Selected solo exhibitions
| Year | Title | Location | Traveling to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Karel Appel: Recent werk / oeuvres récentes / 1980–1983 | Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels | |
| 1984 | Karel Appel | Annina Nosei Gallery, New York | |
| 1983 | Karel Appel: New Work | Gimpel Fils, London | |
| 1983 | Karel Appel: Oeuvres récentes | Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris | |
| 1983 | Karel Appel: Recent Paintings | Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer, New York | |
| 1982 | Karel Appel: Werk op papier 1941 – 1981, tekeningen, aquarellen, gouaches | Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague | Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden, Germany; Städtische Galerie, Erlangen, Germany; Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands; Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen; Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm; Musée des Augustins, Toulouse; Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo |
| 1982 | 25 Years on the Road: A Visual Tribute to Kerouac | Boulder Center for the Visual Arts, Boulder, Colorado | |
| 1982 | Het Nieuwe Werk van Karel Appel 1979 - 1981 | Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam | |
| 1981 | Karel Appel: Paintings from the 50's and 60's | Gimpel Fils, London | |
| 1981 | Karel Appel | Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam | |
| 1981 | Karel Appel: tentoonstelling t.g.v. zijn 60-ste verjaardag | Galerie Nova Spectra, The Hague | |
| 1981 | Appel | Museu de Arte do São Paulo | Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro; Fondaçao Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid |
| 1980 | Karel Appel Recent Work | Hokin Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida | |
| 1980 | Karel Appel | Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris | |
| 1979 | The Graphic Art of Karel Appel: Art Gallery of Hamilton Collection | Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, Ontario | Traveled through Canada. |
| 1978 | Karel Appel: Peintures et Sculpture | Fondation Château de Jau, Cases-de-Pène, France | |
| 1978 | Dreissig Jahre Karel Appel | Saarland Museum, Saarbrücken, Germany | Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo, The Netherlands; Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn; Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, Germany; Kunstpavillonen, Esbjerg Kunstforening, Denmark |
| 1977 | Karel Appel: The Complete Graphic Collection | Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario | |
| 1977 | Prints | Fuji Television Gallery, Tokyo | |
| 1977 | Karel Appel | Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City | Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas; Museo de Arte Moderno Bogotá, Colombia |
| 1976 | Karel Appel: Paintings of the 60’s | Martha Jackson Gallery, New York | |
| 1976 | Karel Appel | Collection d’art, Amsterdam | |
| 1976 | Karel Appel: Schilderijen, gouaches, acryls, keramische beelden 1950-1975 | Galerie Nova Spectra, The Hague | |
| 1975 | Karel Appel | Aberbach Fine Art, New York | |
| 1975 | Appel | Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer, New York | |
| 1975 | Appel | Fuji Television Gallery, Tokyo | |
| 1975 | Appel: Paintings | Wildenstein, London | |
| 1974 | Karel Appel: Paintings from the 50’s and 60’s, | Gimpel Fils, London | |
| 1974 | Karel Appel Retrospective | Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma; City; Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona |
| 1974 | Karel Appel: Retrospective 1955–1973; Oils, Acrylics, Gouaches, Lithographs | Gloria Luria Gallery, Miami | |
| 1973 | Karel Appel: The Early Fifties - Paintings, Gouaches, Drawings, Ceramics 1950–56 | Martha Jackson Gallery, New York | |
| 1972 | Appel’s Appels | Musée d’Art Contemporain, Montreal | Traveled through Canada. |
| 1971 | Karel Appel | Galerie Moderne, Silkeborg, Denmark | |
| 1971 | Karel Appel | Martha Jackson Gallery, New York | |
| 1970 | Appel’s Oogappels | Centraal Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands | |
| 1969 | Appel: Peinture acrylic | Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Zurich | Gimpel Fils Gallery, London |
| 1968 | Karel Appel: Reliefs 1966–68 | Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Paris | Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels |
| 1967 | Karel Appel: Paintings, Gouaches, Graphics | Redfern Gallery, London | |
| 1967 | Karel Appel | Martha Jackson Gallery, New York | |
| 1966 | Appel | Galerie Ariel, Paris | |
| 1966 | Karel Appel: paintings and graphics | Makler Gallery, Philadelphia | |
| 1965 | Appel | Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam | Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels; Städtische Kunstgalerie, Bochum, Germany; Charlottenborg, Copenhagen; Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen, Germany; Moderna Museet, Stockholm |
| 1964 | Karel Appel | Galleria Blu, Milan | |
| 1964 | Karel Appel from California Collections, | Pavilion Gallery, Balboa, California | |
| 1964 | Karel Appel: Object-Paintings | Martha Jackson Gallery, New York | |
| 1964 | Appel Nudes | Stephen Hahn Gallery, New York | |
| 1964 | Appel | American Art Gallery, Copenhagen | |
| 1963 | Appel Nudes | Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Zurich | Galerie Europe, Paris; Gimpel Fils, London; Martha Jackson Gallery, New York |
| 1963 | Karel Appel: Paintings, Sculpture, Graphics, Books | Martha Jackson Gallery, New York | |
| 1963 | Karel Appel: Selezione di dipinti dal 1950 al 1961 | La Medusa, Rome |