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Expo Chicago 2019 Runs At Navy Pier (And About The City) In September 2019

8/26/2019

Expo Chicago 2019 runs at Navy Pier, and about the city, in September 2019.

Expo is the city's only modern and contemporary fine art fair. It runs September 19 to 22, 2019. This year is the fair's eighth edition. Programs include the
/Dialogues, the onsite panel program presented in conjunction with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. IN/SITU, a collection of large sculptures, videos/films and site spevcific works within the fair itself and I N/SITU Outside (which is what the name implies).

There will also be public art along the lake and in various places in Chicago as part of OVERIDE/A Billboard Project. This uses digital billboards and will be around from September 9 to 28.

Be sure to visit Navy Pier for the fair. A list of exhibitors can be found HERE.

Matt Pinney's "With Sun And Moon They Paint Their Dreams" Runs September 5 To November3, 2019 At Adah Rose Gallery(Kensington, MD)

8/16/2019

Matt Pinney's With Sun And Moon They Paint Their Dreams runs September 5 to November3, 2019 at Adah Rose Gallery (3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, MD). The vernissage takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday September 6.

This exhibition feeatures Pinney's oil paintings that mix figure and landscape in a mix of mystery, dream and cinema. Onemay be an opera singer and another a day at the beach. Pinney is a multi-media artist who lives in D.C. He has a BFA from Indiana University and an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. This is his first show at the gallery.

Moniker International Art Fair Is One Of The Art Fairs Kicking Off In NYC During The First Week Of May, Check Them Out!

4/24/2019

Moniker International Art Fair running from May 1 to 5, 2019 (718 Broadway, New York City) has announced programming for the fair's second edition. Find out more HERE.

The fair will feature 28 exhibitors and four special projects related to the theme "Cause and Effect."

"Scenic Route" By Lesley Jackson And Amber Renaye At Andrew Rafacz (Chicago) May 4 To June 15, 2019

4/24/2019

Scenic Route by Lesley Jackson and Amber Renaye at Andrew Rafacz (Chicago) May 4 to June 15, 2019.

There will be an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Both arrists share an interest in the artistic
possibilities in the natural world. Jackson is from Chicago and Renaye New York.

The Inaugural Edition Of The Philadelphia Fine Art Fair Runs April 4 To 7, 2019

2/8/2019

The inaugural edition of the Philadelphia Fine Art Fair takes place from April 4 to 7, 2019 at the 23rd Street City Troop Armory. The show will include 35 galleries and over 300 artists. The show will feature both Modern and contemporary artists with an emphasis on the City of Brotherly love.

Among the galleries participating are Louis K. Meisel Gallery, The Hunt Gallery, Galerie Isabelle Lesmeister, Cernuda Arte, Arcadia Contemporary, Bridgette Mayer Gallery and Birch Contemporary (to name a few).

The Armory, erected in 1901, houses the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry. The show is produced by Show Hamptons. The fair's executive director is Rick Friedman.

Yossi Milo Gallery (New York) Will Be At Paris Photo, November 8 To 11, 2018

10/30/2018

Yossi Milo Gallery (New York) will be among the galleries participating in Paris Photo, held from November 8 to 11, 2018 at the Grand Palais. The gallery
show work by Nathalie Boutté, Chris McCaw, Kyle Meyer, Meghann Riepenhoff, Alison Rossiter, Sanlé Sory and Kohei Yoshiyuki.

You can see more HERE.

Paris Photo is the largest international fair dedicated to to photography. The fair has been around since 1997.

Marc Straus Heading To Expo Chicago September 27 To 30, 2018, See A Preview Now

9/19/2018

Encased Magenta Green by Rona Pondick

Marc Straus heading to Expo Chicago September 27 to 30, 2018. You can see a preview now HERE. The gallery will be exhibiting in booth 171.

Artists include: Thomas Bangsted, Lisa C. Davis, Paul Doran, Otis Jones, Folkert de Jong, Anna Leonhardt, Jim Nutt,
Jong Oh, Rona Pondick, Paul Waldman.

Fridge Art Fair In New York At Nu Hotel (Brooklyn) May 2 To 6, 2018.

4/10/2018

Fridge Art Fair Brooklyn is, once again, at the NU Hotel (85 Smith St, Brooklyn) May 2-6. 2018. The fair has new curators
and this year's them is The Tonya's Tasty Triple Axel Icebox Cake Edition, featuring Ziggy's Stardust Powdered Donuts (New York Edition #6). This is an odd juxtaposition but the Brooklyn Museum is showing the wonderful David Bowie Is exhibit.

The Fair also features Eric Ginsburg's Greatest T.V. Pets Hallway of Fame (worldoferic.com) and a Pop Up Fridge at Van Der Plas Gallery (156 Orchard St.).

Curator Natalie Fisk (natalielomeli.com) is joined by special programming curator, Liz Publica, editor at ARTpublika Magazine (artpublika.com).

There will also be a screening of the documentary of A Charmed Life, about New York performer, Daniel Booth.

Find out more at fridgeartfair.com.

Scope Miami Beach Opens Their 17th Fair On The Sands Of South Beach Tuesday, December 5, 2017

12/4/2017

Scope Miami Beach opens their 17th fair on the sands of South Beach Tuesday, December 5, 2017. The fair is on the sand. You will get sand in your shoes going to the entrance. Check out the website linked above for other Scope-related events.

The Platiunum VIP preview runs noon to 4 p.m, Tuesday, December 5 and the VIP preview runs 4 to 8 p.m. These cost $150 and $100 respectively. The great unwashed can come from 11 a.m to 8 p.m. December 6 to 10 for $35.

Scope's focus on contemporary artists cuts a broad swath. Galleries including Antler Gallery (Portland), Castle Fitzjohns (New York) and the always fascinating Licht Feld (Basel)). An interview with John Grande, being shown by Licht Feld, will appear shortly.

Fridge Art Fair Is Open December 4 to 10, 2017 At The Blue Moon Hotel (Miami Beach), A Few Of The Pieces On Display

12/4/2017

Fridge Art Fair is open! It runs December 4 to 10, 2017 at the Blue Moon Hotel (944 Collins Ave, Miami Beach). Here are a few of the pieces on display.

The fair is small and will only take a small amount of time to go through and you should hit it as you go to nearby fair such as Scope and Untitled. It is expertly curated and laid out in its small space.

Take the time. When I visited there were not yet names attached to the pieces but now there are.