Mimosa House was founded by curator Daria Khan in 2017 as an independent non-profit arts institution
focusing on artistic experimentation and collaboration in the heart of London. It is the UK’s only
non-commercial arts organisation dedicated t o exhibiting women and queer artists, placing an emphasis
on QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color).
Since opening, Mimosa House has become a leading institutional voice in showcasing women and queer
artists, as well as producing and sharing knowledge on innovative feminist and diversity-oriented
practices. We recognise and address under-representation of these practices within the mainstream arts
canon and create a safe space for diversity through artistic programming. These artistic practices
significantly inform our institutional approach, ensuring that progressive strategies of inclusion,
sustainability and innovative forms or organising are at the core of our work.
As an agile institution, we are able to facilitate international and intergenerational artistic collaborations as
well as actively engage with our local communities. Over the past two years we have forged strong
working relationships with other grassroots organisations that focus on empowerment of women and
queer people such as Mosaic LGBT Youth Centre, Women for Refugee Women, Shadow Sistxrs Fight
Club, Queerdirect & CAMPerVAN amongst others. Mimosa House has commissioned large-scale works
by emerging artists such as Zoe Williams and Chooc Ly Tan.
Since our opening, Mimosa House has programmed 11 exhibitions and over 60 free public events,
including talks, reading groups, live performances and screenings working with 100+ artists prioritising
emerging voices from BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities. Our programme has focused on giving
opportunities to artists never shown in the UK before, fostering dialogue between emerging artists and
those established such as Adrian Piper, Lee Lozano, Rose English, Howardena Pindell, Polvo de Gallina
Negra. A highlight of our 2019 programme was a solo exhibition by the long overlooked Italian artist
Tomaso Binga.
