About
Galerie Fons Welters is a gallery presenting exhibitions by emerging and mid-career contemporary artists. Located in the center of Amsterdam, the gallery presents both national and international artists. The gallery’s origin dates back to 1984 when Fons Welters opened a gallery space in the Jordaan area. Opening Galerie Fons Welters in 1989 in a former garage in Amsterdam’s Bloemstraat, the gallery has been praised for its distinctive quality of showing young, talented artists when they are still relatively unknown. Since its start, the gallery established itself nationally and internationally with its particular focus on installation art and sculptural approaches, a presence still strongly embedded in the program. Maintaining a diverse exhibition programme, Galerie Fons Welters presents solo exhibitions and group shows of gallery artists as well as special projects. The gallery has a dual exhibition format with its front and back space; often presenting two shows simultaneously.
Throughout the years, the gallery has worked with different generations of artists, always by starting to work with each one of them in an early and precious moment of their careers. Most recently Adriano Amaral, Tenant of Culture and Sarah Księska have joined the program.
Throughout the years, the gallery has worked with different generations of artists, always by starting to work with each one of them in an early and precious moment of their careers. Most recently Adriano Amaral, Tenant of Culture and Sarah Księska have joined the program.
Staff
Fons Welters – founding director
Nick Terra – director
Fons Welters – founding director
Nick Terra – director
Maria van Oosterhout – artist liaison and fair coordinator
Sander Versluis – registrar and archivist
The gallery is part of:
and endorses the Mondriaan Fund Gallery Fair Practice Code (click to read code). We aim to become an active Gallery Climate Coalition member.
Address
Bloemstraat 140
1016 LJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Opening hours
Tuesday – Saturday: 1 – 6 pm
or by appointment
The gallery is closed on public holidays.
Contact
(+31) 20 423 30 46
mail@fonswelters.nl
The gallery does not accept unsolicited artist submissions or proposals.
(+31) 20 423 30 46
mail@fonswelters.nl
The gallery does not accept unsolicited artist submissions or proposals.
Accessibility
There is level access to the gallery from Bloemstraat via a manual door. If you have an access requirement which we haven’t addressed here, please get in touch in advance of your visit and we will make our best endeavours to help you.
Photography
Ernst van Deursen
Sonia Mangiapane
Gunnar Meier
Gert Jan van Rooij