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Associate Studio Programme 11 : Ellen Greig

Mar 2026
For this session, we decided to take a slightly different approach. Rather than presenting our work individually, we each introduced ourselves and our interests; we then brought forward a set of shared questions around how to initiate and sustain community-based projects. From there, the conversation developed around Ellen’s trajectory and her experience of building a career as a curator. We also discussed the structure of PEER, its funding and commissioning models, and its relationships with other galleries and institutions. This format allowed everyone present to establish a connection with an important curatorial figure such as Ellen, without the pressure of presenting or pitching individual work. Instead, it created space for a conversation around developing projects, planning, and testing ideas, including reflecting on whether institutional More...

Associate Studio Programme 11 : Maggie Matic

Feb 2026
In February, Maggie Matić visited the Associate Studio Programme 11. Matić is a researcher and curator engaged in contemporary visual feminist cultures, queer and crip theory, and in supporting and creating space for the development of artists. During the visit, we spoke about the role of the curator, what creating the arc of an artist’s career can look like, the function of not-for-profit organisations, and the ways artists can be affiliated with and supported to make work. We also reflected on how artists create and find development opportunities, and the value of collaboration and care in sustaining practice. More...

Associate Studio Programme 11 : Josephine Baker

Oct 2025
On Thursday, 2nd October, Josephine Baker visited the Associate Studio Programme 11 in Stockwell. The last time Josephine had been in this studio space was around 15 years prior, when her peers were on this programme. In this time, she has completed her studies at the Royal Academy Schools (2014–2017) continued working as an artist and exhibited extensively and internationally (Beijing, Munich, London, Berlin, Rome etc.) Baker is an Artist, Associate Lecturer (and gardener) who only seriously started making sculpture some time More...

Associate Studio Programme 10 : Gemma Rolls Bentley

Sep 2025
Gemma’s visit was a valuable insight into her multifaceted curatorial career; from writing books to developing cultural strategy and curating exhibitions. We discussed the importance of agency as artists in the curation process, and learned the non-negotiables and values that steer Gemma in her work. The visit came in the midst of our show ‘Over and out’, marking the end of our time on ASP. We each gave Gemma some context to our work, and discussed the motivations and intentions in our practices. Her questions prompted us to reflect on our time on the ASP, as well think about how we want to position More...

Associate Studio Programme 11 : Agnes Questionmark

May 2025
In May we had a studio visit from artist Agnes Questionmark in the Stockwell studio. Agnes is an artist who like the associates came from UAL and has now gone on to exhibit and perform internationally. This was a really exciting visit for us, getting a chance to talk to someone who has come from the same university as us and gone on to do amazing things. This visit was made up of a smaller amount of the Associates so we focused on more in depth crit style conversations. This led us to get stuck into smaller details than we would normally which was very useful. We looked back on previous More...

Associate Studio Programme 11 : Daria Blum

Apr 2025
In mid April we had a studio visit from Artist Daria Blum in the Stockwell studio. The visit was prompted by a personal interest in her work and an interest in prompting a detailed conversation about performance within the group which includes performance artists, non-performance artists and people in between. I also thought it would valuable for us to hear from someone who had been part of the ASP and was now working as an artist. Daria talked about both her performance and installations, More...

Associate Studio Programme 10 : Hannah Perry

Dec 2024
The visit was extremely insightful, and comforting in terms of ways to navigate the art world further. Hearing feedback from someone outside my usual circle offered new perspectives and gave me plenty of ideas to pursue. Knowing there’s an opportunity to continue the dialogue makes the experience all the more valuable! Thank you Hannah! More...

Associate Studio Programme 10 : Rosie Gibbens

Nov 2024
The visit provided a chance to ask long-held questions about being a creative, and it felt like a genuine conversation. I was able to expand my knowledge of my conceptual concerns and get references for development. It was also encouraging to realise that many emerging artists face similar hurdles! Thank you Rosie. More...

Associate Stduio Programme 9 : Jonathan Baldock

Jul 2024
In July 2024, we had the pleasure of Jonathan Baldock visiting our studio in Stockwell. We learnt more about his artistic practice integrating his experience of growing up Christian and thinking a lot about existence. His interest in folklore, hybrid beings and nature being a space of worship. Jonathan spoke openly about his journey to being a full-time practising artist and participating in residencies after graduating to More...

