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Nnena Kalu wins the 2025 Turner Prize

Scottish artist Nnena Kalu has won the 2025 Turner Prize, becoming the first learning-disabled person to receive the prestigious award. Her winning work includes suspended sculptures bound with rope and tape, along with swirling vortex drawings, currently on display at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Bradford as part of the UK City of Culture festival. Kalu, who is autistic and has limited verbal communication, was nominated for her contributions to the Conversations exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and for her work Hanging Sculpture 1 to 10 at Manifesta 15 in Barcelona. The jury, chaired by Tate Britain director Alex Farquharson, praised the visual and aesthetic quality of her abstract art, noting its powerful presence and enigmatic expressiveness.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 11 link 12 artists, 4 galleries

Everyone’s a winner, baby: prizes abound during Frieze London

During Frieze London, multiple acquisition prizes and awards were announced, including the Tate Frieze Fund (supported by a private patron) which purchased works by Lubna Chowdhary and Barbara Walker for £150,000. The inaugural Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation Prize was awarded to Alex Margo Arden, while the Arts Council Frieze Acquisitions Fund grew to £90,000, acquiring works by Sarah Ball, Olu Ogunnnaike, Vanessa Raw, and Liorah Tchiprout. Other acquisitions included works by Michael Landy and Shaquelle Whyte for the Walker Art Gallery, and the Camden Art Centre Emerging Artist Prize went to Bogdan Ablozhnyy. Offsite, the Circa 2025 prize was won by Adham Faramawy for a film addressing the migration crisis.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 10, 2025 visibility 8 link 5 artists, 5 galleries

One Weekend, 100 Artists: A guide to navigating Dublin Gallery Weekend

Dublin Gallery Weekend will take place from November 6th to November 9th, 2025, transforming the city into a "city-wide canvas" with over 40 galleries, cultural centres, and artist studios participating. Organized by the Contemporary Art Gallery Association (CAGA), the event features more than 60 free activities including gallery brunches, curated art trails, and late-night socials. Highlights include the National Gallery's Picasso: From the Studio exhibition, the Irish Museum of Modern Art's Reverse Migration, a Poetic Journey by Cecilia Vicuña, the Douglas Hyde Gallery's installation by Atsushi Kaga, and Kerlin Gallery's exhibition of Isabel Nolan's paintings.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 1, 2025 visibility 6 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Christian Marclay's ‘Doors’ marks opening of Brooklyn Museum's new video art gallery

Christian Marclay's video collage 'Doors' (2022) has opened at the Brooklyn Museum's newly constructed Moving Image Gallery, marking the institution's first dedicated space for time-based media. The 54-minute work, co-purchased by the Brooklyn Museum and the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, splices hundreds of film clips showing characters entering and exiting doorways, building on the visual language of Marclay's acclaimed 24-hour film 'The Clock' (2010). The gallery was built to Marclay's specifications, offering a theatrical setting rather than a typical black-box presentation.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 24, 2025 visibility 10 link 12 artists, 2 galleries

‘There’s no fudging. She deserves to win’: critics react as Turner Prize 2025 opens

The Turner Prize 2025 exhibition opened on 23 September at Bradford's Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, featuring nominees Nnena Kalu, Rene Matić, Mohammed Sami, and Zadie Xa. Kalu, a learning disabled Scottish artist, is nominated for her contributions to the Conversations exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and her work at Manifesta 15 in Barcelona. Her practice, supported by ActionSpace, includes suspended sculptures and vortex drawings. The exhibition runs from 27 September to 22 February 2026 as part of the UK City of Culture festival.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 25, 2025 visibility 5 link 20 artists, 2 galleries

Interisland - Department of Art and Art History

The Art Gallery at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa presents "Interisland: New Paintings from New York & Hawaiʻi," a survey exhibition running from August 31 to December 7, 2025. Featuring approximately 40 painters from New York City and Hawaiʻi, the show explores commonalities and differences in contemporary painting across these geographically distant regions. Curated by Liam Davis, Jan Dickey, and Debra Drexler, the exhibition marks the ten-year anniversary of "New New York: Abstract Painting in the 21st Century" and includes a spectrum of representational and nonrepresentational works from artists such as Cody Anderson, Kiko Bordeos, and Clare Grill.

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person people schedule Aug 20, 2025 visibility 1 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Dallas Museum of Art picks director wrapping up another institutional expansion to guide it through campus overhaul

The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has appointed Brian Ferriso, the longtime director of the Portland Art Museum (PAM), as its next director. Ferriso will oversee the inauguration of PAM's $111 million expansion on November 20 before starting his new role in Dallas on December 1. He succeeds Agustín Arteaga, who left the DMA last spring to lead the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. Ferriso brings nearly two decades of experience at PAM, where he increased the endowment by $40 million, doubled curatorial staff, eliminated $7 million in debt, and led a $140 million fundraising campaign for the museum's expansion and endowment.

