Singapore occupies an increasingly defined position in the international art market, shaped by decades of deliberate cultural investment, a strategic geographic location between East and West, and a collector base that has matured considerably since the first decade of the century. The city-state is home to a concentrated, competitive private gallery sector that serves both the regional Southeast Asian market and an internationally minded collecting community. What follows is a survey of the principal private galleries currently operating in Singapore, their programming orientation, notable exhibitions running into 2026, and market context where available.
The Gillman Barracks Precinct
The most coherent concentration of private commercial galleries in Singapore is found at Gillman Barracks, a 6.4-hectare former British military compound along Lock Road and Malan Road, approximately ten kilometres west of the city centre. Since its conversion into an arts precinct in 2012, the site has attracted a number of internationally recognised gallery brands alongside local operations. Its conservation-listed colonial barrack buildings, set among mature trees, provide a distinctive setting that distinguishes it from the more generic art fair or shopping mall environments in which galleries sometimes operate elsewhere in Asia.
Gajah Gallery
Established in 1996, Gajah Gallery is one of the oldest and most structurally important private galleries in Southeast Asia. Its Singapore space is now located at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, having expanded beyond the Gillman precinct, and it maintains additional spaces in Jakarta and Yogyakarta in Indonesia, as well as a recently opened outpost in Pasig in the Philippines. The gallery's founding mandate centred on representing Southeast Asian contemporary artists at a time when the region's market remained largely underdeveloped, and that commitment to artists from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines remains the defining characteristic of its programme. The Yogya Art Lab, founded in 2012, functions as a foundry and experimental studio in Yogyakarta, allowing artists to develop sculptural work in collaboration with local artisans.
For 2026, Gajah Gallery is presenting two exhibitions of note. Leslie de Chavez, a Filipino artist whose practice weaves together Catholic iconography, folk mythology, and postcolonial critique, is showing A Kiss On The Ground (halik Sa Lupa) through 3 March 2026. This is followed by 30 Years of Gajah: A Retrospective, running from 23 January through 28 February 2026, marking three decades of the gallery's engagement with the region's art. The retrospective brings together works by artists including BenCab, whose bronze sculpture Three Muses (2025) and other works are available through the gallery.
Address: 39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, #03-04, Singapore 089065 Website: https://gajahgallery.com
ShanghART Singapore
ShanghART was established in Shanghai in 1996 and has become one of the most significant galleries in mainland China for contemporary art. Its Singapore space, opened at Gillman Barracks in 2012, serves as a bridge between Chinese contemporary practice and Southeast Asian audiences. The gallery has been consistent in presenting Chinese artists whose work engages with social and cultural questions in ways that resonate across the region.
In 2026, ShanghART Singapore has opened with work by Boedi Widjaja, whose exhibition Immortal Words :: 字基 runs from 17 January through 1 March 2026. Before that, the gallery presented Steel Garden by Yao Qingmei, a Chinese artist based in Paris known for performative and video works examining social convention. That exhibition ran through 15 February 2026. Works by Melati Suryodarmo have also appeared on the gallery's programme; her cast paper and mulberry piece Ha (2018) is listed as available through the gallery.
Address: 9 Lock Rd, #02-22, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108937 Website: https://shanghartgallery.com
Yeo Workshop
Yeo Workshop was founded in 2013 by Audrey Yeo, who trained as a gallerist in London before returning to Singapore. The gallery has built a focused programme around Southeast Asian artists who combine formal craft with humanistic subject matter. Its roster includes Balinese artist Citra Sasmita, Malaysian painter Anum, Indonesian artist Maryanto, and Singapore-based photographer Wei Leng Tay. Beyond exhibitions, the gallery has published monographs, hosted life drawing sessions and collector-focused discussions, and ran satellite exhibitions in London in 2022.
Yeo is also president of the Art Galleries Association Singapore (AGAS) and played a role in establishing Singapore's S.E.A. Focus art fair and the Julius Baer Next Generation Art Prize for Southeast Asian digital artists.
In 2026, Yeo Workshop is presenting Women Who Carry the Mountain by Citra Sasmita, running from 17 January through 1 March 2026. Sasmita's practice draws on Balinese mythology to explore themes of ecological and spiritual stewardship, centering women as figures of balance between the human and the natural. Earlier in the season, the gallery presented Inside The Dream Of A Durian Seller at a satellite vitrine space at OUE Downtown Gallery, running through 20 February 2026.
