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As part of our media partnership with MEGA Art Fair in Milan, we sat down with Sarah Le Quang Sang, founder of East London’s SLQS Gallery — a contemporary gallery dedicated to platforming women and queer artists across generations. With a thoughtful curatorial programme and a growing presence in London and beyond, SLQS Gallery is quickly becoming a vital space for overlooked and emerging voices. We spoke to Sarah ahead of MEGA about visibility, building a gallery from the ground up, and why Milan is the city she’s most excited to discover.
1. Sarah, could you start by introducing yourself and telling us a bit about your gallery?
Hi, I'm Sarah Le Quang Sang. I'm the founder and director of SLQS Gallery, based in London. We're a contemporary gallery representing women and queer artists across generations.
2. What are you showing at MEGA in Milan?
For MEGA, we’re presenting a group of London-based artists whose works all reference the fashion and rich cultural history of Milan in some way.
Marcelle Joseph, who is curating part of the fair, selected Ella Yolande, and we’ll be showing two of her works in the curated section. At the main fair, we’re exhibiting works by Damaris Athene, Kate Williams, Bex Wade, Hoa Dung-Clerget and Koa Pham. Hoa and Koa have made wearable sculptures, while Damaris and Kate explore the materiality of fabric in fascinating ways. We are also previewing photographs by Bex Wade who opens their solo exhibition 'I am who I am by being with you' on 24th April in the gallery.
As part of the public programme, we’re also screening two films — one by Ronnie Danaher and another by Ella Yolande. I’ve never been to Milan before, but one of the films we're showing — by Ronnie Danaher — was made during her residency at Fabbrica del Vapore last year. So in a way, I’ve already discovered the city through her eyes, but now I’m looking forward to discovering it myself.
3. Visibility is a key concern for your gallery. What does visibility mean to you?
Visibility has many layers. Of course, it starts with showing work by women and queer artists, who have historically been underrepresented in the art world and still are. But it goes beyond that.
It's also about having conversations around why these artists are not being shown, and what we can do to change that now. For example, we need to rethink how we define an “emerging” artist — it’s often tied to age, but that doesn’t account for things like caring responsibilities, which can shape or delay an artist’s trajectory. Visibility means creating space for those conversations too.
4. You’ve already mentioned that SLQS focuses on a particular community. What does “community” mean to you in that context?
We work specifically with women and queer artists, and for me, community is rooted in dialogue and listening.
As someone who is also an artist, and a woman, I understand how the art world can feel unwelcoming or inflexible. I started the gallery because I wanted to build something that really listens to artists — to their needs, to the best ways to support them — rather than expecting them to fit a predetermined mould.
5. Has there been a formative moment or project that’s helped shape SLQS as it is today?
Absolutely. The gallery started with an online film programme a year ago, and it took me 11 months to secure our current space in Shoreditch. That time was incredibly formative — it forced me to get creative about how and where to show work. We did temporary exhibitions, took part in Minor Attractions, and showed at Women in Art Fair.
That year taught me a lot about resilience and innovation — and now we finally have a permanent home, we’re ready for the next chapter.
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