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The article is a personal remembrance of artist Robert Grosvenor, written by a former student who encountered him as a visiting speaker at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1978. It recounts the profound impact Grosvenor's work and teaching had on the author's own artistic practice, describing his use of ordinary materials, his sculptural innovations like the cantilever and "hover," and his influence on her approach to art-making. The piece also references Grosvenor's 2025 exhibition at Paula Cooper Gallery and his earlier commission at Storm King Art Center.

Pearlstein Gallery Opens Fall Exhibition Exploring Systems and Structures in Contemporary Art

The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery at Drexel University's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design has announced its Fall 2025 exhibition, "Of the Grid: Systems + Structures in Contemporary Art," running from October 14 to December 15. The show features 36 artists working across media including photography, video, drawing, weaving, sculpture, embroidery, printmaking, painting, book arts, and interactive installation, with works that use the grid as a formal, conceptual, or narrative device. Co-curated by gallery director Mark Stockton and Cindy Stockton Moore, the exhibition includes a dynamic mix of Philadelphia-based and international artists, with highlighted pieces such as Jacob C. Hammes's IKEA-hacked fountain, Anne Schaefer's optical color window installation, and a suspended quilt by Jody Graff.

Pearlstein Gallery Opens Fall Exhibition Exploring Systems and Structures in Contemporary Art

Drexel University's Leonard Pearlstein Gallery has announced its Fall 2025 exhibition, "Of the Grid: Systems + Structures in Contemporary Art," running from October 14 to December 15. The show features 36 artists working across media including photography, video, drawing, weaving, sculpture, embroidery, printmaking, painting, book arts, and interactive installation, with works that use the grid as a formal, conceptual, or narrative device. Co-curated by gallery director Mark Stockton and Cindy Stockton Moore, the exhibition highlights a mix of Philadelphia-based artists and international contemporaries, with pieces ranging from an IKEA-hacked fountain to a suspended quilt of climate data visualization.

December 2025 Exhibitions and Events at SVA

The School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York is hosting a series of exhibitions and events throughout December 2025 and into January 2026. Highlights include "Wavelengths," a juried alumni survey at SVA Chelsea Gallery; "Act 1: Geraldine Scott III," a solo exhibition by alumnus Lillian Ansell at SVA Gramercy Gallery; "The Book Show" featuring first-year MFA students; "Migrant Housing: Water as a Medium for Healing" at SVA Flatiron Gallery; and "fables for introverts, chapter iii: limbo" by Gerald Euhon Sheffield II at SVA Flatiron Project Space. Events include open studios, a lecture on the anti-Nazi "Red Orchestra" group, and an artists' roundtable with Samson Young.

The Synthesis of Poetry and Violence: Inside the New Exhibitions at the Pinault Collection in Venice

La sintesi tra poesia e violenza. Ecco come sono le mostre alla Pinault Collection di Venezia

The Pinault Collection has unveiled its 2025 exhibition program across its two Venice venues, Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana. This year, the institution opts for a multi-artist approach rather than a single-artist takeover, featuring Michael Armitage and Amar Kanwar at Palazzo Grassi, alongside Lorna Simpson and Paulo Nazareth at Punta della Dogana. The exhibitions focus heavily on global perspectives, spanning from Kenya and India to Brazil and the United States, addressing contemporary social tensions through diverse media.

These 16 Miami Art Week 2025 Exhibitions Are Already Creating Buzz Among Collectors

Miami Art Week 2025 is set to take place December 3–7, headlined by Art Basel Miami Beach (public days December 5–7) and concurrent fairs including Design Miami (20th anniversary) and NADA Miami. The article highlights 16 must-see exhibitions across venues such as the Miami Beach Convention Center, Wynwood, and the Miami Design District. Featured galleries include Pace Gallery (presenting Alexander Calder, Elmgreen & Dragset, James Turrell), Locks Gallery (Louise Bourgeois, Isamu Noguchi), Southern Guild (debuting at Art Basel with Zizipho Poswa and others), and Leon Tovar Gallery (focusing on Latin American women modernists).

