About

Rockwell was an artist run project space located on Dalston lane in Hackney (east london). It ran from 2003 – 2007. Based on the top floor of a warehouse space, spanning a generous 8000 square feet. It consisted of a large gallery space, seven studios and also living space for a small number of the collective.

Rockwell was setup by a group of recent graduates who had met while studying at the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy Schools. There was no external funding, all the construction work was undertaken by the resident artists. All profits from sales funded future shows. This allowed for total creative independence.

Hosting around 25 exhibitions/events & showing in excess of 100 artists Rockwell  was known and critically respected for showcasing the work of emerging artists, the rare and unseen projects of established artists, projects by particularly exciting curators and occasionally work by Rockwell’s own inhabitants.

During the time on Dalston lane the ‘resident’ group included – Brian Jones, Gavin Nolan, Chris Davies, Alex Gene Morrison, Kiera Bennett, Reece Jones, Sigrid Holmwood, Christian Ward (Hidaka), Isabel Young, Tim Parr, Hugh Mendes & Barnaby Hosking.

Many of the group are still in close contact and often talk of potential future projects…..

Below is a list of shows – see the ‘Archive’ section for images.

 

 

Shows 2003 – 2007

2003.

 

Rockwell. Featuring Christian Ward, Kiera Bennett, Isabel Young.

 

Dan Coombs. Solo Show

 

Baklashop. Chris Davies and Noah Sherwood.

 

Sometime Blonde. Featuring Paul Housley and Joel Tomlin.

 

 

 

 

2004

 

Half Light. Anne Hardy, Maxwell Attenborough, Gordon Cheung.

 

Born,Cry,Eat,Shit,Fuck,Die. Featuring Alex Gene Morrison, Ali Mackie, Will Turner, Jack Duplock.

 

Like Beads on an Abacus Designed to Calculate Infinity. Curated by Andrew Hunt. Featuring David Musgrave, Toby Zeigler, Olivia Plender, Elizabeth Wright, John Russell, Dave Beech………. And many more

 

Colin Smith. Solo Show

 

Reece Jones. Solo show

 

The Institute of Ape Culture. Josh Thomson and Maxwell Attenborough

 

How Far To Utopia. Daisuke Nagaoka, Kazuhito Sahara, Chikara Matsumoto.

 

Zoo Art Fair.

 

If You Go Down to the Woods Toady… Featuring Paul Becker, Barnaby Hosking, Tomoaki Suzuki, Simon Keenleyside, Andrew Grassie, Amikam Toren………. And many more

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

James Jessop  Solo Show

 

Faux Realism. Featuring Paul Johnson, Richard Wathen, David Kefford. Gordon Cheung. Anne Hardy. Christian Ward

 

Gavin Nolan  Solo Show

 

Chris Davies  Solo Show

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

Paul Becker and David Kefford  Two man show

 

Muster Station. Featuring Dominic Allen, Linda Pearson, Chris Davies……

 

Alex Gene Morrison Solo show

 

Institute of Ape Culture Joshua Thomson and Maxwell Attenborough, included performance by ‘The instruments of oblivion’

 

 

 

 

2007

 

Kiera Bennett  Solo show

 

Tom Woolner Solo show

 

Isabel Young Solo show

 

Nathan Witt, Tahu Deans, Lewis Amar