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Oregon artist’s ‘Don’t Touch My Hair’ exhibition makes complying impossible

Ashland artist Crystal Proffitt's interactive installation 'Don't Touch My Hair: An Interactive Crowned Experience' at the Langford Art Gallery in Phoenix, Oregon, invites viewers to touch the braids and locs attached to portraits of local Black models while listening to voice recordings about hair as cultural identity and resilience. The work, supported by the Oregon Cultural Trust and the Black Alliance & Social Empowerment (BASE) Southern Oregon, debuted January 3 and runs through January 24, after which it will join BASE's Black Cultural Legacy Series at the Rogue Gallery & Art Center in Medford. Proffitt intentionally allows the hair to show wear from handling, treating the erosion as part of the artwork's meaning.

Exhibit Opening: Retrospectives~The Art of Dennis Sirrine & Tom Frohnapfel at the La Grua Center in Stonington

An exhibit opening at the La Grua Center in Stonington, Connecticut, celebrates the work of local artists Dennis Sirrine and Tom Frohnapfel. The show, which runs through the end of February, features their representational and abstract paintings, mixed media, glass works, and furniture, reflecting over four decades of creative exploration. Both artists moved from the Midwest to New York City in the 1980s before settling in Stonington in the 2000s. Sirrine, who manages the Velvet Mill Gallery, presents works ranging from early cityscapes to recent abstractions, while Frohnapfel, a Pratt Institute graduate, showcases his design-and-build furniture, glass blowing, and paintings.

Otvorena izložba "Slikarske minijature Slavana Vidovića“ u Galeriji umjetnina Split

The exhibition "Painting Miniatures by Slaven Vidović" opened on Saturday at the Split Art Gallery, presenting for the first time works from the previously unknown artistic oeuvre of Slaven Vidović, the son of painter Emanuel Vidović. Curated by Iris Slade, the show features eighty works on paper created during the 1920s, drawn from the legacy of Vidović's daughter Zjenja Čulić. Due to the fragility of the originals, high-quality prints are displayed instead. Vidović, a prominent physician and art collector, studied medicine in Prague from 1919 to 1926, where he developed a passion for capturing everyday life in working-class districts, night bars, and cafes, drawing on styles including Fauvism, Cubism, Dadaism, Expressionism, and Neorealism.

Art Gallery explores home and identity in ‘Mi Casa es su Casa’ exhibition

The El Camino College Art Gallery is hosting 'Mi Casa es su Casa,' an exhibition featuring ceramic works by artist Yvette Trujillo and curated by Dulce Stein. The show, which opened October 30 and runs through December 1, transforms common Mexican household cleaning products like Fabuloso and Zote into saint-like ceramic sculptures, alongside clay shrines and an ofrenda celebrating Dia de los Muertos. The exhibition includes sugar skull face painting, dancing, and works by Hispanic artists.

Large outdoor artworks at Hong Kong Palace Museum to draw 500,000 visitors

Hong Kong Palace Museum has launched its first outdoor public art exhibition, featuring six large-scale installations by local artists including architect Rocco Yim Sen-kee, who designed the museum building. The year-long display, themed on traditional Chinese garden aesthetics, will occupy the museum's plaza from Saturday until November 2 next year, with free public access.

Art Exhibition: A Celebration of Inspirational Artist Professor

Ligel Lambert, an interdisciplinary artist and doctoral candidate at Columbia University's Teachers College, will present a solo exhibition of 16 large portrait paintings as part of his Ed.D. dissertation. The show runs from October 27 to November 20, 2025, at the Macy Art Gallery, with an opening reception on October 30. Lambert, a former U.S. Marine and adjunct professor at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design and Hunter College, draws on his experiences living in Haiti, Japan, South Korea, China, and the U.S.

Emory student art featured in High Museum education center exhibit | Emory University | Atlanta GA

Emory University undergraduate students are exhibiting their artwork at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta through November 2, in the museum's Greene Family Education Center. The exhibition, the first of a planned annual show, features 18 pieces by six students, three of whom curated the show after being selected by a panel of judges from Emory Libraries and the Michael C. Carlos Museum. Students worked with faculty sponsors and High Museum staff to install the work, gaining hands-on experience in exhibition planning, artist statements, and professional presentation.

