Soho Open, GPS Gallery
Soho Housing Association, in partnership with Parker Harris, has unveiled the list of artists who will be showing in the inaugural Soho Open – a new exhibition opportunity for artists, makers, designers, and creatives based in the UK.
From a formidable 2,500 entries, 105 works have been selected for the Open.
The works will be shown at GPS Gallery from Wednesday 5th November to Sunday 23rd November 2025. Up to three artists will also be awarded a solo exhibition at the gallery in 2026, further reinforcing The Soho Open’s commitment to supporting and celebrating artistic talent.
This exciting new open call invited submissions in any medium, with the selection panel featuring critic and curator Paul Carey-Kent, artists Frances Richardson and Shanti Panchal, GPS gallery director Monika Bobinska, and chair of the Holborne Museum and Soho resident Mervyn Metcalf.
Exhibited artists will also be eligible for The Leslie Hardcastle Memorial Prize for one exceptional submission. Leslie Hardcastle was a founder member of Soho Housing Association, and we are delighted to launch a prize in his honour.
Soho Open selection panel member, Mervyn Metcalf, commented:
“I was delighted to be invited as a selector for this inaugural exhibition. Soho has such a rich and vibrant history within the art world, and we hope this show reflects and is inspired by that legacy. The submissions were truly outstanding, and we believe the resulting exhibition is both magnificent and meaningful.”
Artists
Adrian Eckersley, Aisha Bridgman, Alastair Gordon, Alexandra Baraitser, Alice Sheppard Fidler, Amanda Sumpter, Andrew McNeile Jones, Andrew Miller, Anne-Marie LeQuesne, Anne Howeson, Anne Smith, Anthony Appleyard, Ava Grauls, Beatrice Galletley, Blythe Plenderleith, Brian Reinker, Carolina Ambida, Carolyn Blake, Catherine Chambers, C D Lewis, Charlotte Aiken, Charlotte Warne Thomas, Chris Shaw Hughes, C G Gooding, Ciaran Hughes, Conor Quinn, Day Bowman, Elisha Enfield, Emma Tod, Eric Fong, Eve Shepherd, Frances Bloomfield, Francesca Alaimo, Francesco Conti, Freddie Darke, Gabriele Risso, Geraldine Swayne, Gethin Evans, Gill Capewell, Heather Weston, Jake Clark, James Gosling, James Orr, James Robert Morrison, Jane Morgan, Joel Ely, Joel Simon, Josie McCoy, Jost Munster, Kate Davis and David Moore, Kate Mieczkowska, Kathryn Campbell, Kevin Kane, Liam McDonald, Libby Brooks, Lisa Maria Ortiz, Lorraine Wake, Louis Wootton-Davies, Louise Burston, Louise Ockenden, Lucinda Burgess, Lynn Fulton, Mandeep Dillon, Mandy Hudson, Mark Owen, Mark Pearson, Mathew Gibson, Michelle Heron, Mick Paulusma, Nigel Grimmer, Niki Medlik, Patrick Baker, Paul Westcombe, Peps Barkhan, Peter Clarke, Peter James Houghton, Richard Baker, Richard Elliott, Richard P Jones, Robbie Bushe, Russell Bamber, Russell Herron, Sally Hewett, Sally Spinks, Samuel Owusu Achiaw, Sara Rossberg, Sarah Chapman, Sarah Jane Moon, Sarah Muwanga, Simon Chalmers, Stephen Bell, Susan Marston, Susie Hamilton, Tia Mirza, Victoria Sills, Yanko Tihov, Ziggy Kolker
