Dana Powell: Natural at Galería Elvira González, Madrid — 5 Nov 2026–16 Jan 2027
Galería Elvira González presents “Natural”, the first solo exhibition in Europe of the American painter Dana Powell. The show gathers 31 small-format paintings made between 2024 and 2026, none of which includes a human figure. Powell’s subjects are modest and close at hand: roads lit by headlights, fog-covered landscapes, fruit, closed lift doors, controlled fires in fields, a moth resting on a tennis-court net (Luna Moth). As with her earlier exhibitions, she builds the show around an imagined character — here an amateur naturalist who goes out to watch birds and butterflies and keeps encountering signs of human intervention instead. The result sits on the uncertain border between nature and culture, between wonder at fleeting beauty and the quiet unease of the American suburbs. A catalogue with 31 photographs and a text by the Spanish writer Jacobo Bergareche accompanies the exhibition.
| Exhibition | Dana Powell: Natural |
|---|---|
| Artist(s) | Dana Powell (b. 1989, Milwaukee; lives and works in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| Gallery | Galería Elvira González, Madrid |
| Exhibition type | Solo exhibition — 31 small-format paintings, 2024–2026 |
| Dates | 5 November 2026 – 16 January 2027 (closing date per Arte Madrid; another listing gives 9 January 2027 — check with the gallery). Opening reception: not stated |
| Address | Calle de los Hermanos Álvarez Quintero 1, 28004 Madrid, Spain |
| Opening hours | Monday–Friday 10:30–19:30, Saturday 11:00–14:00 |
| Phone | +34 91 319 59 00 |
| [email protected] | |
| Gallery website | elviragonzalez.es |
| Official exhibition page | Exhibition announced via Arte Madrid (gallery association) agenda and the gallery’s press release — check the gallery website for updates |
| Artist page | Dana Powell at Galería Elvira González |
| Social media | No verified handles confirmed from the official website — check with the gallery |
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Read the Art Fair analysis
Our in-depth article on this exhibition reads Powell’s small nocturnes as a reinvented American road trip, from dirt tracks to misty woods. For more openings in Istanbul, Ankara, London, Paris, Spain, Dubai and the United States, see Upcoming Art Exhibitions in Leading Galleries.
Cover image: Dana Powell, Field fire 2, 2026, 35.6 × 40.6 cm. © Dana Powell. Courtesy Galería Elvira González. Please confirm details with the gallery before visiting.