2025 Sobey Art Award exhibition opening tonight

The 2025 Sobey Art Award exhibition is opening tonight at the National Gallery of Canada. The Sobey Art Award is Canada's most prestigious prize for contemporary visual artists under 40, and this year's exhibition will showcase the work of the shortlisted artists, highlighting the breadth of contemporary Canadian art.

Lament for much-loved squirrel to go on show in London exhibition

A poetic lament for a squirrel named Jack, written by James Hadfield—a patient at Bethlem Royal Hospital who attempted to assassinate King George III in 1800—will go on public display for the first time at the Bethlem Museum of the Mind in London. The work is part of a new exhibition titled "Between Sleeping and Waking: Hospital Dreams and Visions," opening August 14, which also features a major installation by contemporary artist Kate McDonnell and other previously unseen works from the hospital's historic art collection.

‘Radical Clay’ ceramics are more than vessels

The Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill has opened 'Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists From Japan,' an exhibition featuring sculptural ceramics by 36 contemporary female Japanese artists. The works, drawn from the collection of noted art collector Carol Horvitz, honor centuries-old Japanese ceramic traditions while employing modern techniques to push beyond conventional vessel forms. Highlights include Kawaura Saki and Tanaka Yu, whose piece 'Bag Work' exemplifies the shift from functional pottery to purely sculptural expression. The exhibition runs through August 31 and is only the third U.S. museum to host it.

MFA exhibition explores time, space and transformation

UC Santa Barbara’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum presents the MFA Thesis Exhibition titled "it’s about time," featuring works by four graduating artists: Lucy Bell, Austin McCormick, Autumn Nicole, and Rose Schlossberg. The show runs from May 17 to June 1 and includes video, sculpture, painting, and immersive installation that examine the relationships between time, memory, and materiality. Curatorial text by doctoral student Kristin Yinger frames the exhibition as a parenthetical pause that contains the artists' experiences during the MFA program.

A Roma si celebra il fotografo riminese Marco Pesaresi a 25 anni dalla morte: docu-film e mostra

Rome is celebrating the work of Rimini-born photographer Marco Pesaresi (1964–2001), 25 years after his death, through two events organized by the photography training center Daylight School, led by Marco Sconocchia. A documentary film titled "Il granchio nudo – La storia di Marco Pesaresi," produced by Riccardo Caccia and Michela Fragomeni and directed by Marta E. Antonioli and Elena Padovan, will be screened on May 21 at Nuovo Cinema Aquila. The film features unpublished materials, including Pesaresi's diaries and poems, and includes interviews with those who knew him. A group exhibition, "UNDERGROUND. Il mondo sotto. Omaggio a Marco Pesaresi," opens May 29 at Daylight School, reinterpreting the themes of his photobook "Underground" through the eyes of 15 photographers.

TROPICAL HYPERSTITION A SPACE OF MEMORY AND RESISTANCE AT THE BIENNALE DI VENEZIA 2026

Panama will present its second National Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale, featuring a large-scale installation and performance titled 'Tropical Hyperstition' by the artistic duo Antonio José Guzmán and Iva Jankovic (Mensajeros del Sol). The project, curated by Ana Elizabeth González and Mónica Kupfer, is organized by Panama's Ministry of Culture and several cultural foundations.

"Bloom Beyond Sight" , 2026

Bonu Deji's painting "Bloom Beyond Sight" (2026) is being offered for sale through Art R us gallery in Naples, Florida. The acrylic and oil on canvas work, sized 25 × 31 inches, is priced at US$1,400 and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Deji, a Nigerian artist born in 2003 and based in Lagos, creates figurative works exploring poverty, labor, resilience, and human dignity. The piece was exhibited in 2026 at Art R us's breakout exhibition of the artist and previously in the 2025 group show "Faces of Us" at The Zebra Gallery.

"The Watchful Savior" , 2026

Bonu Deji's painting "The Watchful Savior" (2026) is being offered for sale through Art R us gallery in Naples, Florida. The acrylic and oil on canvas work, measuring 25 × 31 inches, is priced at US$1,400 and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Deji, a Nigerian contemporary visual artist born in 2003 and based in Lagos, creates figurative works exploring poverty, labor, resilience, and human dignity. The piece was previously exhibited in the gallery's 2026 solo presentation of the artist and in the 2025 group show "Faces of Us" at The Zebra Gallery.

