ALL THAT SHE HOLDS INSIDE
NADA ELKALAAWY, INES KATAMSO, JULIE LEGOUEZ, KARLA LEYVA, ANNA VIRNICH
MAY 15 - JUNE 13, 2026
DROSTE GALLADÉ PARIS
72 RUE DES ARCHIVES
75003 PARIS
OPENING RECEPTION:
FRIDAY MAY 15, 2026
6 - 9 PM
The first exhibition under the new gallery name is a labor of love. The group exhibition dedicated to Katharina Galladé’s beloved grandmother Sigrid explores the themes of female identity formation and the search for traces of one’s female lineage within the family. At the same time, it can be seen as a small preview of what will complement the current program in the future.
All That She Holds Inside brings together works by Nada Elkalaawy, Ines Katamso, Karla Leyva, Julie Legouez, and Anna Virnich in a reflection on memory, inheritance, and the quiet forces that shape women’s lives across generations. The exhibition originates from a personal starting point: the grandmother of the gallerist. Her life forms the initial impulse for the project and opens a broader reflection on how memory, care, and identity are carried within families across generations.
The title refers to what is held inside—often before it can be put into words. It points to emotional, bodily, and material forms of continuity, where experience is transmitted through relation and care. Memory here is understood not as an archive, but as something lived and embodied, circulating through gestures, materials, and everyday practices. From this perspective, the exhibition considers how inheritance is formed and transformed over time, and how it continues to shape present identities.
During Paris Gallery Weekend, an artist talk will take place on Saturday, May 30 at 5 PM:
On artistic practices around memory and intergenerational narratives of women – a conversation with artists Karla Leyva and Julie Legouez, moderated by journalist Sarah Belmont.