Mendes Wood DM is looking for a motivated Gallery Assistant to join our Brussels team. This is a full-time, on-site role at the heart of a dynamic contemporary art gallery, combining daily administrative responsibilities with hands-on involvement in exhibitions, events, and artist projects.

The ideal candidate is organized, adaptable, and reliable, with strong interpersonal skills. Fluency in English and French or Dutch is required.

Ideal start date: early October

Responsibilities
Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Welcome visitors and ensure public and private gallery spaces are always well presented.
• Assist with the preparation and execution of exhibitions, art fairs, and artist projects.
• Support the team during gallery openings and events.
• Provide administrative support for daily operations, including travel arrangements, liaising with suppliers, monitoring supplies and coordinating orders, and keeping the gallery’s digital tools up to date.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of internal procedures.
• Maintain contact records in the Artlogic database and assist with outreach and followup to collectors, curators, institutional partners, and other collaborators.
• Oversee the gallery library, including acquiring, cataloguing, mailing, and tracking publications.
• Support updates to the gallery’s website and other digital platforms.
• Assist senior staff with ad hoc tasks.

Profile

• Interest in contemporary art and the work of a commercial gallery.
• Fluency in English and French or Dutch, with excellent verbal and written
  communication skills; additional languages are an asset.
• Proficiency with Mac OS and Microsoft Office.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign and Photoshop.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, adaptable, and responsible, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a
  fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset, with a willingness to support colleagues across different tasks.
  
  Our offer
• Sector-compatible salary.
• Full-time position (Tuesday-Saturday, 10:30-19:00).
• Meal vouchers and eco-cheques.
• Hospitalization insurance.
• Transportation compensation based on commuting distance.
• Opportunity to work in an international, collaborative environment, engaging directly
  with artists and senior staff and gaining exposure to exhibitions and gallery projects,
  with room for professional growth.
  
  Interested?
  Send your CV and motivation letter by 15 September 2025 to Clara Dias Turra at
  [email protected] with ‘Gallery Assistant – Mendes Wood DM Brussels’ in the
  subject line.

About Mendes Wood DM
Mendes Wood DM was founded in São Paulo in 2010 by Felipe Dmab, Matthew Wood, and Pedro Mendes to exhibit international and Brazilian artists in a context conducive to critical dialogue and the cross-pollination of ideas. Inspired by a belief that artistic practices broaden the scope of human agency and have the power to change the world, the gallery cultivates a program premised on conceptualism, political resistance, and intellectual rigor. Central to the program is a concern for regional difference and individuation while still fostering cosmopolitanism and collaboration.

In 2017, Mendes Wood DM inaugurated its first European exhibition space in Brussels, founded in partnership with longtime friend and collaborator Carolyn Drake Kandiyoti. Located on three floors of a historic townhouse, the gallery lends itself to ambitious curatorial projects and comprehensive monographic exhibitions.

In 2022, Mendes Wood DM opened an exhibition space in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood. The expansion is a natural evolution of the gallery’s presence in North America, emphasizing a meaningful conversation with the Global South and affirming the gallery’s commitment to mounting significant exhibitions for a wider audience. In the same year, Mendes Wood DM inaugurated an exhibition and residency space in Germantown, NY, established to create a contemplative environment for ideas, creation, and exchange. Located in an eighteenth-century property in the Hudson River Valley, Archipelago navigates between regional and global perspectives. Leading contemporary artists are presented alongside projects highlighting historical and regional interest.

The gallery established a Paris location in 2023. The exhibition space is housed on the first two levels of the Hôtel de l’Escalopier in the Place des Vosges in the Marais. The building dates to the early seventeenth century and is situated at the northern entrance of the oldest planned square in Paris. This new step is a reflection of a long-standing dream to create a space of artistic exchange in a city that both nourishes and inspires Mendes Wood DM.