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article culture schedule Jul 31, 2025 visibility 7 link 5 artists, 8 galleries

How to Feel Confident Visiting an Art Gallery, According to Gallerist Hannah Traore

Gallerist Hannah Traore offers advice on how to feel confident visiting commercial art galleries, addressing common anxieties like intimidation, unclear etiquette, and perceptions of elitism. The article follows a group of newcomers who visited galleries in New York and reported their experiences, which Traore then responds to with practical tips for making gallery visits more approachable and inclusive.

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article local schedule Jul 22, 2025 visibility 4 link 9 artists, 4 galleries

Terrence Sanders-Smith opens art gallery and plans a Miami Basel-style art fest in New Orleans

Terrence Sanders-Smith, a former gallery owner who recently returned to New Orleans, has opened Smith Contemporary at 440 Julia Street in the city's historic Gallery Row. The gallery is one of the few Black-owned galleries in the area's history. Sanders-Smith plans to sell work by racially diverse artists and is organizing a new national art fair, modeled after Miami Basel, to launch as soon as spring 2026. The article also features commentary from former gallery owner Myesha Francis on the importance of Black-owned spaces for artists and audiences of color.

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article local schedule Jul 12, 2025 visibility 5 link 2 artists, 3 galleries

Art Meets Open Sky: NDMC Brings Srijan Gallery To Life

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) inaugurated the revamped Srijan Art Gallery at Nehru Place on Friday, transforming the former Srijan Artists' Corner into a modern open-air exhibition space. The upgraded gallery features a dedicated entry gate, curated display areas, landscaped gazebos, improved seating, and an expanded open area of approximately 15,225 square meters. NDMC chairman Keshav Chandra announced plans for a sculpture park in Nehru Park and weekly Sunday gatherings where painters, sculptors, and other artists can create and showcase their work. The event included live painting sessions by Padma awardees such as Rameshwar Broota, Biman Bihari Das, Jai Prakash Lakhiwal, and Harsh Vardhan Sharma.

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article local schedule Jul 1, 2025 visibility 7 link 42 artists, 2 galleries

2025 Late Summer Exhibit - Art Galleries

Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) is hosting its 2nd annual summer group exhibition from July 1–31, 2025, featuring forty-two Northern Nevada artists. The show, titled "Myself/My Space: Collage Interpretations of Self-portraits & Environment," is presented by WEDGE OUTSIDE THE BOX in connection with Artown 2025. An opening reception will be held July 9 at TMCC’s Main Art Gallery in the V. James Eardley Student Center, Reno, NV. The exhibition explores identity and place through two- and three-dimensional mixed-media collage works.

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article local schedule Jun 24, 2025 visibility 7 link 11 artists, 8 galleries

These are the 7 best art galleries to visit in Brisbane

This article lists the seven best art galleries to visit in Brisbane, Australia, as of June 2025. It highlights major institutions such as the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), which hosts the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, and the Museum of Brisbane (MoB), which emphasizes fine art within a heritage building. Other notable mentions include Woolloongabba Art Gallery, known for its focus on contemporary Australasian art and Indigenous works sourced from community-owned arts centers.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 24, 2025 visibility 5 link 4 artists, 4 galleries

Art Gallery of Ontario acquires more than 200 Peter Hujar photographs

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) has acquired 210 photographs by Ukrainian American photographer Peter Hujar (1934-87) from the Hujar Archive. The acquisition coincides with the gallery’s photography department preparing for its 25th anniversary exhibition, Collective Visions: Celebrating 25 Years of Photography, opening November 7, which will feature around 80 works chosen by the local community. The exhibition uses a unique chain-selection process where local artists, collectors, donors, community leaders, and scholars pick works in sequence, each inspired by the previous choice.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 7, 2025 visibility 2 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

New York’s Hotel Chelsea honors the late artist Teruko Yokoi with new restaurant

New York's Hotel Chelsea is opening a Japanese restaurant named Teruko, inspired by and honoring the late artist Teruko Yokoi, who lived at the hotel from 1958 to 1961 with her then-husband, artist Sam Francis. The restaurant, helmed by chef Tadashi Ono, will feature eight recently acquired works by Yokoi and is set to open in mid-May. Coinciding with the restaurant's opening, a solo exhibition of Yokoi's work, titled "Noh Theater," is on view at Hollis Taggart gallery through June 14, showcasing over 20 works from the late 1950s to early 2000s that draw on Noh theatre traditions.

