Senem Cagla Bilgin-Keys

Art Elsewhere is delighted to announce its latest collaboration with Amelia Bowles on the occasion of her newly commissioned work, The Tide. This commission marks an important step in our ongoing programme dedicated to arts patronage, fostering new modes of dialogue between artists and collectors. By cultivating a more engaged and thoughtful exchange, the initiative seeks to position patronage not merely as acquisition, but as a shared commitment to artistic research and creation. @amelia_bowles_ - Amelia Bowles (b. 1993, London, UK) lives and works between London and Normandy. Her multidisciplinary practice spans sculpture, painting, and architecture, exploring the perceptual and spatial possibilities that emerge at their intersection. Bowles investigates the interplay of light, colour, and form, creating works that evoke both sensory and cognitive experiences. Her practice is underpinned by a sustained inquiry into how light and environmental conditions shape perception and well-being. Drawing from natural phenomena, architectural structures, and engineering forms, Bowles develops contemplative environments that invite attentiveness and embodied reflection. Bowles holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art Painting from Bath Spa School of Art and Design (2016) and an MA in Fine Art from City and Guilds of London Art School (2023).

OPEN CALL: Hands-on Residency Applications are now open for the fourth edition of our residency programme. Hands-on Residency is a six-week online programme dedicated to supporting contemporary artists and designers by fostering deep critical reflection and cultural exchange. By leveraging the diversity of participants’ geographies and backgrounds, the residency supports practitioners in further developing their work and connecting them to an international ecosystem of creative stakeholders. OPPORTUNITY INFO Dates: 6-week online programme (11 May - 21 June 2026) Final exhibition: July 2026, A Space Residence (@aspaceresidence ) 237 Caledonian Road, London, N1 1ED Number of selected artists: 5 Application deadline: 03 May 2026 RESIDENCY THEMATIC FRAMEWORK Developing a More Human Future frames the fourth edition of Hands-on Residency as a collective space for rethinking what it means to live together across distances, cultures, and experiences - at a time when more human forms of language, attention, and relation feel increasingly necessary. GUEST SPEAKERS Lawrence Van Hagen (@|vh_art): Advisor, Curator and founder of LVH Senem Cagla Bilgin-Keys (@senemcb ): Curator, Advisor and Founder of Art Elsewhere Hettie Judah (@hettiejudah ): Writer, Critic, and Curator Maria Positano (@maria.positano ): Multidisciplinary Artist Fore enquiries: [email protected] Discover more info and apply through or website and link in bio.

Thank you @culturalee for the brilliant review of [insert] by Pei-Yi Tsai curated by Senem Cagla Bilgin-Keys. Last chance to view this exhibition, it’s on until next Saturday 23 May only! “Tsai’s draughtsmanship is especially striking. There is a precision reminiscent of Jean‑Auguste‑Dominique Ingres in the clarity of contour and anatomical control, yet Tsai’s line also carries traces of Taiwanese visual traditions. Fine black contours and intricate detailing evoke something almost calligraphic, allowing her Taiwanese heritage to subtly permeate the paintings without reducing them to cultural signifiers. Bilgin-Keys has remarked that the strength of Tsai’s work lies in “the tension between what is revealed and what is withheld,” and this exhibition succeeds precisely because it never seeks easy resolution. Instead, Tsai constructs a visual language in which identity remains contingent, fractured, and emotionally charged. Through exquisitely rendered surfaces and psychologically complex compositions, [Insert] positions the body as a site where private memory and broader cultural histories converge. The result is a deeply affecting exhibition that confirms Pei-Yi Tsai as an important emerging voice in contemporary figurative painting.” Full Article in link in bio Pei-Yi Tsai | [insert] Curated by Senem Cagla Bilgin-Keys On view until 23 May 2026 20 Club Row, London E2 7EY We are open Thursday-Saturday 12-6pm and by appointment. #Culturalee #SLQSGallery #[insert] #PeiYiTsai #SenemCaglaBilginKeys

Such a great night @victorialawprojects introducing the artist Edward Rollitt in conversation with @brandei_estes 👏🏻🌟

A panel hosted by @awitalondon and @virginia_damtsa brought together voices from publishing, education, artistic practice and institutions to discuss who gets to shape the story of art, who is included, and who gets to encounter it early enough for it to matter. Barby Asante (@barby_as ), Artist, Curator and Educator Sally Bacon OBE, Executive Co-Chair of the Cultural Learning Alliance Phoebe Boswell (@phoebe.boswell ) Artist Katy Hessel (@katy.hessel ) Author, Art Historian, Curator and Podcaster Dr. Madeleine Haddon (@madhaddon ) , Senior Curator of @vam_east

