EXHIBITION I • ARTIST TALK | SATURDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2026 | SG GALLERY, EMIRGAN, ISTANBUL
CI DEMI & ŞULE GAZİOĞLU: ARTIST TALK & SOMETHING IS AMISS
Following Photo London 2026 Discovery (Olympia, Stand J23, 13–17 May 2026), Ci Demi’s Something Is Amiss returns to Istanbul for an Artist Talk and Collector Gathering with Ci Demi and curator Şule Gazioğlu at SG Gallery, Emirgan on Saturday, 24 October 2026, celebrating his portfolio “Feeling Our Way” and cover story “Tales of the city: Istanbul is history’s most charismatic capital” in V&A Magazine (Issue 71, Winter 2026, Victoria and Albert Museum; guest editor Erdem Moralıoğlu).
Şule Gazioğlu invites collectors: “Come and join us on Saturday, 24 October at SG Gallery for a lovely afternoon around photography, conversation, and contemporary perspectives on Istanbul, celebrating @ci_demi’s V&A Magazine cover story. For details or to attend, please feel free to send us a message.”
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EXHIBITION II • LONDON PREMIERE (21–26 SEPTEMBER 2026, GALLERY 8) | EXTENDED IN MARLBOROUGH: 9–30 OCTOBER 2026
HECTOR MCDONNELL: ISTANBUL’S LIGHT & MASTER OF LIGHT & COLOUR
Born from four years of visits to Istanbul, Northern Irish artist Hector McDonnell’s oil paintings and etchings premiered as Istanbul’s Light at Gallery 8, St James’s, London (8 Duke Street, SW1Y 6BN) from 21 to 26 September 2026, curated by Şule Gazioğlu Gallery. Following its London presentation, the exhibition moved and has been extended to The Little Gallery in Marlborough (1 The Parade, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1NE) as Hector McDonnell: Master of Light & Colour from 9 to 30 October 2026.
As Grant Ford, former Head of 19th-Century European Art at Sotheby’s, wrote in his catalogue foreword, “Across intimate interiors, Bosphorus ferries, and bustling markets, Hector captures the unmistakable light and living soul of Istanbul.” For gallery founder and curator Şule Gazioğlu, Istanbul in McDonnell’s work is never an exotic backdrop, but a living field of memory where light and everyday rhythm converge.
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EXHIBITION III • GROUP EXHIBITION | 26 FEBRUARY – 19 MARCH 2026 | ŞULE GAZİOĞLU GALLERY, EMIRGAN, ISTANBUL
ROOTED: THE GARDEN WITHIN
On view from 26 February to 19 March 2026 at Şule Gazioğlu Gallery in Emirgan, Istanbul, Rooted: The Garden Within brings together four contemporary artists working across distinct media: Annette Louise Solakoğlu (large-format photography), Işık Güner (scientific botanical illustration), Yunus Karma (kintsugi and living moss sculptures), and Elena Tash (botanical alchemy and textile installations).
Curated as an intimate sanctuary, the exhibition meditates on rootedness, ecological memory, and the quiet resilience of the natural world, accompanied by artist-led workshops and collector salons throughout March 2026.
ŞULE GAZİOĞLU GALLERY • ISTANBUL & LONDON
REPRESENTED ARTISTS
Annette Louise Solakoğlu • Lütfiye Kösten • Ci Demi • Hector McDonnell → | Available Works & Store →
ISTANBUL & LONDON | EST. 2021
ŞULE GAZİOĞLU GALLERY & CURATORIAL PHILOSOPHY
Founded in 2021 by Şule Gazioğlu, shaped by a three-generation family tradition in antiques and fine art, Philosophy studies at Galatasaray University, and a Master’s degree at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York, the gallery brings historical visual archives and contemporary practices into a sustained dialogue across Istanbul and London.
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INTERNATIONAL PRESS & CURATORIAL HIGHLIGHTS
CRITICAL RECOGNITION & CURATORIAL PROJECTS
From Ci Demi’s cover story commission in V&A Magazine (Issue 71, Winter 2026, guest-edited by Erdem Moralıoğlu for the Victoria and Albert Museum, London) and the Saturday, 24 October 2026 Artist Talk at SG Gallery Emirgan, to Cornucopia Magazine features on Annette Louise Solakoğlu, Grant Ford’s catalogue foreword for Hector McDonnell: Istanbul’s Light (premiered at Gallery 8, St James’s and extended to The Little Gallery in Marlborough as Master of Light & Colour, 9–30 October 2026), Şule Gazioğlu’s Büyükada Splendid Palace (1908) atrium curation in the Financial Times, and Photo London 2025–2026.
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