{"article":{"id":10826,"title":"EXPO CHICAGO Announces First Details of 2026 Edition","excerpt":"","body":"<p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1780429024/qql0enavrktq3jijxq3e.jpg\"></p><p><br></p><p>By Ginny Van Alyea</p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">Last week </span><a href=\"https://www.expochicago.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\" target=\"_blank\">EXPO CHICAGO</a><span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\"> announced the first details of its 2026 edition, scheduled for April 9–12, 2026 at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, with Northern Trust returning as Presenting Sponsor. Under the leadership of newly appointed Director Kate Sierzputowski and Curator Essence Harden, the fair enters a new chapter with what leadership says is a more focused, intentionally scaled format.</span></p><p><br></p><p>The 2026 edition will present more than 130 galleries from around the world in a refined floorplan designed to prioritize clarity, discovery, and sustained engagement. The updated approach emphasizes curatorial coherence and accessibility while reinforcing EXPO CHICAGO’s role as a central convening point for the Midwest and international art communities.</p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">Sections of the fair also have new names - in addition to the 'galleries' list, there is also Focus, Profile, Embodiment, and Evolution. </span>Curatorial programming plays an expanded role in the fair’s reimagined structure. A new partnership with the forthcoming Obama Presidential Center introduces two initiatives curated by Dr. Louise Bernard, Director of the Obama Presidential Center Museum. <em>Embodiment</em> draws inspiration from the Center’s architecture and commissioned artists, while <em>Evolution</em> presents archival materials connected to the Center’s art commissions. Together, the projects foreground themes of history, identity, and cultural memory rooted in Chicago and shaped by global contexts.</p><p><br></p><p>Additional curated sections continue this emphasis on depth and intentionality. <em>Focus</em> (formerly <em>Exposure</em>), curated by Kate A. Pfohl of the Detroit Institute of Arts, highlights emerging galleries and artistic practices, offering an accessible entry point into the fair. <em>Profile</em>, curated by Essence Harden, features solo booths and tightly conceived presentations by established international galleries, encouraging sustained engagement with individual artists and projects.</p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1780429025/mdxszvymjduo8rzundhq.jpg\"></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Kate Sierzputowski and Essence Harden. Photo by Kevin Serna.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>“As we build toward EXPO CHICAGO 2026, our priority has been to refocus the fair on what has always defined it: rigorous curation, civic collaboration, and a deep commitment to artists,” said Sierzputowski. Harden added that the fair is uniquely positioned to connect artists with museums and collections, noting that the 2026 presentations reflect “focused, conceptually rigorous practices that resonate with institutional priorities.”</p><p><br></p><p>The fair continues several key initiatives, including its collaboration with the Galleries Association of Korea, which will bring 12 Korean galleries to the 2026 edition, building on relationships established between Kiaf SEOUL and Frieze Seoul.</p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Thursday is noted at the invitation-only VIP Preview for the fair, but a representative shared that there will be opportunities to purchase tickets for Opening Night on that day. Continuing from last year, the invitation-only early hours will be a collaborative \"Vernissage Champagne Brunch” earlier in the day that is a celebration of EXPO CHICAGO hosted by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s Women’s Board. </span></p><p><br></p><p>Long-time fair goers will notice that the popular Editions and Books is no longer a section at EXPO CHICAGO. This may be in part due to the <span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">IFPDA Print Fair running simultaneously in New York this year, with Midwestern spaces like Manneken Press, F.L. Braswell Fine Art, Tandem Press and Dublin's Stoney Road Press participating. </span>However, EXPO leadership noted that the MCA Chicago Store will return to the main entrance of the fair this year.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>In March details surrounding the highlights of the fair will be announced.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>VIP Preview</strong></p><p>Thursday, April 9, 2026 (by invitation only)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>General Admission</strong></p><p>Friday, April 10, 11:00am–7:00pm</p><p>Saturday, April 11, 11:00am–7:00pm</p><p>Sunday, April 12, 11:00am–6:00pm</p><p><br></p><p><strong>__</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>2026 EXHIBITORS</strong></p><p>*GAoK exhibitor</p><p><br></p><p><strong>GALLERIES</strong></p><p><br></p><p>021 Gallery* <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Daegu</p><p>Gallery 41* <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Seoul</p><p>Aicon Contemporary <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>A Lighthouse called Kanata <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Tokyo</p><p>Allouche Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>Arcadia Contemporary <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>Galería Artizar <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Tenerife, Madrid</p><p>Avant Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Miami</p><p>Richard Beavers Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Brooklyn</p><p>Bockley Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Minneapolis</p><p>BOGENA GALERIE <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Saint Paul De Vence, Phoenix</p><p>Casterline|Goodman Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Aspen, Santa Fe</p><p>Ethan Cohen Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York, Beacon</p><p>Oliver Cole Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Miami</p><p>Cynthia Corbett Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>London</p><p>Gallery Dasun* <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Gwacheon-si</p><p>DOCUMENT <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Chicago, Lisbon</p><p>Ebony/Curated <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Cape Town, Franschhoek</p><p>Les Enluminures <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Chicago, New York, Paris</p><p>Gallery