Shelly Wu (Director of TKG+)

Shelly Wu founded TKG+ in 2009, a contemporary art gallery based in Taipei, Taiwan. As the gallery’s director, Ms. Wu is dedicated to the nurturing of Taiwanese contemporary art, while privileging artistic forms in diverse mediums across Southeast Asia to create a platform on which artistic expression finds space. As a second-generation gallery owner, she grew up around her mother Tina Keng, who founded her eponymous gallery — which has its roots in the Lin & Keng Gallery (1992–2009) — and is considered one of the key figures behind the Greater Chinese modern art trends and market in Asia. Decidedly taking a path different from her mother’s, Ms. Wu chose to establish a new gallery with a distinct focus.

The year 2022 marks the 13th year of TKG+, which has been tirelessly promoting Taiwanese artists on international platforms, including established and mid-career artists, from Yuan Goang-Ming, Hou I-Ting, Charwei Tsai, Joyce Ho, to Chen Ching-Yuan. In recent years, Ms. Wu has been committed to TKG+ Projects, a space invested in experimental art forms, where emerging artists are free to break boundaries and voice their artistic ambitions.