GOWEN Gallery represents Swiss and international emerging and mid-career artists, assuring museum-quality presentations by both its represented and invited artists. The gallery prides itself on a rich exhibition program including curatorial projects and participation in renowned international art fairs, for which, more recently, it has delivered high profile monumental projects.
Originally founded in 2009 by Laura Gowen and Faye Fleming, the gallery became Gowen Contemporary in 2010. With a visionary approach, and under the sole leadership of Founder and Director, Laura Gowen, the gallery has established itself as a collaborative player in the contemporary art sector, partnering with key fairs, festivals, institutions, and galleries internationally.
Since its inception, GOWEN aims to showcase pioneering and cutting-edge artists pursuing experimental and critical approaches, often alongside significant works by critically acclaimed or historical artists from private collections. With a strong belief in inclusion and diversity, the gallery welcomes all forms of medium and artistic expression.
Located in the historic old town of Geneva, the principal gallery at Grand-Rue 23 provides the setting for large, formal presentations and events.
Situated around the corner just a stone’s throw from the main gallery, GOWEN LAB at Rue Jean-Calvin 4 serves as a second project space for GOWEN, as well as offering possibilities for short-term artist residencies. Complementing the main gallery space at Grand-Rue 23, GOWEN LAB provides a relaxed, accommodating setting for intimate encounters with small-scale, emerging sector or spontaneous presentations and artist talks, or as a possibility for extending exhibitions running at the gallery’s principle space. GOWEN LAB is regularly offered to guest curators and artists, invited to bring fresh and exciting contributions to GOWEN’s wider exhibition program.