London's Royal Society of Arts launches new annual summer exhibition

The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and AOAP Projects (formerly Art on a Postcard) are launching a new annual summer exhibition in London titled "Illuminated." Running from 10-24 June at the RSA's headquarters on John Adam Street, the show features over 100 artists including Caroline Coon, Susie Hamilton, and Helen Beard, with all works limited to seven inches by seven inches. Artists receive 50% of sales proceeds, with the remainder funding the RSA's social impact programs. The exhibition marks AOAP Projects' strategic shift from its long-running postcard auction format toward curated exhibitions and broader fundraising initiatives.

Emma and Chloe Fineman Talk Prosthetic Boobs, Bible Sluts, and Late-Life Lesbianism

Emma Fineman, a visual artist based in London, is presenting her first solo show at Alexander Berggruen gallery in New York, on view through June 24. The exhibition features 18 paintings that explore her queer identity and self-acceptance, drawing from Christian mythology and the Book of Genesis to celebrate female desire. In a conversation with her sister Chloe Fineman, a cast member on SNL, the two discuss their creative processes, the overlap between comedy and painting, and how they support each other through artistic blocks.

Nick Doyle’s AI Oracle at Perrotin is Part Influencer, Part Therapist, Part Snake Oil Salesman

Nick Doyle's exhibition "Collective Hallucinations" at Perrotin New York features an AI oracle named Ava, an interactive chatbot that offers therapy-like advice in the style of a Gen Z influencer. The installation, centered around a structure called Mirror, Mirror that resembles a psychic storefront, uses ChatGPT, ElevenLabs voice software, and the HeyGen avatar platform. Doyle developed Ava's persona to sound like a blend of Cher from Clueless, a life coach, and a reality-TV confessional, complete with an accidentally acquired Australian accent. The show closes on May 30.

Major summer exhibitions bring international artists to seaside gallery

Hastings Contemporary in the UK is hosting three major summer exhibitions until September 13, featuring international contemporary and modern artists. The shows include the first major UK solo exhibition of German-Brazilian artist Janaina Tschäpe, a solo show by Argentinian artist Miguel Rothschild with a new seascape installation, and "Moore / Freud," which brings together 20 works by Lucian Freud and Henry Moore exploring familial and personal connections.

Stitching a Mind of Peace

Rosy Simas, a Seneca artist, has unveiled a new commission at the Walker Art Center titled 'A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind). The work emerged from a two-year residency and blends performance, installation, sound, and sculpture. It centers on suspended handwoven vessels inspired by Haudenosaunee corn-husk twining traditions, which serve as both sculptural forms and familial presences, creating an immersive meditation on kinship and Indigenous knowledge.

Ex-Votos of Disobedience: Débora Arango in Dialogue with Alfonso Quijano

EXVOTOS DE LA DESOBEDIENCIA: DÉBORA ARANGO EN DIÁLOGO CON ALFONSO QUIJANO

The exhibition "Exvotos de la desobediencia: Débora Arango en diálogo con Alfonso Quijano" at the Claustro de San Agustín of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, curated by María Belén Sáez de Ibarra, brings together paintings and watercolors by Débora Arango (born 1907) alongside woodcuts by Alfonso Quijano (born 1927). The show proposes a dialogue that addresses persistent violence, inequality, and exclusion in contemporary life, with sacred symbols coexisting with bodies marked by desire, guilt, hunger, and resistance. Arango's work is presented as one of the earliest and most radical expressions of feminism in Latin American art, challenging patriarchal structures that have historically marginalized women and their images from public spaces.

Powers Art Center to open Roy Lichtenstein exhibit

The Powers Art Center will open a new exhibition titled “Roy Lichtenstein: Beyond Reality” on June 2, 2026, running through May 1, 2027. The show features a broad range of Lichtenstein’s comic book-inspired works, including Ben-Day dots, bold imagery, landscapes, and reinterpretations of classical subjects, curated by museum director Sonya Taylor Moore. An opening reception is scheduled for June 18, 2026.

Annette Barcelo “Bestie, Bellezze e altre Compagne” at Haus für Kunst Uri

Annette Barcelo's exhibition "Bestie, Bellezze e altre Compagne" (Beasts, Beauties, and Other Companions) is on view at Haus für Kunst Uri in Altdorf, Switzerland. The show explores the creaturely as something emerging between bodies, images, and acts of imagination, where human, animal, mask, and ornament merge into hybrid figures that feel both familiar and elusive.

Play ‘Liminal Bingo,’ Pat Perry’s Participatory Photo Treasure Hunt

Detroit-based artist Pat Perry has launched "Liminal Bingo," a participatory photo treasure hunt open to anyone with an internet connection. Participants are encouraged to go outside, gather friends, and photograph a series of illustrated prompts—such as capturing a handshake with a stranger while both wear sunglasses—using a camera or phone. When five prompts are completed in a row, players have a bingo and submit their images via Instagram or email. Photos submitted by August will be considered for a fall exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary in New York and a potential book.

We Didn’t Choose to Be Born Here: Inherited Frequencies

Botswana-born artist Thero Makepe presents 'We Didn’t Choose to Be Born Here: Inherited Frequencies' at the Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria, an exhibition running until February 13, 2027. The show combines staged portraiture, archival imagery, and documentary photography to explore themes of memory, migration, and political inheritance, focusing on the intertwined histories of Botswana and South Africa. Makepe traces his own family’s anti-apartheid struggle, including his grandfather Hippolytus Mothopeng’s flight from apartheid South Africa and the legacy of PAC leader Zephaniah Mothopeng, treating history as fragmented and continuously reassembled rather than fixed.

Threads That Refuse to Break

Trinidad-born, London-based artist Aasha John presents 'As I Weave' at Autograph in London, an exhibition emerging from her Visible Practice Residency. The show features woven photographic works created by cutting, interlacing, and hand-weaving family photographs, integrating oral history and textile practice to explore memory, migration, and diaspora. The exhibition runs from 3 to 6 June 2026.

Baltimore Twins hope to take art lovers on a 'journey' of history and legacy

The Quid Nunc Art Gallery in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood is hosting "Twin Journeys," an exhibition featuring twin artists Akio and Keila Evans. The brother-sister duo, who share a deep emotional and creative bond, present works that reflect their separate life paths yet converge on shared themes of history, legacy, and Black identity. The exhibit is a tribute to their late mother, Glorious Taylor, who instilled in them a love of art and Black history. Several pieces sold before the official opening, and the show includes Keila's exploration of emotional vulnerability in young boys and Akio's viral sneaker art, which has attracted celebrities like Dr. Dre and Dave Chappelle.

SCV News | May 27: Artist Reception 'Flowing into Familiar' in Canyon Country

The Canyon Country Community Center will host an artist reception on Wednesday, May 27, from 6-7:30 p.m. for Olga Shiller's solo exhibit “Flowing into Familiar.” The event is part of the center's ongoing programming to showcase local visual artists.