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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 23, 2026 visibility 11 link 14 artists, 9 galleries

Flowers, Figures & Fantastical Frames at the 2026 Dallas Art Fair

Jessica Fuentes and Brandon Zech, returning to the 2026 Dallas Art Fair, found the event familiar rather than surprising. Fuentes noted that after attending major fairs like Frieze, NADA, and the Armory Show, many works by Texas galleries felt recognizable. Zech observed an overarching theme of flora and fauna, with flower paintings dominating both the art and attendees' fashion. Fuentes, however, was drawn to figurative pieces, influenced by her recent visit to Mexico City Art Week. Standout works included Jessica Vollrath's painting "A thousand hills" at Erin Cluley Gallery, which marked a stylistic shift in color and composition.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 26, 2025 visibility 5 link 25 artists, 4 galleries

Mary Boone Stages a Triumphant Return With the Art Titans of 1980s New York

Mary Boone, the legendary 1980s art dealer, has co-curated an exhibition titled "Downtown/Uptown: New York in the Eighties" at Lévy Gorvy Dayan on the Upper East Side. The show features over 60 works by artists from her former stable—including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, Keith Haring, and Cindy Sherman—alongside a grid of Andy Warhol portraits of the era's titans. Boone, who was convicted of tax evasion in 2019 and served time, returns to the spotlight with this collaboration with dealer Brett Gorvy, drawing on her firsthand knowledge of the downtown scene.

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article culture schedule Nov 30, 2025 visibility 3 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

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Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837–1898), known as Princess Sisi, has re-entered the cultural spotlight after eagle-eyed historians noticed a striking similarity between Franz Xaver Winterhalter's informal portrait of the Empress with her hair down and a bridal scene in Guillermo del Toro's new film *Frankenstein*, where actress Mia Goth appears with flowing auburn locks. The comparison, shared widely on social media by historian Rachael Gibson and others, gave Winterhalter's 19th-century portrait a new viral moment, sparking renewed interest in Sisi's life and the role of hair in Victorian Europe.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 18, 2026 visibility 21 link 2 artists

What to See During New York's Asia Art Week

Asia Week New York begins, bringing a concentrated series of exhibitions, auctions, and lectures across the city dedicated to the art and material culture of Asia and its diaspora. The ten-day event features highlights including a selling exhibition of Indian-American artist Zarina at Sotheby's, a showcase of Indian and Persian miniature paintings, a condensed survey of 250 years of Japanese woodblock prints, and a contemporary group show exploring Korean diasporic identity.

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article news schedule Oct 1, 2025 visibility 3 link 4 artists

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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has booked American singer and rapper Doja Cat as the musical guest for its annual Art+Film Gala on November 1. The event will honor visual artist Mary Corse, a key figure in the Light and Space movement, and filmmaker Ryan Coogler, known for 'Black Panther' and 'Sinner'. Doja Cat, who recently released her album 'Vie' and will begin an international tour shortly after the gala, joins a lineup of past performers including Charli xcx and Lenny Kravitz.

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article culture schedule Nov 25, 2025 visibility 5 link 3 artists

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Norman Rockwell's iconic painting "Freedom From Want" (1943), known as the quintessential Thanksgiving image, is examined through three lesser-known facts. The painting was part of a series responding to FDR's "Four Freedoms" speech, initially rejected by the military's Office of War Information before being embraced for a war bond campaign that raised over $132 million. Rockwell used friends and family as models, including his wife and the family cook, who actually prepared the turkey depicted. The work has recently returned to the spotlight: a four-panel Rockwell suite sold for $7.2 million at Heritage Auctions to the White House Historical Association, while Rockwell's family criticized the Department of Homeland Security for using his art in divisive social media posts.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 18, 2025 visibility 7 link 4 artists, 6 galleries

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NADA Miami has announced details for its 23rd edition, taking place December 2–6, 2025, at Ice Palace Studios. The fair will feature 140 exhibitors from 30 countries and 65 cities, including 47 first-time participants such as Foundry Seoul, Post Times, and Brigitte Mulholland. The Curated Spotlight program, now in its sixth year and supported by TD Bank, is organized this year by Vancouver-based curator Kate Wong, who selected galleries and artists taking nontraditional approaches to supporting artistic practice. Participants include Devin N. Morris, Ana Alenso, Alessandro Balteo-Yazbeck, Faith Icecold, Huey Lightbody, Mahari Chabwera, and Marissa Delano, presented by spaces like EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, El Consulado, Romance, Southside Contemporary Art Gallery, and Spill 180.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 18, 2025 visibility 6 link 4 artists, 6 galleries

