CURRENT OFFERING: GREGORY DE LA HABA

Release 28/11/2025 - 9 AM CET

Gregory de la Haba is an American interdisciplinary artist, writer, curator, and cultural producer.

Born and raised in New York City, he seamlessly integrates fine art and street culture with a foundation in traditional artistic research. A skilled painter with a pedagogical lineage that stretches back to Jacques-Louis David, de la Haba is an exemplary practitioner of fine art whose conceptual practice resists categorization. His work explores themes of addiction, masculinity, and ‘Duende’, a heightened state of emotion, expression, and authenticity derived from pure artistic expression. Through this lens, he unlocks his true self in art and life.

His creative journey is profoundly influenced by his life in a city he describes as an enduring source of inspiration. His work exudes a remarkable energy and depth of color, drawing from the legacy of celebrated masters such as Mark Rothko, whose influence has left an indelible mark on de la Haba’s approach to composition and emotional resonance. His chosen palette is often intense, dynamic, and, at times, unflinching in its boldness, evoking feelings of hope and vitality while simultaneously prompting viewers to reflect on optimism even in the face of uncertainty and disorder. Photography also plays a crucial role in his creative process. Drawing from his extensive archive, he integrates documentary-style photography into his canvases, using storied locations as backdrops that enrich his work with urban stories and social context. By mixing  photography and painting, de la Haba creates compositions that reflect the energy and pulse of the city, merging the ephemeral nature of street life with the permanence of fine art.

Since 2008, de la Haba has produced art-related ventures through his creative platform Bodega de la Haba. Notable projects include hosting literary events with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Franz Wright, curating a survey of significant works by the celebrated artist Judy Rifka at Pulpo Gallery in Murnau am Staffelsee in Germany, and producing and narrating Terrence Browne’s Irish art history musical “Hazel - Made In Belfast” which premiered at Carnegie Hall.

In 2009, de la Haba was the Artist-in-Residence at ‘Jack the Pelican Presents’, where he firmly cemented his notoriety with a provocative body of work.

In October 2024, de la Haba won the First Prize at the Durres International Biennale in Albania.

A cum laude graduate of Harvard University, de la Haba has written on a number of artists including Billy the Artist, Richie Culver, Marcus Jansen, Cristina BanBan, Oscar Murillo, Al Diaz, California Locos (Dave Tourjé, Chaz Bojórquez, John Van Hamersveld, Norton Wisdom and Gary Wong), Miya Ando, Andy Moses, Timothy Warren Williams, Lance De Los Reyes, Mel Bochner and many others. De la Haba's writings and artworks have been featured in many publications including The New York Times, Southampton Review, Rizzoli’s Irish America, New York Arts Magazine, and Portray. A recent portrait article on de la Haba by Anthony Haden-Guest has just been published in L’Officiel Austria, featuring works from his “Locus of Being” series.

https://lofficiel.at/art-culture/everything-is-made-of-light/

De la Haba’s work has been exhibited internationally in numerous galleries and art shows

Solo Shows:

·   2025

“Gregory de la Haba“, Pildong Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

“Gregory de la Haba“, M-Art Center (8H Exhibition Hall), Seoul, South Korea

“Hamptons Fine Art Fair“, Dorian Grey Projects, Southampton, USA

Three paintings adorned the walls of Mbassy, a trendy new restaurant in Düsseldorf, Germany

“Palimpsestos: Everything Will Be Visible, Eventually”, Geuer & Geuer Art, Düsseldorf, Germany

·   2024  

“Take It Easy“, Luisa Catucci Gallery, Berlin, Germany

“The Durrës International Biennale of Contemporary Art (DIBoCA)” representing The National Pavilion   

  of the United States of America, Durrës, Albania

“Master Painter from New York”, Gouter Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

·   2023

“Light Tensions”, Kou Gallery - Curated by Massimo Scaringella , Roma, Italy

“Amplified Dimensions”, Marina Bastianello Gallery - Curated by Massimo Scaringella, Venice, Italy

