Past
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Tjukurrpa : The Dreaming
SmithDavidson Gallery X Unit London 10 July - 17 August 2025 In anticipation of Tate Modern’s newest exhibition presenting the art of Emily Kame Kngwarreye (c. 1910-1996), SmithDavidson Gallery is thrilled to present Tjukurrpa: The Dreaming , a landmark exhibition in collaboration with Unit London. Tjukurrpa: The Dreaming is a major exhibition celebrating the extraordinary work of Emily Kame Kngwarreye, one... Read more -
Marie Cécile Thijs X Oude Kerk Delft
In The Light of Creation 27 June - 11 October 2025 SmithDavidson Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Marie Cécile Thijs in the historic Nieuwe and Oude Kerk in Delft. Her work is shown in dialogue with the space, exploring themes of creation through creatures, food, time and memory, portraits, and nature. The exhibition brings a contemporary lens to universal subjects.... Read more -
Waves of Color
Solo Zhuang Hong Yi 18 June - 7 September 2025 “Through ‘Waves of Color’, I invite everyone to immerse themselves in a dynamic flow of hues and forms, where each piece reflects the rhythmic energy and vibrancy of nature that inspires me every day!” - Zhuang Hong Yi, Spring 2025 Waves of Color brings together new works by Zhuang Hong... Read more -
Interwoven Worlds
SmithDavidson Gallery X Wolterinck Laren 2 - 28 June 2025 SmithDavidson Gallery is pleased to announce “Interwoven Worlds”, a collaborative exhibition with Wolterinck Laren, running from 2 to 28 June 2025. As part of Art Month Laren, Wolterinck and SmithDavidson Gallery are joining forces for a unique exhibition in the inspiring showroom of Wolterinck in Laren. Be captivated by the... Read more -
Le Carnaval des Animaux
6 March - 1 June 2025 On March 6, our Amsterdam gallery will open its doors to Le Carnaval des Animaux , an exhibition that brings together contemporary artists and photographers exploring the theme of animals in art. The exhibition reflects on the relationship between humans and animals, capturing their presence in different artistic forms. From... Read more -
Angels & Demons
Matthijs Scholten 13 September - 16 November 2024 Following successful presentations in Miami, Chicago and New York, SmithDavidson Gallery is excited to open the cultural season with the latest solo presentation of Dutch artist Matthijs Scholten. Presenting new works created by Scholten in his studio just outside Amsterdam and in Bali, Indonesia over the past two years, they... Read more -
Ladies from Papunya
6 June - 9 September 2024 This exhibition celebrates the innovative elements that female artists have introduced to the Australian Indigenous Art movement.
The presentation will include works by - amongst others - Tjunkiya Napaltjarri, Dorothy Napangardi, Ningura Napurrula, Yinarupa Nangala (Image shown), Naata Nungurrayi and Esther Giles Nampitjinpa. Read more -
Icons
Marie Cecile Thijs 16 March - 28 April 2024 This Spring, SmithDavidson Gallery is excited to highlight Marie Cecile Thijs' most iconic series the upcoming solo exhibition 'ICONS'. With this exhibition Marie Cecile Thijs' most influential photographic works will be investigated through the work she has produced over the past two decades. The themes central to Marie Cecile's creative... Read more -
MEDITATIONS
The Estate of Gerard Verdijk 11 November 2023 - 13 January 2024 SmithDavidson Gallery is excited to present the new exhibition MEDITATIONS which represents the Estate of post-war artist Gerard Verdijk. Read more -
Female Perspectives
7 September - 21 October 2023 Dit najaar opent SmithDavidson Gallery in Amsterdam het galerieseizoen met de groepsexpositie Female Perspectives waarin het werk van vijf vrouwelijke kunstenaars samen komt in een nieuwe context, los van een specifiek medium of culturele achtergrond: Sarrita King, Marie Cecile Thijs, Naata Nungurrayi, Minnie Pwerle en Lita Cabellut. De expositie is... Read more -
Reflections
The Photography Show 8 July - 2 September 2023 This Summer SmithDavidson Gallery Amsterdam presents the photography show 'Reflections’ which poses a contemplative vision on the world of Contemporary Photography through the works of Ingo Arndt, Marie Cecile Thijs, Francesco Bosso, Vincent Lagrange and Marc Lagrange. The exhibition is on view from July 8 until September 2 and extends... Read more -
Dreaming with your Eyes Open
Australian Aboriginal Art 8 April - 17 June 2023 SmithDavidson Gallery presents 'Dreaming with your Eyes Open' with works from the Australian Aboriginal Art collection. For this exhibition David Smith has selected works by Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, George Tjungurrayi, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Jorna Nelson Napurrula and Paddy Lewis Tjapanangka, among others. Read more -
SmithDavidson Icons
