Ambassade Art Gallery proudly presents UNITED, a group exhibition on view during WorldPride Amsterdam 2026, the first time in history that Amsterdam hosts this global celebration of LGBTQIA+ visibility and solidarity.

This thoughtfully curated show brings together an international group of artists: Noah Valentyn, Chris Marmier, Onno Visser, Marina Zumi, Igor Zonai, Handiedan, Mister SAMO, Sam Hil Atalanta, Suzy Faiz, and CBLOXX.

Inspired by UNITY, the symbol of WorldPride 2026, the exhibition explores what it means to be connected across borders, cultures, and identities. From layered photography to bold visual statements, UNITED presents a rich and diverse body of work that reflects the gallery’s ongoing commitment to artistic dialogue and international exchange.

UNITED embodies the power of coming together and the art that is born when we do.

For his latest exhibition, internationally acclaimed stencil artist Logan Hicks returns to Amsterdam with ‘New Eyes / Old Hands’, new work that reflects a long-standing dialogue between the artist and the city that has shaped his practice over many years.

Having returned to the city throughout his career, Hicks has developed a deep connection to its layered architecture, historic streets and enduring relationship with flowers. In New Eyes / Old Hands, he revisits these influences with a renewed perspective, combining the curiosity of discovery with the technical mastery he has honed over decades.

Hicks is known for his painstaking multilayer stencil process, which blurs the lines between painting, printmaking and photography. Each piece is built through multiple layers of stencils, requiring precision, patience and an almost meditative commitment to craft. The works on view draw from Amsterdam’s historic façades and floral legacy, reinterpreted through a contemporary lens where past and present coexist in tension and harmony, with color and light in the tradition of the Old Masters.

We warmly welcome you to the Opening Reception on 28 March. More details to follow soon.

Starting Saturday, December 6th, the solo exhibition PERCEPTIONS 

by realist painter Alberto de Flavis opens at the Ambassade Art Gallery. This exhibition invites the public to experience painting as an act of transformation, where observation evolves into emotion and reality becomes a dialogue with perception.

Known for his mastery of oil painting, De Flavis elevates everyday objects such as flowers, fruit, vases, and cutlery into poetic meditations on beauty and simplicity. His works are not mere representations, but translations of experience, shaped by light, color, and texture to reveal the extraordinary within the ordinary. Each brushstroke is a conscious choice, creating compositions that extend beyond their physical subjects and offer a glimpse into the artist's inner response to the world.

PERCEPTIONS explores the tension between accuracy and interpretation, inviting viewers to slow down, look more closely, and rediscover wonder in the familiar. Through subtle contrasts and quiet dialogues between nature and human craftsmanship, De Flavis challenges us to consider how what we see shapes what we feel. In this exhibition, perception is not passive; it is active, multi-layered, and deeply personal.

De Flavis is a young Italian artist (born in 1990) who has developed into a highly talented tattoo artist since 2008. In 2017, De Flavis moved to Amsterdam and, inspired by the Old Masters, mastered oil painting. He is self-taught. This is his second exhibition at the Ambassade Art Gallery, his first solo exhibition. 

In this exhibition, Ambassade Art Gallery brings together the dynamic work of contemporary artist Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman and the expressive legacy of Theo Wolvecamp, a key figure in the postwar CoBrA movement. Though generations apart, both artists share a powerful commitment to the materiality of paint and the freedom of the gesture. Wolvecamp’s works, especially from his black and white period in the 1950s, are charged with primal energy, thick, impassioned brushstrokes that reflect a visceral, instinctive dialogue with the canvas. Today, Shoe continues that lineage of experimentation, moving beyond his origins in calligraffiti into a more abstract practice where the brushstroke becomes form itself. Using unconventional tools, brooms, mops, and custom-made instruments, he explores the same tensions between control and spontaneity that fascinated the CoBrA artists.

This exhibition not only invites viewers to consider the enduring influence of CoBrA on contemporary art, but also celebrates the Ambassade Hotel’s extensive CoBrA collection, one of the most significant in the Netherlands. By presenting Wolvecamp’s radical legacy alongside Shoe’s evolving practice, the exhibition opens a living conversation about freedom, material, and the expressive possibilities of the painted mark.