Fine* <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Busan</p><p>Friedrichs Pontone <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>GBS Fine Art <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>London, Somerset</p><p>Gefen Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>San Francisco</p><p>GPG Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>GalleryGrimson* <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Seoul</p><p>Richard Heller Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Los Angeles</p><p>Hexton Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Aspen</p><p>Nancy Hoffman Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>London, Miami, Singapore</p><p>Karma <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York, Los Angeles</p><p>Keumsan Gallery* <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Seoul, Gyeongju</p><p>LEE &amp; BAE* <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Busan</p><p>David Lusk Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Memphis, Nashville</p><p>McCormick Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Chicago</p><p>Miles McEnery Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>moniquemeloche <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Chicago</p><p>Galerie Myrtis <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Baltimore</p><p>Opa Projects <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Miami</p><p>Night Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Los Angeles</p><p>PATRON <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Chicago</p><p>Galerie Pici* <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Seoul, New York</p><p>Pontone Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>London</p><p>Nara Roesler <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>São Paulo, New York, Rio De Janeiro</p><p>Michael Rosenfeld Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>Secrist | Beach <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Chicago</p><p>Marc Straus Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>Sun Gallery* <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Seoul</p><p>Suppoment Gallery* <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Seoul</p><p>Sundaram Tagore Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York, London, Singapore</p><p>TAI Modern <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Santa Fe</p><p>Ting Ting Art Space <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Taipei</p><p>Upsilon Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York, London, Milan</p><p><br></p><p><strong>EMBODIMENT</strong></p><p><br></p><p>GRAY <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Chicago, New York</p><p>Sean Kelly <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>Anton Kern <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>Gallery Wendi Norris <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>San Francisco</p><p>Regen Projects <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Los Angeles</p><p><br></p><p><strong>PROFILE</strong></p><p><br></p><p>47 Canal <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>Adegbola Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Lagos</p><p>Affinity Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Lagos</p><p>Babst Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Los Angeles</p><p>Corbett vs. Dempsey <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Chicago</p><p>Duru Artspace* <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Seoul</p><p>Fort Gansevoort <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>Geary Contemporary <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Salisbury</p><p>half gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York, Los Angeles</p><p>ILY2 <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Portland, New York</p><p>Charlie James Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Los Angeles</p><p>Kevin Kavanagh <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Dublin</p><p>Vielmetter Los Angeles <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Los Angeles</p><p>Tanya Weddemire Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Brooklyn</p><p>Weinstein Hammons Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Minneapolis</p><p>Wizard Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Milan</p><p>Paik Hae Young Gallery* <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Seoul</p><p>Zemack Contemporary Art <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Tel Aviv</p><p>Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Luxembourg, Dubai, Paris</p><p>Matéria <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Detroit</p><p>ANDREW RAFACZ <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Chicago</p><p>Jessica Silverman <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>San Francisco</p><p>Gary Snyder Fine Art MT <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Whitehall</p><p>Mindy Solomon Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Miami</p><p>Soto Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Lagos</p><p>THIRD BORN <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Mexico City</p><p>Yenwa Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Lagos</p><p><br></p><p><strong>FOCUS</strong></p><p><br></p><p>56 HENRY <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>New York</p><p>april april <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Pittsburgh</p><p>Artemin Gallery <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Taipei</p><p>Bertrand Productions <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">– </span>Philadelphia</p><p>Bienvenu Steinberg &amp; 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The reopening is timed to coincide with Veterans Day. Active military personnel, veterans and their families will receive free admission that day.</p><p><br></p><p>The project includes a redesigned Lillian &amp; Larry Goodman Auditorium and Gallery, an enlarged lobby in the Shapiro Family Foundation Welcome Center, and a refreshed Resilience Hall with an expanded stage for presentations and public programs.</p><p><br></p><p>Updates to the Zev &amp; Shifra Karkomi Holocaust Exhibition include additional material on the roots of antisemitism, the story of Chicago resident Leo Edelman, and the experiences of other groups targeted by the Nazis. A new reflection gallery, accessible from the exhibition, offers visitors a quiet space during and after their visit.</p><p><br></p><p>“Every visitor’s experience now begins differently and runs deeper,” said Kelley Szany, the Museum’s senior vice president of education and exhibitions. “The new welcome center sets the tone from the moment people arrive, the enhanced core Holocaust exhibition brings the history and the voices of survivors into sharper focus, and our new auditorium gives us a place to gather, listen, and talk about what it means for our communities today.”