Art on Main presents "Women in Art: Revealing Our Magnificence" opening reception

Art on Main in Dallas is presenting "Women in Art: Revealing Our Magnificence," a juried exhibition featuring bold, expressive works across mediums such as painting, drawing, photography, fiber art, sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics. The opening reception includes live music by the East Dallas Uke-A-Ladies and a set by DJ MISO, along with a Best in Show award presentation, and the exhibit runs through May 30.

Reston Art Gallery Presents its May Exhibit “ Down the Shore ” by Pat Macintyre

Reston Art Gallery and Studios (RAGS) in Reston, Virginia, is presenting its May exhibition titled “Down the Shore,” featuring acrylic paintings by gallery director and artist Pat Macintyre. The show depicts coastal scenes from the Eastern Shore, Isle of Wight Bay, and Ocean City, including images of rural villages and large shells on pale canvases. A reception will be held on May 10 from 2-4pm, and the exhibit runs through May 31.

Chiang Hsin-Ching | Of Mountain and Sea II (2017) | For Sale

Taiwanese contemporary artist Chiang Hsin-Ching's 2017 ink-and-color-on-paper work "Of Mountain and Sea II" is being offered for sale by Hiraya Gallery (EU) for €20,000. The 175 × 96 cm piece, stamped by the artist's estate and accompanied by certificates of authenticity, is listed on Artsy with shipping from Taichung, Taiwan. Chiang, born in 1970 in Taichung, is a researcher at the Contemporary Ink Art Research Institute and has exhibited widely, including at the Kyocera Museum of Art in Kyoto, the Venice International Art Exhibition, and ART TAIPEI.

New exhibit shares refugee’s journey to Baton Rouge

A new art exhibit titled "A Refugee's Origin" opens at the Shell Gallery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, featuring nearly 30 works by artist and rheumatologist K.T. Ho. The show includes paintings, photos, and installations that trace Ho's journey from Vietnam to Louisiana, exploring family history, culture, and the experience of survival and starting over. The free exhibit runs from April 27 through May 29, 2026, with an opening reception on May 1 featuring a lion dance and food, presented in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Munson celebrates student accomplishments with exhibits

Munson is hosting two juried exhibitions at the Pratt Munson College of Art and Design to showcase the work of its first-year and sophomore students. The First-Year Exhibition, running from April 10 to May 6, highlights foundational skills and interdisciplinary research, while the Sophomore Exhibition, held from April 17 to May 16, features more specialized work across various media. A public reception for both shows is scheduled for April 25 in the Museum’s Root Court.

South Shore Irish Heritage Trail stop showcases art from Ireland and New England

The Aisling Gallery in Hingham, Massachusetts, has become a featured stop on the South Shore Irish Heritage Trail, highlighting the work of Irish-born painter Vincent Crotty. The gallery showcases Crotty’s oil paintings, which bridge his two worlds by capturing the rugged, pastoral landscapes of County Cork and Dingle alongside the coastal vistas of New England and Maine. Crotty, who immigrated to the United States 35 years ago, has maintained a long-standing partnership with the gallery, evolving from a struggling artist into a prolific figure in the local Irish-American art scene.

Santa Monica Art: Husband-Wife Duo Shows at Bruce Lurie

The Bruce Lurie Gallery in Santa Monica is set to host "Observed / Imagined," a joint exhibition featuring the work of husband-and-wife duo Gary and Jody Levinson. Opening April 18, 2026, the show juxtaposes Gary’s minimalist, award-winning street photography with Jody’s intuitive abstract paintings. While Gary’s work focuses on the patient observation of solitary figures in sparse environments, Jody’s practice explores internal narratives of gender and power through a physical, multi-media approach.

Parted Light opening at Wynter Gallery; artist talk set

The Wynter Gallery in Lambertville, New Jersey, is debuting "Parted Light," a solo exhibition by Detroit-based photographer Tejasvir. The collection features photographs taken in Pakistan that explore the memory, legacy, and cultural identity of a once-unified Punjab. The exhibition opens on April 10, followed by an intimate artist talk on April 12 where Tejasvir will discuss his personal journey and the existential themes behind the work.