4 February - 23 March 2023 In celebration of SmithDavidson Gallery's new exhibiiton space in the Architectural hart of Amsterdam, the Berlage district, we welcome you to SmithDavidson Icons. For this exhibition a curated selection of works by international contemporary artists is presented, including works by Willem van Weeghel, Irene Zundel, Ronald A. Westerhuis, Giuseppe Linardi,... Read more -
FIFTH
Willem Van Weeghel 5 November 2022 - 4 January 2023 Celebrating Van Weeghel's Fifth decade as an autonomous artist, creating his unique kinetic artworks, SmithDavidson Gallery presents the solo exhibition 'Fifth'. Read more -
The Photography Show
High Line Nine Gallery New York 19 October - 1 November 2022 For the closing exhibition SmithDavidson Gallery will be presenting 'The Photography Show' including works by international artists: Marc Lagrange, Ingo Arndt, Francesco Bosso, Sonya Fichte and Marie Cecile Thijs. Read more -
Modern Icons
High Line Nine Gallery New York 5 - 18 October 2022 Presenting works by Modern Masters from the Twentieth & Twenty First Century ; for the third exhibition SmithDavidson Gallery will be showing art from esteemed artists such as Sam Francis, Robert Indiana, Robert Cottingham, KAWS and Gerhard Richter. Also 2 iconic artists from our Australian Aboriginal Art collection will be... Read more -
Contemporary Art Exhibition
High Line Nine Gallery New York 21 September - 4 October 2022 Following the highly successful exhibition 'Free or Form', where the work by Matthijs Scholten was presented in dialogue with works by Gavin Rain, Scholten will have his inaugural exhibition in New York City alongside new works by internationally acclaimed artists Lita Cabellut and Zhuang Hong Yi. Read more -
Australian Indigenous Art from the SmithDavidson Collection
High Line Nine Gallery New York 7 - 20 September 2022 Kicking of its NYC presentation SmtihDavidson Gallery brings its influential collection of Australian Indigenous Art to New York early September with works by Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, George Tjungurrayi, Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Naata Nungurrayi. Read more -
Energize
Zhuang Hong Yi 25 August - 31 October 2022 Celebrating the 60th Birthday of Zhuang Hong Yi, SmithDavidson Gallery opens the Amsterdam cultural season with a solo show of the renowned artist presenting an overview of the iconic Landscape and Flowerbed series and in doing so SDG shows the evolution and variety of this artist, and the distinct signature... Read more -
Free or Form
Matthijs Scholten & Gavin Rain 6 July - 20 August 2022 New duo exhibition 'Free or Form' combining the meticulously constructed portraits by renowned South African artist Gavin Rain and the organically created works by Dutch artist Matthijs Scholten. Read more -
Parallels
Marie Cecile Thijs 23 March - 29 May 2022 SmithDavidson Gallery presents the latest Solo exhibition by renowned Dutch artist Marie Cecile Thijs. Following the artist's solo show in Miami over the Summer of 2021, The exhibition in Museum Freaylemaborg in the Fall of 2021 and the artist's inclusion of the 9th Beijing International Art Biennale, China in 2022,... Read more -
Marc Lagrange, 30 Years
18 December 2021 - 5 March 2022 SDG celebrates the artistic legacy of Marc Lagrange, with a new exhibition of works exhibited at Fort Napoleon, Ostend in 2021 and the newly released 'Black Box' Read more -
Papunya 50 Years | 1971 - 2021
27 October - 12 December 2021 Fifty years ago exactly in Papunya, a settlement 240km north-west of Alice Springs, the Papunya Tula Art Movement began in 1971 when a school teacher, Geoffrey Bardon, encouraged some of the men to paint a blank school wall. The murals sparked off tremendous interest in the community and soon many... Read more -
The Choice of Memories
Lita Cabellut 3 September - 10 October 2021 SmithDavidson Gallery is excited to present the solo exhibition of Lita Cabellut: The Choice of Memories Cabellut exhibited in the Museo Goya in 2019 and she has been awarded the title Dutch artist of the year for 2021. Read more -
Summer of Love '21
1 July - 22 August 2021 SmithDavidson Gallery is looking forward to welcome you back to the Amsterdam gallery for the first offline gallery exhibition as lockdown measures are being lifted. New and recent works by international artists represented by SmithDavidson Gallery are included in the exhbition. Read more -
A Surreal World, Marie Cecile Thijs
Miami 5 June - 17 September 2021 SmithDavidson Gallery presents 'A Surreal World' the new solo exhibition by Dutch artist Marie Cecile Thijs. Welcome to the surreal world of Marie Cecile Thijs. Portraits of people, animals, flowers and food, they all bear her specific signature. Influences reminiscent of the 17th century Old Masters are recurrent in the... Read more -
Eternal Beauty
14 February - 24 May 2021 Eternal Beauty reviews the concept of beauty from the late nineteenth century until the present day. Beauty in the representation of portraits of women but first and foremost as represented in form and medium. Especially now, in these times of uncertainty and confinement the concept of beauty in the arts... Read more -
