V22 Ashwin Street

I first came across V22 because I was considering throwing an Arthouseparty there. My creative partner in crime and I were looking for somewhere to throw a midsummer-night’s eve event, so we were after dark eerie corners, flowing vines that we could allow to drape in through the windows and somewhere to construct a labyrinth. While extenuating circumstances meant we had to go elsewhere, the upside is that we both discovered a very dynamic space full of raw character, which hosts the calibre of shows that have people queuing to get in, despite it tubelessly Dalson Junction-​based location.
One thing that separates east and west London’s commercial gallery scene in my experience is this: the west end galleries’ events and more formal occasions (with notably better wine); where in the east the shows frequently mutate into arty parties later on in the night; where miraculously nothing gets trashed. V22 is definitely one of the best creators of that kind of atmosphere.
If you take a peek at their site you’ll notice they have a strong bias towards fine art and video installations and have hosted the likes of painter Peter Jones, Artists Anonymous and even Georg Baselitz — a clear sign that they’re making amazing strides for a relatively new space.