Hales
Established: 1992
Founded by Paul Hedge and Paul Maslin over 20 years ago, Hales Gallery opened in 1992 as a contemporary art space in Deptford, South London. In 2004 Hales Gallery moved to the Tea Building, a dynamic and creative hub in London’s East End on the border of Shoreditch and the business district. In February 2016, Hales opened a by-appointment office and viewing room in New York’s Lower East side district, which as of September 2017 became the Hales Project Room, a space dedicated to hosting focused exhibitions that highlight specific artist projects and dialogues. In October 2018, Hales Gallery opened a new primary New York location in Chelsea, Manhattan, continuing the gallery’s meaningful commitment to North America. Complementing the gallery’s presence in London, Hales New York is committed to offering its international, cross-generational roster of artists a greater platform to showcase their work, as well as welcoming new figures to the program.
For over two decades Hales has been a focal point for artists, collectors and institutional figures alike and has formed an important environment for the development and distribution of artworks and ideas, all of which has consistently attracted worldwide attention. At the core of the gallery’s principles is the nurturing of emerging talents alongside some of today’s most significant creative figures. Hales Gallery’s commitment to artists whose work has garnered particular historical significance can be shown in its representation of figures such as Carolee Schneemann (the gallery held Schneemann’s first, highly commended London solo exhibition in 2014) and Michael Smith (with whom the gallery has worked for over 10 years). Hales also prides itself on its work to stimulate important reevaluations of the careers of other 20th and 21st century artists such as Jeff Keen and Virginia Jaramillo. Alongside these artists, the gallery has consistently and attentively supported and developed its younger artists’ careers displayed in the success found by Thomas J Price, Omar Ba, Hew Locke, Rachael Champion, and Trenton Doyle Hancock.
Hales Gallery regularly places its artists’ works in the collections of some of the world’s most significant private and public collections and works closely with respected curators and advisors in doing this. Some examples of the museum collections which have acquired works by Hales Gallery artists include Tate (London), Victoria & Albert Museum (London), The Whitney Museum of American Art (NYC), MoMA (NYC), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC) and the Brooklyn Museum (NYC).
Current Exhibitions
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Hales
Tea Building, 7 Bethnal Green RoadLondon
E1 6LA
United Kingdom
+44 20 7033 1938
Open: LGW opening times (31 May - 2 Jun): Fri & Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 12-5pm
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Gallery Artists
- Omar Ba
- Basil Beattie
- Andrew Bick
- Sebastiaan Bremer
- Rachael Champion
- Chitra Ganesh
- Andrea Geyer
- Sunil Gupta
- Trenton Doyle Hancock
- Virginia Jaramillo
- Hew Locke
- Gladys Nilsson
- Ebony G. Patterson
- Maja Ruznic
- Carolee Schneemann
- Anwar Jalal Shemza
- Richard Slee
- Michael Smith
- Mary Webb
- Jane Wilbraham
- Martin Wilner
Fairs
- Art Brussels 2022
- Frieze London 2021
- The Armory Show 2020
- Art Basel Miami Beach 2019 Survey
- Frieze London 2019
- Frieze New York 2019
- The Armory Show 2019
- Frieze London 2018
- The Armory Show 2018
- Frieze London 2017
- The Armory Show 2017
- Dallas Art Fair 2016
- The Armory Show 2016 Pier 94 - Contemporary
- EXPO CHICAGO 2015
- Art Cologne 2015
- Dallas Art Fair 2015
- The Armory Show (Pier 94) 2015
- Zona Maco | México Arte Contemporáneo 2015
- EXPO Chicago/2014
- Art Dubai Contemporary 2014
- The Armory Show (Pier 94) 2014
- Frieze New York 2017 Spotlight
- Art Basel Miami Beach 2017 Survey
- Frieze New York 2018 Spotlight
- Frieze New York Spotlight 2016
- Art Basel Miami Beach 2018 Survey
- The Armory Show (Pier 94) 2013
- Art Basel 2019 Feature
- Frieze New York Spotlight 2015
- Art Basel Hong Kong Discoveries 2015
- Art Basel Hong Kong Discoveries 2014