Associate Studio Programme 9 : Vanessa Jackson

Jul 2024
Vanessa Jackson brought to the studio the knowledge and experience developed during her extended career as both an artist and a teacher. The rigour and dedication of a body of work centred on a form of geometric abstraction pursued over many years provided our conversations with a wealth of examples and insight. Vanessa was extremely generous in her discussion of our work, without lacking in critical enquiry or challenging questions. In an intense and highly focussed evening we all gained a great deal from Vanessa’s visit. More...

Associate Studio Programme 10 : Jade Montserrat

Jul 2024
We decided to approach the Jade’s studio visit more fluidly than previous studio visits. I took her to the studio spaces to look at everyone’s work, this approach was intended to give Jade the opportunity to inquire about any pieces of work which caught her eye. She took a particular liking to Gem’s practice and the two of them had a fruitful conversation prior to everyone’s arrival at the studio. I think it would be fair to say that everyone enjoyed Jade’s studio visit and were appreciative of how open she was about her experiences throughout the evening. Jade shared the influences of her practice, detailing the beginnings More...

Associate Studio Programme 9 : Hector Campbell

Jun 2024
On 28th June 2023, Hector Campbell paid a visit to the ASP 9 studio. He introduced himself, told us about his work and explained how he came to a place where he was able to open his own commercial gallery in Elephant and Castle; Soup gallery. In this gallery he explained that he was conscious of creating a space that exhibited works of a range of mediums rather than simply painting alone, which so many commercial galleries already often spotlight.  Hector is always supporting emerging artists through attending graduate More...

Associate Studio Programme 9 : Georgia Stephenson

Apr 2024
In April we had a studio visit from Georgia Stephenson prior to our studio show. As Georgia is a curator we thought it would be helpful to set up the crit slightly differently, looking at the curation of the show as well as some individual works. Georgia had helpfully put together a presentation with: some shows she’s curated, artists she’s worked with and useful residencies including things like good eye projects and her involvement in collective ending. She stressed the throwing off of shame around her advertising job which More...

Associate Studio Programme 10 : Tanoa Sasraku

Mar 2024
This March our studio was visited by artist Tanoa Sasraku, where we had the opportunity to engage in discussions about one another’s artistic practices. Prior to the studio visit we collectively agreed that around 3 associates would present work to Tanoa, which were myself (Amarachi Ogwo), Gem Bryant, and Beth Seeboo. The evening was structured to be a casual crit where we focused on a singular piece or small collection of work. Tanoa was attentive in her approach, inquiring if there was anything we specifically More...

Associate Studio Programme 9 : Lindsey Mendick

Mar 2024
On 27th March 2024, ASP 9 had a visit to the studio from Lindsey Mendick. Only half of the group were able to make it, but this made for an intimate and free flowing conversation. Mendick’s raw honesty and willingness to confront social taboos within her own practice meant that no subject was off limits. We discussed the difficult and personal concepts present in our works and Mendick offered genuine advice and support More...

Associate Studio Programme 10 : Prem Sahib

Mar 2024
As our first visitor to the space, not quite knowing what format the evening might take, we were all somewhat nervous about Prem’s visit. The nerves didn’t last long, it ended up being an evening of very interesting discussions. Initially Prem introduced their practice, discussing education at the RA schools, eventually finding good representation through Philida Reid and their various gallery exhibitions. More...

Associate Studio Programme 9 : Jeremy Deller

Feb 2024
The 12th of February was a special day for us at ASP 9 as we had artist Jeremy Deller visit our studio. Many of us are big fans and so a mix of excitement and nerves filled the room as we awaited his arrival. Upon entering, his approachable and candid presence dissipated all tension. We began the evening by gathering around Jeremy on the sofa, firing questions about his life and practice. Jeremy was very open and generous with his responses, giving us insight into how he came to find art, advice on working with the public, his feelings on the state of art schools and much more. It was very useful for us to hear perspectives from such a successful More...

