Adam Gabriel | Untitled 1 | Mixed Media | 140 x 100 cm

Writing and language teach us that the eyes are the gateway to the soul. Films illustrate that the gaze of the eyes can convey a lot.

The paintings of Adam Gabriel remind us of the validity of these insights.

Who looks at us from his canvases?The anonymous figures, whose gazes inevitably capture our own, communicate much in their own silent way. Adam Gabriels was born in 1967 on Guadeloupe, French Caribbean. His clear fascination is man; the naked vulnerable person.

Who are we? The starting point for this is the face. The powerful brushstrokes and precise lines reveal no obvious emotion, but insist on the viewer’s full attention. The existential focal point of the works is an open meeting with man, and perhaps we can recognize ourselves in the inevitable, strong gazes of the nameless figures.

Selected Exhibitions
2023
Almach Art Gallery, Milan, Italy
Galleria Bolzani, Milan, Italy

2020 – 2022
Summershow / Wintershow, Gallery V58, Aarhus, Denmark

2019
Gallery V58, Aarhus, Denmark

2018
North Art Fair, Aalborg, Denmark

2017
Gallery V58, Aarhus, Denmark
Gallery V58, Skagen, Denmark

2016
Aabenraa Railway Station, Aabenraa, Denmark
Art Copenhagen, Bella Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

2015
Aabenraa Railway Station, Aabenraa, Denmark
Art Copenhagen, Forum Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Baunhøj Mill, Grenaa, Denmark
Sønderborg Castle, Sønderborg, Denmark
Varde Art Museum, Varde, Denmark
Vejen Municipality, Vejen, Denmark

2014
Aabenraa Railway Station, Aabenraa, Denmark
Gallery V58, Aarhus, Denmark
The Man Between Light and Shadow, Gallery V58, Aarhus, Denmark
The Round Tower, Copenhagen, Denmark

2013
Aabenraa Railway Station, Aabenraa, Denmark
Albertslund Library, Albertslund, Denmark
Galleri Strædet, Tønder, Denmark
Gallery V58, Aarhus, Denmark

Education
2005 –
Teaches visual arts at Haderslev Art School and Højer Design College, Denmark
Teacher on painting courses in Norway and Greece. Visiting teacher at colleges in Denmark and Germany.

1984 – 1990
The French Academy of Arts in Rome (Académie de France à Rome), Rome, Italy