</p><p><br></p><p>Existing attractions, including the virtual reality theater, the interactive Survivor Stories Experience holographic theater, the Take A Stand Center and the Voices of Genocide Exhibition, will remain part of the Museum’s offerings.</p><p><br></p><p>Following the reopening,&nbsp;<em>Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare</em>&nbsp;will open November 15 in the special exhibition gallery. Created by and on loan from Jewish Museum Milwaukee, the exhibition examines the intersections of politics, antisemitism, freedom of speech and national security during the Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s. It will remain on view through March 2027.</p><p><br></p><p>The Museum’s satellite location in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">Experience360, </span>will remain open through December 31, 2026. The downtown space opened during the Skokie renovation to provide continued access to the Museum’s immersive exhibitions.</p><p><br></p><p>For information and ticket reservations, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ilholocaustmuseum.org</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Image: Museum exterior. 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For much of its history, collectors and visitors gathered at Navy Pier to discover works in glass, ceramics, wood, metal and fiber, alongside sculpture and design. Its focus on materials and craftsmanship gave the fair a distinct identity and cultivated a devoted audience.</p><p><br></p><p>The announcement comes as the inaugural Chicago Art Fair gets underway at THE MART. The new fair opened with a preview on October 7 and continues through October 10, presenting modern and contemporary art. Tim von Gal, CEO and producer of SOFA Chicago and CEO of Intersect Art and Design, was in Chicago this week for the occasion.</p><p>Organizers describe the 2027 collaboration as two distinct but complementary presentations under one roof, with SOFA’s focus on three-dimensional art and design alongside Chicago Art Fair’s broader offerings.</p><p><br></p><p>“Chicago has always been an extraordinary home for SOFA and a city with a deep appreciation for art, craft, architecture and design,” said von Gal in the announcement. “Joining the Chicago Art Fair at THE MART gives us the opportunity to build upon that legacy while creating an exciting new experience for collectors and exhibitors alike.”</p><p>Eric Smith, owner of Chicago Art Fair and CEO of Redwood Art Group, said the addition would broaden the fair’s scope while preserving SOFA’s identity.</p><p><br></p><p>“SOFA has a remarkable legacy and a distinct identity, and its return adds an important new dimension to the fair while reinforcing Chicago’s position as a destination for collectors, galleries and art lovers from around the world,” Smith said.</p><p><br></p><p>For those who remember SOFA as an annual opportunity to encounter ambitious work in craft and design, the return will be welcome news. 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Partners include the Richard Hunt Legacy Foundation, Adler University, CAI Designs, Chicago Public Art Group, Chicago Sculpture Exhibit and Diasporal Rhythms.</p><p><br></p><p>Born and raised on Chicago’s South Side, Hunt developed an internationally recognized practice while continuing to live and work in his hometown. His welded metal sculptures brought together abstract forms, references to the natural world and an enduring interest in freedom and social justice.</p><p><br></p><p>Hunt identified attending Emmett Till’s funeral in 1955 as a turning point in his artistic life. Till had lived just two blocks from Hunt’s home. Decades later, Hunt’s public commissions would honor figures including Martin Luther King Jr., Mary McLeod Bethune, Jesse Owens and Ida B. Wells, while also addressing the Middle Passage and the Great Migration.</p><p>In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Hunt to the National Council on the Arts, where he became its first African American member. In 1971, at age 35, he became the first African American sculptor to receive a retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. His career encompassed more than 150 solo exhibitions and more than 160 public art installations.</p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791479104/lltcodkx39gd8sbhtus1.png\"></p><p><em style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Richard Hunt with artist Chris Devins, who recently completed a mural honoring the sculptor in Hyde Park. Photo courtesy of Chris Devins.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Recent projects in Chicago offer new ways to encounter Hunt’s work and history. This fall, the Logan Center opened the Hunt, a café honoring the artist. Created and designed by Little Black Pearl founder and executive director Monica Haslip, the space incorporates two Hunt sculptures, African art, archival materials and photographs by Sandro Miller.</p><p>In Hyde Park, artist Chris Devins and historian Michelle Duster have brought a mural of Hunt to 1515–19 E. 54th Street. The portrait is based on photographs Devins took in Hunt’s studio before the sculptor’s death.</p><p><br></p><p>“Richard Hunt was a giant in the arts world and people need to see what he looked like and be inspired by his legacy,” Devins said.</p><p><br></p><p>Pigment International’s dedication also reflects its own relationship with Hunt. The organization featured him in its magazine in 2020, and he welcomed its Black Fine Art Month programming into his studio in October 2021.</p><p><br></p><p>#</p><p><br></p><p>Two events take place this month:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Pigment International at SPECTRUM Chicago Art Fair</strong></p><p><br></p><p>October 7–10, 2026.</p><p>Chicago Merchandise Mart, seventh floor, booth #3091.</p><p>Wednesday, October 7, 5–8 pm, with a champagne toast in the booth and an artist meet-and-greet.</p><p>Thursday, October 8, 6-8pm with Diasporal Rhythms</p><p>Featured artists:&nbsp;Jesse Howard, Howard Simmons, Edo, Candace Hunter, Sura DuPart and Max Sansing.</p><p>Additional events are taking place during the fair</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chicago to the World: A Black Fine Art Month Convening</strong></p><p>Presented by Pigment International as part of Black Fine Art Month, which the organization has dedicated this year to Richard Hunt.</p><p>Friday, October 23, 2026, 11:30 am–5 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