Associate Studio Programme 8 : Isaac Simon

May 2023
Isaac Simon from South Parade gallery came to visit us at the studio and facilitated some interesting discussions around our work and the art world. As we approach the final stage of the Associate Studio Programme, we have shifted away from requesting soley artists to visit us, to gallerists and curators too. ASP has always been helpful in not just supporting our art practices but our professional practices as well. A support that most of us felt was lacking on our BA courses. Isaac brought a lovely atmosphere to the studio, he was inquisitive about our work and let us ask any questions we had about his perspective of the art and gallery world. He seemed genuine in his approach to curation More...

Associate Studio Programme 9 : Antonia Marsh

May 2023
This May we had our first studio visit from Antonia Marsh of Soft Opening. With the gallery turning five this year and Antonia now representing 11 artists, she talked us through the idiosyncrasies of what it means to run run this space. In talk of art fairs, the art market, the gallerist’s job and how Antonia maintains close relationships with her artists, she helped us to understand and demystify the art world. Conversations of how Antonia picks her artists, her background as a curator and selling work segued into Rhea Dillion’s practice and her new show opening at Tate Britain this month. This fed into our crit of the work of More...

Associate Studio Programme 8 : Hannah Barry

Apr 2023
Hannah Barry’s Studio visit was inspiring – full of refreshing insight, as well as thoughtful and generative critique. Hannah introduced herself as someone who in a way stumbled across art and artists. A world that made her welcome as she welcomed it. She is a person properly invested in what she loves and had a real desire to learn more about each of our practices and our relationship with them. It was so refreshing to have a purposeful conversation with someone so open to the work and with such an investigative and poetic mind. Hannah More...

Associate Studio Programme 8 : Rosza Farkas

Apr 2023
“The most important thing as an artist is making artwork that is to be true to oneself. ” During Rózsa’s visit, she generously allowed us time to present our work as well as to ask about her work as a gallerist. This phrase was how she wrapped up her studio visit. I feel as though questions she gave to us during her visit was centred around that. Trends in art, images on social media, the fast-paced world we live in – we encounter these like strong winds and are hard to resist falling. We might feel lost at times, especially as young artists. More...

Associate Studio Programme 8 : Mark Leckey

Nov 2022
It was very exciting to have Mark Leckey come visit us at the studio, I am personally a huge fan of his work and have admired him for a long time. We were in the midst of setting up for our group show in the space and so it was a good opportunity to discuss our work and help each other resolve any problems we faced. I was using our open studio that week to test some ideas and themes that have been cropping up in my practice for a while. It was good to have Mark there to test my thinking, he really questioned me on the subject of the More...

Associate Studio Programme 8 : Rhea Dillon

Nov 2022
Rhea Dillon blessed the studios on the 16th of November 2022. The works of associates Sam, Priscilla, MJ and Tyler were discussed. Rhea was incredibly generous with her time and energy and questions and was particularly attentive to the language we used to present and talk about our own work. You could tell she was someone who works with text, writing and language in her own practice. She asked very direct questions and also some that seemed out of left field a bit but through the discussion that ensued after (or the lack thereof) More...

Associate Studio Programme 8 : Bobby Baker

Sep 2022
After many visits by young male artists, it seemed only right for Bobby Baker to show them how it’s done. Bobby Baker, a woman and artist, visited the ASP 8 studio on the 28th September 2022. My nerves were getting the best of me as I paced around the studio waiting for the artist’s arrival. Bobby Baker has been a hugely influential person for me more personally than artistically! However, my nerves were soon eased as Bobby Baker politely asked for a cup of tea upon her arrival – completely fitting to her artist persona. As the chain of teas More...

Associate Studio Programme 8 : Eva Gold

Sep 2022
Eva Gold visited the studio in September, but our invitation to her was prompted by her show at Ginny on Frederick ‘The Last Cowboys’, early in the year in May. It acted as the reference point for conversation – by generalising some of its characteristics in relation to the work of a number of the Associates. These themes included the “mis-employment” of materials and the process by which the meaning of one migrates to or even infects the other; the relation between the work presented and space in which it’s presented; the possibilities that More...

Associate Studio Programme 8 : Ed Fornieles

Aug 2022
Ed visited the Elephant and Castle studios on the 8th of August to discuss the works and practices of the Associates from ASP 8. He worked through ideas presented by the Associates pointing out clear threads in parts of our own practices and in relation to each others also. He highlighted the parts of our practices that he thought were most interesting to him and gave options on how to push further. The discussions were varied; touching upon AI, Memory, Globsters, Physical Signs and ‘Hot Boy’ Art. We ended talking about the world and narrative building part of being an artist. How you write about your work or how it is written about, your More...

