21 january 2026, Flor Linckens
8 exhibitions that open this weekend
This weekend, eight new exhibitions open at GalleryViewer galleries in the Netherlands and Belgium. Ranging from solo presentations to thematic group shows, the selection is diverse in both medium and style. Notably, flowers feature prominently in this season’s programming. Explore the full exhibition overview here.
At ROOF-A, the solo exhibition ‘What Remains’ by Cuban-American artist Armando Mariño opens on 24 January. In his first solo show in the Netherlands, he presents a powerful selection of paintings in which social and historical themes converge, brought to life through bold colour and layered imagery.
At Shoobil, a new solo by Besmir Latifi opens on 24 January, in which painting and sculpture emerge from direct experience and physical gesture. The exhibition centres on instinct and memory, with works that shift between vulnerability and protection, linking personal narratives and shared histories.
TaLe Art Gallery presents the group exhibition ‘Verstilde taal’ ('Silent language') from 25 January, featuring work by Rebecca Dufoort, Marnix Hoys, Anne De Maesschalck and Bernard Sercu. Each of the four artists uses minimal means to create a distinct visual language, in a search for clarity and essence.
At Yellow Gallery, the duo exhibition ‘Reflection’ premieres on 23 January, showcasing new work by Julia Kaiser and Jildau Nijboer. The show explores the tension between Kaiser’s dynamic, colourful paintings and Nijboer’s restrained, architectural stained-glass pieces. Tip: don’t forget to RSVP on the gallery’s website.
Galerie Fontana in Brussels presents the solo exhibition ‘Making Nature II’ by Ruud van Empel from 22 January. Through meticulously composed photomontages, the artist examines our relationship with nature and technology, blending realism, control and imagination.
From 25 January, Galerie Wilms presents the group show ‘Echoes of Nature’, with works by Bas Meeuws, Wietske van Leeuwen and Tomas Hillebrand. The exhibition reveals how each artist draws on nature as a source of inspiration, though each in their own distinctive way.
KERSGALLERY opens the exhibition ‘Flowers’ on 23 January, featuring works by artists including Taqwa Ali, Marc Mulders, Gé-Karel van der Sterren and Sam Werkhoven. Here, the flower appears not as a decorative motif but as a starting point for varied explorations of form, meaning, time and transience.
Studio Seine plans the opening of the solo exhibition ‘Echo of Home’ by Lise Lou Sore on 23 January. In a monumental installation, Sore weaves transparent self-portraits with childhood memories, exploring how uprootedness, vulnerability and inner experience shape one another.
