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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 5, 2026 visibility 6 link 9 artists

Lee Ufan retrospective will be among 2026 Venice Biennale collateral events

The Venice Biennale has announced 31 official collateral events for its 2026 edition, headlined by a major Lee Ufan retrospective at the San Marco Art Centre. Curated by Dia Art Foundation director Jessica Morgan, the exhibition will celebrate the artist's 90th birthday by tracing his seven-decade career from the Mono-ha movement to his recent dimensional paintings. Other notable collateral participants include national presentations from Scotland and Wales, a floating synagogue installation by Ukrainian artist Anna Kamyshan, and a Gaza-focused exhibition organized by the Palestine Museum US.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 23, 2026 visibility 6 link 23 artists, 20 galleries

Frieze Los Angeles reflects the city’s resilience

Frieze Los Angeles has returned to the Santa Monica Airport for its seventh edition, marking the first iteration since the fair was acquired by Ari Emanuel’s live events venture, Mari. The event features nearly 100 galleries from 22 countries, balancing global powerhouses like Gagosian and Hauser & Wirth with a strong contingent of local Los Angeles mainstays. Fair director Christine Messineo emphasized the fair's role as a central gathering point for the international collecting community within the city's sprawling landscape.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 26, 2026 visibility 3 link 25 artists, 5 galleries

5 Art Openings in London this week.

London galleries are launching a packed week of late-January exhibitions, featuring solo shows by Jessica Rankin at White Cube (embroidered paintings and works on paper), R. Crumb at David Zwirner (a survey of his six-decade career in countercultural drawing), Alexandra Christou at Sadie Coles HQ (rarely seen 1990s paintings of Greek life), Christina Mackie at Goldsmiths CCA (interdisciplinary installation), and a group show 'Geometry in Motion' at Stephen Friedman Gallery (exploring geometry and seriality).

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 23, 2026 visibility 5 link 31 artists, 14 galleries

Abundance of botanical forms and monumental paintings reflects optimism at San Francisco’s Fog Design+Art fair

The 12th edition of Fog Design+Art in San Francisco opened with a record-breaking preview gala on January 21, drawing over 2,700 guests. The fair features 65 presentations from local and international dealers, with standout booths including Jessica Silverman's blue-hued works and Hauser & Wirth's $1m sale of Jack Whitten's 'Solar Space' (1971). Large-scale paintings dominate, alongside a notable abundance of botanical imagery, while geometric abstractions outnumber representational works. The fair's director, Sydney Blumenkranz, noted a particularly buoyant mood and strong attendance from tech industry leaders.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 12, 2026 visibility 2 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

Art Department announces spring 2026 exhibitions, True Inspiration Artist in Residence

Furman University's Department of Art has announced its spring 2026 exhibition schedule at the Thompson Art Gallery, featuring three shows: Jessica Lambert's "Sportsball" (Jan. 12-Feb. 13), Alexa Wheeler's "ToastLab" (Feb. 19-March 27), and the 2026 Senior Thesis Exhibition. Wheeler will also serve as the spring 2026 True Inspiration Artist in Residence, working in an open studio and collaborating with university departments and the Greenville community. All events are free and open to the public.

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article culture schedule Dec 27, 2025 visibility 3 link 5 artists

Order and chaos in contemporary Israeli art

Basia Monka profiles three contemporary Israeli artists—Ariel Hacohen, Jessica Moritz, and others—who, despite diverse backgrounds and mediums, share a common drive to explore order and chaos through repetition in their work. Hacohen, a 2024 Rappaport Prize laureate, uses photography, video, and sculpture to blend archaeology, history, and memory, with current exhibitions at the Haifa Museum of Art and Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The article presents each artist's answers to three questions about inspiration, the definition of art, and what makes their work unique.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 25, 2026 visibility 3 link 1 artist

MAD, 제시카 리히텐스타인 개인전 'Jessica Lichtenstein: Rewilding'(5/30, 2026-4/18, 2027)

The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York will present "Jessica Lichtenstein: Rewilding," the artist's first solo museum exhibition, from May 30, 2026, to April 18, 2027. The immersive installation transforms the third-floor gallery into a lush, overgrown terrain featuring thousands of digitally rendered female nudes that form forests, ruins, and flowering canopies. The exhibition is divided into four sections—Secret Garden, After the Fall, Leave Your Thoughts Here, and Shadow Play—and includes site-specific works like the 2026 piece "Secret Garden" and a 70-foot-long modular sculpture titled "Leave Your Thoughts Here" (2025).

