Art Antwerp 2025: End of Fair Report  

The Boutique Fair reports very strong sales and welcomed 14,326 visitors.

Art Antwerp 2025 (on view from 11 to 14 December 2025 at Antwerp Expo) has firmly established itself on the European art fair circuit. With a spirit of discovery and a welcoming ambiance, enhanced by its strategic location in a city celebrated for its avant-garde culture, this fifth edition of Art Antwerp realized great numbers in terms of sales and visitors.

The fair reaffirmed its reputation as a boutique fair, offering a warm, engaging, and festive atmosphere. It showcased a carefully curated mix of local and international programming, delivering a truly personalized experience for participants and visitors alike. This tailored approach attracted 14,326 visitors in total.

“Over the past few years, Art Antwerp has been on a clear and steady upward trajectory, and this edition confirmed that momentum, fully in line with last year’s success. In the context of a slower art market, Art Antwerp once again provided a timely and welcome boost in sales ahead of the year-end period. Beyond the results, what truly stands out is the atmosphere: a fair that is genuinely appreciated by galleries, collectors, and visitors alike. The energy was unmistakably positive, with meaningful exchanges taking place throughout the aisles.
Even for well-established Antwerp-based galleries, Art Antwerp continues to attract a renewed and expanding audience. While it remains essential to reconnect with the local collector base, we are particularly encouraged to see new relationships emerging and to witness the growing presence of a new generation of collectors.”
— Nele Verhaeren, Director of Art Antwerp

The Art Antwerp Acquisition Prize, a new prize supported by Delen Private Bank, was awarded to Laure Prouvost, represented at the fair by Galerie Nathalie Obadia. Her work Sweaty Cuddle was selected by the jury and will be added to the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA).

Other new features at this year's fair included free guided tours in English and Dutch and an Art Advisory Desk, a service that helps the public find their way around the fair and engage in conversation with the participating galleries with confidence.

“It was truly rewarding to personally guide visitors — often occasional art buyers — through Art Antwerp and offer them additional context. The personal approach was greatly appreciated and elevated their visit, frequently leading to meaningful connections and often to an acquisition. »
— Gaël Diercxsens, Head of the Art Advisory Desk

The fair also welcomed more than 50 national and international museum and collector groups, including those from Young Collectors Circle, Club Fouquet (KMSKA), Art Tip Top (collectors club Lille), Vrienden v/h S.M.A.K., Fondation Boghossian, Amis du Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, M HKArt Circle, and many others.

Collectors highly appreciated the size of the fair, the ambiance, the high number of solo and duo presentations (17 for 79 galleries) and the unique mix of established artists and emerging talent across this 'boutique fair'.

“The 2025 edition of Art Antwerp confirms its growth as a leading, welcoming, and internationally acclaimed art fair. With a carefully curated and diverse line-up of 79 galleries from 11 countries, the fair offered an intimate and inspiring setting where artists, collectors, and art lovers connected in a personal way—exactly what makes Art Antwerp unique!”
— Philippe Leeman (Antwerp collector)

“To feel and understand the beating heart of contemporary art in this country, you choose Art Antwerp as a meeting place where creativity, vision, and refinement, international voices and local strength merge into a dynamic and interactive dialogue.”
— Tom Coeckelbergh (Antwerp collector) 

“I’m extremely positive about the quality of the fair. Having visited ten fairs this year, I can honestly say the level in Antwerp stood out, with a strong presentation of high-quality works, particularly by female artists. The art offer in Antwerp is exceptionally strong.”
— Alejandra Castro Rioseco (MIA Art Collection)

The fair also benefited from and contributed to the attractiveness of the Antwerp art scene, with numerous exhibitions in partner museums such as KMSKA, FOMU, MoMU, M HKA and Antwerp based galleries. 

With the generous support of its main partner Delen Private Bank, Art Antwerp has cemented its role in the city of Antwerp as a platform for international contemporary art, firmly positioned at the heart of the city's flourishing art scene. 

This fifth edition of Art Antwerp could also count on the support of the City of Antwerp and visit.flanders.

