Stephen Friedman Gallery

With his dryly comic drawings, absurdist installations and sharp observations, British artist David Shrigley offers a humorous yet critical perspective on life and the art world. Behind the seemingly simple forms lies a serious undercurrent in which Shrigley questions the rules of society. What the Hell Was I Thinking?, at Kunsthal Rotterdam, invites visitors into his mind.

Frieze Masters features six new paintings by British artist Anne Rothenstein (Booth C11) in the Studio section of the fair, curated by Sheena Wagstaff with Margrethe Troensegaard. Bringing together new works and studio ephemera, the selection explores the artist’s intuitive process and broad range of inspirations. Some of these, including Japanese Nihonga paintings, historical wood engravings and contemporary photography, inform Rothenstein’s vivid personal exploration of memory.

For Frieze London 2025, Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to exhibit a solo presentation of new portraits by British artist Sarah Ball. Bringing together large and small-scale paintings alongside a series of 20 works on paper, the presentation continues Ball’s sensitive exploration of the human condition and how it is outwardly conveyed through physiognomy, hairstyles, clothes, jewellery and make-up. This coincides with Ball’s major institutional exhibition at Longlati Foundation, Shanghai, which opened in August 2025.

Sheena Wagstaff features Anne Rothenstein in her round-up of Frieze Masters.

Artnet’s latest feature highlights Sarah Ball’s upcoming solo presentation at Frieze London.

This major group exhibition, curated by Hettie Judah with Hayward Gallery Touring, brings together the joys, heartaches, myths, mess and mishaps of motherhood through over 100 artworks, from the feminist avant-garde to the present day.  

“I believe that what matters most in my work – including my paintings – is how viewers feel when they see it. I want people to freely interpret and reflect on it in their own way.”  Izumi Kato

Izumi Kato features in Dazed's standout artists of Japan’s Aichi Triennale 2025.

Ana Cláudia Almeida: Over Again features in Vogue's Fall round up of must-see exhibitions.

"The international art festival’s sixth edition reveals beauty and hope amidst destruction". Eugenie Shin

Izumi Kato features in Tokyo Weekender's 10 Outstanding Artworks From Aichi Triennale 2025.

For Frieze Sculpture 2025, Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to exhibit the work of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. Trade Canoe: King of the Mountain (2025) is a monument to Indigenous endurance and memory. A major example of Smith’s significant body of sculptural work, the large-scale bronze is rooted in ancestral memory and carved into the contemporary landscape.

Caroline Walker: Mothering brings together work the artist has made over the past five years, exploring themes of motherhood and early-years care. This important publication reveals the evolution of Walker’s highly original artistic language.

Wallpaper* features Leilah Babirye in USA 400: The people shaping Creative America in 2025, highlighting her work that responds to anti-homosexuality legislation in Uganda. 

New York Magazine highlights Ana Cláudia Almeida as one of six female artists making major solo debuts this fall, ahead of her upcoming major solo show at Stephen Friedman, New York.

Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present Rooted in Memory, the first UK solo exhibition of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940-2025, citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation). A groundbreaking visual artist as well as a prominent curator and activist, Smith paved the way for contemporary Indigenous artists over her remarkable fifty-year career.

Yooyun Yang showcases three acrylic paintings on handmade Korean paper in the group show The figurative is not the exception but the rule at HITE Collection in Seoul.

Caroline Walker reflects on how motherhood and daily acts of care have shaped her practice in Apollo Magazine interview.

On the occasion of Caroline Walker: Mothering at The Hepworth Wakefield, we are delighted to announce the release of a new limited edition lithographic print by the artist.

The RSA Annual Exhibition is the largest and longest running exhibition of contemporary art in Scotland. Now in its 199 year, the RSA Annual Exhibition provides a platform for contemporary painting, sculpture, film, printmaking, photography and installation, alongside work by some of the country's leading architects.

Stephen Friedman Gallery presents 19, a solo exhibition by Swedish artist Andreas Eriksson. Rooted in the rural landscape surrounding the artist’s home and studio in Medelplana, Sweden, this new series of large-scale paintings continues Eriksson’s sustained exploration of landscape painting as topography and visual contemplation.

Stephen Friedman Gallery presents Queer Love, an exhibition bringing together a selection of significant and recently discovered erotic drawings by British artist and key Bloomsbury group member Duncan Grant (1885–1978) in dialogue with new works by contemporary queer artists including: Soufiane Ababri, Leilah Babirye, Anthony Cudahy, Kyle Dunn, Alex Foxton, Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Wardell Milan, Sola Olulode, Tom Worsfold and Jimmy Wright. The exhibition is organized in collaboration with Charleston, UK.

British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare’s first major solo exhibition on the African continent, Safiotra [Hybridités/Hybridities] at Foundation H, Madagascar.