Chico Art Center exhibit combines landscape paintings with clay sculptures

The Chico Art Center is presenting a dual exhibition featuring landscape paintings by Dayton Claudio and ceramic sculptures by the late Nora Pineda. Claudio, known for his public murals including a 3D mural on a parking garage in downtown Chico, draws inspiration from nature and urban landscapes. Pineda, who passed away in April, created clay works influenced by her Mexican heritage and studied art at Chico State. The exhibition runs until July 18, with an opening reception on June 21.

The Intimate Correspondence Between Artist Maria Lai and Stylist Antonio Marras Is on Show in Milan

L’intima corrispondenza tra l’artista Maria Lai e lo stilista Antonio Marras è in mostra a Milano

The exhibition "Paso Doble" at Galleria M77 in Milan brings together over 200 works by artist Maria Lai (1919–2013) and fashion designer Antonio Marras, curated by Francesca Alfano Miglietti. The show explores the deep creative and personal dialogue between the two, rooted in a transformative encounter that Marras describes as a turning point in his artistic language. Works range from historical pieces by Lai—including textile books, thread installations, and stone-embedded works—to Marras's own mixed-media creations using humble materials like cardboard, fabric scraps, and pastry trays. The exhibition culminates in collaborative installations such as "Llencols de aigua" (Water Sheets) and "Janas," immersive environments where viewers become part of a silent choreography of memory and imagination.

Minor Keys, Major Shifts: Sierra Leone’s Resonant Debut in Venice.

Sierra Leone has made its inaugural appearance at the 61st Venice Biennale with a pavilion titled 'Worlds of Today' located at the Liceo Guggenheim. Curated with a focus on "minor keys" rather than grand spectacles, the exhibition features Sierra Leonean artists Hawa-Jane Bangura, Ayesha Feisal, Hickmatu Bintu Leigh, and Abu Bakarr Mansaray alongside practitioners from other ECOWAS nations. The pavilion functions as a sensorial, porous space that prioritizes communal resilience and spiritual epistemologies over the commodification of identity.

Art Beat feature: A gallerist rooted in craft

Leana Hoadley has opened Hoadley Gallery West in downtown Edmonds, Washington, a boutique gallery specializing in handmade ceramics, jewelry, glass, and sculptural objects. The gallery builds on the legacy of the original Hoadley Gallery in Lenox, Massachusetts, founded over 40 years ago by her aunt and uncle, Stephanie and Thomas Hoadley. After a winding career that included studying at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and working as a creative director for an AI company, a 2023 layoff prompted Hoadley to reassess her path and pursue opening her own gallery. The space features works including porcelain vessels by Thomas Hoadley made using the ancient Japanese Nerikomi technique, which are held in collections such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Step into Hyderabad’s art scene through two group exhibitions—Prakriti: A Quiet Continuum and Living Lineages

Two group exhibitions, *Prakriti: A Quiet Continuum* and *Living Lineages*, have opened in Hyderabad, showcasing a mix of contemporary and folk artists. *Prakriti* features artists like Lal Bahadur Singh, Sumanto Chowdhury, Roy K John, and K. Sudheesh, each exploring nature as both external landscape and inner state through personal lenses. *Living Lineages* brings together indigenous and folk artists including Bhuri Bai, Balu Jivya Mashe, Saroj Venkat Shyam, and Venkat Raman Shyam, highlighting traditions such as Warli, Bhil, Gond art, and Cheriyal scrolls from Telangana. Gallerist Rekha Lahoti notes the exhibitions are designed to create a dialogue between contemporary and living traditions, addressing collector curiosity about their differences.

A semester of SLAM

The St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM) hosted two special exhibitions during the past semester: the annual "Art in Bloom" floral exhibition from February 27 to March 1, 2026, and the solo show "Currents 125: Blas Isasi" opening February 6, 2026. "Art in Bloom" pairs 30 permanent collection pieces with ephemeral floral arrangements created by local designers, featuring a centerpiece by New York-based floral designer Rachel Cho. The exhibition has grown from an invitational event with 7,000 attendees to an open call drawing over 30,000 visitors. Isasi's exhibition, titled "The weight of a gaze (is to listen to the sound of a kilogram)," is part of SLAM's "Currents" series and the WashU Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Teaching Fellowship, incorporating a Chincha Inka balance from the museum's collection alongside sandstone sculptures and aluminum foil pieces.

