Inaugural Exhibition
Curatorial Gallery, London
25 Thurloe Street, South Kensington.
April 2 to May 6, 2026
Private View: April 2nd, 6-8 pm
Katrien de Blauwer, Sissi Farassat, Janice Guy, E.O. Hoppé, Justine Kurland.
Curatorial Gallery is pleased to present Through Their Eyes: Women Portraying Themselves, the inaugural exhibition at the gallery’s new physical space in South Kensington, London. Bringing together contemporary artists working in photography and mixed media, the exhibition examines representation through the mechanisms of self-portraiture, appropriation and collage, often through unique, non-editioned artworks.
Historically, women have frequently appeared in visual culture as subjects shaped by external perspectives rather than as the authors of their own image. The artists in Through Their Eyes challenge this legacy by reclaiming the act of portrayal. Through photographic and mixed-media practices, their works explore how identity is constructed, performed, and mediated through the lens of the self.
Across the exhibition, self-representation functions not only as personal expression but also as a conceptual strategy through which broader questions of gender, visibility, and subjectivity are addressed.
The exhibition follows Curatorial Gallery’s debut presentation at Paris Photo 2025 and marks the beginning of the gallery’s programme in London. Building on Curatorial’s wider curatorial and advisory practice, the gallery aims to foster dialogue around photography and image-based practices while connecting artists, collectors, and audiences through thoughtfully conceived exhibitions.
Through Their Eyes: Women Portraying Themselves inaugurates the space with a presentation that foregrounds the power of artists to reclaim and redefine their own image.