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NADA Miami has announced its 23rd edition, taking place December 2–6, 2025, at Ice Palace Studios. The fair will feature 140 exhibitors from 30 countries and 65 cities, including 47 first-time participants such as Foundry Seoul, Post Times, and Brigitte Mulholland. The Curated Spotlight program, now in its sixth year and supported by TD Bank, will be organized by Vancouver-based curator Kate Wong, who selected seven galleries and artists—including Devin N. Morris, Ana Alenso, Alessandro Balteo-Yazbeck, Faith Icecold, Huey Lightbody, Mahari Chabwera, and Marissa Delano—to present works exploring power structures, identity, and collective histories. The fair will also host the ECOLOGIES public programming series.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 8, 2026 visibility 8 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

A Paris exhibition spotlights Estonian women artists

The Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris has launched "Estonian Realities," a significant cross-generational exhibition featuring the works of Olga Terri, Anu Põder, and Kris Lemsalu. Spanning nearly 90 years of artistic production, the show marks a major collaboration between the Art Museum of Estonia and the City of Paris, tracing the evolution of Estonian art from the psychological anxieties of the 1940s to the bold, performative installations of the contemporary era.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 20, 2026 visibility 7 link 10 artists, 1 gallery

Singapore Art Week puts women artists from the region to the fore

Singapore Art Week (SAW) this year spotlights women artists from Southeast Asia through multiple initiatives, including the release of the book *You Are Seen: Women’s Contemporary Art Practice in Southeast Asia* and the exhibition *Fear No Power: Women Imagining Otherwise* at the National Gallery Singapore (NGS). The book, published by Yeo Workshop, and the exhibition, featuring five trailblazing artists such as Amanda Heng and Imelda Cajipe-Endaya, reflect a concerted push to elevate female voices in the region. Audrey Yeo, president of the Art Galleries Association Singapore (AGAS), calls it a “big women’s moment,” while collector and author Krystina Lyon notes the varied challenges women artists face across Southeast Asia, from censorship to conservative social norms.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 24, 2025 visibility 4 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

3 national art exhibits draw on Tweed collection

Three major U.S. museums—the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Walker Art Center, and the Denver Art Museum—are simultaneously exhibiting works loaned from the Tweed Museum of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The loans include pieces by Ojibwe artist George Morrison (1919-2000) for "The Magical City: George Morrison's New York" at the Met; works by Sičáŋǧu Lakota artist Dyani White Hawk for "Dyani White Hawk: Love Language" at the Walker; and a work by Andrea Carlson for "Andrea Carlson: A Constant Sky" at the Denver Art Museum. Tweed director Julie Delliquanti and Duluth Art Institute executive director Christina Woods highlight the significance of sharing the Tweed's collection with national audiences.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 27, 2025 visibility 5 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Long Overlooked, Minnie Evans’s Mystical Landscapes Are Finally Getting the Spotlight

Minnie Evans (1892–1987), a self-taught African American artist who worked as a gatekeeper at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, North Carolina, is experiencing a major resurgence. For over 25 years, she sold her vibrant, kaleidoscopic drawings—made on scrap paper with affordable materials—to visitors from her tiny gatehouse studio. Despite a 1975 retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, her name faded after her death. Now, a touring exhibition is on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, curated by Colton Klein, and a larger show opens this November at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, traveling to the Whitney next summer.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 27, 2025 visibility 3 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

Long Overlooked, Minnie Evans’s Mystical Landscapes Are Finally Getting the Spotlight

Minnie Evans (1892–1987), a self-taught African American artist who worked for 25 years as a ticket seller at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, North Carolina, is experiencing a major resurgence. Long overlooked after her death, Evans created thousands of vibrant, kaleidoscopic drawings featuring florals, animals, and abstraction, often on scrap paper using affordable materials. A touring exhibition, "The Visionary Art of Minnie Evans," is currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, curated by Colton Klein, and a larger exhibition opens this November at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta before traveling to the Whitney Museum of American Art in summer 2026. Evans had a 1975 retrospective at the Whitney during her lifetime but faded from prominence afterward.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 26, 2025 visibility 3 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

A queer art exhibition in Germany shines a spotlight on marginalized modernist artists

A new exhibition titled "Queer Modernism. 1900 to 1950" opens at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf, Germany, featuring over 130 works by 34 artists from Europe and the United States. The show highlights queer contributions to modernism during the first half of the 20th century, a period of both sexual liberation in cosmopolitan centers and persecution under fascism. Works include Lotte Laserstein's "I and My Model" (1929/30) and Ludwig von Hofmann's "The Source" (1913), once owned by Thomas Mann.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 26, 2025 visibility 4 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

