Overview
- The gallery announced the closure on Tuesday and will cease operations at the end of October 2026.
- Its final exhibition, That Which Appears, opens on September 18 and runs until October 31, and the show will be presented again at Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery in April 2028.
- Founder Sid Motion framed the decision as proactive, saying she prefers to stop while the programme and artist support remain strong rather than compromise representation.
- The announcement comes as London’s commercial gallery sector recalibrates under rising costs and softer sales, with recent downsizing and closures at larger dealers cited in coverage.
- Over ten years the gallery staged about 85 exhibitions, helped establish the South Bermondsey Art Trail, and Motion says she will continue to support represented artists informally after the gallery closes.