About SLQS Gallery: SLQS Gallery is a contemporary art gallery committed to platforming women and queer artists across generations.

Founded by Sarah Le Quang Sang, SLQS Gallery aims to foster an inclusive and intentional ethos. Through a considered and targeted programme, the gallery looks to disrupt outdated frameworks, such as neatly defined industry classifications “emerging” and “mid-career”, which often exclude artists balancing caregiving responsibilities or working outside conventional timelines.
 
SLQS Gallery emerges at a pivotal cultural moment when the need for unapologetic spaces for women and queer voices has never been more urgent. Across the globe, we are witnessing regressive attacks on women’s and LGBTQ+ rights, from the repealing of queer identity labels and abortion rights and the abolition of DEI policies in the US to alarming rates of femicide and rising misogynist extremism in the UK. 

 

Persisting gender inequality in the art world has been laid bare and held to account by landmark research, including the DACS 2024 report into UK visual artist earnings, Hettie Judah’s How Not to Exclude Artist Mothers (and Other Parents) (2022), the Burns Halperin Report (2022) and Dr Charlotte Bonham-Carter’s 2021 study on women artists' representation in the UK. Despite some progress, women and queer artists remain underrepresented in acquisitions, and their work continues to fetch lower prices in the primary and secondary markets. 

 

"It's time for the art market to catch up and support a more diverse range of artists at every stage of their careers. We are entering the London gallery scene fuelled by optimism and the belief that women and queer perspectives are essential to shaping a more equitable and dynamic art landscape. Art has the power to change perceptions and foster empathy, and we’re here to be part of that change” - Le Quang Sang

 

In 2024, SLQS Gallery participated in London’s Minor Attractions and Women in Art Fair. In 2025, the gallery is taking part in London Gallery Weekend in June and will apply to international fairs.