Cell Foundation
Cell Foundation is a registered charity formed in 2014, accountable for Cell Project Space gallery operations and its exhibition programme. Cell Foundation is the named leaseholder for Cell’s affordable workspace along with Cell Project Space Ltd, a not for profit company with no shareholding capital. The Studios provide the core funding for all gallery overheads, staff salaries and operations expenditure. Our gallery programme and artists' commissions are realised through a core exhibitions fund alongside regular partnership and support from trusts and foundations, international arts councils and cultural agencies, embassies and diplomatic missions, local and national governments and private benefactors.
Cell Foundation’s Charity Objects
- To promote the practice and appreciation of the arts for the public benefit and to advance the public’s education in the arts by:
- the establishment and maintenance of an art gallery
- the provision of exhibitions, public discussion and intern training programmes
- supporting artists who are in financial need by assisting with working studio space for them
Mission
Cell Foundation champions contemporary art by securing resources that allow Cell Project Space Gallery to support artists in creating ambitious, boundary-pushing work. We enable a vibrant public programme, fostering meaningful engagement between artists, audiences, and the wider cultural community, while ensuring the gallery’s long-term sustainability and cultural impact.
Commitment
Cell Foundation dedicates all raised funds exclusively to supporting the development of artists’ projects and delivering Cell Project Space’s public programme. We are steadfast in empowering artists to experiment, innovate, and bring visionary projects to life. Through strategic partnerships, philanthropy, and fundraising, we safeguard the gallery’s future, enriching the cultural landscape and making transformative art accessible to all.
The two organisations, Cell Project Space Ltd (a private company limited by guarantee without share capital, operating on a not-for-profit basis) and Cell Foundation Charity (a registered charity), work collaboratively within the framework of UK company and charity law to uphold and deliver their shared Policies and Objectives.
There are number of ways you can support Cell Project Space Gallery, from making a one-off donation, to becoming a partner, or helping to fund an artist’s commission, a programme or organisational initiative. All donations and partnerships directly support the artistic programme and enable us to work with emerging and underrepresented artists from the UK and internationally. To find out more, please visit our Partnerships and Supporters page.
Registered charity no. 1156554
Registered company no. 8565097
VAT Registered: 201 8067 45
Trustees
James Chesterman:
Senior Partner of Latham & Watkins, London and has over 35 years’ experience.
Milika Muritu:
Founder Acting Director Cell Project Space Gallery
Richard Priestley:
Founder Acting Director Cell Project Space Studios
Previous Trusteee
Femke Oortwijn (2014–16)
Staff History
Programme Curators
Milika Muritu: Jan. 1999- current
Adomas Narcevičius: Aug. 2021-Nov. 2025 (4 years & 3 months)
Eliel Jones: Jan. 2019–Jan. 2021 (9 months, during COVID lockdown)
Tim Steer: Sept. 2016–Dec. 2019 (3 years & 3 months)
Richard Priestley Jan. 1999–Nov. 2008
Curatorial Resident
Arianna Mercado: Sept. 2021– Feb. 2022 (6 months)
Gallery Managers & Public Projects Curators
Annabelle Mödlinger: 2024-current
Michelle L Johnson: 2025-current
Jessie Krish: Nov. 2021– Mar. 2024 (2 years & 4 months)
Rachael Davies: Sept. 2016 – Jul. 2020 (3 years & 10 months)
Femke Oortwijn: Sept. Oct. 2010 - March. 2016 ( 5 years & 5 months)
Visiting Independent Exhibition Curators
Francesca von Zedtwitz-Arnim: Nov.2016
Rebecca Lewin: Apr.2016
Laura McLean-Ferris: Mar.2015
Morgan Quaintance: Mar.2014
Tobias Czudej: Nov.2013
Attilia Fattori Franchini: Nov. 2012