Goodman Gallery
Established: 1966
AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY WITH LOCATIONS IN JOHANNESBURG, CAPE TOWN AND LONDON
Goodman Gallery is an international contemporary art gallery with locations in Johannesburg, Cape Town and London. The gallery represents artists whose work confronts entrenched power structures and inspires social change.
Goodman Gallery has held the reputation as a pre-eminent art gallery on the African continent since 1966. It has been pivotal in shaping contemporary South African art, bringing Lisa Brice, David Goldblatt, William Kentridge, David Koloane, Sam Nhlengethwa and Sue Williamson to the world’s attention for the first time during the apartheid era.
Since Liza Essers became owner and director in 2008, the gallery roster has grown by more than 30 international artists, with a focus on women from the African Diaspora and beyond.
Goodman Gallery has a global programme working prominent and emerging international artists whose work engages in a dialogue with African and post-colonial contexts.
Some of these artists include Ghada Amer, El Anatsui, Candice Breitz, Alfredo Jaar, Grada Kilomba, Kapwani Kiwanga, Shirin Neshat, Ernesto Neto, Tabita Rezaire, Yinka Shonibare CBE, Mikhael Subotzky and Hank Willis Thomas.
Critical to this programme has been the introduction of two ongoing curatorial initiatives: “In Context”, which explores tensions of place and belonging; and “South-South”, which considers connections between artists from the “global south”. Goodman Gallery’s expansion to London furthers this mission to confront dominant historical narratives and to contribute to contemporary art discourse and social repair.
Goodman Gallery has a legacy of facilitating broader social access to art, serving in an institutional capacity through its public programming, publishing, and education. The gallery and its artists have a history of supporting NGOs in the healthcare sector and committed to advocating for human rights in South Africa. Since 2003 Goodman Gallery has raised R25 million (£1.4 million) for charities such as Orange Babies, Red Cross and most recently entering into a long-term partnership with the Witkoppen Health and Welfare Clinic.
Member since 2019
Current Exhibitions
Forthcoming Exhibitions
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Spaces
Goodman Gallery
26 Cork StreetLondon
W1S 3ND
United Kingdom
+44 7946 489371
Open: Tue-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 12-5pm
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Goodman Gallery
23 East 67th Street, 2nd FlrNew York
NY 10065
United States
Open: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-4pm
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Gallery Artists
- Adam Broomberg
- Alfredo Jaar
- Brett Murray
- Candice Breitz
- Carla Busuttil
- Claire Gavronsky
- Clive van den Berg
- David Goldblatt
- David Koloane
- Frances Goodman
- Gabrielle Goliath
- Gavin Turk
- Gerald Machona
- Gerhard Marx
- Ghada Amer
- Hank Willis Thomas
- Haroon Gunn-Salie
- Hasan & Husain Essop
- Jabulani Dhlamini
- Jeremy Wafer
- Kagiso Pat Mautloa
- Kendell Geers
- Kudzanai Chiurai
- Lisa Brice
- Mikhael Subotzky
- Minnette Vári
- Moshekwa Langa
- Mounir Fatmi
- Nontsikelelo Veleko
- Oliver Chanarin
- Robert Hodgins
- Sam Nhlengethwa
- Stefanus Rademeyer
- Sue Williamson
- Thabiso Sekgala
- Walter Oltmann
- Willem Boshoff
- William Kentridge
Fairs
- Frieze London 2021
- Art Basel 2021
- Frieze New York 2021
- Frieze Los Angeles 2020
- Art Basel Miami Beach 2019
- Art Basel Miami Beach 2019 Kabinett
- Frieze London 2019
- Art Basel 2019
- Frieze New York 2019
- Art Basel Hong Kong 2019
- Art Basel Miami Beach 2018
- Paris Photo 2018
- Frieze London 2018
- Art Basel 2018
- Frieze New York 2018
- Art Basel Hong Kong 2018
- The Armory Show 2018
- Art Basel Miami Beach 2017
- Frieze London 2017
- Art Basel 2017
- Frieze New York 2017
- Art Basel Hong Kong 2017
- Art Basel Miami Beach 2016
- Frieze London 2016
- Art Basel 2016
- Frieze New York 2016
- Art Basel Hong Kong 2016
- The Armory Show 2016 Pier 94 - Contemporary
- Art Basel Miami Beach 2015
- Frieze London 2015
- Art Basel 2015
- Frieze New York 2015
- SP-Arte 2015
- Art Basel Hong Kong 2015
- Art Basel Miami Beach 2014
- Frieze London 2014
- Art Basel 2014
- Frieze New York 2014
- fiac 2013
- Frieze London 2013
- Frieze New York 2013
- Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
- Art Basel Miami Beach 2012
- Frieze Masters 2015 Spotlight
- Art Basel Miami Beach 2013
- The Armory Show 2018 Focus: Curated by Gabriel Ritter
- Frieze Masters Spotlight 2014
- Frieze Masters 2017 Spotlight
- The Armory Show (Pier 94) 2013
- Art Basel 2013