New Schwarzman Center art exhibits highlight student experiences

Five new exhibitions opened at the Yale Schwarzman Center on April 7, featuring work from 53 young artists including New Haven high school students, Yale undergraduates, and graduate students. The shows explore themes of identity, unity, memory, nature, and emotion through visual art, photography, installation, digital work, and multimedia. Highlights include "Call-to-Connect," an interactive payphone installation by Soleil Piverger; "The View From Here: Accessing Art Through Photography," a smartphone photography exhibition in collaboration with the Yale Center for British Art; and "Rooted in Heritage: Art Across Yale’s Cultural Centers," curated by Carlynne Robinson, featuring works reflecting multicultural communities at Yale.

NI artist, Robyn Ward Announces New Global Exhibition ‘Shards of Dawn’

Northern Irish artist Robyn Ward has announced a major global exhibition titled 'Shards of Dawn,' set to premiere in 2026. The exhibition will debut at Mana Contemporary in New Jersey before traveling to Mana Contemporary Miami during Art Basel and concluding at the Modern Art Museum Shanghai in 2027. Curated by Shai Baitel, the body of work incorporates industrial fragments and discarded materials, marking the second installment of a trilogy that explores themes of memory, fracture, and resilience.

Legendary Arts Administrator Returns To Bucks With Pieces Of A Life

The Michener Art Museum is hosting "Pieces of a Life," a retrospective exhibition dedicated to the 60-year photography career of Bruce Katsiff. Running from April 11 to August 12, the show features 60 works including his 1970s "River Town Portraits," the "Nature Morte" series exploring mortality through animal remains, and his recent digital "Face Maps." The exhibition is guest-curated by art historian Dorothy Fisher and highlights Katsiff's technical mastery ranging from platinum prints to modern digital composites.

Buena Vista Artist Family Prominently Featured in Denver-Area Art Exhibition

Buena Vista area artists Bob Gray and his daughter Jamie Gray have been selected for the upcoming exhibition "Family Ties: Continuing the Creative Legacy" at the Arvada Center Galleries in metro Denver, running from January 15 to March 26, 2026. They are one of two local families featured, alongside the Strawn family (Ben, Daniel, and their late parents Bernice and Mel). The show includes twenty creative families, highlighting how artistic identity is shaped within family contexts. Both Grays work with wood: Bob creates turned-aspen vessels inspired by local landscapes, while Jamie produces abstract wall sculptures using beeswax, pigment, and hand-carved lines.

Emerging painter shows what it means to be a Maine artist | Column - Portland Press Herald

Dean McCrillis, an emerging painter from Rumford, Maine, is the subject of a solo exhibition titled "Dog Years" at Cove Street Arts in Portland, running through January 17. The show features oil paintings that depict distinctly Maine activities—hunting, fishing, camping—while employing layered, translucent brushstrokes to evoke the ephemerality of time and experience. McCrillis, who also works as a framer at Greenhut Galleries, uses a bright, saturated palette and techniques that make his images appear to simultaneously emerge and dissolve, capturing fleeting moments in the state's rugged landscape.

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery launches special events to celebrate its 140th anniversary

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery will host a weekend of special events from November 28 to 30 to mark its 140th anniversary. Activities include a birthday cake-cutting, live poetry by Bradley Taylor, a performance by the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Trumpet Club, behind-the-scenes 'hidden spaces' tours, a party hat trail, and 'my first museum' tours for young children. The museum originally opened on November 28, 1885, by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), and has welcomed an estimated 100 million visitors since. After closing in March 2020 for pandemic-related essential maintenance, it reopened in phases starting October 2024, with new galleries, displays, and full access to the Staffordshire Hoard by October 2025.

Looking Beyond the Conflict: What's driving contemporary artists from Sri Lanka?

Contemporary artists from Sri Lanka are gaining visibility across South Asia through gallery exhibitions, institutional shows, and art fairs. At Experimenter in Colaba, Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah's solo show 'No Race, No Colour' features installations like 'Charred Hyphal Mat' that explore organic communication and wounded ecologies rooted in the country's three-decade civil war. At the Art Mumbai fair, Hema Shironi uses fabric and green mesh to address post-war reconciliation, while earlier in Delhi, the twin exhibitions 'Homes Wrapped in Cloth, Borders Raised in Flags' and 'After Aphantasias' by Shrine Empire showcased similar themes. Artists such as Anoli Perera, Kingsley Gunatillake, Pala Pothupitye, and others are collectively presenting nuanced perspectives on memory, ecology, and joy beyond the conflict.

Diana Eusebio’s 'Field of Dreams' exhibit at MOCA is rooted in culture

The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) has opened three new exhibits as part of its 30th anniversary programming, including 'Field of Dreams,' the first solo exhibition for Miami-based fashion designer and multidisciplinary artist Diana Eusebio. The 27-year-old artist presents 38 works that draw on her Indigenous Peruvian-Quechua and Afro-Dominican heritage, using textiles and fabrics sourced from Miami, Peru, and the Dominican Republic, along with ancestral dyeing techniques and materials native to Miami.

