The first comprehensive solo exhibition of Irish artist Isabel Nolan’s work in the UK to date. This major touring exhibition comes at a significant moment in Nolan’s career as she represents Ireland at the 61st Venice Biennale (until 22 November 2026). This much overdue UK survey (her first UK solo show since 2017) encompasses works from 2005 – 2025, and includes painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography and tapestry.
Launching at Southwark Park Galleries, London, on 15 August – 1 November 2026, it then travels to Bluecoat, Liverpool in 2027. Nolan’s powerful work makes the case that art can go beyond merely documenting the world, asking us also to look to our place in the universe. Her interest in a variety of viewpoints; historical, scientific, and the spiritual offers a sweeping perspective beyond our present situation.
Using traditional materials such as painting, steel, pencil and textile, Nolan’s work confronts the viewer with a rich aesthetic and urges them to think beyond the here and now, and to look to the vastness of the cosmos.
Isabel Nolan: some fundamental forces is co-commissioned by Southwark Park Galleries, London, and Bluecoat, Liverpool. Generously supported by Culture Ireland, the Paul & Louise Cooke Endowment, Henry Moore Foundation, The Southwark Park Galleries Donor Circle, and Arts Council England.
The exhibition will continue at Bluecoat, Liverpool (28 January – 3 May 2027) launching their centenary programme, celebrating their status as the UK’s first art centre, preceding the Liverpool Biennial 2027.
DanFong Wang: The Sparkle, The Blossom and The Milky Land
Lake Gallery Salter Space
Through moving image, textile and sculpture, Taiwanese artist DanFong Wang presents her first UK solo exhibition that draws on feminist theory and cultural rituals to explore female labor, the body and spiritual transformation.
DanFong was selected by independent curator A—Z (Anne Duffau) as the winner of our 41st Annual Open in 2025, London’s longest-running democratic exhibition and a rare opportunity for all artists at any stage of their career to submit work without a selection criteria.
This exhibition is generously supported by Breckman & Company and Arts Council England.
The exhibition launches are free and open to everyone, donations encouraged.
Southwark Park Galleries, 1 Park Approach, London, SE16 2UA
Exhibition Dates: 15 August – 1 November 2026
Opening Times: Wednesday – Sunday, 12 – 5pm
