Installation view, distinction between felt flesh, Davinia-Ann Robinson, 2022
San Mei Gallery is a non-profit independent space for contemporary art in South London, committed to research-led, educational and collaborative exchanges.
First opened in 2017, we operate with an artist-led approach and support artists and curators to experiment with new ideas. Our cross-disciplinary programme of exhibitions and events exists to develop emerging artistic practice in London and further afield.
We also run regular open calls and artist residencies, as well as operating an artist-led shop and small number of artist and sound studios in our building. Should any opportunities become available they will be advertised through our mailing list.
Visit us
San Mei Gallery
39a Loughborough Rd
London SW9 7TB
Regular opening hours: Wednesday–Saturday, 11am–6pm
Accessibility:
San Mei is located on the ground floor with step-free access. Our building has one gender-neutral toilet with step-free access, however, we regret that it is currently not fully accessible. If you have any specific access requirements, please contact us at info@sanmeigallery.co.uk.
Installation view, Tamara and the Swan, Josie Perry & Daphne Simons, 2023
Contact us
Telephone: +44 (0) 207 095 9771
For general enquiries please contact:
info@sanmeigallery.co.uk
Press:
press@sanmeigallery.co.uk
If you’re interested in hiring our spaces please fill out the form on our Venue Hire page.
Partner Organisations
San Mei is run in conjunction with our sister space, Van Gogh House London, a Georgian terraced home in Stockwell, London where Vincent Van Gogh once lived. Every member of our team works across both spaces. We are also partnered with Aspiring Van Gogh, an educational organisation and studio complex in Chengdu, China.
San Mei Gallery has worked with local organisations, including the local Tenants and Residents Association (LEAF), Lambeth Archives, Baytree Centre, Blak Outside, CHIPS, Soho Studio Brixton, Myatt’s Field Park, Longfield Hall, Rapport Festival; as well as London-based and international organisations including Tangram, It’s Freezing in LA!, The Healing Collective, Paradise Row Projects, Project Credit, Subsidiary Projects, Royal College of Art, Royal Drawing School and Slade School of Fine Art.
We are grateful to all previous and honorary members of our team including Ludovica Bulciolu, Benjamin Arthur Brown, Janet Currier, Milan Tarascas, Keranie Theodosiou, Jian Wang and Ming Zhou, for their support and ideas, making San Mei Gallery what it is today.
The Space
Main Gallery
Window Gallery
San Mei Gallery’s public-facing Window Gallery presents a series of micro-exhibitions by emerging contemporary artists. Open 24 hours a day, this programming strand facilitates responsive and exciting small-scale exhibitions in a hypervisible context. All artworks are available for sale, supporting emerging artists with income as well as fundraising for San Mei Gallery’s other non-commercial artistic programmes.
People
Directors
Alice Childs Wang, Livia Wang, Eleanor Wang
Programme Director
Anna Bromwich
Finance Administrator
Leslie Lim
Programme Manager
Rufus Rock
Events & Exhibitions Manager
Neena Percy
Marketing & Digital Communications Manager
Eleanor Wang
Building & Premises Manager/Gallery Technician
Samuel Loveless
Shop Co-ordinator
Olivia Mundy
Gallery Assistant
Mimi Lanfranchi
Design
Logo: Joshua Woolford
Website: Rufus Rock