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SMAC Gallery Accused of Delayed Payments and Missing Artworks

Kate Gottgens has accused her former Cape Town gallery of withholding payment and artworks in a now-deleted post on Instagram

The Art Journal16 July, 2026

Kate Gottgens, Audible Doom, 2021, oil on canvas, 150 x 125 cm (detail). Courtesy the artist

SMAC Gallery in Cape Town has been accused of delayed payments and withholding artworks, Hyperallergic has reported.

The claims were initially made via Instagram, on a now-deleted post by the artist Kate Gottgens, who worked with the gallery until late last year. The post attracted comments by other artists who claimed to have had similar experiences with the gallery.

Gottgens told Hyperallergic that the gallery has now accounted for “most of the work” and “all of the money” it was due to return, but this occurred after significant – sometimes years-long – delays. 

SMAC Gallery has refuted the accusations.


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