5 Standout Shows to See at Small Galleries This ApriL
In this monthly roundup, we spotlight five stellar exhibitions at small and rising galleries.
Doorways puncture flattened, geometric landscapes in Ramón Enrich’s paintings. The apertures are set into blank walls and empty courtyards, imbuing these surreal structures with a sense of mystery. A selection of these architecture-obsessed works is on view in “Dos Verds | Un Blau” at London’s Cadogan Gallery.
Enrich’s paintings are rendered in muted, sunstruck palettes, with late-day shadows falling across the canvas. Some works focus on a single building. PORTA 3 (2026), for example, features an entryway jutting out from a large building. The artist adds scale with a sharp, oval tree sprouting from the ground. Meanwhile, CNALB 2 (2026) zooms out into a much larger, labyrinthine structure. These dreamlike settings channel the artist’s love for urban design. “My true passion is architecture,” he said in an interview. “I’ve found a more frivolous outlet for it in painting, where I can create landscapes illuminated by two or three suns.”
Born near Barcelona in 1968, Enrich first studied at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona before graduating in graphic arts at Gremi d’Arts Grafiques de Catalunya in 1990. In the 1990s, the Spanish artist moved to New York, where he worked as Julian Schnabel’s assistant. He has recently had solo exhibitions at Cadogan’s Milan location in 2025 and at Singapore’s Richard Koh Fine Art in 2024.
