Lemkus Gallery, established in 2024 with the primary function of the space at present being to house the Residency28 programme, which offers funding and studio space to upcoming local artists. We also provide opportunities to sell and exhibit work in the gallery space and online. The purpose of the programme is to assist the cultivation of sustainable artistic practices by providing artists with the necessary resources and support to further their respective careers.

The gallery also functions as a project space in which exhibit creative work in new and exciting ways. We hope to build community within the arts by inviting external curators to host group-shows in the gallery. By consistently activating the space with cultural work, we intend to provide viewers with a wealth of content to engage and to form networks of creative individuals working within the local scene.

Residency28 is made possible through support by PayJustNow.

4th Floor, Exchange Building
28 St Georges Mall, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000
Wednesday & Fridays, 10am - 5pm
Other times by Appointment
gallery@lemkus.com

Jared Leite (curator and coordinator)

Born and raised in Cape Town, Jared has had an interest in art since a young age. He completed both BA and MA degrees at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, UCT. His research interests trace a range of subject areas including: the South African visual archive, contemporary art discourse, historiography, cultural studies, identity politics, and critical theory. His Master’s dissertation explored how notions of racial and cultural subjectivity find place in contemporary South African art and posed questions about the representational status of ‘coloured’ identity within the local art market. He currently works as a researcher and lecturer of Art History at UCT. 

Leite has had the privilege of observing the growth of emerging artists at one of the most prestigious art institutions in the country. He has curated and done research towards several graduate exhibitions over the last three years and is enthused by the potential of upcoming arts practitioners in the creative scene. He is intent on establishing supportive structures for the cultivation of sustainable artistic practices, exemplified by the residency28 programme.

for contact - gallery@lemkus.com