“Invitational Exhibition”, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea

“Portals to New York”, TwoFortyThirty, New York, USA

·   2019

“Vertical Horizons/Horizontal Waves: Totem Poems”, Meta Gallery, Monaco

Selected Group Shows: 

·   Upcoming 2025-2026

“Curitiba Biennal 16th Edition”, Curitiba, Brazil (Jun 14-Nov 15, 2026)

“Venice Biennale”, Venice, Italy – April to November 2026 (participation in discussion, not yet confirmed)

“Moordn Art Fair”, Luisa Catucci Gallery, Guangzhou, China (Dec 18-21, 2025)

·   2025

“1101 Museum”, privately owned art gallery inside the Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea - Current

“Sylt Art Fair”, Geuer & Geuer Art, Sylt, Germany

“Daegu Art Fair International”, Daegu, South Korea

·   2024

“Dakar Biennale”, Dakar, Senegal 

 “Be Colourblind” with the Finnish artist Hannu Palosuo, Tehdassaari, Nokia, Finland

“Art on Paper New York” Art Fair, New York, USA

“Sylt Art Fair”, Geuer & Geuer Art, Sylt, Germany

“4-Person Battle”, Gouter Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

“In Bloom” Oscar Molina Gallery and Yubal Màrquez Fleites Contemporary & Fine Art, Southampton, USA

“Contro Corrente”, Fondation Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal

·   2023

“The Others” Art Fair, Torino, Italy

“Larnaca Biennale: Home Away From Home”, Larnaca, Cyprus

“Simbolismi della Visione”, Rome Art Week - Curated by Luisa Catucci & Massimo Scaringella, Rome, Italy

“I Sing The Body Electric”, Jane’s Room - Curated by Raul Zamudio, New York, USA

“Inaugural Group Show”, 484 Gallery - Curated by Dalton Portella, Montauk, USA

“Summer Of Love”, Yubal Màrquez Fleites Contemporary & Fine Art, Southampton, USA

·   2022

“Art & Automobiles” First City Project Collective, Glen Cove, USA

“Rawthentic”, Brooklyn Art Haus, New York, USA

“Sylt Art Fair”, Geuer & Geuer Art, Sylt, Germany

·   2021

“Thinking Out Loud”, Pulpo Gallery - Curated by Katerina & Nico Zeifang, Murnau Am Staffelsee, Germany

“A Daze of Roses”, Mizuma & Kips Gallery, New York, USA

·   2020

“Sylt Art Fair”, Geuer & Geuer Art, Sylt, Germany

“QiPO Art Fair”, Mexico City, Mexico

One of the paintings is from the “Easy Suite” series, begun in 2024; another is part of the “Locus Of Being” series, which de la Haba launched in 2025; and the third comes from his most recent series, “In The Name Of”.

In the “Easy Suite” series, de la Haba transforms rising global tension into a visual language of “tension locks,” symbols of unity and compositional balance. Inspired by legendary graffiti writer Easy, the series reframes the word “easy” as a mantra for calm, kindness, and grounding in chaotic times. These works ultimately invite viewers to “take it easy” — both visually and spiritually.

In the “Locus Of Being” series, de la Haba pushes his visual language into a richer, more complex realm, using quantum-inspired forms that seem to shift, reform, and pulse with latent energy. These works immerse viewers in a liminal space—part memory, part cosmic echo—where meaning unfolds in multiple layers. The result is a dynamic, ever-evolving experience in which the spectator becomes part of the work’s unfolding reality.

The “In The Name Of” series positions de la Haba’s own name as an artistic statement, turning identity into both subject and medium at a time when personal narrative drives cultural value. Echoing the conceptual impact of artists like On Kawara—whose date paintings create a continuum of historical resonance—the repeated use of “DE LA HABA” becomes a symbol of legacy, authorship, and authority. The series invites viewers to see the name itself as a site of meaning—where art begins and where it ultimately leads.