Sales Reports 

Martin Kudlek (Cologne, Brussels) reports steady sales for both Helena Parada Kim and Simon Schubert, who just got nominated for the Prix de dessin 2026 Daniel et Florence Guerlain. He always loves being at Art Antwerp because of the intimate atmosphere which allows for ample time to exchange with interesting and interested public.
BARBÉ (Gent) reported 21 sales across all days of the fair, featuring works by Flexboj & L.A., Gideon Kiefer, Joost Pauwaert, Thomas Decuypere, and Willem Boel. The gallery was delighted by the widespread attention garnered by their artists.
Richard Saltoun Gallery (London, New York, Rome) had annother successful year at Art Antwerp that saw them strengthen relationships with existing clients and institutions, meet new collectors, and sell works across a wide range of prices: “it was brilliant to see such strong interest in both established and under-recognised artists”.
Gallery Sofie Van De Velde (Antwerp) described Art Antwerp as a dynamic, vibrant, and accessible fair, presenting art for a broad spectrum of collectors. The gallery experienced consistent engagement throughout the fair, with sales taking place each day. The momentum extended beyond the booth, as visitors continued on to the gallery, resulting in additional sales.
Gallery FIFTY ONE (Antwerp) was delighted by the response to its solo presentation of Katrien De Blauwer. More than 40 works were placed with a strong mix of new and longstanding collectors, reaffirming the resonance of De Blauwer’s practice within the contemporary art landscape.
Galerie Lelong (Paris, New York) welcomed a high-quality audience in strong numbers throughout the fair. The gallery established primarily new contacts, with notable interest and curiosity from collectors. Sales were made across a wide range of price points, featuring works by David Nash, Christine Safa, Fabienne Verdier, Pierre Alechinsky and Guy Yanai.
Galerie Nathalie Obadia (Paris, Brussels) is delighted to have won the Art Antwerp Acquisition Prize with a work by Laure Prouvost. Art Antwerp was a very pleasant fair, marked by strong energy and momentum. The visitor profile was highly engaged and knowledgeable, with a notable presence of young, committed collectors. The guided tours were a real added value, as participants also went on to acquire works. We sold works by all of our artists, with particularly strong interest in Laure Prouvost following the award.
GALERIE SUZANNE TARASIEVE (Paris) For its first participation in Art Antwerp, the gallery received a very positive reception. Most of the sales were made during the opening, mainly to new contacts from private collections in Belgium and the Netherlands. The solo show of Hanna Dubey attracted the interest of an attentive and informed audience, engaged in in-depth discussions about the artist's practice. All of the works on display were sold during the fair, which took place in a particularly pleasant atmosphere. The entire team would like to thank the fair for its involvement and for this first participation, which was a success for the gallery
Gallery Hioco Delany (Antwerp) met many new clients, as the gallery is fairly newly established, and was very pleased with the fair’s sales results. Works by several artists were sold, reflecting strong interest across the gallery’s programme.
KETELEER GALLERY (Antwerp) described the fair as an ideal end-of-year event, reporting close to 40 works sold, with half acquired by new collectors. Sales included works by all 16 represented artists, across a price range from €2,000 to €40,000.
Dürst Britt & Mayhew (The Hague) sold out the solo presentation by Maja Klaassens, placing works with major corporate collections—including De Nederlandsche Bank and Grafschafter Volksbank, as well as with new private collectors from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
Josilda da Conceição Gallery (Amsterdam) among others sold a hanging ceramic sculpture by Geraldo Dos Santos to CODA Museum (Apeldoorn, Netherlands).

Notes to Editors  

Visitor Figures 2025: 14.326 visitors
The dates of next year’s fair have been announced as 10 – 13 December 2026 at Antwerp Expo 
Download high-res images of the fair here
The 42^nd edition of Art Brussels will take place from 23 - 26 April 2026 at Brussels Expo.  
The 43rd edition of Art Brussels will take place from 15 to 18 April 2027 at Brussels Expo.
More info on Art Brussels here and on Art Antwerp here