ELLIE PENNICK Guts Gallery
“I believe change comes from a place of anger,” says Ellie Pennick, reflecting on the elitism of the art world. “We need to provide safe spaces, collective shouldering and a general support system to uphold each other.” The artist and gallerist’s anger stems in part from being unable to afford a place on an MA course after being rejected for a bursary. Instead of accepting her fate, Pennick set up Guts Gallery, a platform supporting underrepresented voices in the arts. The gallery offers advice, exhibition spaces, studio visits and more to its roster of artists, helping first-time buyers to access the exclusionary world of art collecting.
Born into a working-class family in Yorkshire, Pennick’s love of art derives from days out to free museums, as well as its ability to give her a voice for her queerness. Her background influenced her desire to support those who “are often shunned