UM Museum Announces Fall 2025 Exhibitions

The University of Montana's Montana Museum of Art and Culture (MMAC) will present three solo exhibitions by Montana artists this fall: Sara Mast's "Standing in the River" (opening Oct. 16), Manette Rene Bradford's "Unsettled Lands" (opening Nov. 13), and a posthumous show for Rand Robbin (opening Dec. 4). The exhibitions span painting, glass sculpture, collage, drawing, and printmaking, with each artist offering a distinct perspective on landscape, nature, and Montana's artistic traditions.

Top Art Exhibits at Chicago Museums | 2025 Guide

Chicago museums are presenting a diverse slate of fall 2025 exhibitions, including a major Yoko Ono retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the National Museum of Mexican Art's 39th annual Día de Muertos exhibit, a landmark Elizabeth Catlett retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago, a Marvel's Spider-Man interactive show at the Griffin Museum of Science & Industry, and Italian artist Diego Marcon's U.S. debut at The Renaissance Society.

UM Museum Announces Fall 2025 Exhibitions

The University of Montana's Montana Museum of Art and Culture (MMAC) will present three solo exhibitions by Montana artists this fall. The season opens October 16 with Sara Mast's "Standing in the River," featuring abstract paintings and glass sculptures. Manette Rene Bradford's "Unsettled Lands" opens November 13 with collage drawings and sculptures blending landscape and human figures. The final exhibition, "Rand Robbin," opens December 4 and showcases the graphic and sculptural work of the recently deceased artist, a UM alumnus and former rancher whose modernist works are held by the Library of Congress and National Gallery of Art.

Prague’s best autumn 2025 art exhibitions and events

Prague's autumn 2025 art season features a wide range of exhibitions, from classical paintings celebrating Czech identity to contemporary digital art. Highlights include Spanish painter Miquel Barceló's major show at DOX, an exhibition marking 150 years of Bedřich Smetana's 'Vltava' at Jízdárna Pražského hradu, and the largest-ever exhibition of Czech pop artist Pasta Oner at Municipal House Gallery. Other notable shows include a retrospective of sculptor Aleš Veselý at Veletržní palác, the Jindřich Chalupecký Award 2025 exhibition, and the opening of Prague's first permanent digital art gallery, Signal Space, with its inaugural exhibit 'Echoes of Tomorrow'.

‘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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The Turner Prize 2025 exhibition has opened at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Bradford, England, featuring four nominated artists: Mohammed Sami, Nnena Kalu, Rene Matić, and Zadie Xa. Critics have largely rallied behind Sami, a Baghdad-born, London-based painter whose large-scale works obliquely address war and memory, with several reviewers calling him a shoo-in for the award. The only major dissenter is Adrian Searle of the Guardian, who favors Kalu's sculptural works made from tape, fabric, and cable ties. The show has received mixed to positive reviews, with some critics noting the shortlist's focus on identity and diversity.

Participatory Art and Abstract Works Anchor UMW Galleries 2025 Lineup

The University of Mary Washington Galleries have announced their fall 2025 exhibition lineup, featuring four major shows at the duPont and Ridderhof Martin Galleries. Highlights include Erika Stearly's participatory installation 'Take a Painting,' where visitors exchange artworks; 'Intersection,' pairing David Carlson's abstract paintings with Chee Keong Kung's geometric sculptures; and 'Adaptation, Innovation and Tradition: Art from the Patawomeck Community,' showcasing historic and contemporary Native American art. The season also includes gallery talks, a juror lecture, and a community roundtable, all free and open to the public.

Manetti Shrem Museum Fall 2025 Exhibitions Explore the Borderlands; Environmental Justice

The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis presents two fall 2025 exhibitions: “OJO” Julio César Morales, a midcareer survey exploring the U.S.-Mexico border as a lived human experience through over 50 works in various media, and “Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice,” a group exhibition from the Hammer Museum at UCLA that connects environmental and social injustice. The exhibitions run through Nov. 29, with a free public opening celebration on Sept. 28 featuring artists, curators, art making, and music. Morales’ show marks his California homecoming after a decade in Arizona as a senior curator and museum director, and includes an outdoor neon commission, “tomorrow is for those who can hear it coming” (2025).

