Cob Gallery Archives

5 Art Openings in London this week

3 March 2026 • Mark Westall

Early March brings another sharp run of openings across London

10 Artists to see at Photo London 2023

10 May 2023 • Mark Westall

Photo London 2023 opened to previews today and runs until Sunday 14th May featuring 125 exhibitors from 56 cities from across the globe. To help you on your visit FAD has chosen 10 Artists you just have to search out.

A History of Fantasy: Part II by Marseille collective, Southway Studio opens in London.

29 March 2023 • Mark Westall

This April, Cob is pleased to present an ambitious, and immersive installation from Marseille-based artist collective Southway Studio – bringing their rapturous, neo-gothic, fantasy ‘universe’ to the gallery as their London debut. The exhibition is curated by artist, writer and art historian Emmanuelle Luciani.

Melissa Digby-Bell gives us her highlights from Miami art week

10 December 2021 • Melissa Digby -Bell

Blue skies, sunshine and crowds of glamorous people – it’s been quite a while since I’ve experienced this heady mix. Throw in some palm trees and here I am in Miami, where else. There is a palpable energy and enthusiasm in the air for Miami art week, the year-long embargo has only increased people’s desire to visit the fairs, socialize, be seen, and of course view and buy art.

Tahnee Lonsdale | Under The Shell

24 May 2021 • Mark Westall

Cob Gallery is to present a new solo exhibition of work by Tahnee Lonsdale: twelve oil paintings whose swooping angularity fuses an intimate sense of personal vulnerability with an awareness of emotional experience as a form of public rite. Ode and tonic to this year of upheaval, they mark a moment of our collective re-emergence.

Olivia Sterling White Bread

19 March 2021 • Mark Westall

Cob Gallery presents ‘White Bread’, an exhibition of work by Olivia Sterling, and the inaugural exhibition in Cob’s tenth-anniversary programme focusing on artists whose work reflects the gallery’s core values, combining traditional media with distinctive and original new voices.

Tomo Campbell , AMI, Cob Gallery and Frieze to release Film celebrating creative collaboration, and host digital live event with Harriet Verney.

8 October 2020 • Mark Westall

Cob Gallery (London) and AMI, the Parisian fashion brand have joined together in celebration of painter Tomo Campbell and the creative director and founder of AMI, Alexandre Mattiussi – as they prepare to showcase their latest collections in London and Paris respectively

One, Two, Three, Four is a debut exhibition and body of personal works from Danish photographer Casper Sejersen

10 May 2019 • Mark Westall

One, Two, Three, Four is a debut exhibition and body of personal works from Danish photographer Casper Sejersen opening at Cob Gallery.

EXHIBITIONS

As we count down to Brexit artist Joe Sweeney invites you to become part of +44, a new two-part, interactive public artwork.

22 February 2019 • Mark Westall

As the UK counts down to ‘B-Day’, artist Joe Sweeney invites the public to become part of +44, a new two-part, interactive public artwork.

NEW WORK PART II: MATERIAL GROUP EXHIBITION

23 July 2018 • Mark Westall

NEW WORK PART II: MATERIAL – a group show forming the second edition in a three-part exhibition series has been extended its now on till Thursday this week

FORM: new work part one

16 February 2018 • Mark Westall

FORM is the debut exhibition in a three-part series to run over the course of 2018. NEW WORK: FORM, SUBJECT, MATERIAL aims to exhibit selected groups of young, international multidisciplinary artists who bring distinct voices and striking approaches to these three fields of enquiry.

A new major exhibition of new paintings and light works by Robert Montgomery opens at COB

25 October 2017 • Mark Westall

Robert Montgomery opens a major exhibition with a bold return to painting, the works galvanise Montgomery’s recent artistic objective that calls for a political and aesthetic re-invigoration of the “Modernist Dream”.

Marcelle Joseph Interviews Sculptor Samuel Zealey

30 March 2017 • Staff

British artist Samuel Zealey explores physicality and materiality through his large-scale sculpture practice that is based on a love of physics and engineering.

‘Something for Nothing’: Paul’s ART STUFF ON A TRAIN #207

29 March 2017 • Paul Carey-Kent

An artwork for nothing? That’s a good trade, plain as the Concorde on your face. But wait…

Paul's Art Stuff

Kingsley Ifill debut solo show ‘Stutter’

14 September 2016 • Mark Westall

This is Kingsley Ifill’s debut solo show, ‘Stutter is an exhibition of striking composite works curated by filmmaker and photographer Tom Beard.

EXHIBITIONS

Daniel’s Value and Ideas #70: Girl Power and Prozac

22 May 2015 • daniel barnes

The big news of the week is that Camden’s super-cool Cob Gallery, headed up by Victoria Williams and Polly Stenham, has secured exclusive representation of Stella Vine. You can see some of Stella’s older works on Cobs Stand this weekend at Art15.

NEWS

DON’T MISS: Group Show ‘Go Figure’ @TheCobGallery

19 August 2014 • Mark Westall

GO FIGURE, an exhibition curated by Roxie Warder, brings together six young UK based artists working predominately with the human form.

Daniel’s Value and Ideas #5: Artworld Selling Styles

21 February 2014 • daniel barnes

The commercial gallery is a stage on which an elaborate and mysterious performance takes place.

FEATURES

PREVIEW: Dmitri Galitzine God Save the Village Green at The Cob Gallery

31 January 2013 • Mark Westall

Exploring the extent to which the homogenising colour-wash of globalisation, mass tourism and the internet have sterilised cultural identity and pantomimed tradition..

Art Previews

Hayden Kay Answers FADs Questions

15 May 2012 • Mark Westall

I work in a spherical manner, so ideas & concepts are returned to until i feel i’ve answered some of my questions. I’ll be working with words until i die. Bring Your reading glasses.

INTERVIEWS

Pete Doherty: On Blood at The Cob Gallery Private View Saturday 25th February 2012.

24 February 2012 • Mark Westall

A London debut exhibition of the artist’s personal collection of ephemera and collectibles, co-curated with the artist, will provide the backdrop to Doherty’s archive and specially created new ‘blood’ paintings.