Established: 1984
The gallery programme began in 1984 in a Victorian terraced house in London’s East End. Initially named Interim Art the gallery changed its name to Maureen Paley in 2004 as a celebration of its 20th anniversary. Since September 1999 the gallery has been situated in light industrial space in Bethnal Green. In July 2017 Maureen Paley opened a second space in Hove called Morena di Luna. In October 2020 a third space was opened in Shoreditch, London called Studio M. From its inception the gallery’s aim has remained consistent: to promote great and innovative artists in all media. Maureen Paley was one of the first to present contemporary art in London’s East End and has been a pioneer of the current scene, promoting and showing a diverse range of international artists. Gallery artists include Turner Prize winners Lawrence Abu Hamdan, 2019; Wolfgang Tillmans, 2000 and Gillian Wearing, 1997 as well as Turner Prize nominees Rebecca Warren, 2006; Liam Gillick, 2002; Jane and Louise Wilson, 1999 and Hannah Collins, 1993. Represented artists also include AA Bronson, Felipe Baeza, Tom Burr, Michaela Eichwald, Morgan Fisher, General Idea, Anne Hardy, Peter Hujar, Michael Krebber, Paulo Nimer Pjota, Olivia Plender, Stephen Prina, Maaike Schoorel, Hannah Starkey, Oscar Tuazon, and James Welling.
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Jemila Isa: Dreams Lost Upon Waking
2-6pm
Maureen Paley Studio M, Rochelle School, Friars Mount House, 7 Playground Gardens, E2 7FA
London
just opened
29 May - 25 Jul 2026
60 Three Colts Lane, E2 6GQ, London
Wed-Sat 11am-6pm
not open today
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“beyond the gay images from the 1970s, I look further back to Whistler, Sargent, Montesquiou, and Proust to locate the atmosphere in which to portray this physicality” - P.
11 Apr - 20 Jun 2026
3 Adelaide Crescent, BN3 2JD, Hove
Fri-Sat 12-6pm, Sun by appointment
not open today
18
O’Brien reconfigures everyday objects through processes of twisting, binding, stretching, and puncturing … to probe how desire is constructed, how economies of consumption are sedimented, and how queer aesthetics operate
London
forthcoming
4 Jun - 25 Jul 2026
4 Herald Street, E2 6JT, London
Wed-Sat 11am-6pm
not open today
2
Le Bas’ first exhibition at the gallery spans objects, environments, textiles, costumes, and performances - occupying the intersection of the personal and the political, in dialogue with questions about land, movement, gender, and discrimination
London
forthcoming
4 Jun - 25 Jul 2026
Rochelle School, Friars Mount House, 7 Playground Gardens, E2 7FA, London
Wed-Sat 11am-6pm
not open today
2
Isa’s first solo exhibition at the gallery is inspired by a dream and presents painting and sculpture engaging with spirituality, faith, womanhood, and the complexity of locating the self
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