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trending_up market schedule Apr 30, 2025 visibility 1 link 3 artists, 3 galleries

Canada’s art market takes a nationalist turn amid trade war with US

At the opening of "Riopelle: Crossroads in Time" at the Vancouver Art Gallery, philanthropist and collector Michael Audain gave a patriotic speech praising Quebecois modernist Jean Paul Riopelle. Amid US President Donald Trump's trade war and annexation threats, a wave of Canadian nationalism has boosted the domestic art market. Heffel Fine Art Auction House reports record online sales of Canadian art, with Riopelle works especially sought after due to major bequests to a new museum wing in Quebec, removing key pieces from the market. Collectors like Felix Tetu note rising prices and increased interprovincial buying, while the Riopelle Foundation's centennial promotions are bridging Canada's Anglophone-Francophone cultural divide.

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article news schedule Apr 19, 2026 visibility 28 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

Hamnet-era mourning jewel from celebrated painting rediscovered after 400 years

A rare 17th-century mourning jewel, depicted in the celebrated 1635 painting 'Sir Thomas Aston at the Deathbed of His Wife' by John Souch, has been rediscovered after 400 years. The heart-shaped pendant, which contains a tassel of hair from Aston’s deceased son Robert, was identified by its current owners during a chance visit to an exhibition featuring the portrait. Valued at £650,000, the gold and enamel memento mori features intricate Latin inscriptions that were previously illegible in the painting.

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article news schedule Mar 2, 2026 visibility 5 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

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The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields has officially closed The Lume, its controversial immersive digital art gallery, following the conclusion of its final exhibition on Indigenous Australian art. Since its 2021 launch, the high-tech space hosted popular digital spectacles featuring the works of Van Gogh, Monet, and Dalí, but it will now be repurposed for a new contemporary art initiative that the museum claims will expand how audiences experience art.

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person people schedule Feb 17, 2026 visibility 10 link 5 artists, 3 galleries

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Paul Slocum, artist and gallerist, celebrated the 20th anniversary of his Dallas-based And/Or gallery, a pioneering space dedicated to new media and digital art. The gallery, founded in 2006, has championed early internet and computer-based artists like Cory Arcangel and Petra Cortright, operating from a DIY ethos largely independent of the traditional art market.

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article news schedule Sep 10, 2025 visibility 3 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

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Jeff Poe, co-founder of the now-closed Blum & Poe gallery, gave an interview to Artnet News reflecting on his departure from the gallery in 2023 and the challenges of running a gallery. He spoke about the financial risks, travel, and exposure that led him to seek a simpler path, without mentioning his former partner Tim Blum. Separately, Hypebeast published a story titled 'The Slow Death of the Contemporary Art Gallery,' arguing that rising rents and changing expectations are forcing galleries to adapt, with collectors increasingly focusing on 'red-chip' artists driven by viral buzz rather than institutional backing.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 9, 2026 visibility 29 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

Inspiration awaits at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney

The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) has solidified its status as a premier global cultural destination following the completion of its Sydney Modern Project. The institution now comprises two distinct architectural landmarks: the historic Naala Nura (South Building) and the contemporary Naala Badu (North Building), designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects SANAA. These new Aboriginal names, meaning "seeing Country" and "seeing waters," reflect a deep institutional commitment to Indigenous engagement and the gallery's unique geographic position overlooking Sydney Harbour.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 29, 2026 visibility 12 link 10 artists, 2 galleries

‘Still lots to talk about’: UK galleries team up to shine light on female artists

A new exhibition titled 'Making Her Mark' opens at Penlee House in Penzance, Cornwall, featuring works by prominent British female artists such as Tracey Emin, Barbara Hepworth, Laura Knight, Elizabeth Forbes, and Gillian Ayres. The show is a collaboration between Penlee House, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, and Kirkcaldy Galleries in Fife, Scotland, with each contributing more than 20 works. It is the first exhibition launched under Art Fund's £5 million 'Going Places' programme, which unites 20 museums across the UK over five years to share and celebrate their collections.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 16, 2026 visibility 15 link 7 artists, 4 galleries

2026 Spring Arts Preview: The top visual art exhibitions we’re excited about this season

The article previews the spring 2026 visual arts season in San Diego County, highlighting a diverse range of exhibitions and events. It announces the return of Art Gallery Month, a collaborative effort involving 11 local galleries aimed at boosting the visibility of the commercial gallery ecosystem and encouraging local art collecting. Key exhibitions featured include Ruben Ulises Rodriguez Montoya's first California solo museum show, 'In the Garden of Earthly Delights: I Bend to Paradise,' at the Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego, and the La Jolla Historical Society's 'Space Maker,' which explores the intersection of art and architecture. The preview also notes Richard Allen Morris's work at R.B. Stevenson Gallery and lists numerous participating commercial galleries.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 2, 2026 visibility 4 link 1 artist

