The Smallest Gallery in Soho is a historic shop-front which faces onto Dean Street, in the heart of Soho. The aim of this creative space is to display artwork that captures people’s attention on their journey through Soho and encourage them to stop, think and be inspired. It hopes to transcend the rapid changes of building developments and the dispersion of the creative cohort — that was once so vibrant within the area — by exhibiting free and engaging art works to view from the street.
The space was established by The Garage Soho, an early stage investor company that champions brand building and creativity.
Find more details about the founders and team below.
Founder/Curator/Manager:
Philip Levine
Philip established ‘The Smallest Gallery in Soho’ in 2016. He has been working in the creative and cultural industries for the last two decades as a producer. This has ranged from exhibitions, events, publishing, talks and creating his own unique artwork under the title ‘Headism’. He has gained a MA in Culture, Policy and Management at City, University of London. Being from London, his passion is knowing ‘who and what’ is up and coming in cultural trends and being involved within them.
Founder/Curator/Manager:
Andreia Costa
Andreia established ‘The Smallest Gallery in Soho’ in 2016. She is an Associate Architect at Jamie Fobert Architects. She studied in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Porto and practiced for 3 years in her native Portugal. Before moving to the UK Andreia decided to explore her contemporary art interest by working in Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art as an architecture and art lecturer. In 2010 she joined Jamie Fobert Architects, where she has been involved in several projects including Selfridges and Tate exhibitions.
Founder:
Moira Rizopoulos
Moira established the gallery space with The Garage Soho, when she worked on an array of projects with them; including advertising campaigns, films, exhibitions and events. Acting as Gallery Manager for ‘The Smallest Gallery in Soho’ she helped showcase creative and thought-provoking work. Previously, Moira gained a BA in Fine Art and a MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy from Goldsmiths, University of London. Moira now works at Google Arts and Culture.
Lighting Designer
Ana Stojadinovic
Ana joined ‘The Smallest Gallery in Soho’ in 2017. She trained and practised as an architect in Serbia prior to completing a MSc Light and Lighting at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London. She founded Syntax Lighting, an independent lighting design practice, in 2011. Ana has worked on lighting schemes for all manner of architectural projects, including residential, commercial, art installations and exhibitions, retail, hotels, exterior and landscape, in the UK and all over the world. Highly motivated and thorough in design, she loves working with light, collaborating with good people and never stops learning.