DANIELLE MCKINNEY et al.

When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting (group show)

Liljevalchs, Stockholm
10 October 2025 – 30 August 2026

Installation view: When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting, Liljevalchs, Stockholm, 2025, photo: Jean-Baptiste Béranger. The exhibition is organised and conceived by Zeitz MOCAA
Installation view: When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting, Liljevalchs, Stockholm, 2025, photo: Jean-Baptiste Béranger. The exhibition is organised and conceived by Zeitz MOCAA

Work by Danielle Mckinney is featured in the travelling group exhibition, When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting, at Liljevalchs, Stockholm. The presentation includes over 155 works, on loan from institutions and private collectors from 26 different countries. Created by Black artists from around the world over the past century, the artworks are placed in dialogue with contemporary Black thinkers, writers and poets.

Originally conceived by the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCA), When We See Us has been internationally recognised as one of the world’s most significant exhibitions focusing on Black representation and identity. With a primary focus on painting, the exhibition celebrates how artists from Africa and its diaspora have portrayed, positioned, preserved and highlighted the experiences of people of African descent.

Learn more

Installation view: When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting, Liljevalchs, Stockholm, 2025, photo: Jean-Baptiste Béranger. The exhibition is organised and conceived by Zeitz MOCAA
Installation view: When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting, Liljevalchs, Stockholm, 2025, photo: Jean-Baptiste Béranger. The exhibition is organised and conceived by Zeitz MOCAA

Additional:

MATTHEW BARNEY, GLENN BROWN, VICTOR MAN, DANIELLE MCKINNEY, ALBERT OEHLEN et al.

​​​​​​​Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Venice
7 May – 12 September 2026

Installation view: Don’t have hope, be hope!, ​​​​​​​Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Venice, 2026, photo: Jacopo Trabuio
Installation view: Don’t have hope, be hope!, ​​​​​​​Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Venice, 2026, photo: Jacopo Trabuio

Works by Matthew Barney, Glenn Brown, Victor Man, Danielle Mckinney and Albert Oehlen are included in the inaugural exhibition, Don’t have hope, be hope! at Isola di San Giacomo, the new location of the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Venice. San Giacomo will become a place for producing artistic projects and hosting research and discussions on art, music, cinema, theatre and contemporary culture. Surrounded by the delicate ecosystem of the lagoon, the island will serve as a laboratory for ecological reflection, where the principles of sustainability and energy transition will be put into practice.

Learn more

Installation view: Don’t have hope, be hope!, ​​​​​​​Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Venice, 2026, photo: Jacopo Trabuio
Installation view: Don’t have hope, be hope!, ​​​​​​​Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Venice, 2026, photo: Jacopo Trabuio

DANIELLE MCKINNEY

Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
28 March – 4 October 2026

Installation view: Shelter, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, 2026, photo: Alli Luihn
Installation view: Shelter, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, 2026, photo: Alli Luihn

Danielle Mckinney’s works are presented in the artist’s largest museum exhibition to date at the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach. Engaging with the history of art, colour theory, and longstanding traditions of portraiture, Mckinney’s depictions of female subjects in intimate domestic spaces transform moments of quiet introspection into timeless meditations on solitude, respite, and shared human connection.

Learn more

Installation view: Shelter, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, 2026, photo: Alli Luihn
Installation view: Shelter, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, 2026, photo: Alli Luihn

DANIELLE MCKINNEY

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Danielle Mckinney, Haze, 2024, courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen © Danielle Mckinney, photo: Pierre Le Hors
Danielle Mckinney, Haze, 2024, courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen © Danielle Mckinney, photo: Pierre Le Hors

We are delighted to announce that Danielle Mckinney’s painting Haze, 2024, is now part of the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The work is currently on display. ​​​​​​

Learn more

Danielle Mckinney, Haze, 2024, courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen © Danielle Mckinney, photo: Pierre Le Hors
Danielle Mckinney, Haze, 2024, courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen © Danielle Mckinney, photo: Pierre Le Hors

DANIELLE MCKINNEY

The High Museum, Atlanta

Danielle Mckinney, Moth to a Flame, 2024, courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen © Danielle Mckinney, photo: Pierre Le Hors
Danielle Mckinney, Moth to a Flame, 2024, courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen © Danielle Mckinney, photo: Pierre Le Hors

We are delighted to announce that Danielle Mckinney’s painting Moth to a Flame, 2024, is now part of the permanent collection of The High Museum, Atlanta.  

Danielle Mckinney, Moth to a Flame, 2024, courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen © Danielle Mckinney, photo: Pierre Le Hors
Danielle Mckinney, Moth to a Flame, 2024, courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen © Danielle Mckinney, photo: Pierre Le Hors

DANIELLE MCKINNEY

Image: Danielle Mckinney, photo: Joe Perri
Image: Danielle Mckinney, photo: Joe Perri

For the ninth iteration of Dior’s Lady Art project, Danielle Mckinney has put her own spin on the fashion house’s iconic Lady Dior bag. Inspired by moments of quiet introspection, Mckinney’s design features a hand-embroidered silhouette of a woman. Cocooned in her coat, the subject is visited by a butterfly, which is used to convey the ‘flight of imagination.’ 

Learn more

Image: Danielle Mckinney, photo: Joe Perri
Image: Danielle Mckinney, photo: Joe Perri