La galerie contemporaine de la cathédrale d’Angers plaît

The article reports that the contemporary art gallery at the Cathedral of Angers has been well received. It highlights the cathedral's new exhibition space dedicated to contemporary works, marking a notable integration of modern art within a historic religious site.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 27, 2026 visibility 12 link 1 artist

Hurvin Anderson’s Luscious Paintings Explore the Meaning of Home

British painter Hurvin Anderson's exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario features his lush, layered paintings that explore themes of home, belonging, and cultural memory. The show includes his "Ball Watching" series, which reworks a 1983 photograph taken in Birmingham's Handsworth Park, transforming a personal snapshot into a meditation on place and identity.

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article news schedule Apr 7, 2026 visibility 16 link 3 artists, 3 galleries

New York Gallery The Hole Sued Over Back Rent, Accused of Not Paying Artists and Workers

The Hole, a prominent New York-based contemporary art gallery, is facing multiple lawsuits and allegations of financial instability. Legal filings from landlords at both its Bowery and Tribeca locations indicate significant rent arrears totaling over $180,000, alongside unpaid real estate taxes. Founder Kathy Grayson confirmed the closure of the gallery’s Los Angeles outpost, attributing the crisis to a sharp decline in sales starting in late 2023 and a destabilizing period of rapid expansion.

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article news schedule Mar 25, 2026 visibility 8 link 3 artists

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The South African pavilion at the Venice Biennale will remain empty after Gabrielle Goliath’s performance artwork, which commemorates Palestinian poet Hiba Abu Nada, was banned for its "divisive" content. The work will now be staged as a video installation at the Chiesa di Sant’Antonin in Venice starting May 4, in partnership with the London arts center Ibraaz. Meanwhile, researchers at the Art Gallery of Ontario have successfully identified the subject and artist of a 1775 portrait; the painting depicts an enslaved woman named Eleonora Susette and was painted by Jeremias Schultz.

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trending_up market schedule Dec 5, 2025 visibility 4 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

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Hauser & Wirth has announced plans to open its first Italian location in Palermo, Sicily, housed in the historic Palazzo Forcella De Seta. The gallery purchased roughly 20,000 square feet of the neo-Gothic palace, which previously served as a venue for Manifesta 12 in 2018 and was once home to Galleria Mediterranea, the city’s first private art gallery. The deal closed in November, but the local government and Italy’s Ministry of Culture retain a 60-day right of public pre-emption due to the building’s status as a historic monument. If that right is not exercised, work could begin in 2026, with completion expected by 2030.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 11, 2025 visibility 11 link 3 artists, 5 galleries

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Upsilon Gallery, founded by German-Argentine dealer Marcelo Zimmler, will open its first continental European location in Milan on November 18. The 200-square-meter space is situated near Via Monte Napoleone in the Quadrilatero fashion district, joining a wave of international galleries—including Thaddaeus Ropac, Cardi Gallery, and Robilant + Voena—that are betting on Milan's potential to become a global art capital. The inaugural exhibition features four canvases from Osvaldo Mariscotti's Valley series, with a bilingual catalogue edited by critics David Ebony and Alex Grimley, and coincides with twin shows in Upsilon's London and New York outposts.

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article news schedule May 30, 2025 visibility 3 link 2 artists

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The Suter Art Gallery in Nelson, New Zealand, removed an artwork by Māori artist Diane Prince after public outcry. The piece, a new version of her 1995 work *Flagging the Future*, featured the New Zealand flag printed with the words “PLEASE WALK ON ME” and was part of a solo show organized by Pātaka Art + Museum. Local resident Ruth Tipu protested by picking up the flag daily, citing distress over the flag being walked on, especially given her grandfather’s service in the Māori Battalion. The museum cited an escalation in hostile discourse as the reason for removal, while affirming support for freedom of expression.

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article news schedule Dec 16, 2025 visibility 9 link 1 artist

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Jack Vettriano, the self-taught Scottish painter behind Britain's best-selling image of 2012, *The Singing Butler* (1992), has announced that he may never paint again after dislocating his shoulder. Vettriano told the Independent that he is undergoing physiotherapy but faces a long recovery and cannot paint in the foreseeable future. The news comes as a blow to his devoted fan base, who had been hoping for new work following his 2013–14 retrospective at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, which drew 123,000 visitors.

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