From Cape Town to Los Angeles! A local gallery is making bright moves, set to be the first South African Art Gallery to have a permanent home in the United States.
Global (22 September, 2023)—South African art galleries are making big and bold strides from New York City to Los Angeles. Earlier this month, we celebrated Goodman Gallery’s office space expansion to New York City. Now, Southern Guild has joined the artistic expansion, reportedly set to be the first South African Gallery to have a permanent art space in the United States!
According to the Gallery founded in 2008, the expansion to Los Angeles’ Melrose Hill will embrace three large-scale exhibition spaces where works from myriad African artists will find new residence and cultural appreciation.
Trevyn McGowan, Southern Guild’s co-founder shares:
“Over the past 16 years Southern Guild has grown tremendously, from a single gallery in Cape Town and a small roster of artists to include numerous exhibition spaces, artists studios, a residency programme, and regular participation in art fairs around the world, but our expansion to the United States is truly a milestone. We are thrilled to broaden our reach by providing a permanent platform to showcase our artists’ unparalleled work in the United States.”
Of the spotlight on African artists, Southern Guild’s fellow co-founder Julian McGowan adds:
“Craft and design are rooted in Africa’s cultural fabric, as the site of the very first toolmakers and artisans, the continent has a unique artistic legacy that exists at the intersection of those roots and a global artistic discourse. The art coming out of the region is thus unlike anything else and these are the pioneering creative voices we seek to champion.”
Two exhibitions will annoint the gallery’s expanded art space, including ‘Mother Tongues’, and a solo exhibition by Zizipho Poswa.
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