Associate Studio Programme 7 : Rozsa Farkas

Jun 2022
Rózsa Farkas made a studio visit to our shared studio home, ASP 7, on 6th June 2022. During the resulting conversations she left no stone unturned as she spoke to us about our works in progress. Many of us had come straight from work for the visit and it took a little while for us to get going. Rózsa, fuelled by a cup of Earl Grey in our best chipped studio mug, was full of the energy and enthusiasm that we all needed. Having both the mindset of an art school grad and a successful gallerist, we had a lot of questions for Rózsa about life after art school More...

Associate Studio Programme 8 : Isaac Lythgoe

May 2022
As we each introduced our processes of making certain points were made in relation to each. In terms of some of these things, I had been thinking about of manufacturing and the man-made, or even perhaps loss of the knowledge or skill of making. Lythgoe posed the question “Have you ever wondered if the world was completely unspoilt and we all as present-day humans were in this unspoilt resource-rich place with all the collective knowledge that we have now, how long it would it take for us to produce an iPhone – to produce the machines, manufacturing techniques and ability to produce industrially?” More...

Associate Studio Programme 7 : Holly Hendry

Feb 2022
Poetry of thought. Showing its workings as the works, the pied piper of art objects. What rules or rejection of rules are present in the practise… this links to how you become able to say ‘this thing is representative of my art practise’? What’s the adult word for digger? (it’s excavator, excavating being the grown up word for digging) The intimacy of something just being able to hold itself together… tension is intimate, tension doesn’t imply weakness or fragility How does this link with the grounding point? Question: “What are your More...

Associate Studio Programme 7 : Annie Whiles

Nov 2021
Our visit with Annie involved a series of crits of ongoing works (see photographs for examples). Annie’s approach to the work was helpful and refreshing. We talked about how to fully articulate relationships between author and objects (for example, one artist was asked if they would consider ‘writing a letter’ to their work). We discussed material form a lot, as well as time and narrative. Lily Hudson

Associate Studio Programme 7 : Louise Ashcroft

Nov 2021
Our studio visit with Louise focused primarily on interrogating and contextualising the studio dynamic, constructing a series of studio ‘tool boxes’; ie. what skills, materials, etc, did each member of the studio have? We also looked at where our art was located, making lists of places important to our art. Something I found particularly pertinent about our group conversation related to the way we can maintain a sense of momentum as artists. Louise discussed how she likes to perform yearly audits of her work, More...

Associate Studio Programme 7 : Cairo Clarke

Oct 2021
Following our open studio, we welcomed independent curator and writer Cairo Clarke for an in person studio visit. Since our works had been taken down, I sent images of documentation prior where we were able to discuss the show collectively as a whole and the individual works remained anonymous. Cairo’s inquisitive presence was thought provoking and provided a unique opportunity to have an open discussion about our work together in the same room. We sat around a table and exchanged thoughts about the communal space More...

Associate Studio Programme 7 : Melanie King

Sep 2021
For this group of artists that form this edition of the Associate Studio Programme this was our first in-studio Artist visit. Melanie King, an artist based in Ramsgate, came to visit us in our studio in Stockwell on the morning of Friday 10th September. It maybe took me and the fellow ASP artist a little while to get going, probably due to it having been the best part of two years since we had an in-person discussion like this. This was definitely made easier by Melanie More...

Associate Studio Programme 6 : Eleanor Wang

May 2021
Eleanor Wang, the co-director and press officer for San Mei Gallery, joined our virtual visit in early May. San Mei Gallery is an Artist led space based In Stockwell. Eleanor told us about the buildings past and its exciting history of salsa dancing nights. The space is a part of their local community and the gallery often have exhibitions or take inspiration from those within their community. The gallery also enjoys exhibiting people who aren’t necessary ‘artists’ More...