October at the Torch Theatre gallery: Local artist Sam Farmer’s first exhibition

Local artist Sam Farmer, a former primary school teacher from Pembrokeshire, will hold her first-ever art exhibition at the Joanna Field Gallery inside the Torch Theatre in Milford Haven this October. Titled "Under Pembrokeshire Skies: Seascapes and Stones," the show features paintings inspired by the Welsh landscape and the concept of Cynefin—a sense of rootedness and belonging. Many of the works also appear in her recently published children's book, "Little Puffin’s Pembrokeshire Home." The exhibition runs from October 4 through the end of the month.

Two fabulous art exhibitions opening in Mayo this month

Custom House Studios + Gallery in Westport, County Mayo, is presenting two art exhibitions opening July 24, 2025: a solo show by artist Sarah Wren Wilson and a group exhibition titled 'InHouse25'. Wilson's exhibition features abstract paintings that explore psychological space, perception, and the interplay between inner and outer worlds, using motifs like nets and the color blue to create an immersive, liminal experience. The exhibitions are supported by The Arts Council, Mayo County Council, and Pobal, and will run through August 17.

Detroit’s Cass Café reopens for art exhibit honoring Detroit artists Jim and Lucille Nawara

Detroit's Cass Café, a beloved cultural hub that closed in 2022 after nearly 30 years, is temporarily reopening for a summer art exhibition honoring artists Jim and Lucille Nawara. The show, titled "Retrospective: A Life in Art," opens June 21 at the original location on Cass Avenue, presented by the gallery detroit contemporary. The Nawaras, central figures in Detroit's creative community for over 50 years, will attend the opening; their work spans paintings, prints, and drawings rooted in nature and memory, and has been exhibited at major institutions like the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Lake Charles artist presents African American art exhibit at Historic City Hall

Lake Charles artist Ryann Sterling presents a new African American art exhibit at the Black Heritage Gallery inside Historic City Hall in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The show features 15 mixed-media collages, sculptures, and photography pieces that explore themes of southern culture, femininity, and spirituality rooted in deep South Louisiana. Sterling, who has been an artist for 14 years, is debuting her first solo exhibit; her work has previously been displayed at the New Orleans African American Museum and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Joseph Gargasz Art Exhibition at the Eulalia Building in Monroe Saturday

Local artist Joseph Gargasz will hold an art exhibition titled "A Familiar Place" at the Eulalia Building in Monroe on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 6 to 9 p.m. The show features over 30 original oil paintings and drawings, all available for purchase. Gargasz, a Lorain, Ohio native with a BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design, has studied in Japan and participated in international stone carving symposia. His work has been exhibited in China, Germany, and Japan, and is held in collections including the City of Hillsborough, North Carolina, and the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, where he currently serves as Director of Exhibition Design.

Brussels, Russia and the Venice Biennale

The jury of the 61st Venice Biennale Art Exhibition has resigned en masse to protest the decision to allow Russian participation for the first time since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The jury stated it would refuse to consider artists from countries whose leaders face International Criminal Court warrants, specifically Israel and Russia, citing a commitment to human rights. The Biennale organizers defended the re-admission as consistent with openness and dialogue, while Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas condemned the move, with the EU threatening to cut funding. The Italian government distanced itself, calling the Biennale autonomous.

‘Embrace of the Earth’: Rajib Ahasen’s debut solo exhibition opens at AFD

Rajib Ahasen's debut solo exhibition, 'Embrace of the Earth', opened on April 24, 2026, at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD). The show features around 36 works in watercolour and acrylic, rooted in the artist's memories of rural Bangladesh and his transition to urban life. Scenes of earthen roads, canals, riverbanks, and agrarian life dominate the collection, reflecting a personal narrative shaped by observation and recollection. Ahasen, who earned a Mawlana degree from a Qawmi madrasah in 2014 without formal fine arts training, has previously participated in national and international exhibitions including the Friendship Art Exhibition and Kahal International Art Fair.

A new sensual exhibit from Mexico City is now on display at the Museum of Sex

The Museum of Sex in New York is hosting "The Life Force: Portraits from the Amparo & Manuel Foundation," a new exhibition opening April 23 that brings 45 works from a Mexico City-based collection to the U.S. for the first time. Featuring artists such as Amoako Boafo, Tracey Emin, and Bert Stern, the show explores themes of vulnerability, desire, and the tension between Eros and Thanatos—the life instinct and death drive—through painting, sculpture, drawing, and photography.

