Gallery artists on Victoria Miro and the gallery’s 40th anniversary in The Art Newspaper

'“From the beginning, I could see she was remarkably generous and kind,” Isaac Julien observes. The British filmmaker adds: “Victoria is more than a gallerist: she is a true champion of artists. Without her unwavering support, I doubt I would have had the nurturing conditions necessary to develop many of my works.”'

'“We went to that Irish pub across the road from the Cork Street gallery. I couldn’t look her straight in the eye, I was so nervous,” [Chantal] Joffe recalls. That was 28 years ago, and now the artist considers Miro “and everyone at the gallery is like a family to me”.'

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Image: Victoria Miro, London, 2025
Photo by Thierry Bal
Courtesy Victoria Miro
June 6 2025