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article news schedule Feb 27, 2026 visibility 3 link 1 artist

destroyed bunny museum receives gift rabbit sculpture 1234774729

The Bunny Museum in Altadena, California, which was destroyed during the 2025 Greater Los Angeles Wildfires, has received a major donation in the form of a 14-foot-tall stainless steel sculpture titled "Scanner." Created by Chinese artist Jesse Zhao and donated by local resident Wesley Zucco, the 1,100-pound work was unveiled on February 20 as part of the museum's rebuilding efforts. The institution, which previously held over 45,000 rabbit-related items ranging from Egyptian antiquities to pop culture memorabilia, lost its entire physical collection in the blaze, though its live animals were rescued.

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article culture schedule Dec 18, 2025 visibility 1 link 2 artists

david oyelowo ava duvernay thriller heist of benin 1234767551

David Oyelowo and Ava DuVernay are reuniting for a new thriller film titled "Heist of Benin," more than a decade after their Oscar-winning collaboration on "Selma." The film is set in modern-day London and described as a thriller that intertwines art, love, and restitution. DuVernay will direct from a screenplay by Jesse Quiñones, based on an original idea. Oyelowo will star and produce under his Yoruba Saxon banner, with Studiocanal financing and distributing. The project was announced during Canal+’s ORIGINAL+ presentation in Paris.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 18, 2026 visibility 6 link 3 artists

Ethical Managers Make Their Own Rules at Bodenrader

Bodenrader in Chicago is currently hosting a group exhibition titled "Ethical Managers Make Their Own Rules," featuring works by Jessica Diamond, Hélène Fauquet, and Jason Hirata. The exhibition, which runs from March 21 through May 2, 2026, presents a curated selection of contemporary works documented through an extensive digital archive of installation views.

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article local schedule Apr 24, 2026 visibility 3 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Desert art and youthful joy fill Cobre Valley Center for the Arts

The Cobre Valley Center for the Arts in Arizona is hosting a month-long Desert Art Show through April, featuring hand-painted items, paintings, and photography from local and international artists including Debbie Yerkovich, Amanda Moore, Jessica Goodwin, Ivan Macarambon, and Wanda Mitchell-Tucker. During the same period, the Center celebrated the 'Week of the Young Child' with a special elementary student display titled 'A Joyful World,' showcasing artwork by local schoolchildren that explores themes of joy, family, and community. The children's exhibit also serves as a tribute to Carolyn Haro, a former key figure at the Center who had long envisioned such a display.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 27, 2026 visibility 2 link 7 artists, 4 galleries

A Design Industry Powerhouse Pivots to Open a New York City Gallery

Michael McGraw, a prominent figure in the design public relations world, is opening a new gallery called Dernier Cri on New York's Upper East Side. The space debuts on January 29, 2026, with an exhibition titled "Night Shift," featuring sculptural works by artists including Julian Mayor, Casey Johnson, Todd Marshard, Jessie Nelson, and Marit Harte, all rendered in a single black palette. McGraw, who has spent years shaping narratives for design studios and brands, describes the gallery as a physical extension of his work as a design publicist, aiming to showcase compelling art and design that inspires interior designers.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 3, 2025 link 5 artists, 2 galleries

Long-running Azores art festival blossoms into a biennial

The Walk&Talk arts festival on São Miguel, the largest island in the Azores archipelago, has formally transitioned from an annual summer street art celebration into a biennial, running until 30 November with over 80 artists. Founded in 2011 by curator Jesse James, the event now features exhibitions, performances, excursions, talks, and educational programming across nine venues, including historic and architecturally significant sites such as Museu Carlos Machado and a former distillery turned contemporary art museum. The shift to autumn allows local school groups to participate, and the inaugural biennial is co-curated by Fatima Bintou Rassoul Sy, Liliana Coutinho, and Claire Shea under the theme "Gestures of Abundance."