A queer art exhibition in Germany shines a spotlight on marginalized modernist artists

A major new exhibition titled “Queer Modernism. 1900 to 1950” opens at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf, Germany, featuring over 130 works by 34 artists from Europe and the United States. The show highlights queer contributions to modernism during the first half of the 20th century, a period of both sexual liberation in cities like Paris and Berlin and severe persecution under fascism. Works include Lotte Laserstein's intimate portrait with her lover Traute Rose and Ludwig von Hofmann's painting “The Source,” once owned by Thomas Mann.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 3, 2026 visibility 11 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

5 Standout Shows to See at Small Galleries This April

Artsy's monthly roundup highlights five notable exhibitions at small and rising galleries for April. The featured shows include Ramón Enrich's architectural paintings "Dos Verds | Un Blau" at London's Cadogan Gallery, which present mysterious, geometric landscapes with surreal doorways.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 24, 2026 visibility 4 link 4 artists

Nocturne Calder #1: Exhibition, music, workshop and bar at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in May 2026

The Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris will host its first late-night event dedicated to Alexander Calder on Friday, May 8, 2026. Titled "Nocturne Calder #1," the evening features guided micro-tours of the retrospective "Calder. Dreaming in Equilibrium" (April 15–August 16, 2026), a creative workshop inspired by the artist, music, and a food-and-drinks offering. The program also includes a spotlight on the concurrent Armineh Negahdari exhibition. The event runs from 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM, with timed tours and open gallery spaces.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 16, 2026 visibility 12 link 9 artists

Norton Museum showcases women artists like few others

The Norton Museum of Art is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its "Recognition of Art by Women" (RAW) series with a solo exhibition by painter Danielle Mckinney titled "Shelter" and a retrospective of past participants. Since its inception in 2011, the RAW initiative has provided a significant platform for mid-career women artists, featuring notable figures such as Jenny Saville and Rose B. Simpson. Mckinney’s exhibition, curated by J. Rachel Gustafson, explores themes of domestic and mental interiority through intimate, spotlighted paintings that often reference art historical canon.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 16, 2026 visibility 9 link 8 artists

Surrey Art Gallery probes Expo 86’s artistic legacy with In the Shadow of the Pavilions

The Surrey Art Gallery has launched "In the Shadow of the Pavilions," an exhibition exploring the complex artistic legacy of Vancouver’s Expo 86. Curated by Jordan Strom, the show features works and archival materials from over 50 artists, including those officially commissioned for the world’s fair and those who were excluded or responded critically to the event. Highlights include documentation of Michael Snow’s pioneering holography and Bill Reid’s Haida canoe, Loo Taas, alongside works by Stan Douglas and Rodney Graham.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 13, 2026 visibility 12 link 5 artists, 2 galleries

Artexpo New York Returns to Pier 36 for 49th Annual Showcase

Artexpo New York has returned to Pier 36 for its 49th annual edition, featuring over 70,000 square feet of exhibition space. Hosted by Redwood Art Group, the fair showcases a diverse range of media from more than 20 countries, divided into the main Artexpo Pavilion for established galleries and the [SOLO] Pavilion for independent artists. The 2026 program includes interactive Art Labs, the affordable Discoveries Collection, and the prestigious Spotlight Program, which honors six selected artists and galleries.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 7, 2026 visibility 9 link 13 artists

Surrey Art Gallery spotlights Expo 86 with In the Shadow of the Pavilions, April 18 to June 7

The Surrey Art Gallery is launching "In the Shadow of the Pavilions: Expo 86 and Contemporary Art," a multidisciplinary exhibition running from April 18 to June 7. Curated by Jordan Strom, the show features archival works and documentation from over 40 artists created between 1984 and 1988. It brings together official commissions from the world’s fair alongside unofficial, parallel art initiatives that emerged during Vancouver’s Centennial celebrations, covering media ranging from kinetic sculpture to performance art.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 7, 2026 visibility 7 link 3 artists

Two Maine museums will explore influence of a lesser-known Wyeth

The Farnsworth Art Museum, Colby College Museum of Art, and Brandywine Museum of Art are launching a collaborative exhibition titled "By Design: The Worlds of Betsy James Wyeth." This landmark show is the first to focus exclusively on the creative legacy of Betsy James Wyeth, the wife of Andrew Wyeth, highlighting her work as a designer of immersive environments and her role in restoring historic properties like the Olson House and Brinton’s Mill. The exhibitions will feature Andrew Wyeth’s paintings alongside Betsy’s archival materials, maps, and collected objects.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 2, 2026 visibility 7 link 1 artist