Address: 47 Malan Rd, #01-25, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 109444 Website: https://yeoworkshop.com
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Sundaram Tagore Gallery was founded in New York in 2000 and opened its Singapore space in Gillman Barracks in 2012, having earlier established a presence in Hong Kong. The gallery represents established and emerging artists from across the globe, with particular emphasis on cross-cultural dialogue between Western, Asian, South Asian, and Middle Eastern artistic traditions. Artists on the roster include Hiroshi Senju, Chun Kwang Young, and Sebastião Salgado.
During Singapore Art Week 2026, the gallery presented The Unraveling by Anila Quayyum Agha, running from 17 January through 21 March 2026. The previous year's programme included Soft Power, a group exhibition presenting work by eight notable female Southeast Asian artists, featuring works by Anila Quayyum Agha, Lalla Essaydi, Golnaz Fathi, Jane Lee, Tayeba Begum Lipi, Lê Hiên Minh, Soe Yu Nwe, Pannaphan Yodmanee, and Neha Vedpathak. In an earlier demonstration of the gallery's market reach, works by Korean artist Chun Kwang Young sold at the inaugural ART SG fair in 2023 to a Singapore-based buyer at $184,000 and $197,000 respectively.
Address: 5 Lock Road, #01-05, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108933 Website: https://www.sundaramtagore.com
FOST Gallery
FOST Gallery was founded in 2006 by Stephanie Fong, who had a background in law before moving into the arts. The gallery started in a shophouse near the Singapore River and moved to Gillman Barracks in 2012. It has since developed a reputation for a rigorous curatorial stance focused on progressive contemporary art from Singapore and internationally. The gallery publishes scholarly texts in connection with its exhibitions and is widely regarded as one of the more intellectually demanding commercial galleries in Southeast Asia.
John Clang, whose photographic work explores identity and belonging through the Singaporean diaspora, is among the artists whose work the gallery has represented and presented at Singapore Gallery Month. The gallery's recent programming has included The Lie of the Land: Sediments and work by Grace Tan.
Address: 1 Lock Rd, #01-02, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108932 Website: https://fostgallery.com
Mizuma Art Gallery
Mizuma Art Gallery was founded in Tokyo in 1994 by Sueo Mizuma and opened its Singapore outpost at Gillman Barracks in 2012. The gallery has functioned as an important conduit for East Asian, and particularly Japanese, contemporary art entering Southeast Asian collections, while also working to introduce Southeast Asian artists to international audiences. The gallery has a residency programme in Yogyakarta and maintains a collaboration in New York through Mizuma & Kips.
For Singapore Art Week 2026, Mizuma is presenting Liminal Relic, a solo exhibition by Balinese artist Kemalezedine, curated by Asmudjo J. Irianto. The exhibition, running from 17 January through 1 March 2026, reimagines Balinese painting traditions through a contemporary conceptual lens.
Address: 22 Lock Rd, #01-34, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108939 Website: https://mizuma-art.co.jp/en
Richard Koh Fine Art
Richard Koh Fine Art (RKFA) was founded in 2005 by Richard Koh, with spaces in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, and Singapore. The gallery has consistently focused on Southeast Asian contemporary art, representing artists primarily from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Cambodia. Its approach emphasises the development of an artist's long-term career rather than market-driven opportunism, and it is known for identifying artists whose practices are not yet widely recognised commercially.
For Singapore Art Week 2026, RKFA presented Bintang Hijau by Malaysian artist Hasanul Isyraf Idris, described as an intimate body of work drawing on the fragile ecosystems of Malaysia's forest reserves. The gallery also presented Samuel Xun's World's Toughest Marathon at its ART SG booth in January 2026.
Address: Blk 47 Malan Road, #01-26, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 109444 Website: https://www.rkfineart.com
The Columns Gallery
The Columns Gallery is based at Gillman Barracks and focuses on contemporary art from Southeast Asia and the broader Asia-Pacific region. Recent programming has included Reality + Image by Kim Kang-Yong and work by Filipino artist Dominic Mangila, including Manongs of Pajaro Valley 010 (2025), listed as available through the gallery. Charcoal and oil works by artist Whee have also been shown; at least one piece, Summer 2024 (2025), is listed as sold.
