'Transitions'

Art journalist Yulia Yarkova, better known online as Galleries Gal, runs a highly successful Instagram account and website www.galleriesgal.com dedicated to Hong Kong’s art scene. She often shares bite-sized notes on what’s happening in the city, while running from press preview to exhibition opening and back again. With a background in interior design and art history, Yulia is deeply rooted in the local art scene and passionately promotes Hong Kong artists to make them more visible in both the local and international markets. Yarkova says that the Hong Kong art scene is very diverse — and sometimes overwhelmingly so — so when she couldn’t find a place to see all the ongoing or upcoming events and exhibitions, she created one. Yarkova’s core value proposition is that she visits almost every single exhibition in Hong Kong, so that you don’t have to.