Associate Studio Programme 6 : Susanna Chisholm

Apr 2021
Continuing with the virtual studio visits; at the end of April Susanna Chisholm came to talk to us over Zoom. Susanna is Programme Development Director at Film and Video Umbrella and has a background in commercial galleries. She began by introducing herself and FVU, telling us about how they operate and how they commission moving image work. We heard what FVU look for in artist’s they want to work with, what they aim to do by commissioning and More...

Associate Studio Programme 6 : Carolina Ongaro

Apr 2021
Carolina Ongaro’s visit came at a moment of change and rethinking around Jupiter Woods, the space she has run with various collaborators since 2014. After running an intensive public programme in 2018/19 in an effort to legitimise themselves as a gallery in the eyes of the broader art world, the Jupiter Woods team found themselves burned out and disillusioned. Since then they’ve been working reflectively with consultant artists questioning what the More...

Associate Studio Programme 6 : Sabel Gavaldon

Apr 2021
Sabel Gavaldon, the curator at Gasworks was the latest online visitor for the ASP 6 studio. Coming from an institution like Gasworks that mainly supports emerging artists and the development of their careers, we took this meeting as an opportune moment to ask for practical advice that spawns out of the variety of the work we are making and presenting to Sabel. Billy Sassi, Anais Comer and I provided Sabel with material to reflect on and build a conversation around the types of opportunities we should apply to and how to approach More...

Associate Studio Programme 7 : Ryan Gander

Apr 2021
With London in lockdown, Ryan Gander’s studio visit with ASP 7 took place via Zoom. During the discussion, Ryan shared his thoughts on a PDF I sent him with images of recent works by Lydia Porter and Samuel George and myself. Ryan fully engaged not only with the works he saw, but with our practice in general. He challenged our understanding of our work too, asking us some pretty tricky and funny questions such as ‘what would you rate this work out of ten? and ‘is this work better than your previous one? Through discussing our work in this More...

Associate Studio Programme 6 : Abbas Zahedi

Apr 2021
Continuing with the virtual studio visits, artist Abbas Zahedi was invited to talk us through his works and share his thoughts on our own practices. Abbas having graduated from CSM himself with a MA in Contemporary Photography; Practices and Philosophies, a few of us were already familiar with his works and practice. He started the visit with a brief introduction of his interdisciplinary practice which blends contemporary philosophies, poetics and social dynamics together making connections whenever possible with people involved to initiate More...

Associate Studio Programme 6 : Borbala Soos

Mar 2021
Having visited the Associates before, Borbála was familiar with the tradition of bringing an object to the space as a way to begin the discussion. This time she brought a giant seashell that has previously served as a starting point for curatorial projects. The theme of using an object as a starting point and perhaps a collaborator informed the discussions, especially when talking about a project centering around the moon by Lucie and myself. We talked about notions of unlearning, and how an object can become a holding space for something. Borbála’s most recent projects have involved working with communities, which also spurred on questions of how our collaboration with Lucie could be opened up to other artists, in forms of celebration, and how the work can be More...

Associate Studio Programme 7 : William Noel Clarke

Mar 2021
With London currently in its third lockdown since the pandemic began, the first visit for the ASP 7 studio took place online. William Noel-Clarke, the director of vitrine gallery, talked with us about the importance of connection and communication, referring to the events that led him to the studio visit in the first place – that I had met him at a friend’s house earlier in the year and that he’d already done a studio visit with the ASP 6 group in January. And stressed the need for reciprocity in the art world and that we should never underestimate More...

Associate Studio Programme 6 : William Noel Clarke

Jan 2021
In the midst of the third coronavirus lockdown in the UK we welcomed William Noel Clarke (director of VITRINE gallery) for our first digital studio visit. William started the discussion by retelling the tale of how he got to be talking to us; three years ago I included him in a performance event I was organising, then last summer he included me in a digital exhibition he was curating, then I invited him to give us a visit. He used this to illustrate the ways in which opportunities feed into one another and the importance of generosity in sharing networks More...

Associate Studio Programme 5 : Louise Ashcroft

Apr 2020
With London in lockdown due to the Covid19 pandemic the studio visits and meetings, like much else, moved online. Devised specially for a Zoom meeting Louise Ashcroft ran a brilliant writing workshop. Each of the Associates was asked to look at documentation of each other’s work and write a short piece on it. Louise’s introduction summed it up perfectly: “My aim is to make this a fun few hours of power-writing about each other’s work, so that at the end everyone has a bunch of different perspectives on their practice which they can use to reflect and maybe to inform their own writing of applications/proposals/statements. Please reply all to this email with a link to your website or any other way we can see your work online. It might help to pick out one or two keys works. Everyone will write about everyone and send the texts to each other. Sometimes it’s easier to write about others’ work than our own, More...