Address: 22 Lock Road, #01-35, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108939 Website: https://thecolumnsgallery.com
Ames Yavuz
Ames Yavuz — previously known as Yavuz Gallery — represents established and emerging contemporary artists from the Asia-Pacific region, with spaces in Singapore and Sydney. The gallery's programme engages with political, cultural, and social questions specific to the region. Works available through the gallery include pieces by Pinaree Sanpitak and Po Po.
For 2026, the gallery presented What Binds Me to This Land, a group exhibition that ran through 14 February 2026 at its Singapore space.
Address: Gillman Barracks, Singapore Website: https://amesyavuz.com
Sullivan+Strumpf
Sullivan+Strumpf was founded in Sydney in 2005 by Ursula Sullivan and Joanna Strumpf, and it opened in Singapore at Gillman Barracks in 2016, becoming the first Australian gallery to establish a permanent presence in Asia. By the time of Singapore Gallery Month 2025, the gallery marked its twentieth anniversary across the group. It represents artists from Australia, Singapore, and internationally.
During Singapore Gallery Month 2025, the gallery showed The Peace and The Fury by Marion Abraham at its Singapore space. Works by Marion Abraham, including Attention #3 (2025), have been featured in its programme. The gallery is situated at 1M Yong Siak Street, at the edge of the Tiong Bahru neighbourhood.
Address: 1M Yong Siak St, Singapore 168641 Website: https://www.sullivanstrumpf.com
Ota Fine Arts
Ota Fine Arts is a gallery originally founded in Tokyo that has expanded to Shanghai and Singapore. Its Gillman Barracks space focuses on contemporary art across media and has shown artists including Zhao Yao. During Singapore Gallery Month 2025, the gallery presented Zhao Yao: A Few Ordinary Lines.
Address: 7 Lock Road, #02-13, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108935 Website: https://otafinearts.com
Beyond Gillman Barracks
Whitestone Gallery Singapore
Whitestone Gallery is a Japanese gallery with an established network of locations across Asia. Its Singapore space, situated at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, has presented programming including a survey of Gutai Art Movement works. During Singapore Gallery Month 2025, the gallery held Sama-Sama: The Art of Togetherness, bringing together sixty works by sixty local contemporary artists to mark Singapore's sixtieth year of independence. At an earlier ART SG edition, the gallery sold out its presentation of works by Japanese painter Etsu Egami, priced between $10,000 and $30,000.
Address: 39 Keppel Road, #05-03/06, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore 089065 Website: https://www.whitestone-gallery.com
Haridas Contemporary
Founded in 2023 by Christiaan Haridas, Haridas Contemporary is one of Singapore's newer commercial galleries, focused on emerging and mid-career Singaporean and Singapore-based artists alongside talent from elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Haridas brings nearly two decades of experience at institutions including STPI, Gajah Gallery, and Richard Koh Fine Art. The gallery's roster includes Melissa Tan, Jeremy Sharma, Esmond Loh, and John Marie Andrada. The gallery's approach involves scouting graduates from Lasalle College of the Arts and the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, typically beginning with group shows before moving to solo presentations and potential representation.
Website: https://haridascontemporary.com
Kim Association
Kim Association is a project space launched by the Yenn and Alan Lo Foundation, dedicated to how transnational Asian contemporary art is commissioned, presented, and engaged with. Located in a conservation shophouse in River Valley, the space invites artists, curators, and audiences to exchange ideas rooted in Asia. For Singapore Art Week 2026, Kim Association presented Alliance by Shuang Li, running from 22 January through 22 March 2026.
Address: 63 Kim Yam Rd, Singapore 239364 Website: https://kimassociation.org
STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery
STPI (Singapore Tyler Print Institute) is a creative workshop and gallery established in 2002, situated at Robertson Quay. It operates in a distinctive dual capacity as both a commercial gallery and an artist residency workshop specialising in print and paper. During Singapore Gallery Month 2025, STPI presented Material Moves: Revisiting Print and Paper through Han Sai Por, Goh Beng Kwan, Ong Kim Seng and Chua Ek Kay. The gallery also inaugurated The Print Show & Symposium Singapore as part of Singapore Art Week 2026 programming. STPI's Executive Director Emi Eu served as artistic consultant for the 2026 edition of S.E.A. Focus.
Address: 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238236 Website: https://www.stpi.com.sg
Prestige Art Gallery
Prestige Art Gallery operates from Tanjong Pagar Distripark and focuses on Singapore art history, including archival works and rediscovered artists. During Singapore Gallery Month 2025, it presented Rediscovering Shui Tit Sing, examining the work of a Singapore artist whose Clifford Pier in Singapore (1948) was among works shown. The gallery has also presented works by Tang Da Wu.