Princeton University Art Museum Spotlights Willem de Kooning's Breakthrough Years

Princeton University Art Museum has opened a new exhibition, "Willem de Kooning: The Breakthrough Years, 1948–1951," focusing on a pivotal three-year period in the artist's career. The show brings together approximately 25 paintings and drawings from this era, including key works like "Excavation" and "Attic," which trace his evolution from figurative elements to the dynamic, abstract style that cemented his legacy.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 15, 2026 visibility 10 link 30 artists, 2 galleries

Your Guide To Art Week Singapore 2026’s Must-See Events

Singapore Art Week 2026 transforms the Lion City into a stage for contemporary creativity, featuring a packed programme of exhibitions, auctions, and symposia from January through March. Key events include Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary Art auction (21–24 January) spotlighting works by Walter Spies, Raden Saleh, David Hockney, and Takashi Murakami; the Tanoto Art Foundation’s first exhibition 'Rituals of Perception' at New Bahru School Hall (21 January–1 March); the inaugural Print Show & Symposium at STPI (22–31 January) with artists like Yayoi Kusama and Jeff Koons; and Loy Contemporary Art Gallery’s 'Mosaic SG' showcasing contemporary Italian artists under the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Singapore.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 13, 2026 visibility 4 link 31 artists

The Aldrich Names Artists for First-Ever Decennial

The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Connecticut has announced the 40 participating artists for its first-ever Aldrich Decennial, a survey exhibition titled "I am what is around me." Opening June 7 and running through January 10, 2027, the show focuses on artists living and working in Connecticut who have never had a solo museum exhibition in the state. Notable participants include painter Dominic Chambers, multimedia artist Arghavan Khosravi, and novelist-poet Renee Gladman. The exhibition draws its title from a 1917 poem by Wallace Stevens, a longtime Connecticut resident.

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article culture schedule Dec 27, 2025 visibility 6 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 Dec 22, 2025 visibility 2 link 7 artists

‘Surreal Salon 18,’ Curated by Swoon, to Open at Baton Rouge Gallery with 60+ Artists

The 18th edition of Surreal Salon, an annual international exhibition celebrating Pop-surrealism and Lowbrow art, will open at Baton Rouge Gallery – center for contemporary art (BRG) from January 2 to 25, 2026. Curated by special guest juror Swoon (Caledonia Curry), the multimedia show features over 60 artists from the U.S. and abroad, selected from nearly 800 submissions through a blind jurying process. The exhibition is free and presented in partnership with Louisiana State University’s School of Art, with additional events including a talk by Swoon on January 26 and a costume soiree on January 24.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 4, 2025 visibility 4 link 1 artist

Museum Friends Tour of Pissarro's Impressionism

The Denver Art Museum and the Museum Barberini in Potsdam have co-organized "The Honest Eye: Camille Pissarro's Impressionism," an exhibition dedicated to the work of the pioneering Impressionist painter. The show is presented by a wide array of donors including Jana and Fred Bartlit, Barbara Bridges, Bridget and John Grier, the Kristin and Charles Lohmiller Exhibitions Fund, and Craig Ponzio, with additional support from foundations, corporate sponsors, and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 19, 2025 visibility 2 link 3 artists

Exhibition series launched to celebrate Sussex artistic talent

Hastings Contemporary has launched Sussex Spotlight, a new exhibition series celebrating artistic talent from the Sussex region. The inaugural show, running from November 19, 2025, to January 18, 2026, features painter Alessandro Raho, known for his refined portraits and still-life works. Raho, born in Nassau in 1971, has painted notable figures such as Dame Judi Dench and Bryan Ferry, and his work explores themes of presence, absence, and memory.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 27, 2025 visibility 3 link 1 artist

Plains Art Exhibition Highlights Women Artists, Addresses Imbalance

Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota, is launching a major exhibition titled “Women Artists: Four Centuries of Creativity,” running from November 1, 2025, to March 1, 2026. The show features 77 works, including 40 from the museum's own collection—20 of which are being displayed for the first time—and 37 loans from the Reading Public Museum in Pennsylvania. The exhibition was prompted by an internal assessment revealing that only 10.5% of the museum's 6,000-object permanent collection is by women artists. It will also host the first North Dakota appearance by the Guerrilla Girls, who will give a presentation and lead workshops. Student-authored texts from Minnesota State University Moorhead complement the show.

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