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article local schedule Apr 7, 2026 visibility 6 link 5 artists

Coastal Discovery Museum hosting annual Beaufort County High School Regional Art Exhibition

The Coastal Discovery Museum is hosting the fifth annual Beaufort County High School Regional Art Exhibition, a juried showcase featuring over 100 works by local students. Running through May 5, the exhibition includes a diverse range of media such as painting, photography, ceramics, and digital art from eight public and private schools. A public reception and awards ceremony are scheduled for April 9 to celebrate the technical skill and creativity of these emerging young artists.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 19, 2025 visibility 2 link 4 artists

BGSU Fine Arts Gallery Presents, “Italy In The Artist’s Imagination,” A Student-curated Exhibition

Bowling Green State University's Fine Arts Gallery presented "Italy In The Artist’s Imagination," a student-curated exhibition running from November 21 to December 10, 2025, at the Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery. The show featured nearly a hundred works from the university's permanent collection alongside student submissions, spanning Renaissance masters like Albrecht Dürer to contemporary artists, all exploring how Italy has inspired artistic creativity over centuries. Curated by students enrolled in Dr. Allie Terry-Fritsch's Professional Practices in Art History course, the exhibition highlighted pieces such as Dürer's woodcut "Christ Taking Leave of His Mother" (1511), Jessica Faber's screen print "Prospecttiva" (2024), and Jules Maidoff's "Lo Studio."

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New book highlights Vorticism’s toxic side—and puts its women pioneers back in the frame

A new book by Canadian art historian James King, titled "Our Little Gang," examines the Vorticist movement, highlighting its toxic internal dynamics and the marginalization of its female pioneers. King details how Wyndham Lewis, the movement's self-appointed leader, belittled followers like Jessica Dismorr and Helen Saunders, even painting over one of Saunders' works. The book also explores the movement's artistic tensions, balancing abstraction with representation, and features works by Lewis, David Bomberg, and Saunders.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 17, 2025 visibility 1 link 4 artists

‘Unfolding Events,’ an exhibition of artists’ books

Yale Library is presenting 'Unfolding Events: Exploring Past and Present in Artists’ Books,' an exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library through March 1. Curated by Jessica Pigza and Bill Landis, the show draws from the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library and Beinecke collections, featuring works that explore marginalized communities and personal responses to contemporary life. Highlights include Clarissa Sligh's accordion-style book 'What’s Happening With Momma?' (1988) and Tia Blassingame's '’Pause' (2024), which addresses Black women's experiences with menopause.

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‘Unfolding Events,’ an exhibition of artists’ books

An exhibition titled 'Unfolding Events: Exploring Past and Present in Artists’ Books' is on view at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, part of Yale Library, through March 1. Curated by Jessica Pigza and Bill Landis, the show draws from the collections of the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library and the Beinecke Library, featuring artists' books that explore marginalized communities and personal responses to contemporary life. Highlights include Clarissa Sligh's 'What’s Happening With Momma?' (1988), an accordion-style book evoking her mother's home birth, and Tia Blassingame's '’Pause' (2024), which addresses Black women's experiences with menopause. The exhibition is divided into two sections: one focusing on personal perspectives, the other pairing historical artists' books with primary source materials from the Beinecke's collections.

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article local schedule Oct 14, 2025 visibility 1 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

Community news: Scholars at OPRF, art exhibition in Western Springs, more

A community news roundup from the Chicago area reports on multiple local events, including a National Merit Scholarship announcement at Oak Park and River Forest High School, a two-day art exhibition and silent auction hosted by the First Congregational Church of Western Springs, a drive-in movie screening at Triton College, a Halloween brunch at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, a fall carnival in Darien, and a Zumba dance fundraiser for breast cancer research in Franklin Park. The art exhibition features works by about 20 church members and friends, with a watercolor workshop for children led by artist Jess Root and proceeds benefiting charities.

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article local schedule Mar 6, 2026 visibility 9 link 1 artist

In its 20th year, sculpture exhibition expands public art offerings in the county

The DownEast National Juried Sculpture Exhibition is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a significant expansion of its public art footprint across Pitt County, North Carolina. Artist Jessica Bradsher took first place for her steel sculpture "Capriole," which will be displayed outside Wahl-Coates Elementary School of the Arts. The exhibition features both an indoor showcase at the Emerge Gallery and Arts Center and an outdoor component that has grown to 20 locations, including new sites in Ayden, Farmville, Winterville, and north of the Tar River.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 14, 2026 visibility 1 link 1 artist

SMC Emeritus Gallery to Feature Barbara Gordon's Portrait Art

The Santa Monica College Emeritus Art Gallery is hosting a free online exhibition of painted portraits by artist Barbara Gordon, opening January 22, 2026. The exhibition will feature a Zoom Virtual Launch Event from 5 to 6:30 p.m., hosted by gallery curator Jesse Benson, who will discuss selected works with Gordon. The show highlights Gordon's portraits of women and children, reflecting her background in Women's Studies and her focus on emotional connection with her subjects.

