• ABOUT

    ABOUT

    We platform the talent of the future. Established in 2021 by Founder Caroline Boseley, STUDIO WEST has featured the work of the UK's most exciting emerging and newly established artists through concept-driven exhibitions. 

     

    Since inception, our values have remained the same. We aim to engage fully and authentically with the local community while supporting emerging artists through a varied and innovative programme of talks, workshops, events and performances.

     

    Our WEST RESIDENCY programme, launching in September 2024, will continue the existing gallery legacy as we seek to nurture artistic talent, foster meaningful dialogues and offer visitors the opportunity to connect with London's vibrant emerging art scene. 

     

  • The Location

    216 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD
    Before becoming STUDIO WEST in November 2021, 216 Kensington Park Road lived many lives. The building was likely constructed in the late 1860s, starting life as a pub called 'The Grasshopper'. It remained a popular community watering hole for many years, until its closure around the end of the First World War. After the war, the location re-opened as the home of the 'North Kensington Labour Party Working Men’s Club'. In the mid-1960s, the building was leased and operated as a photographic production studio. Its connection to artistic production continued when it became the home to 'Lyndon’s Art Shop' in 1984, which provided art and craft supplies to the artists and residents of the borough. Caroline Boseley discovered the space after the art shop had closed down and taken its operations online. Caroline opened STUDIO WEST in November 2021, revitalizing the space while continuing its artistic legacy. 
     
    Please note, as the building is in a conservation area, the facade cannot be altered. Therefore there is a small step at the entrance.