Y Gallery

Y Gallery opened its doors at Trubarjeva 79 in 2020. Its mission focuses on the promotion and exhibition of contemporary art, as well as the exclusive representation of artists Tina Dobrajc, Mito Gegič, Arjan Pregl, Uroš Weinberger, and Sašo Vrabič, with a strong emphasis on increasing their visibility and supporting their professional development.

While painting remains a central pillar of the exhibition program, the gallery actively engages with diverse media and innovative curatorial approaches. It provides a space for exploring urgent social, political, and aesthetic issues and fosters a dynamic dialogue between different artistic expressions. The exhibition program includes both established and emerging artists, ensuring generational diversity and offering support to younger artists at the beginning of their careers. Particular attention is given to the equal representation of all gender identities, promoting diversity and inclusive practices.

The program is largely rooted in socially engaged art, a key characteristic of the gallery’s represented artists. Through exhibitions and discursive projects, the gallery addresses pressing societal issues and facilitates room for for reflection and the exchange of ideas. Art is seen as a tool for inquiry that goes beyond aesthetic experience, opening a critical dialogue on social, political, and environmental topics.

Y Gallery serves as a platform where artists challenge existing structures and offer new perspectives on complex realities. The gallery encourages innovative practices that confront contemporary challenges. We believe art to be a vital tool for understanding, critiquing, and shaping the world we live in, and are committed to research, experimentation, and an ongoing dialogue between artists, the public, and the broader social context. Artists are encouraged to reflect on, co-create, and rethink the role of art in contemporary society.

A significant part of the program consists of solo exhibitions, based on the belief that focused presentations provide deep insight into an artist’s process, conceptual direction, and sustained development. Such exhibitions are seen as crucial opportunities to consolidate an artist’s position by offering a comprehensive presentation of their ideas and poetics, enhancing visibility on both local and international levels. This approach also allows for long-term collaborations that go beyond one-time projects.

International collaborations are also an integral part of our annual program. By including artists from abroad, Y Gallery facilitates an exchange of ideas, practices, and perspectives that enrich the local scene and broader cultural discourse. Partnerships with artists, curators, and institutions from different cultural contexts foster critical reflection and creative synergy, contributing to the gallery’s and the artistic community’s development. Each international exhibition is an opportunity to expand networks and shape a more diverse cultural offering.

Recognizing that art operates at the intersection of the aesthetic, symbolic, social, and economic, Y Gallery actively seeks to present its artists at international art fairs. Art is not static but constantly in motion—shaped by dialogue, exchange, and connection. Participation in fairs is a key part of the gallery’s development strategy, offering greater international visibility, insight into global art trends, new collaborations, and a stronger presence in the wider art field. Fairs also provide access to curatorial strategies and emerging practices that enrich the gallery’s own conceptual frameworks.

Each spring, the gallery organizes a group exhibition as a space for reflecting on the future. This annual series brings together artists who address nature, technology, and human relationships in their work while challenging our perceptions of the world. Through diverse artistic approaches, the gallery engages with climate change, ecological shifts, technological transformations, and social dynamics that shape our time and define our future.