South, London
Max Wade
Ancestors
Sid MotionSid Motion Gallery is pleased to present Ancestors, a solo exhibition by Max Wade. For the exhibition, Wade introduces a new body of work that marks an important development in his practice: the first presentation of sculptural assemblages alongside his paintings. Developed over the past year, these assemblages are not conceived as a departure from painting but as an extension of it. Wade approaches them with the same sensitivity to material, composition and surface that characterises his canvases. In 'Ancestors', painting and sculpture become deeply interconnected, each medium informing and reshaping the other. Together, the works reveal a practice in transition, where ideas move fluidly between two- and three-dimensional forms. Max Wade (b. 1985, London) lives and works in London, UK. He studied Fine Art Painting at Brighton University. Wade's recent solo exhibitions include; 'NADA Miami', Miami, USA, 2024; 'Dodge and Burn', Maya Frodeman Gallery, Wyoming, USA, 2024; ‘Go Bang', Sid Motion Gallery, London, 2023; 'Whisper Down the Lane', Sid Motion Gallery, London, 2021; ‘Sowing the Soil with Salt', Sid Motion Gallery, London, 2020; ‘Platform: London', hosted by David Zwirner (online), 2020; ‘Wind for the Sails', Messums Wiltshire, Salisbury, 2020; ‘Between the Dog and the Wolf', Sid Motion Gallery, London, 2019; ‘For Tina', curated by Roxie Warder hosted at Cob Gallery, London, 2019. Recent group exhibitions include: 'Contour Lines', Sid Motion Gallery, London, 2025; 'Across the Pond: Contemporary Painting in London', Eric Firestone Gallery, New York, USA, 2024; 'Searching Minds', Sid Motion Gallery, 2024 with Carole Gibbons and Roy Oxlade; ‘Abstract Colour', Marlborough Gallery, 2023. 'Stand with Ukraine', Hales London, 2022. His residencies include Artist's workshop & exchange, Muscat, Oman, Muscat, Gasworks gallery & Triangle network 2013.