Address: 39 Keppel Rd, #03-01, Singapore 089065 Website: https://www.prestigeartgallery.com.sg
Market Context and ART SG 2026
The Art Galleries Association Singapore (AGAS), the trade body representing commercial galleries, has actively promoted the sector through Singapore Gallery Month, which runs annually in August. The 2025 edition involved more than thirty galleries in community-led programming, underscoring the degree to which the local gallery sector now operates as a network rather than a collection of isolated commercial enterprises. AGAS is online at https://agas.org.sg.
ART SG — Southeast Asia's principal international contemporary art fair — held its fourth edition in January 2026 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, running from 23 to 25 January 2026, with a VIP preview on 22 January. The fair brought together more than 100 galleries from over thirty countries and attracted more than 43,000 visitors.
Sales at ART SG 2026 were broadly positive for participating galleries, with some significant results reported. Thaddaeus Ropac achieved the highest reported single sale at the fair: Raqib Shaw's Fall of the Jade Kingdom I – Paradise Lost Chapter II (2014–2023) sold for £475,000 (approximately $650,000). Antony Gormley's SET VII (2024) also sold through Ropac for £450,000. White Cube reported the placement of a Marguerite Humeau sculpture at £225,000 and Michael Armitage's 1: The Trial (2025) at $280,000, both to Singapore-based collectors. South Korea's Johyun Gallery sold out its presentation of Lee Bae works for a cumulative total of approximately $2.76 million. The China and Taiwan-based Asia Art Center nearly sold out its booth of works by Ju Ming and Li Chen, with prices ranging from $70,000 to $400,000.
The ART SG Futures Prize, presented by UBS and awarded to the most outstanding emerging artist in the Futures sector, went in 2026 to Filipino-Canadian interdisciplinary artist Marigold Santos, whose ink-on-marbled-paper works depicting the aswang, a shapeshifting figure from Filipino folklore, sold rapidly — fifteen of the sixteen pieces, priced at $2,500 each, found buyers within the first two days.
The SAM ART SG Fund, returning for a second year with additional support from collector Pierre Lorinet, facilitated the acquisition of works by Mona Hatoum and Lotus Kang for the permanent collection of Singapore Art Museum through the fund. The fair also marked the integration of S.E.A. Focus — Singapore's dedicated Southeast Asian art fair — as a fair-within-a-fair at Marina Bay Sands for the first time, curated by John Z.W. Tung under the theme The Humane Agency.
The fair's fourth edition was seen by many participants as a maturation of the format. White Cube's managing director for Asia, Wendy Xu, observed that the collector base attending the fair increasingly reflects the regional geography: Singapore-based collectors alongside buyers from Thailand, Indonesia, China, and Hong Kong. The fair's co-founder Magnus Renfrew described a notable shift in how international galleries are treating Singapore as a destination, with some arriving with their most significant works.
Separately, Sotheby's held its first Modern and Contemporary Art auction of the year in Singapore in January 2026, with highlights including a Walter Spies painting estimated at SGD 980,000–1,800,000, works by Zao Wou-Ki and Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès estimated at up to SGD 2,200,000, and a Takashi Murakami Untitled (2017) with an estimate of SGD 970,000–1,900,000.
Looking Ahead
Singapore's gallery infrastructure is, by any regional comparison, well-developed. The combination of a stable regulatory environment, strong air connectivity, a sophisticated financial sector, and a government that has treated the arts as part of national identity has produced conditions in which private galleries can operate commercially and engage programmatically in ways that remain difficult in some neighbouring markets. The question being watched within the trade concerns whether Singapore can sustain the momentum toward seven-figure art market transaction levels and whether the collector base will expand sufficiently to support a greater number of internationally recognised galleries operating permanent spaces rather than simply attending fairs.
What seems clear is that the institutional scaffolding — the AGAS membership network, Singapore Art Week, ART SG, and S.E.A. Focus — is now more coordinated than at any previous point, and that the gallery programme across institutions running into 2026 reflects a seriousness of purpose in presenting artists from the region to both regional and international audiences.
For institutional visitors and art professionals planning to engage with Singapore's commercial gallery sector, the Art Galleries Association Singapore maintains an updated directory at https://agas.org.sg and the Singapore Art & Gallery Guide provides an ongoing calendar of events at https://sagg.info.