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Founded in London in 2015, ANNKA KULTYS GALLERY was among the first galleries internationally to champion digital, new-media and technology-engaged artistic practices. Over more than a decade, the galleryhas presented in excess of 75 exhibitions and featured more than 175 artists.  

ANNKA KULTYS GALLERY began life as a physical exhibition space within the vibrant artistic community of London’s East End. As the global pandemic shifted much of the world online, the gallery was well positioned to embrace the digital sphere, launching its online platform [The art happens here] in 2020. This development prompted a reconsideration of the distinction between physical and virtual exhibition spaces, particularly given the need for digitally native art to be displayed in its natural habitat. In 2022, the gallery launched ANNKA KULTYS PHYGITAL, a virtual-reality exhibition space offering digital artists new opportunities for experimental display, while bridging physical and digital artistic experiences and engaging a new generation of digital art collectors.

Continuing her mission to develop new models for new audiences and democratise art collecting, in 2025 Annka Kultys moved away from the traditional white cube model. Instead, she began inviting artists to curate seasonal presentations of their work in dialogue with her private collection, offering opportunities to experiment with the physical display of new-media artworks. While these presentations are not publicly accessible in person, their documentation can be viewed internationally online  alongside the [The art happens here] monthly series and VR bimonthly exhibitions. Additionally, the gallery continues to bring its artists in connection with audiences through participation in art fairs worldwide.

ABOUT THE GALLERIST 

Annka Kultys was born in Poland and raised in Switzerland, where her passion for art developed from a young age, making pilgrimages by train to international exhibitions, visiting the Centre d’art Neuchâtel – then directed by Marc-Olivier Wahler – and attending the international art fair Art Basel. She gained an MSc in Mathematics in 2004, beginning her professional career working across Switzerland’s leading sectors, private banking and the watch industry.

In 2008, Kultys relocated to Paris, where she worked in another of Europe’s main industries, fashion, before moving to London in 2012 to pursue an MA in Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s Institute of Art. The two strands of her education in mathematics and art have shaped her unique understanding of artistic practices at the intersection of technology and contemporary art, culminating in her founding her eponymous gallery in the heart of London’s experimental art scene in 2015. Kultys has since established herself as a leading advocate for digital and new-media art, widely recognised for championing artists who work with emerging technologies.