ABOUT THE GALLERY

Southern Underground Gallery (SUG) was born from friendship, collaboration, and the belief that art can transform both individuals and communities.

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Tiffiny, a self-taught abstract painter with a background in textiles, music, and culinary arts, first envisioned SUG as a way to show her son that you can create and reinvent yourself at any stage of life. Her vision was to open a space where art is not just displayed, but lived — a working studio, gallery, and classroom that celebrates expression in all its forms.

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Kit Kite, a multidisciplinary conceptual artist known for self-portraiture, performance, and narrative work, joined Tiffiny in reimagining what SUG could be. Their meeting sparked a deep creative partnership, one grounded in shared values: authenticity, experimentation, and community care. What began as a single studio transformed into a collective vision — two women bringing their practices together to build a space that honors process over perfection, curiosity over judgment, and collaboration over isolation.

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At its core, SUG exists to bring people together. Through workshops, exhibitions, wearable art, commissioned murals, and youth showcases, the gallery is both a platform and a playground. It’s where Tiffiny’s intuitive paintings meet Kit’s conceptual storytelling, and where visitors are invited to discover their own creative voice.

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SUG is not just a gallery — it is a living experiment in kindness, collaboration, and the everyday courage of making something new.