SmithDavidson Gallery is the official gallery for Hanne Arends with access to the full collection.
"I’ve always been fascinated by the human condition. How people connect, the struggle of life, facial expression, the emotion that fear and love are so near one another. "
Hanne Arends is a talented Dutch multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in Amsterdam. Her work delves deep into social themes, exploring emotion, identity, and human connection. With a strong intuitive style and a bold visual language, Arends creates art that resonates on both personal and collective levels—inviting viewers to reflect, feel, and to connect.
Arends' work is characterized by a bold visual language, vibrant color palettes, and a subtly absurdist edge. She seamlessly blends expressive painting, immersive installations, and thought-provoking sculpture. From marble and ceramics to textiles and glass, her material choices are diverse, yet her hand remains unmistakable—precise, intuitive, and emotionally charged. Her pieces often carry a strong social undercurrent and are crafted with great attention to detail and craftsmanship.
Her most recent collection REBELS consists of sculptural pieces that resemble human faces, made with handblown glass. This series delves into the evolution of identity as we grow older., and all the sculptures have their own distinct identity, visually and conceptually. Through REBELS, she seeks to rediscover that honesty from childhood, what we seem to lose as we age: playfulness, trust, and the freedom to simply be.
Through her visually striking works, Hanne Arends challenges societal norms while reconnecting us with emotion, imagination, and vulnerability. Her art reminds us that by letting go of control, we often uncover something unexpectedly beautiful.
Visit our website smith-davidson.com for more information.
"I’ve always been fascinated by the human condition. How people connect, the struggle of life, facial expression, the emotion that fear and love are so near one another. "
Hanne Arends is a talented Dutch multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in Amsterdam. Her work delves deep into social themes, exploring emotion, identity, and human connection. With a strong intuitive style and a bold visual language, Arends creates art that resonates on both personal and collective levels—inviting viewers to reflect, feel, and to connect.
Arends' work is characterized by a bold visual language, vibrant color palettes, and a subtly absurdist edge. She seamlessly blends expressive painting, immersive installations, and thought-provoking sculpture. From marble and ceramics to textiles and glass, her material choices are diverse, yet her hand remains unmistakable—precise, intuitive, and emotionally charged. Her pieces often carry a strong social undercurrent and are crafted with great attention to detail and craftsmanship.
Her most recent collection REBELS consists of sculptural pieces that resemble human faces, made with handblown glass. This series delves into the evolution of identity as we grow older., and all the sculptures have their own distinct identity, visually and conceptually. Through REBELS, she seeks to rediscover that honesty from childhood, what we seem to lose as we age: playfulness, trust, and the freedom to simply be.
Through her visually striking works, Hanne Arends challenges societal norms while reconnecting us with emotion, imagination, and vulnerability. Her art reminds us that by letting go of control, we often uncover something unexpectedly beautiful.
Visit our website smith-davidson.com for more information.
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Hanne Arends at Treasure House Fair 2025, with SmithDavidson Gallery
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Hanne Arends graduated from both the Design Academy Eindhoven (2022) and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam (2023), becoming the first artist to complete both programs simultaneously. This unique academic path profoundly shaped her artistic voice, sharpening her focus on paradoxes, the tension between appearance and reality, and the layered nature of human experience.
For her graduation at the Rietveld Academie, she created the two striking projects Collective Loneliness and Freddy Marble. Collective Loneliness is a large-scale installation of over 2,500 hand-molded ceramic figures that visualize the paradox of digital connectedness and emotional isolation. The installation has been an acquired by and was on view in the Rosewood Hotel Amsterdam in the Spring of 2025. Freddy Marbic is a sculptural chair carved from more than 600 kilograms of Carrara marble, humorously mimicking the form of a plastic inflatable. Through this piece, she critiques the blurred lines between truth and fiction in the age of misinformation and "fake news."
In 2023, Arends' work was on display at BIG ART Amsterdam, Dutch Design Week, and NockNock Artfair Amsterdam. Through SmithDavidson Gallery, her work was exhibited at the Treasure House Fair in London and at KunstRAI Amsterdam in 2025.
For her graduation at the Rietveld Academie, she created the two striking projects Collective Loneliness and Freddy Marble. Collective Loneliness is a large-scale installation of over 2,500 hand-molded ceramic figures that visualize the paradox of digital connectedness and emotional isolation. The installation has been an acquired by and was on view in the Rosewood Hotel Amsterdam in the Spring of 2025. Freddy Marbic is a sculptural chair carved from more than 600 kilograms of Carrara marble, humorously mimicking the form of a plastic inflatable. Through this piece, she critiques the blurred lines between truth and fiction in the age of misinformation and "fake news."
In 2023, Arends' work was on display at BIG ART Amsterdam, Dutch Design Week, and NockNock Artfair Amsterdam. Through SmithDavidson Gallery, her work was exhibited at the Treasure House Fair in London and at KunstRAI Amsterdam in 2025.
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Selected Exhibitions
2025 - Large-scale installation Collective Loneliness at Rosewood Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2024 - Solo Pop Up Exposition Hanne Arends, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2024 - Solo: 'Hanne’s Room Takeover', Melia Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2024 - 'Pepe Valenti & Hanne Arends', Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2023 - Large-scale installation Collective Loneliness at Graduation Show Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2023 - 'The Choker & Masks' at Dutch Design Week, Isola, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2022 - Solo: 'VULVASES', Singel 412, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2022 - 'The Choker' at Graduation Show, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2022 - 'House on Fire', Glazenhuis Amstelpark, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2021 - Solo: 'De Karel Serie', Kasteel Beverweerd, Werkhoven, The Netherlands
2025 - Large-scale installation Collective Loneliness at Rosewood Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2024 - Solo Pop Up Exposition Hanne Arends, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2024 - Solo: 'Hanne’s Room Takeover', Melia Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2024 - 'Pepe Valenti & Hanne Arends', Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2023 - Large-scale installation Collective Loneliness at Graduation Show Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2023 - 'The Choker & Masks' at Dutch Design Week, Isola, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2022 - Solo: 'VULVASES', Singel 412, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2022 - 'The Choker' at Graduation Show, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2022 - 'House on Fire', Glazenhuis Amstelpark, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2021 - Solo: 'De Karel Serie', Kasteel Beverweerd, Werkhoven, The Netherlands
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