Edel Assanti is pleased to announce the opening of its second London gallery at 11 Bury Street in St James’s in June 2026, expanding from its existing London presence in Fitzrovia. Situated in one of London’s most historic gallery and auction-house neighbourhoods, the new gallery will open with Coming Through the Doors – an exhibition of three paintings on quilt by Lonnie Holley, coinciding with the artist’s Inserzioni commission at Castello di Rivoli, Turin, Italy.
The group of works combine Holley’s compositional painting technique with his sculptural practice of using found materials to voice embedded everyday histories. Whilst Holley, alongside Thornton Dial, is understood as a principal conduit of the Yard Art show of the American South to mainstream art discourse, quilt-making is an equally significant, parallel art tradition endemic to Black artists of the Southern states. Recognising Holley and Dial’s close friendships with the Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers from the 1990s onwards, Holley’s gesture of painting on quilts is both a tribute and statement about the interconnected nature of these mediums of artistic expressions.
Alongside Edel Assanti’s Fitzrovia headquarters, the new location strengthens the gallery’s commitment to the city, which has been its home since it was founded in 2010. Positioned within a close network of leading galleries, 11 Bury Street stands at the heart of an area of London defined by its tradition of artistic connoisseurship.
In parallel, the two London spaces will enable the gallery to broaden the scope of support and rhythm of programming for its artists and their multifaceted practices: beyond the Fitzrovia gallery’s large-scale, narrative-driven exhibitions, Bury Street provides a salon-style environment for focused presentations by both represented artists and those new to the programme, highlighting individual works, significant periods and definitive themes. Designed in collaboration with London architects Sanchez Benton – the team behind the gallery’s Grade-II listed 4,000 square foot building on Little Titchfield Street, Fitzrovia – the new space spans 450 square feet with 3.8 metre high ceilings.
Co-founder and Director Jeremy Epstein says: “The decision to expand our offering and commitment to London 16 years after we first opened here affirms our dedication to the unique ecosystem of artists, art schools, institutions, collectors and audiences that define our home city. Exhibition-making remains Edel Assanti’s heartbeat and principal activity, and Bury Street offers our artists a distinct opportunity to present work in an intimate, conversational setting. We are excited to join the vibrant community of St James’s galleries.”
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Exterior rendering of Edel Assanti's second London gallery at 11 Bury Street. © Edel Assanti. Courtesy Sanchez Benton Architects.