What a special weekend in Lisbon 🐬⛵️

Thank you @londonartcritic at @worldoffad for including [insert] by Pei-Yi Tsai in ‘The Top 5 Exhibitions to see in London in May’ amongst such great company! “A mouth and nose, without the rest of the face visible. A head resting on arms, but we can only see the back of the head. These works are all about identity and also about how we often have to conceal it from those around us. It speaks to the artist’s personal experience as a queer person from Taiwan, as seen in one of her paintings, where the outline of their country is tattooed on the neck.” - Tabish Khan Pei-Yi Tsai | [insert] Curated by Senem Cagla Bilgin-Keys 24 April - 23 May 2026 20 Club Row, London E2 7EY We are open Thursday-Saturday 12-6pm and by appointment. Installation Image by Rita Silva #SLQSGallery #PeiYiTsai #TabishKhan #FADMagazine #artcriticism

Thank you to everyone who visited Pei-Yi Tsai’s solo show [insert] at SLQS Gallery. When I first encountered Penny’s work two years ago, I knew the story wasn’t just what we see on the surface, it felt deeply tied to a cultural, social and political embodiment through her own memories. Penny’s work has a particular conceptual strength, it goes beyond ‘style’ into an exploration of queer embodiment and psychological interiority and what makes it so compelling to me is that it feels research-driven and visually intelligent, using a language that engages with contemporary figuration and identity rather than just relying on the subject matter. It’s that tension between what is shown and what is hidden. The exhibition is open at SLQS Gallery until 23 May. We are also hosting A Poetry Evening exploring queerness, sexuality and belonging through the voices of invited poets and an open mic at the gallery on 19 May. Huge thanks to SLQS Gallery and Sarah for everything, and for making this show possible 🤍 @sai_pei_yi @slqsgallery @sarahlqs Installation Images by Rita Silva #peiyitsai #蔡沛倚 #slqsgallery

Congratulations to Pei-Yi Tsai on her solo exhibition at SLQS Gallery, London, curated by Senem Cagla Bilgin-Keys. On view until 23 May 2026. Artist: Pei-Yi Tsai Berkery (@sai_pei_yi ) Curator: Senem Cagla Bilgin-Keys (@senemcb ) Gallery: SLQS Gallery (@slqsgallery ) Pei-Yi Tsai participated in chapter one at brave in 2024. 📷: 1. Installation view: Pei-Yi Tsai, [insert], SLQS Gallery, 2026. Photos courtesy of SLQS Gallery. 2. Pei-Yi Tsai, Gazing toward an unseen anchor, Oil on linen, 15.5 x 20.5 cm, 2026. 3. Installation view: Pei-Yi Tsai, [insert], SLQS Gallery, 2026. Photos courtesy of SLQS Gallery.

Still carrying the energy from last night, thank you to everyone who came by to say hello ❤️‍🔥 Delighted to be curating [insert] and working with @slqsgallery and the wonderful artist @sai_pei_yi

Friday afternoon with the best company 🤍 celebrating so many things and Amelia’s new commission opening to the public on the 6th of May right behind Tate Modern❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Meet @senemcb the curator of our exhibition [insert] by Pei-Yi Tsai opening this Thursday 23 April 2026 @slqsgallery By public transport, the closest stations are Shoreditch High St and Liverpool St. The overground and the Elizabeth lines will be running that day, and local bus routes. Senem Cagla Bilgin-Keys is a London-based independent curator, arts advisor, and founder of Art Elsewhere. Her curatorial practice focuses on environmental and social issues, including ecology, migration, and identity. Drawing on her academic background in Art History and Curating, she brings a research-driven and conceptually rigorous approach to both exhibition projects and strategic advisory for galleries, collectors, and artists across Europe and West Asia. Her curatorial work spans solo and group exhibitions, including Amelia Bowles’ sculpture installation ‘Komorebi’ at Sunny Bank Mills, ‘Unity’ in collaboration with Arebyte Gallery and Trinity Buoy Wharf, group exhibitions, ‘In the Heart of the Heart of Another Country’, Art Elsewhere, ‘Planetary Dysphoria’ Generation & Display and most recently 'When Is Now?' and 'What Will Not Bend, Will Break' Vision London in 2025. Since 2013, she has worked alongside leading galleries and collectors including Tate Patrons, Lehmann Maupin (London) and Podbielski Contemporary (Milan). A regular contributor to art publications and participant in international fairs with her platform Art Elsewhere, she works at the intersection of artistic practice and research, fostering dialogues that are artist-centered, generate curatorial projects, and bring fresh perspectives to the creative industry. Portrait by Matt Spour Installation images: ‘Planetary Dysphoria’ - Generation & Display, curated by Senem Cagla Bilgin-Keys, 2019 ´In The Heart of The Heart of Another Country’, Art Elsewhere, Curated by Senem Cagla Bilgin-Keys, 2021 ‘When Is Now’ Vision London, Curated by Senem Cagla Bilgin-Keys, 2025. Image from left, Leyla Borovali, Adam Leef ‘What Will Not Bend, Will Break, Vision London, Curated by Senem Cagla Bilgin-Keys, 2025, Artwork Images from left Lucy XC Liu, Polina Piech #SLQSGallery #SenemCaglaBilginKeys #[insert] #PeiYiTsai