Spilt Milk
Ellis King, debut London solo exhibition
SQFT: Space Gallery, Marylebone
2 October – 5 November 2026 · Free entry
About the exhibition
Spilt Milk takes its title from the familiar phrase, and lingers on the moments we’re expected to move beyond.
Set within intimate domestic spaces, these paintings capture the moments before composure returns. Frustration, grief, doubt and exhaustion are quietly absorbed before the routines of everyday life resume.
The work asks what happens when the experiences women are taught to minimise are finally acknowledged. By giving these overlooked moments sustained attention, I hope the exhibition opens up conversations about the weight of unprocessed emotion in women’s lived experiences.
The Women in Art Prize
Spilt Milk is the result of my winning the SQFT: Space Gallery Exhibition Prize through the Women in Art Prize 2025. Gallery founder Daniel Leon awards the prize to support outstanding female artists in presenting ambitious new work to wider audiences.
“This exhibition marks an important milestone in my career, made all the more meaningful because it has come through the Women in Art Prize. My work is rooted in women’s lived experiences, so to be recognised by an organisation dedicated to championing female artists feels incredibly special.”
Ellis King
“Ellis’s work is an enticing, powerful autobiographical statement – bold, graphic, deeply personal, and profoundly beautiful.”
Daniel Leon, Founder, SQFT: Space Gallery
Visit
Open this Saturday, 24 October, 11am–4pm (and Sunday 25 October on request)
Dates: Until Thursday 5 November 2026
Opening hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
Address: SQFT: Space Gallery, 95 Bell Street, London NW1 6TL
Admission: Free
Appointments: sqftspacegallery@gmail.com
Enquiries
To ask about available works, or for press and media enquiries, contact hi@ellisking.co.uk.