Exhibition Opening: Wynne Prize 2025

The article announces the opening of the Wynne Prize 2025 exhibition, hosted by the Orange City Council in New South Wales, Australia. The page was inaccessible due to a security verification process, but the title indicates the exhibition is currently on view.

Museum Exhibitions On View in East Texas, South Texas & the Valley this Fall

Several museums and art centers across East Texas, South Texas, and the Rio Grande Valley have announced their fall 2025 exhibition schedules. Highlights include the Tyler Museum of Art’s "Alas…" by Alicia Eggert, a floral sculpture that wilts over three weeks, and "Assembled: A Look at Contemporary Collage" featuring Texas artists. The Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi will present three shows: Jason DeMarte’s surrealist photography in "Arcadian Enclosures," the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi faculty biennial "Quarter Turn," and "Breadth of Latino/a Voices" from its permanent collection. The Rockport Center for the Arts opens Jessica Ninci’s "A Field Guide" and Moira Garcia’s "Nepantla: In-Between." The Beeville Art Museum hosts Caprice Pierucci’s "Threads Through Time," and the Five Points Museum of Contemporary Art in Victoria will survey work by Fort Bend County artists.

September 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

This article compiles a list of open calls, residencies, and grants for artists and designers with deadlines in September and October 2025. Opportunities include the Innovate Grant offering $1,800 each to one visual artist and one photographer, the PHOTOcentric 2025 exhibition at Garrison Art Center, a call for mini-golf hole designs for The Other Art Fair Chicago, and the Ingram Prize 2025 for recent U.K. art school graduates. Other listings include the Moons, Castles, Trees exhibition for The Wrong Biennale ’26 in Copenhagen, the Denver International Airport Rotating Sculpture Program, the MONSTER Exhibition in Berlin, the Abbey Harris Mural Fund in the U.K., and the Contemporary Reflection Art Exhibition in London.

Pat Guthrie Special Exhibitions Teaching Gallery Fall 2025

The Pat Guthrie Special Exhibitions Teaching Gallery at the University of Wyoming Art Museum is hosting its Fall 2025 exhibition, which integrates artworks from the museum's collection into four university courses: GEOL 1101 on the Anthropocene, ENGL 4999 on place and public memory, HP 3165-04 on Inuit environmental dilemmas, and HP 1020 on dreams and reality. Featured works include prints by Katsushika Hokusai, Martin Stupich, Dana Claxton, and Linda Connor, each paired with course themes to foster interdisciplinary learning.

LMU’s Laband Art Gallery Presents “Seeing Chicanx: The Durón Family Collection,” a Visual History of L.A.’s Chicanx Art Scene

Loyola Marymount University’s Laband Art Gallery is presenting “Seeing Chicanx: The Durón Family Collection,” a fall 2025 exhibition on view from September 25 to December 6. Curated by scholar Karen Mary Davalos, the show features nearly 50 works by Chicanx artists from Southern California, drawn from the private collection of alumni Armando Durón and Mary Salinas Durón. The exhibition spans the 1970s to the present, including paintings, drawings, photography, and sculptures by artists such as Roberto Gutierrez, Judy Baca, Chaz Bójorquez, Gilbert “Maju” Luján, and Shizu Saldamando. Originally shown at the Monterey Museum of Art in 2024, the traveling exhibition aims to challenge stereotypes and provide a visual history of the Chicanx art scene in Los Angeles.

Experience the Fall 2025 Exhibitions at Boston University Art Galleries

Boston University Art Galleries (BUAG) has announced its fall 2025 season, featuring three exhibitions: "Information, Overload: School of Visual Arts 2025 Alumni Exhibition," which examines how artists navigate the circulation of images and text in the digital era; "Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá (Not From Here, Not From There)," a solo show by acclaimed artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez exploring identity shaped by immigration and resilience; and "Hidden in the Layers," a returning exhibition celebrating printmaking, photography, and new media. All shows are free and open to the public at the Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery and 808 Gallery on BU's Charles River Campus.