waterside contemporary is committed to developing an ambitious and vibrant multidisciplinary and cross-generational programme. Representing a portfolio of UK and international artists, the gallery brings institutional-quality exhibitions to London art audiences and market and supports the artists through curatorial projects and international art fairs.
d’Alancaisez and Ovenden share an interest in determined and engaged art practices. An international commitment allows the gallery to foreground current and historical overseas debates in a London context.
The gallery’s programme and projects encompass practices that pertain to and stem from political periphery, for example those of Karen Mirza and Brad Butler or Ştefan Constantinescu.
In parallel, the gallery engages with conceptually-driven work of mid-career European and UK artists including George Barber and Karim Noureldin.
In a series of group and solo exhibitions, waterside contemporary has worked with artists including Hreinn Fri∂finnsson, Anna Ostoya, Damien Roach, A K Dolven, Anita di Bianco, Patrick Tuttofuoco, Ernesto Salmerón, Amikam Toren and Graham Hudson.
The gallery works closely with its artists on developing projects in London and abroad, with large-scale Karim Noureldin's RSIM and publishing interventions by Javier Rodriguez and Marcin Dudek’s Screen House examples of an evolving international line-up.
waterside contemporary has collaborated with galleries and institutions including no.w.here, The London Consortium, Stanley Picker Gallery and LETO (Poland). In parallel with the gallery programme in London, d'Alancaisez and Piotr Sikora co-direct waterside foundation in Warsaw, Poland.
Pierre d’Alancaisez grew up in Poland, France, Sweden and the UK, and studied at the University of Oxford and Central Saint Martins. He has worked as curator and producer with artists in the UK, Scandinavia and Europe on a variety of gallery and public-realm projects, and has collaborated with curators such as Maxa Zoller before establishing waterside contemporary in 2008.
After a career in law in Moscow, Olga Ovenden was engaged in a variety of art contexts, including The David Roberts Arts Foundation and Ancient&Modern, before joining waterside contemporary. Pursuing her interest in the post-ideological realities, she has developed a wide network within artistic communities in her native Russia, UK and internationally. Ovenden is active in the work of Contemporary Art Society, notably organising the annual fundraising events.
waterside contemporary has been supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. We gratefully acknowledge the support of Mr James Ellery and Wonder, as well as of Crown Paints and Axis Communications. Our exhibitions have been supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy, the Romanian Cultural Institute, Czech Centre London, The Flemish Authorities, Adam Mickewicz Institute, Polish Cultural Institute, Polska! Year, Pro Helvetia, Swiss Cultural Fund in Britain, Center for Icelandic Arts, Austrian Cultural Forum, St Katherine and Shadwell Trust, and Société Générale. We would like to thank Hana Birks, Maxa Zoller and Govinda Singh. We are grateful for the support of our former staff members and supporters: Carole Dumoulin, Rosa Peters, Sheena Leach, Mattia Pozzoni, David Marchant, Isabel Ferreira, Valentina Bin, Javier Moreno, Phoebe Stubbs, Manoela Bowles, Alessia Avallone, Adriana Caneva, Ieva Balode, Estefania de la Torriente Labayen, Kasia Ploskonka, Marina Doritis, Fiona Gabansky Sykes, Cansu Safak, Mike Coley, Adam Tweg, Jean-Philippe Dordolo, Iona Smith Oliver, Carlton Smith, Theo Polyviou, Vicki Fornieles, Tony Cato, André Berends, Agnieszka Marszewska, Caroline Coit, Christopher Collier, Christina Kazakou, Cynthia Bataille, Duncan Ball, Eloise Jones, Fred Howell, Gabrielle Melville, Jaime Davis, Matthew Carter, Robertta Marques Santos, Francisco Mora Andrés.
waterside contemporary and Waterside Project Space are trading names of Et Cetera Arts CIC, registered in England and Wales #07185355. Registered office 3B Waterside,44-48 Wharf Rd, London N1 7UX.
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