Elza Sile

Elza Sile combines mental imagery with analytic divisions and builds up an interwoven vocabulary of psycho-spatial typologies in flux.

Sile was born 1989, in Latvia and lives in Zurich. In 2019, Sile graduated from ZHdK Zurich. Recent solo exhibitions include at PHILIPPZOLLINGER (Zurich, 2024); Embajada (Puerto Rico, 2023); KIM? Contemporary Art Center (Riga, 2022); PHILIPPZOLLINGER (Zurich, 2021); unanimous consent (Zurich, 2020) and Kulturfolger Zürich (2020). She has participated in numerous two-person and group shows, such as at Diez (Amsterdam, 2023); Jenny's (New York, 2022); Centre d'art Pasquart (Biel, 2022); Haus Konstruktiv (Zurich, 2022); Misako & Rosen (Tokyo, 2022); KIM? Contemporary Art Center (Riga, 2020); Kunsthalle Zurich (2020); Hamlet (Zurich, 2020) and Galerie Kirchgasse (Steckborn, 2020). In 2020, Sile was a receipiant of the Werkschau Prize Zurich and in 2021, of the art stipend City of Zurich. In 2022, Sile completed a residency at ISCP New York.

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Heroic Protagonists

Group Exhibition

Dec 8, 2023 - Jan 20, 2024

We are thrilled to present the exhibition, Heroic Protagonists. The artists included are brave and determined to create works, which are idiosyncratic, sensuous, and evocative. Moreover, they have the ability...

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Kitten at Rämistrasse (Snake's bedroom)

Apr 13 - May 27, 2023

We are excited to inaugurate our new gallery space at Rämistrasse 5 with two solo exhibitions by Elza Sile and Pedro Wirz. The exhibitions are not only framed by the...

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kitten in a fridge

Mar 5 - Apr 24, 2021

We are proud to present the first solo exhibition by Riga-born, Zurich-based artist Elza Sile, whose work constitutes one of the most original contributions to painting and installation art in...