Soul
Ronald A. Westerhuis 2 September - 15 November 2020 For artist Ronald A. Westerhuis (Dutch, b. 1971) each sculpture represents a part of his artistic quest. Through days of working the steel, welding and many hours of polishing with his team of six people, the hard and robust stainless steel with which he invariably works is transformed into impressive... Read more -
Origins
Australian Aboriginal art from the Smith-Davidson Collection 23 April - 14 June 2020 ORIGINS brings the 'crème de la crème’ of Australian Aboriginal Art to Amsterdam. With major shows in New York, Miami, Austin and Los Angeles, Australian Aboriginal Art has seen a massive surge in interest over the past year alone. The quality and scope of this exhibition, which includes a selection... Read more -
Flat Depth
Paul Rousso 17 January - 31 March 2020 Flat Depth is the first Solo exhibition by American artist Paul Rousso in the Netherlands, with over 25 works created especially for the show The artist will be present for the opening on January 17 and also on Saturday January 18. Ben jij overtuigd dat kranten, papiergeld en gedrukte boeken... Read more -
Journey
12 September - 5 October 2019 Journey is the latest exhibition at SmithDavidson Gallery Amsterdam In this show works from four national and international artist are brought together, each working in his own media, from photography to kinetic art. The works by Zhuang Hong Yi are colorful and are a tell-tale of the artist’s journey from... Read more
Online
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Faces in Color
22 August - 14 September 2025 SmithDavidson Gallery presents ‘Faces in Color’, a new online exhibition featuring works by Jordy Kerwick, Matthijs Scholten, Gavin Rain, and Hanne Arends. This exhibition showcases the diverse ways in which artists use the endless possibilities of color, working figuratively and primarily portraying faces. Each artist engages with color across distinct... Read more -
Rebels
Hanne Arends 25 April - 22 June 2025 SmithDavidson Gallery is pleased to announce the launch of 'REBELS', an online exhibition featuring the latest work by multidisciplinary Dutch artist Hanne Arends. Born in 1995 in Utrecht and based in Amsterdam, Arends is a thoughtful and intuitive artist whose practice spans painting, installation, and sculpture. Her work engages with... Read more -
A Dialogue between Cultures and Time
Online Preview EXPO Chicago 2025 11 April - 8 June 2025 SmithDavidson Gallery presents "A Dialogue between Cultures and Time", an online preview for EXPO Chicago. This online exhibition brings together works by Australian First Nations artists and international contemporary voices, exploring connections across cultures, artistic styles, and generations. The presentation reflects on tradition, storytelling, and the evolving language of contemporary art. Read more -
Dreaming in Color
Works by Australian First Nations Artists 15 March - 26 April 2025 SmithDavidson Gallery presents Dreaming in Color, an online exhibition showcasing works by renowned Australian First Nations artists Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Minnie Pwerle, Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford and Rover Thomas Joolama. This online exhibition highlights their distinctive artistic expressions and deep connection to Country, culture, and storytelling. Emily Kame Kngwarreye (c. 1910–1996)... Read more -
Contemporary Female Portraits in Photography
22 January - 30 March 2025 SmithDavidson Gallery is pleased to announce the launch of the online exhibition Contemporary Female Portraits in Photography , featuring the works of Marie Cecile Thijs, Janette Beckman, Marc Lagrange, and Terry O’Neill. This exhibition brings together a diverse collection of portraits that explore femininity through different artistic lenses. Each artist... Read more -
Contradictions in Similarity
Australian First Nations Art & Gerard Verdijk 27 October - 24 November 2024 In the lead-up to Art Cologne, Contradictions in Similarity explores the visual connections between the works of renowed Dutch post-war artist Gerard Verdijk (1934–2005) and Australian First Nations artists. Verdijk is celebrated for his abstract works that emphasize balance and meditative spaces, influenced by his exposure to Japanese philosophy in... Read more -
Desert Dreamscapes
The Art of the Tjapaltjarri Brothers 13 October - 10 November 2024 Desert Dreamscapes: The Art of the Tjapaltjarri Brothers is a tribute to the journey and artistic evolution of Warlimpirrnga, Walala, and the late Thomas Tjapaltjarri, three Pintupi brothers from the Pintupi Nine, a group of First Nations Australians who lived nomadically in the Western Desert until 1984. Their connection to... Read more -
Gavin Rain
11 - 30 November 2020 SmithDavidson Gallery is excited to share these recent works by South African artist Read more
