Richard Saltoun Gallery

About the Gallery
Richard Saltoun Gallery was established in 2012 and is currently based on Dover Street in Mayfair, London. The gallery supports contemporary artists, with a special emphasis on Feminist, Conceptual and Performance artists from the 1960s onwards. The gallery is guided by its focus on rediscovering the work of important yet underrepresented artists. Active on both the primary and secondary market, Richard Saltoun Gallery has established a leading reputation for promoting and exhibiting the work of female artists, including Helena Almeida, Eleanor Antin, Renate Bertlmann, Lili Dujourie, Rose English, Valie Export, Friedl Kubelka, Gina Pane, Penny Slinger, Annegret Soltau and Greta Schödl, amongst others. Additionally, the gallery supports and exhibits artists who have contributed to the fields of Conceptual and Performance art, including Victor Burgin, Bob Law, John Hilliard, (Dom) Sylvester Houédard, Edgardo Antonio Vigo, Ulay, Shelagh Wakely, Marie Yates and more. Until recently, many of these innovative and experimental artists were largely ignored by the broader international art world.

The gallery is dedicated to preserving the legacy of artists through its representation of artist estates, including Helen Chadwick, Henri Chopin, David Hall, Ed Herring, Nigel Henderson, Alexis Hunter, Bob Law, Bice Lazzari, Tony Morgan, Jo Spence, and Shelagh Wakely.

About the Presentation
Richard Saltoun Gallery will present a group exhibition Butterfly time titled after a featured work by Toyen; a comprehensive survey featuring 12 pioneering female artists from 10 countries and across 4 continents. Among the featured artists are the Czech avant-garde figure Bĕla Kolářová, who deployed objects from everyday life in experimental photographic works and assemblages; Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins; British painter and photographer Eileen Agar; and Italian artist Bona de Mandiargues, whose work concurrently appears in the Italians Everywhere section of the 60th Venice Biennale. The exhibition will also extend to Richard Saltoun Gallery’s recently opened location in New York to coincide with the fair.