From May to June 2009, XAP artists were resident at the Grade I listed Valentines Mansion and Gardens in Ilford.
Participating artists: David Batty, Sarah Cave-McMullan, Emma Collins, Laura Dekker, Sue Douglass, Teague Flannery, Alison Griffin, Natalie Jones, Theresia Lynch, Angela Mellen, Nicolette Murin, Ana Oak, John Quiddington, Sally Redway, Caroline Rogers, Liz Sergeant, Sean Smith, Dina Varpahovsky.