About

ARTitude Galería was founded in 2017 by Holly Turner-Thakran as an independent gallery dedicated primarily to the promotion of contemporary Latin American art, with a strong focus on Colombia and Mexico. From its inception, the gallery was conceived as a space of cultural memory and transmission, rooted in Holly Turner-Thakran’s deep commitment to bringing Latin American artistic voices to Asia.

Nestled in a charming corner of Dempsey Hill, the gallery showcases a vibrant community of emerging artists who work across mediums, pushing boundaries and redefining expectations.

In 2026, the gallery enters a new chapter with the appointment of Alexandra Varrey as Gallery Director. Leading the new phase of curatorial development, she brings a renewed strategic vision that reinforces the gallery’s identity while expanding its international scope. This evolution is reflected in an ambitious programme that introduces new artists from Southeast Asia and beyond, further enriching its cross-cultural dialogue.

As an inclusive and socially conscious space, ARTitude Galería actively supports diverse contemporary identities, with particular attention to voices that have historically been marginalised. In doing so, the gallery continues to honour the vision and legacy of its founder, preserving Latin American culture as a living, evolving presence while opening it to meaningful global conversations.

Holly Turner-Thakran

Founder of ARTitude Galería  

British, 1984 - 2021

Holly Turner-Thakran, founder of ARTitude Galería, embodied a deeply human and instinctive approach to art. As Patron of the Arts, Holly viewed colour as a language; capable of carrying emotion, memory and identity beyond form alone. Rooted in her fascination with Latin American culture, she founded ARTitude Galería to bring artists from Colombia and in the region, alongside international perspectives, into the local context, creating a bridge between continents and communities.

Bold, expressive, and unapologetic, her legacy invites a direct and sensory encounter with artistic voices. It asserts presence, offering moments of intensity, intimacy and spontaneity. Together, it forms a vibrant constellation grounded in the present.

At the heart of her work was a quiet, generous devotion to others, to artists finding their own path and to cultures she wished to bring closer together. Holly’s legacy lives on through ARTitude Galería: a space shaped by dialogue and shared experience, and by a belief in the universal human spirit expressed through art, beyond borders, languages and social divisions.