Exhibition
Translations
4 Jul-18 Aug 2006
Exhibition
Jennifer Durrant R.A.
16 May-22 Jun 2006
Exhibition
Important works from the career of W. Barns-Graham
16 May-22 Jun 2006
Exhibition
Richard Cook
21 Mar-21 Apr 2006
Exhibition
Louis Maqhubela
10 Jan-16 Feb 2006
2005
Exhibition
Mixed Christmas Show
2 Dec-23 Dec 2005
Exhibition
Partou Zia
22 Nov-23 Dec 2005
Exhibition
Kimberley Gundle
1 Nov-25 Nov 2005
Exhibition
Karel Nel In the presence of leaves
5 Sep-13 Oct 2005
Exhibition
Mixed Doubles
12 Jul-19 Aug 2005
Exhibition
Jennifer Durrant RA Compositions
17 May-9 Jun 2005
2004
Exhibition
margaret hunter intonations
1 Jun-26 Jun 2004
Exhibition
Helen MacAlister Petrified Gossip
23 Mar-22 Apr 2004
Exhibition
Simon Lewty Eclipses
23 Mar-22 Apr 2004
Exhibition
GINA BURDASS & KEVIN LAYCOCK
24 Feb-18 Mar 2004
Exhibition
ANNA GARDINER
24 Feb-18 Mar 2004
Exhibition
....On Paper
27 Jan-19 Feb 2004
2003
Exhibition
DONALD TESKEY PAINTINGS FROM THE RED MILL
30 Sep-23 Oct 2003
Exhibition
CHRIS APPLEBY THE CITY STAGED
30 Sep-23 Oct 2003
Exhibition
ROBERT VAS DIAS/JOHN WRIGHT THE GUTS OF SHADOWS
1 Sep-25 Sep 2003
Exhibition
KIMBERLEY GUNDLE THE SHOE FITS
1 Sep-25 Sep 2003
Exhibition
STARTING A COLLECTION
15 Jul-28 Aug 2003
Exhibition
EILEEN COOPER AT 50 : A CELEBRATION
10 Jun-10 Jul 2003
Exhibition
LOUIS MAQHUBELA NEW PAINTINGS
5 May-5 Jun 2003
Exhibition
GEORGIA PAPAGEORGE AFRICA RIFTING:LINES OF FIRE
5 May-5 Jun 2003
Exhibition
DIANA HULTON PARABLES OF LIGHT
1 Apr-1 May 2003
Exhibition
CRAIG MACKAY THE ISLAND OF THE SAINT
1 Apr-1 May 2003
Exhibition
Jack Milroy Falling and Flying
25 Feb-27 Mar 2003
2002
Exhibition
BARBARA RAE RA
14 May-13 Jun 2002
Exhibition
EILEEN COOPER RA
26 Feb-4 Apr 2002
Exhibition
ALEX LOWERY
26 Feb-4 Apr 2002
Exhibition
DONALD TESKEY
29 Jan-21 Feb 2002
2001
Exhibition
GILLIAN LEVER
27 Nov-21 Dec 2001
Exhibition
ANNA GARDINER
27 Nov-21 Dec 2001
Exhibition
Mara Amats
2 Oct-25 Oct 2001
Exhibition
Eileen Lawrence
2 Oct-25 Oct 2001
Exhibition
Barbara Rae RA
3 Sep-27 Sep 2001
Exhibition
Bridget Macdonald
3 Sep-27 Sep 2001
2000
Exhibition
ART FIRST PROJECTS
1 Jan 2000-30 Jun 2005
Exhibition
JEREMY WAFER TOPOGRAPHIES
1 Jan 2000-22 Jan 2004
Exhibition
KAREL NEL STATUS OF DUST
1 Jan 2000-22 Jan 2004
Exhibition
LUKE ELWES
1 Jan 2000-9 May 2002
Exhibition
WILHELMINA BARNS-GRAHAM
1 Jan 2000-22 Nov 2001

Artists represented

Margaret Hunter

British

Marisol Jacquemot-Derode

French

Kate McCrickard

British, b. 1975

Simon Morley

British, b. 1958

Donald Teskey

Irish, b. 1956

Artists shown

Eileen Cooper

British, b. 1953

Jake Harvey

British, b. 1948

Simon Lewty

British, 1941-2021

Helen MacAlister

British

Bridget Macdonald

British, b. 1943

Will Maclean

British, b. 1941

Jack Milroy

British, b. 1938

Graeme Williams

South African, b. 1941

Partou Zia

Iranian, 1958-2008

About

Art First represents emerging and established artists whose work has entered museum and public collections in the UK, the USA, South Africa and Europe.

Over 30 years the gallery has presented a dynamic exhibitions programme, participated in art fairs in the UK, the USA, Europe and South Africa, and has initiated important publications - monographs and catalogues with commissioned essays.

Art First continues to do this from a new base at The Forge, St Mary's Walk in Lambeth, after a prolonged period of working from Mayfair and Fitzrovia. An extensive website contains archival as well as latest information, with online catalogues for many of the represented artists.

 

Accessibility & facilities

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Nearby

Sam Bakewell: dream-backed
Corvi-Mora
until 2 Jun
Ellen Gronemeyer: Raphael lights up life
Neither
until 2 Jun
Marc Camille Chaimowicz
Cabinet Gallery
until 18 May
Holes by Anna Perach
Gasworks
until 28 Apr
Sargent and Fashion
Tate Britain
until 7 Jul
The Life of Forms
Hayward Gallery
until 6 May
David Batchelor
Cecilia Brunson Projects
until 10 May
Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider
Tate Modern
until 20 Oct
Georg Baselitz: A Confession of My Sins
White Cube, Bermondsey
until 16 Jun
Frank Auerbach: The Charcoal Heads
The Courtauld
until 27 May
The Last Caravaggio
The National Gallery
until 21 Jul
Aria Dean: Abattoir
ICA
until 5 May
Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In
National Portrait Gallery
until 16 Jun
Vicken Parsons: Time
Cristea Roberts Gallery
until 2 Jun
Tawfik Naas: Chaos is a Flower
San Mei Gallery
until 1 Jun
Luis Chan: Fantasy Landscape
Sadie Coles HQ, Bury Street
until 27 Apr
Billy Apple® / Braco Dimitrijević: Conceptual Art Pioneers
The Mayor Gallery
until 24 May

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