Associate Studio Programme 5 : Lydia Ourahmane

Feb 2020
For our third studio visit of the year, we were delighted to have Lydia Ourahmane visit us in February, despite her having moved to Algiers. Our conversation began with an exploration of the often blurry distinctions between work and play within art practices; one may contribute to the other and, at the same time, they are not mutually exclusive. This led to a discussion around exhibition making, in which artists have to provide enough access points into their way of thinking for viewers that have no previous knowledge about their practice. More...

Associate Studio Programme 5 : Jonathan Baldock

Feb 2020
We welcomed artist Jonathan Baldock around a candle-lit table, where we shared some grapes and a cup of tea. Within the first minutes of him being here, we were already laughing to tears. Jonathan’s humour and sharpness made the evening extremely light and informative. We started the discussion around the state of art school, and the increasing amount of conversations around diversity and inclusivity since Baldock graduated. This lead us to speculate how the way we produce art and organise ourselves as artists was headed in the coming year. Artists nowadays seem to focus more and more on a specific audience, More...

Associate Studio Programme 6 : Simeon Barclay

Feb 2020
After offering Simeon a customary brew of Yorkshire tea, I welcomed a fellow northern native into the studio. I first came across Simeon’s work in the art now room at Tate Modern a few years ago, the artists’ wall bio catching my eye as it mentioned his home town, Huddersfield, which is also my own. Not knowing a contemporary practicing artist from my own locality up until this moment, I was struck by the codes embedded in his mixed-media installation, the stripes of blue and white UV lights pulling on the homebound shirt colours of the Huddersfield football club. Witnessing his layered sculptural structures first hand, I was moved by the immense construction of the frames More...

Associate Studio Programme 6 : Imran Perretta

Jan 2020
Imran Perretta’s visit in January wasn’t confined to the studio, instead we walked from the Elephant and Castle building down to Brixton station as a group. As Imran is familiar with the area and is based in Streatham, he took us on a walking tour through South London, finding stops along the way to share anecdotes and present works.  The hour’s walk, with stops, was free flowing and open as we took turns to decide where along the route we would like to present. Anais Comer read a piece of writing just outside Kennington Park and I found myself presenting in Brixton McDonalds.  The route highlighted the immense More...

Associate Studio Programme 5 : Larry Archiampong

Jan 2020
In January 2020, Larry Achiampong visited us in the studio, just after having taken his driving test. He opened his bag and took out the cardboard cover for his 2013 project More Mogya which he describes as an “ongoing project” begun several years earlier that he has yet to go back to since. Initially it was a self portrait, using audio, based on the knowledge that was readily available to him – and was acquired not by means of learning it professionally, but approaching it almost on the go, by watching other people. With Larry we talked about exploring origins and nationality, specifically his relationship to Ghana. He also More...

Associate Studio Programme 6 : Ghislaine Leung

Nov 2019
Ghislaine Leung visited the studio in November. It was very informal and conversational; first, we sat down in the project space to have a cup of tea – Adelaide brought some beautiful cakes from her workplace, and we all talked about issues surrounding continuing a practice after graduating and what a practice can look like – the different forms it might take whilst we’re working full time, and ways in which we might think about and use the studio space. We went on to discuss about how we approach exhibitions as emerging artists More...

Associate Studio Programme 5 : Brian Griffiths

Aug 2019
Object enthusiast and story teller champion, Brian Griffiths was invited into the studio by the Associate artists based at the Glassyard Building in Stockwell. Brain started proceedings with a manifesto, that was akin to a chinwag typically experienced around a water-cooler on the 4th floor of an office block, rather than the usual hot-blooded monologue that could be easily scripted into a scene of Les Misérables. Informality was the context evidently in play right from the start, for Brian kicked things off by announcing his manifesto as he sketchily produced a stapled document from his back pocket, and which he then relished in the silence as he started to meticulously unravel his size 18 Arial cues. More...