Internal Empire

Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

Jan Gatewood

‘Internal Empire’

9 May – 27 Jun 2026

by Quen Blackwell, Beth Read and Lauren Schiller

Jan Gatewood (b. 1994, Colorado, US) lives and works in Los Angeles. Recent solo exhibitions include: Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London (2026); It’s Very You, Kiang Malingue, Hong Kong (2024); Group Relations, Rose Easton London (2024); Discrepancy Essence, Silke Lindner, New York (2023) and Tiptoe Hassle, Smart Objects, Los Angeles (2022). Selected group exhibitions include: Abigail’s Party, Rose Easton, London (2025); From Being Jealous of a Dog’s Vein, curated by Brook Hsu, Kiang Malingue, New York (2025); Ponyshow, Amity, Los Angeles (2025); Group Shoe Two, Public Access, New York (2022); PEEL, Europa, New York (2022); Best in Show, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York (2021) and Vivid organised by Sonya Sombreuil as part of Made in L.A., Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2020). His work is in the permanent collection of the Rose Art Museum, Waltham, USA.

Photography by Jack Elliot Edwards.

Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Br’er Contemplation, 2026, graphite, coloured pencil, ink, fabric dye and bleach on paper, framed, 81.5 x 61.5 x 4 cm, 32 ⅛ x 24 ¼ x 1 ⅝ in

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Jan Gatewood, Br’er Contemplation, 2026 (alternative view)

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Jan Gatewood, Br’er Contemplation, 2026 (detail)

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Ota Benga and The Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real), 2026, graphite, coloured pencil, oil pastel, oil stick, ink, fabric dye and bleach on paper, framed, 81.5 x 61.5 x 4 cm, 32 ⅛ x 24 ¼ x 1 ⅝ in

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Jan Gatewood, Ota Benga and The Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real), 2026 (alternative view)

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Jan Gatewood, Ota Benga and The Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real), 2026 (detail)

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Can I Live II, 2026, graphite, coloured pencil, oil pastel, oil stick, watercolour, fabric dye, bleach, salt and enamel on paper, framed, 81.5 x 61.5 x 4 cm, 32 ⅛ x 24 ¼ x 1 ⅝ in

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Jan Gatewood, Can I Live II, 2026 (alternative view)

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Jan Gatewood, Can I Live II, 2026 (detail)

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Smoke Signals - My 2014 Portrait, 2026, velvet, cotton, walnut birthing chair, 93 x 63 x 49 cm, 36 ⅝ x 24 ¾ x 19 ¼ in (dimensions variable)

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Jan Gatewood, Smoke Signals - My 2014 Portrait, 2026 (alternative view)

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Jan Gatewood, Smoke Signals - My 2014 Portrait, 2026 (detail)

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Jan Gatewood, Smoke Signals - My 2014 Portrait, 2026 (detail)

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Sampled / Remixed Yoko Ono with found material, 2026, graphite, coloured pencil, oil pastel, oil stick, glue, salt, natural pigment, iron, fabric dye and bleach on paper, framed, 81.5 x 61.5 x 4 cm, 32 ⅛ x 24 ¼ x 1 ⅝ in

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Jan Gatewood, Sampled / Remixed Yoko Ono with found material, 2026 (alternative view)

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Jan Gatewood, Sampled / Remixed Yoko Ono with found material, 2026 (detail)

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Smoke Signals - My 2014 Portrait (miniature) repetition functioning as intended, 2026, velvet and cotton, 36.5 x 35 x 40 cm, 14 ⅜ x 13 ¾ x 15 ¾ in (dimensions variable)

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Jan Gatewood, Smoke Signals - My 2014 Portrait (miniature) repetition functioning as intended, 2026 (alternative view)

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Jan Gatewood, Smoke Signals - My 2014 Portrait (miniature) repetition functioning as intended, 2026 (alternative view)

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Necessity is the enemy of the prestige.Ozias Humphry, Hello Kitty, and me, 2024 - 2026, graphite, coloured pencil, oil pastel, oil stick, crayon, glue, salt, natural pigment, iron, fabric dye and bleach on paper, framed81.5 x 61.5 x 4 cm, 32 ⅛ x 24 ¼ x 1 ⅝ in

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Jan Gatewood, Necessity is the enemy of the prestige.Ozias Humphry, Hello Kitty, and me, 2024 - 2026 (alternative view)

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Jan Gatewood, Necessity is the enemy of the prestige.Ozias Humphry, Hello Kitty, and me, 2024 - 2026 (detail)

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Smoke Signals, 2025, velvet, Cotton, Walnut birthing chair by Snyder Depass, GHK-Cu Peptides by Centre Research, 127 x 82 x 60 cm, 50 x 32 ¼ x 23 ⅝ in (dimensions variable)

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Jan Gatewood, Smoke Signals, 2025 (alternative view)

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Jan Gatewood, Smoke Signals, 2025 (detail)

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Jan Gatewood, Smoke Signals, 2025 (detail)

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Can I Live, 2026, graphite, coloured pencil, oil pastel, oil stick, watercolour, fabric dye and bleach on paper, framed, 81.5 x 61.5 x 4 cm, 32 ⅛ x 24 ¼ x 1 ⅝ in

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Jan Gatewood, Can I Live, 2026 (alternative view)

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Jan Gatewood, Can I Live, 2026 (detail)

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Internal Empire, Rose Easton, London, 9 May – 27 June 2026

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Jan Gatewood, Living Image, 2026, graphite, coloured pencil, oil pastel, oil stick, glue, salt, natural pigment, iron, fabric dye and bleach on paper, framed, 81.5 x 61.5 x 4 cm, 32 ⅛ x 24 ¼ x 1 ⅝ in

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Jan Gatewood, Living Image, 2026 (alternative view)

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Jan Gatewood, Living Image, 2026 (detail)

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