‘The Beginning’ Group Exhibition Features Live Painting at Art Bridge Gallery

The Art Bridge Gallery in Yangon is hosting a group exhibition titled 'The Beginning,' which showcases the work of multiple contemporary artists. A standout feature of the event is the inclusion of live painting sessions, allowing visitors to witness the creative process firsthand as artists develop new works within the gallery space.

New exhibition opens at Art Project 605 in Detroit Lakes

A new exhibition titled "Shared Visions" has opened at Art Project 605 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, running from July 10 to August 1, 2025. The show features the work of three area artists: Kent Estey of Naytahwaush, Jennie Ward of Lake Park, and Jennifer Paulsrud of Fargo, all of whom have previously exhibited at the gallery. The exhibition highlights the artists' use of color, abstraction, and paint application, with works ranging from delicate to bold, expressing themes of heritage, beauty, and relationships.

Group of painters to hold new exhibition at Hodgson Loom Gallery in Laxey

A group of amateur painters called the 'Thursday Painters' will hold an exhibition titled 'Soul Expressions' at the Hodgson Loom Gallery in Laxey, Isle of Man, starting June 24 through August 9, 2025. The group, led by Laura Espinosa Moon, meets weekly at Momma Moon's Art Studio in Peel and includes artists such as Kathy Craig, Cheryl Shimmin, Emma Healy, Lynn Haywood, Ali Marie Duff, Jo Lewy, Judith Booth, Ali Foster, Syl Richard, and Delia Chamberlain. A preview event will take place on June 22.

Estonian students open new sound art exhibition in Berlin

Students from the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) opened a new sound art exhibition titled "TRACKING _ wrrrrr, bzzzt, zzrrt" at the ((NYT)) Art Space in Berlin on May 23. The exhibition features sound installations by nine artists, including Trevor Kinna, Liisi Kõuhkna, and Olev Kuma, and explores sound as a carrier of relation, interference, and emancipation. A contemporary dance group, ADAM, performed the piece "Windy Days" at the opening.

Adam Welch offers a solo show that looks like a group exhibition.

Adam Welch presents his first solo exhibition, "Terminal Moraine," at The Mine Factory, a newly opened gallery in Pittsburgh's Point Breeze neighborhood. The show runs through August 10 and features a dense installation of new, repurposed, and reconfigured paintings, drawings, sculptures, projections, and assemblages. Welch, best known as a curator at Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, fuses his dual roles by arranging the works in a way that initially resembles a group exhibition, with semi-random clusters and conglomerations that emphasize fragmentation over a singular theme.

National Art Museum presents vibrant exhibition within World Urban Forum [PHOTOS]

The Azerbaijan National Art Museum has opened an exhibition titled 'Chronicle of the City of Winds: Baku in the Works of Artists from the 19th to 21st Centuries,' organized jointly by the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry and the museum. Featuring over 80 works of painting, graphic art, and sculpture, the show traces Baku's historical, architectural, and cultural evolution from the 19th century to the present day. It includes pieces from the museum's collection alongside contemporary works, and is part of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), held within the Year of Urban Planning and Architecture in Azerbaijan. The opening ceremony featured speeches by Deputy Culture Minister Saadat Yusifova, museum director Shirin Malikova, and People's Artist Salhab Mammadov, as well as a musical performance by Honored Artist Nargiz Karimova and Zumrud Alizade.

Photo exhibition 'Eternity of a Moment' opens at D'ART Gallery [PHOTOS]

On May 13, 2026, D'ART Gallery in Baku opened the solo photography exhibition 'The Eternity of a Moment' by fine art photographer Anna Ibrahimbayova. The show is the first installment of the gallery's new project 'Homes Warmed by Love and Art,' which explores how creative partnerships shape shared lives and artistic growth. The opening featured remarks by gallery founder Dilara Muzaffarli, an interview with the artist conducted by art producer Sofiko Dvalishvili, and tributes to Ibrahimbayova's late husband, Azerbaijani playwright Maksud Ibrahimbayov, from People's Artist Omar Eldarov and MP Ulviyya Hamzayeva. The exhibition runs through May 15.