Capstone exhibition celebrates Art Museum, Miami, and Ohio’s impact on the Arts

Miami University’s Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum (RCCAM) is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its Art and Architecture History Capstone program with the exhibition "Rooted Here: Networks of Modern and Contemporary Art." The show is entirely student-curated, involving undergraduates in every stage of the process from selection to installation. Divided into four thematic sections, the exhibition explores the Midwest's influence on the global art landscape, featuring works by major figures such as Paul Cadmus, Miriam Schapiro, Nancy Holt, and Jim Dine.

Fourth Lahore Biennale, to take place during 80th anniversary of Partition, will explore cross-border connectivity

The fourth Lahore Biennale, scheduled for January 2027, will explore cross-border connectivity and cultural internationalism during the 80th anniversary of the Partition of India. Curated by Nav Haq, associate director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, the event will take place in historic Lahore and feature artists who have fostered connections between India and Pakistan, such as Shilpa Gupta and Rashid Rana.

TIERRA FUTURA: Boricua Land Futures, a solo exhibition by Shey Rivera Ríos and a group exhibition of 22 Boricua artists

The WaterFire Arts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, is presenting "TIERRA FUTURA: Boricua Land Futures," a dual exhibition featuring a solo show by Shey Rivera Ríos and a group exhibition of 22 Boricua (Puerto Rican) artists from both Puerto Rico and its U.S. diasporas. The exhibition, curated by Rivera Ríos with co-curators Ruchika Nambiar and Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez, runs from March 5 to March 29, 2026, and explores themes of land-based memory, eco-feminism, queer joy, and cultural sovereignty through diverse media.

Persian miniatures and mermaids: Hiba Schahbaz’s garden of delights at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami

The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami has opened "Hiba Schahbaz: The Garden," the first major retrospective of Karachi-born, Brooklyn-based artist Hiba Schahbaz. Curated by Jasmine Wahi, the exhibition spans 15 years of Schahbaz's practice, including loans from private collections, studio works, and new commissions. Anchored by the concept of the jannat (Paradise Garden) rooted in Islamic tradition and Sufi poetry, the show is organized around the elements of earth, water, fire, and air. Schahbaz, trained in the Indo-Persian miniature tradition, works with water-based pigments and tea on handmade paper, and her practice has evolved from small formats to large-scale works, including a 45-foot-by-14-foot mermaid painting commissioned for the Miami show.

Euan Uglow monograph offers a fresh perspective through memoirs, papers and contributions

Andrew Lambirth's new book, *The Uglow Papers*, takes an unconventional approach to the monograph on British painter Euan Uglow (1932-2000). Instead of a traditional narrative, Lambirth compiles around 30 personal memoirs, papers, and contributions from friends, students, and colleagues—gathered through interviews, phone calls, emails, and letters. These firsthand accounts, paired with a concise introduction and a glossary of names, offer intimate recollections of Uglow's rigorous studio practice, his teaching methods, and his social life, including details about his Sunday night open houses and shared meals. The book also traces Uglow's artistic development from his studies at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art, through his mentorship under William Coldstream, to his own distinctive geometric and emotionally charged works like *The Diagonal* (1971-77) and *Pyramid* (1993-96).

Art and Soul: Inside Madagascar’s Burgeoning Creative Scene

The article explores Madagascar's burgeoning contemporary art scene, centered on Hakanto Contemporary, a non-profit art space in Antananarivo founded by artist Joël Andrianomearisoa. It highlights the group exhibition "Lamba Forever Mandrakizay," featuring 21 Malagasy artists reflecting on the traditional lamba textile, and the innovative culinary-art fusion by chef Lalaina Ravelomanana. The piece also mentions the Musée de la Photo, founded in 2018, which preserves Malagasy photographic heritage.

Hunterdon Art Museum exhibition explores the wonder of … paper

The Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, New Jersey, presents "Pulp: The Fluid and the Concrete," a group exhibition featuring 26 artists who explore the artistic potential of handmade paper. Curated by Gail Deery and Cynthia Nourse Thompson, the show transforms the museum's second floor into a celebration of paper as a versatile, sculptural medium, with works ranging from Joan Hall's marine-inspired "Red Tide Returning" to Michelle Samour's intricate paper installations and Marc Rosenquist's pulp sculptures.

UL’s Hilliard Art Museum showcases permanent collection

The Hilliard Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is showcasing its permanent collection for the first time in over a decade through the exhibition "Tides, Times and Terrain: Floyd Sonnier and the Evolving Cultural Landscape." The show features more than 41 artists from southwest Louisiana, including the prominently displayed 1844 painting "Woman In Tignon," which was once misidentified as Marie Laveau. Executive Director Molly Rowe and Curator-at-Large Aaron Levi Garvey are rotating pieces from the museum's 2,000-work collection throughout its 11,000 square feet of gallery space, emphasizing the importance of placing historical works in contemporary context.