Penge Street Art Rooftop Gallery
East London’s neighbourhoods of Shoreditch and Brick Lane have long been recognised as the epicentre of the London street art scene. One of the must-visit destinations for any street art enthusiast or street artist.
Other London neighbourhoods have got in on the action joining Shoreditch and Brick Lane as street art destinations, with large collections of artworks around Camden, Dulwich, Walthamstow, and Brixton to name a few. One that many might not yet have on their London list is Penge in south-east London.
Penge Street Art in South London
Local resident and blogger Steve from London Calling blog has been working in the neighbourhood since 2015, bringing some of his favourite street artists down to Penge and finding them local spots in the area to paint.
Other London neighbourhoods have got in on the action joining Shoreditch and Brick Lane as street art destinations, with large collections of artworks around Camden, Dulwich, Walthamstow, and Brixton to name a few. One that many might not yet have on their London list is Penge in south-east London.
Penge Street Art in South London
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Local resident and blogger Steve from London Calling blog has been working in the neighbourhood since 2015, bringing some of his favourite street artists down to Penge and finding them local spots in the area to paint.Unlike Shoreditch and other London areas where there is a high turnover of artwork in part due to the limited number of available walls, the street art murals and artworks in Penge have a much longer life span resulting in over 100 plus artworks of varying sizes currently to be discovered in the neighbourhood with new monthly additions added to the collection.
Alongside this ongoing work, Steve has for the last two months been working on a new project, the Penge Rooftop Gallery.
Seeing double! Portrait work from artist Irony in Penge, London.
Penge Street Art Rooftop Gallery
With the top two floors of the Blenheim Cente car park rarely used, the building owners, Hadley Property along with Clarion Housing worked with Penge-based street art blogger Steve from the London Calling blog. They allowed him access to the space and permission to redecorate the car park as he saw fit with street art and graffiti to create an outdoor street art gallery space.
Over the last two months, he has been inviting street artists and graffiti writers down to Penge to paint inside the space. Many of the invited artists have previously painted walls and shutters around the SE20 area over the last few years.
Work by artist Nush Poke in Penge, London.
Rooftop Gallery Street and Graffiti Artist
Some of the street artists and graffiti artists who have painted works in the Blenheim Center space include the following:
Irony, Vinnie Nylon, Tizer, Airborne Mark, Jay Kaes, Abraham.O, Enigm, Roo, KMG, Fat Cap Sprays, Aspire, Thisone, Intikvna, Nush Poke, Envol Studio, SkyHigh, Pad, Catmichogato, Maikelwalkman, Reves One, Mairanny, Elena Howard, Sawce, Martin Bundsen, Seyer, Mesa, Emzy.addicts, Sam Kerridge, Tristan Ménard, Mauricio Glor and tworise,
Penge Rooftop Gallery Open Day
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Alongside this ongoing work, Steve has for the last two months been working on a new project, the Penge Rooftop Gallery.
Seeing double! Portrait work from artist Irony in Penge, London.
Penge Street Art Rooftop Gallery
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With the top two floors of the Blenheim Cente car park rarely used, the building owners, Hadley Property along with Clarion Housing worked with Penge-based street art blogger Steve from the London Calling blog. They allowed him access to the space and permission to redecorate the car park as he saw fit with street art and graffiti to create an outdoor street art gallery space.Over the last two months, he has been inviting street artists and graffiti writers down to Penge to paint inside the space. Many of the invited artists have previously painted walls and shutters around the SE20 area over the last few years.
Back in March, I ventured south to Penge in Zone 4 for a sneak preview of the Rooftop Gallery space. A 30-minute journey on the train from Shoreditch Overground station to Penge West station, then a short 15-minute walk from the station and you will find the Blenheim shopping center. If you visit and spot the large collaborative mural by artists Ben Eine and Nerone you are at the right location. Once inside the shopping centre you need to locate the elevators next to the Iceland store, and take the lift to level two.
Directly opposite the lift exit, you will find a set of blue doors that lead into the upper two levels of the car park and the location of the Penge rooftop street art gallery.
Work by artist Nush Poke in Penge, London.
Rooftop Gallery Street and Graffiti Artist
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Some of the street artists and graffiti artists who have painted works in the Blenheim Center space include the following:Irony, Vinnie Nylon, Tizer, Airborne Mark, Jay Kaes, Abraham.O, Enigm, Roo, KMG, Fat Cap Sprays, Aspire, Thisone, Intikvna, Nush Poke, Envol Studio, SkyHigh, Pad, Catmichogato, Maikelwalkman, Reves One, Mairanny, Elena Howard, Sawce, Martin Bundsen, Seyer, Mesa, Emzy.addicts, Sam Kerridge, Tristan Ménard, Mauricio Glor and tworise,
A number of the works are featured below in my selection of photographs from the Penge street art rooftop gallery.
One of the smaller works in Penge painted by artist Tizer features his yeti characters who have appeared on walls across Shoreditch.
Work by artist Olivierr in Penge, London.
For the first open day held at the beginning of May, there was a steady stream of visitors to the Penge rooftop gallery during our visit. A mix of locals and those who had heard about the space on social media and travelled south for the open day.
Work of artist Thisone in Penge, London.
One of two bird murals painted in the Blenheim Centre car park by artist Aspire.
The work of Scottish artist KMG in Penge, London.
Mural work by artist Enigm in Penge, London.
Neon character work by artist Fat Cap Sprays in Penge, London.
A neon Marge Simpson mural painted by artist Fat Cap Sprays in Penge, London.
A collaborative piece from artists Abraham.O and Enigm in Penge, London.
One of a number of neon-like street art pieces painted in the Blenheim Centre car park by artist Fat Cap Sprays.
Blenheim Centre Rooftop gallery curator Stephen from the London Calling blog is pictured here with the work of artist Maikelwalkman in Penge, London.
Work by artist Airborne Mark in Penge, London.
One of a number of works painted by artist Vinnie Nylon in Penge, London.
Work by artist Olivierr in Penge, London.
For the first open day held at the beginning of May, there was a steady stream of visitors to the Penge rooftop gallery during our visit. A mix of locals and those who had heard about the space on social media and travelled south for the open day.
Work of artist Thisone in Penge, London.
One of two bird murals painted in the Blenheim Centre car park by artist Aspire.
Large-scale mural work by artist Pad in Penge, London.
The work of Scottish artist KMG in Penge, London.
Mural work by artist Enigm in Penge, London.
Neon character work by artist Fat Cap Sprays in Penge, London.
A neon Marge Simpson mural painted by artist Fat Cap Sprays in Penge, London.
Work by artist Intikvna in Penge, London.
A collaborative piece from artists Abraham.O and Enigm in Penge, London.
One of a number of neon-like street art pieces painted in the Blenheim Centre car park by artist Fat Cap Sprays.
Blenheim Centre Rooftop gallery curator Stephen from the London Calling blog is pictured here with the work of artist Maikelwalkman in Penge, London.
Work by artist Airborne Mark in Penge, London.
One of a number of works painted by artist Vinnie Nylon in Penge, London.
Close-up of the mural work by artist Abraham.O in Penge, London.
Penge Rooftop Gallery Open Day
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A second open day for the Penge Rooftop Gallery was held on Saturday, May 21st when it was open to the general public allowing them to view the Penge street art and graffiti on the top two floors of the Blenheim Centre. I believe some additional dates will be announced at a later date.
For updates and future dates take a look at London Calling Blogs instagram account.
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