Vortex Gallery was established in Stoke Newington in 1980 by Irving Kinnersley and David Mossman.
It featured exhibitions by new artists and established artists, including James Faure-Walker, Noel Forster, Vanessa Jackson, Paul Davie.
However, as rents went up, Irving and David took the decision to turn the gallery into a jazz bar.
Irving eventually left to run his own businesses, and then left London altogether, moving with his family to Somerset, where he pursued his interest in music, becoming an electro-acoustic composer.
However, he continued his interest in art, and in 2018, recognised the work of one of the Vortex artists that he had lost touch with: Paul Davie. He managed to get in touch, and they started a process of collaboration, with their first joint soundscape and art exhibition in Wells, 2025.
This led to the opportunity to rent space in London, and to the idea of returning as Vortex Redux, organising pop-up exhibitions according to interest and opportunity.