The Gallerist - Contemporary Art Gallery

23/06/2026

Why do artists paint portraits?

Portraits are not simply representations of a face.
They become spaces where presence, memory, emotion, and identity quietly unfold.

Through light, gesture, texture, and expression, artists attempt to capture something beyond physical appearance, something fragile, human, and often unspoken.​​​​ In the encounter between portrait and viewer, a silent dialogue begins.

ហេតុអ្វីបានជាសិល្បករគូរPortrait?
Portraitទាំងអស់មិនមែនគ្រាន់តែជាការតំណាងឱ្យផ្ទៃមុខមនុស្សម្នាក់ប៉ុណ្ណោះទេ។
វាក្លាយជាលំហមួយ ដែលវត្តមាន ការចងចាំ អារម្មណ៍ និងអត្តសញ្ញាណ ត្រូវបានបង្ហាញឡើងយ៉ាងស្ងប់ស្ងាត់។
តាមរយៈពន្លឺ កាយវិការ វាយនភាព និងទឹកមុខ វិចិត្រករព្យាយាមចាប់យកអ្វីមួយដែលលើសពីរូបរាងខាងក្រៅ អ្វីមួយដែលទន់ភ្លន់ ជាមនុស្សធម៌ និងជាញឹកញាប់មិនអាចបង្ហាញជាពាក្យបាន។
នៅក្នុងការជួបប្រទះរវាងរូបបញ្ឈរ និងអ្នកទស្សនា ការសន្ទនាដ៏ស្ងប់ស្ងាត់មួយក៏ចាប់ផ្តើមឡើង។

📍15-17 Street 240, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
⏰ Tuesday–Sunday | 10 AM – 6 PM

18/06/2026

Join us tonight to meet Chov Theanly

Tonight, we're launching a limited edition print in presence of Chov Theanly, one of Cambodia's most significant contemporary artists, now represented by The Gallerist. 50 prints only. A rare opportunity to own a work at the intersection of artistic rigour and accessibility.

Chov Theanly will be with us to sign the prints and talk about the inspiration behind his art. He will offer insights into his artistic journey and the long-term portrait project through which he reflects on the lives, experiences, and hopes of the people who inspire his work.

MEET THE ARTIST — Chov Theanly
📅 Thursday 18th June, 2026 | from 5 PM
📍 The Gallerist, Phnom Penh

15/06/2026

The Gallerist is pleased to announce the launch of a limited-edition print series by Cambodian artist Chov Theanly, taking place on Thursday, 18 June 2026, from 5 PM at The Gallerist Phnom Penh.

Chov Theanly is recognized for his distinctive combination of realism, minimalism, and expressive sensitivity. Since 2012, he has developed an ongoing series of portraits inspired by people he has encountered across the country. Depicting individuals from different generations and walks of life, Theanly’s works explore resilience, ambition, and the shared aspirations that shape contemporary Cambodian society.

To purchase a print and reserve your edition number, contact us directly on Telegram: https://t.me/TheGallerist

MEET THE ARTIST — Chov Theanly
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📅 Thursday 18th June, 2026 | from 5 PM
📍 The Gallerist, Phnom Penh

11/06/2026

Chov Theanly
Cambodian contemporary artist from Battambang.

Old women, old men, young children, young men, young women, artists, all connected in a similar pose and background capture the Cambodian society united by the same goal, that of wanting to achieve their dream and rise up.

The figures are rendered through traditional Cambodian oil painting techniques combined with contemporary chromatic sensibilities, allowing Theanly’s visual language to extend beyond geographical and cultural boundaries.

Discover his artworks now at the Gallerist Phnom Penh.

Save the Date - Meet the Artist on June 18th at 5PM

📍15-17 Street 240, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
⏰ Tuesday–Sunday | 10 AM – 6 PM

10/06/2026

Delighted to see Im Pesey's work find a home at Kravanh. There is something right about art being encountered this way, not in a white cube, but over a meal, in a garden, in the middle of a conversation. Kravanh has long understood that heritage and the present tense can sit comfortably together.
We are glad to be part of that.

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At Kravanh, art and cuisine meet at the same table.

We are pleased to present a new exhibition in collaboration with our gallery partner The Gallerist - Contemporary Art Gallery featuring Cambodian artist Im Pesey.

Our space is where arts and heritage are held together — and simply given room to be savoured.

Taking Reservations , walk-ins welcome.
Restaurant | Garden | Private Dining
📞 012 539 977 (English and Khmer) (Telegram)
📞 012 31 91 11 (Khmer)

09/06/2026

The rainy season has arrived.

And with it, another life begins: rivers rise, the countryside transforms, and rural Cambodia returns to a different rhythm.

This is precisely what some of the artworks we feature. They resonate differently at this time of year, as if the rain outside gives them an added depth.
The rainy season has its own aesthetic. We have the artworks to match.



📍 15–17 Street 240, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tuesday–Sunday | 10 AM – 6 PM

04/06/2026

**Suspended Silence - Luna Kol**

Born from Silence.

A pause in time to gather density, ot organise itself before emerging.
On view at The Gallerist until June 08

Art Piece: Suspended Silence 6 by Luna Kol. Pigments and linseed oil on canvas - 2026

📍 15–17 Street 240, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tuesday–Sunday | 10 AM – 6 PM

02/06/2026

នៅ The Gallerist យើងបង្ហាញស្នាដៃសិល្បៈសហសម័យជាច្រើន ដែលបង្កើតឡើងដោយសិល្បករមានបទពិសោធន៍ និងត្រូវបានទទួលស្គាល់ទាំងនៅក្នុង និងក្រៅប្រទេស។ សាលសិល្បៈរបស់យើងជាលំហសម្រាប់ការស្វែងយល់ អារម្មណ៍ និងការជួបប្រទះជាមួយស្នាដៃដែលឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងពីទស្សនៈ និងភាពច្នៃប្រឌិតនៃសិល្បៈសហសម័យកម្ពុជា។

ប្រសិនបើអ្នកមានគម្រោងមកទស្សនាប្រទេសកម្ពុជា កុំភ្លេចអញ្ជើញមកទស្សនា The Gallerist ដែលជាកន្លែងដ៏ល្អមួយសម្រាប់ស្វែងយល់ពីសិល្បៈ និងវប្បធម៌សហសម័យ។

At The Gallerist, we present a diverse collection of contemporary artworks created by experienced artists whose works have been recognized both locally and internationally. Our gallery is a space for discovery, reflection, and encounters with artworks that express the creativity and evolving perspectives of contemporary Cambodian art.

If you are planning to visit Cambodia, don’t miss the opportunity to visit The Gallerist, a wonderful place to experience contemporary art and culture.

📍15-17 Street 240, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
⏰ Tuesday–Sunday | 10 AM – 6 PM

30/05/2026

There is a particular kind of silence that isn't empty;
Luna KOL's Suspended Silence is built from it.

Warm and cool tones in constant dialogue, pigments left to diffuse and collide, a balance that shifts before it can settle. The artist steps back, and the material takes over, carrying an active memory of its own transformation.

These paintings hold something in suspension. A stretched-out moment. A gesture that hasn't quite ended.

Suspended Silence on view at The Gallerist from May 29 to June 08.

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