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article local schedule Mar 4, 2026 visibility 7 link 1 artist

First Fridays Gallery Openings for Red Deer

The city of Red Deer is launching its March 'First Fridays' gallery cycle, featuring a series of exhibition openings across several local venues. Highlights include Jessica Symons’ landscape exhibition "Upon Return" at the Red Deer Arts Council Community Gallery, a group show titled "Alberta Animals and Their Homes" by the Red Deer Art Club at the Marjorie Wood Gallery, and the mixed-media installation "Anima Motrix V.2.0" by Trudy Golley and Paul Leathers at Viewpoint Gallery.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 4, 2025 visibility 1 link 3 artists

Three artists explore belonging in new exhibition at Craighead Green Gallery

Craighead Green Gallery in Dallas is opening a new three-person exhibition featuring artists Faith Scott Jessup, Linda McCall, and Damián Suárez. The show explores themes of belonging, heritage, and personal history through diverse styles ranging from realism and impressionism to abstraction. Suárez presents his 'Kinetic Landscape' series using threaded thread on wood panels, Jessup offers surrealist 'Duets' paintings of empty dresses, and McCall displays impressionist 'Rituals' scenes capturing private moments. Gallery director William Bardin notes the intentional pairing of artists with distinct practices but a shared narrative.

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article local schedule Apr 3, 2026 visibility 4

Jessamine County students turn skateboards into personal art

Students in Jessamine County, Kentucky, participated in a project where they transformed skateboards into personalized artworks. The initiative, likely part of a school or community program, involved customizing the decks with individual designs, merging functional sports equipment with creative expression.

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trending_up market schedule Dec 2, 2025 visibility 2

Design Miami will expand to Dubai

Design Miami has announced plans to launch a new edition in Dubai in early 2027, in partnership with the Dubai-based cultural enterprise Alserkal. The fair, currently celebrating its 20th anniversary in Miami Beach, also runs an annual edition in Paris, while its Basel show was suspended earlier this year. The inaugural Design Miami Dubai will be led by Vilma Jurkute, executive director of Alserkal, Jennifer Roberts, CEO of Design Miami, and Jesse Lee, chairman of Design Miami and founder of Basic.Space, which acquired the fair in 2023. Beyond the annual event, the collaboration will establish a year-round programme of design talks and educational initiatives.

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article local schedule Nov 6, 2025

Media Advisory: Art Exhibition Showcases San José’s 2025 Creative Ambassador Projects

The City of San José’s Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs is hosting an art exhibition reception on November 7, 2025, at The Citadel Art Studios to showcase projects by the 2025 Creative Ambassadors. The five ambassadors—Julie Cardenas, Matt Casey (More Mas Marami), Jessica Gutierrez, Miguel Ozuna, and Steven Rubalcaba—have each developed community-engaged creative works over the past year, including a shared film camera photography project, zine-making workshops, a community audio archive, a collaborative collage using repurposed materials, and art workshops for mothers and children.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 7, 2025 visibility 1 link 1 artist

SLU art exhibition lets students connect personally with art

The SLU Contemporary Art Gallery opened its exhibition “To Make and Be Received: Analyzing the Artistic Process” on October 2, curated by Thomas Walton. The show features works by seven artists—Diana Appaix-Castro, Jessica Lynne Brown, Brooke Cassady, Danielle Fauth, Ben Hamburger, Keir Johnston, and Eric Whitaker—and runs through November 5. Unlike traditional exhibitions, visitors are asked to view the artwork without any prior context, then respond to reflective questions before listening to recorded artist interviews. An artist talk is scheduled for October 30, and the gallery’s next exhibition, “Fall 2025 Senior Exhibition,” opens November 20.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 7, 2025 visibility 1 link 1 artist

SLU art exhibition lets students connect personally with art

Saint Louis University's Contemporary Art Gallery opened an exhibition titled "To Make and Be Received: Analyzing the Artistic Process" on October 2, curated by Thomas Walton. The show features works by seven artists—Diana Appaix-Castro, Jessica Lynne Brown, Brooke Cassady, Danielle Fauth, Ben Hamburger, Keir Johnston, and Eric Whitaker—and runs through November 5. Unlike traditional exhibitions, visitors are asked to view the art without any prior context, then respond to reflective questions before listening to recorded interviews with the artists to compare their interpretations with the artists' intentions. An artist talk is scheduled for October 30, and the next exhibition, "Fall 2025 Senior Exhibition," opens November 20.

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