Georgia Gardner Gray’s large paintings are an iridescently eclectic investigation of the female gaze, rebellion and freedom. Presented in unexpected shapes and orientations, her canvases depict dreamy personas amidst the bright but melancholic hues. The artist’s paintary skill is reminiscent of early 20th century French masters, however, her works could not be more contemporary. Gray’s subjects exist within the brutal hierarchy of the public and the private, the digital and the physical: they strive to gain control which escapes them. Her works refuse the established rules and norms of societal elite and give space to punks and vagabonds, indulgence and unadulterated expression. At the same time, a hint of anxiety and loneliness can be traced through her paintings. The artist’s practice continuously recontextualizes and defamiliarises the self and its surroundings, however, in such a pursuit, it resonates with its audience on the most intimate level. ...
Sadie Coles HQ is a London-based contemporary art gallery representing over sixty established and emerging international artists. The gallery opened in London in 1997, with its inaugural exhibition – of new paintings by American painter John Currin – presented in parallel with an offsite show by British artist Sarah Lucas, The Law. Since its inception, Sadie Coles HQ has operated from a variety of spaces, mounting numerous off-site projects and partaking in collaborative exchanges throughout the city and abroad. The gallery frequently hosts emerging young galleries and curatorial projects in The Shop at Kingly Street, and a live events programme titled GARGLE. In September 2013, Sadie Coles HQ opened a space at 62 Kingly Street in Soho, in April 2021 a space at 8 Bury Street in St James’s and in October 2025 a third space in Mayfair: a six-storey Georgian townhouse at 17 Savile Row. ...
