Artist Sultana Hasan has unveiled a new solo exhibition titled "Rooted in Nature" in Bengaluru, featuring 29 works including mixed-media paintings on canvas and paper, as well as pen and ink drawings. The pieces are grouped into themes such as still life, forest and park walks, landscapes, rockscapes, and floral designs, inspired by her reflections on nature during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Creative 360 in Midland, Michigan, will host the opening reception for “Convergence,” a solo exhibition by artist Steven Parkhurst, on May 22 at 7 p.m. The show features Parkhurst's work across multiple mediums, including graphite drawings, oil and acrylic paintings, and iPhoneography. Parkhurst describes himself as a 'maker' who lets the medium and his imagination guide each piece, rather than following a predetermined design. The exhibition runs through June 21, with free admission and a chance to meet the artist.
A new exhibition titled "Resilience" has opened at the Hartlepool Art Gallery, featuring works by 50 artists selected through an open call for individuals with ties to the town. Inspired by the 100th anniversary of the General Strike, the show explores themes of personal survival, psychological recovery, community bonds, and overcoming barriers. Five artists have been shortlisted by an independent panel, and visitors can vote for their favorite artwork, with the winner earning a solo exhibition at the gallery. A companion display, "Hartlepool’s Resilience," curated by local museum volunteers, presents objects and artworks from the borough council’s collection.
Laura Lit, an Austin-based artist, has opened her first solo museum exhibition, "Impossible Beings," at Laguna Gloria. The show features four abstract sculptures that are the outdoor debut of The Contemporary's HOST series, running from April 23, 2025, through January 17, 2027. Lit, who began her artistic reinvention after becoming a mother in 2020, creates dream-like figures inspired by meditation, using industrial materials like expanded polystyrene and Pal Tiya. The exhibition also includes a companion show at The Jones Center opening in September.
A new exhibition titled 'Resilience' has opened at Hartlepool Art Gallery, running until July 4, 2025. Featuring 50 artists with ties to Hartlepool, selected through an open call, the show explores themes of personal survival, psychological recovery, community bonds, and overcoming barriers, inspired by the 100th anniversary of the General Strike. Visitors can vote for their favorite artwork from a shortlist of five artists, with the winner receiving a future solo exhibition at the gallery. A companion show, 'Hartlepool’s Resilience,' curated by museum service volunteers, displays objects from the borough council’s collection highlighting local spirit.
Lotte Hotels & Resorts has launched a collaborative promotion with Japanese graphic artist Verdy, timed to his first solo exhibition in Korea, “I Believe in Me,” at the Lotte Museum of Art in Seoul. The promotion, running until July 19, offers guests at Signiel Seoul, Lotte Hotel Seoul, and Lotte Hotel World limited-edition key card holders designed by Verdy, along with discounts on exhibition admission and specialized room packages that include tickets and upgrades.
Soshi Asai's solo exhibition "Metamorphosis" is being presented by Japan Osaka Art Gallery TIME from April 23 to April 27, 2025, at a venue in Minoh, Osaka. The show features copperplate engravings that use dense monochrome gradations to explore the boundary between fantasy and reality, reflecting themes of solitude, anxiety, tenderness, and fragile human connections shaped by the pandemic and today's chaotic world.
RAQEL's solo exhibition "Tea Time" is being presented by Japan Osaka Art Gallery TIME in Minoh, Osaka, from May 14 to May 18, 2025. The show features works that explore a gentle world between fantasy and reality, using motifs of tea, sweets, and young girls to evoke charm, fragility, and solitude.
Short Street Gallery in Broome, Western Australia, has opened a new exhibition titled "Maku Tjuta — Many Witchetty Grubs." The show was announced by the Broome Advertiser in a report by journalist Phoebe Solon on May 11, 2026. The exhibition focuses on Indigenous Australian art, drawing on cultural motifs related to witchetty grubs, a traditional food source and symbol in Aboriginal culture.
Young artist Khambiangbor Lyngdoh held a solo art exhibition at the Nongpoh Town Shopping Complex in Ri-Bhoi, inaugurated by local MLA Mayralborn Syiem. The exhibition featured paintings with unique stories and messages, available for sale at affordable prices. Lyngdoh, who studied Fine Arts in Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura, thanked local officials and supporters for making the event possible.
A solo exhibition titled "Tracing the Traces" by artist Chenxi Gao opens at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center in Dallas on Saturday, May 9, with a free reception from 6-8 p.m. Gao, a printmaking-based mixed-media artist from China, holds a BFA from Baylor University and an MFA from the University of North Texas. Her work, which has entered collections such as the Bradbury Art Museum, explores themes of home, memory, and displacement through works created between 2023 and 2026 in Denton, Fayetteville, Ark., and Roanoke, Va.
A new cultural venue called Primavera Cultural is opening in Monchique, Portugal, in the former Primavera supermarket on Travessa das Guerreiras. The space will feature artists' studios, a multi-purpose room, and a rooftop area, hosting exhibitions, artist residencies, concerts, workshops, and wellness activities. Its inaugural exhibition is a solo show by internationally recognized artist Fernanda Eva, running from May 15 to June 15, 2025, with works exploring memory and sensory experience through contemporary figurative language.
Abstract artist Mollie Jackson is the subject of a commissioned display titled "Catharsis" at the NoBo Art Center, running through May 23. The exhibition features large-scale, expressive abstract paintings that Jackson describes as immersive and emotionally cathartic. A special workshop, "Making Emotions Visible," will be held on May 16 in conjunction with the show. Jackson, who will also be the summer 2026 artist-in-residence at the Firehouse Art Center, discusses her process-oriented approach, her background as the daughter of an abstract painter, and her belief that abstract art connects viewers to emotion rather than representation.
Self-taught artist Donald Peter Dalli is launching his debut solo exhibition. The article, published by Malta Today, announces the event but the full text is blocked by a security verification page, preventing access to details about the exhibition's location, dates, or themes.
Senior contemporary artist Parvathi Nayar's solo exhibition explores the interconnectedness of human histories and natural forces, focusing on themes of salt, memory, and ocean currents. The show features works that examine how human narratives are shaped by and inseparable from environmental elements, as described in a review by Deepa Natarajan Lobo.
ロバート・ザオ・レンフイ「アフター・コントロール」@ 京都市立芸術大学ギャラリー@KCUA
The Kyoto City University of Arts Gallery @KCUA is hosting a solo exhibition by Singaporean artist Robert Zhao Renhui titled "After Control" (アフター・コントロール), running from May 16 to July 12, 2026. The exhibition presents works from Zhao's long-term projects on Christmas Island, Singapore, Tokyo, Hampi (India), and Phuket (Thailand), exploring environments shaped by human intervention and the complex interplay between nature and artificiality. Zhao, known for his participation in major international exhibitions including the Thailand Biennale Phuket 2025, the 60th Venice Biennale (2024), and the Gwangju Biennale (2023), uses photography, video, and installation to critically examine how ecosystems transform under human control.