EXPO CHICAGO, the international exposition of contemporary & modern art, today announced the list of exhibitors for the tenth anniversary edition, April 13-16, 2023 at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall (600 E. Grand Ave). Following the successful in-person return in 2022, EXPO CHICAGO’s 10th anniversary edition will welcome more than 170 leading galleries representing 36 countries and 90 cities from around the world. Countries represented at the 2023 exposition include: Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and Zimbabwe.
“We are extremely proud to welcome the world to Chicago as we return to Navy Pier for the 10th anniversary edition of EXPO CHICAGO,” said Tony Karman, President | Director. “We are deeply grateful for the work of our Selection Committee, our participating international exhibitors, our Presenting Sponsor Northern Trust and the many partners throughout the world who are contributing to our upcoming tenth edition.”
The EXPO CHICAGO 2023 Selection Committee is comprised of the following leading gallerists: John Corbett and Jim Dempsey | Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago; Kavi Gupta | Kavi Gupta, Chicago; Leslie Hammons | Weinstein Hammons Gallery, Minneapolis; Rhona Hoffman | Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago; Miles McEnery | Miles McEnery Gallery, New York; Nick Olney | Kasmin, New York; Lauren Wittels | Luhring Augustine, New York.
Of the many new additions to the 2023 exposition, highlights include: Carpenters Workshop Gallery, London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles; Casas Riegner, Bogotá; Eric Firestone Gallery, New York, East Hampton; Micki Meng, San Francisco; Inman Gallery, Houston; Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles; Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne; Ortuzar Projects, New York; Galerie Poggi, Paris; Almine Rech, New York, Paris, Brussels, London, Shanghai; Ryan Lee Gallery, New York; Welancora Gallery, New York; Isla Flotante, Buenos Aires; kó, Lagos; Reyes | Finn, Detroit; SEPTEMBER, Kinderhook; Southern Guild, Cape Town; and Overduin & Co., Los Angeles.
Leading exhibitors returning to EXPO CHICAGO include: Almeida and Dale, São Paulo; Cristea Roberts Gallery, London; CURRO, Guadalajara; DC Moore, New York; Edel Assanti, London; Hales Gallery, London, New York; Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin, Paris, London, Marfa; Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London; Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, New York; Jane Lombard Gallery, New York; Kasmin, New York; Luhring Augustine, New York; Fergus McCaffrey, New York, Tokyo, St. Barth; Miles McEnery Gallery, New York; Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, New York; NINO MIER GALLERY, Los Angeles, New York, Marfa, Brussels; Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles; Michael Werner Gallery, New York, London, Berlin; Yares Art, New York, Palm Springs, Santa Fe; Marisa Newman Projects, New York; Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles; and WHATIFTHEWORLD, Cape Town, Tulbagh.
In addition to leading international galleries, the 2023 exposition features focused sections including EXPOSURE, dedicated to solo and two artist presentations by galleries ten years and younger, and PROFILE, which presents solo booths and focused projects by international galleries.
The list of 2023 exhibiting galleries includes:
- Gallery 1957, Accra, London
- Aaron Galleries, Chicago
- Almeida & Dale, São Paulo
- Arróniz, Mexico City
- Galería Artizar, Canary Islands
- Bogéna Galerie, Saint-Paul de Vence, Phoenix
- Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
- Carpenters Workshop Gallery, London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles
- Casas Riegner, Bogotá
- Casterline|Goodman Gallery, Aspen, Chicago
- Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables
- Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco
- Ethan Cohen Gallery, New York, Beacon
- Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago
- Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London
- C O U N T Y, Palm Beach
- Catherine Couturier Gallery, Houston
- Cristea Roberts Gallery, London
- CURRO, Guadalajara
- Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago
- DC Moore Gallery, New York
- De Buck Gallery, New York, Saint-Paul de Vence
- Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Los Angeles
- DOCUMENT, Chicago, Lisbon
- Dolan/Maxwell, Philadelphia
- Edel Assanti, London
- Badr El Jundi, Madrid
- Eric Firestone Gallery, New York, East Hampton
- Galerie La Forest Divonne, Paris, Brussels
- Forum Gallery, New York
- Foto Relevance, Houston
- Fredericks & Freiser, New York
- David Gill Gallery, London
- Goya Contemporary Gallery, Baltimore
- Kavi Gupta, Chicago
- Hales Gallery, London, New York
- half gallery, New York, Los Angeles
- Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles
- Hesse Flatow, New York, Amagansett
- Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin, Paris, London, Marfa
- Hexton Gallery, Aspen
- Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
- Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago
- Inman Gallery, Houston
- Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
- Michael Janssen, Berlin
- Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, New York
- Kasmin, New York
- David Klein Gallery, Detroit
- Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles
- Alan Koppel Gallery, Chicago
- Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle
- M. LeBlanc, Chicago
- Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne
- Fabienne Levy, Lausanne
- LnS Gallery, Miami
- Jane Lombard Gallery, New York
- Diana Lowenstein Gallery, Miami
- LUCE GALLERY, Turin
- Luhring Augustine, New York
- David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, Nashville
- Malin Gallery, New York, Aspen
- Fergus McCaffrey, New York, Tokyo, St. Barth
- McCormick Gallery, Chicago
- Miles McEnery Gallery, New York
- Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago
- Micki Meng, San Francisco
- NINO MIER GALLERY, Los Angeles, New York, Marfa, Brussels
- Richard Norton Gallery, Chicago
- Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
- Nueveochenta, Bogotá
- Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
- ONE AND J. Gallery, Seoul
- Ortuzar Projects, New York
- Pablo's Birthday, New York
- Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia
- Gerald Peters Contemporary, Santa Fe, New York
- The Pit, Los Angeles, Palm Springs
- Galerie Poggi, Paris
- Polígrafa Obra Gráfica, Barcelona
- Pontone Gallery, London
- ANDREW RAFACZ, Chicago
- Almine Rech, New York, Paris, Brussels, London, Shanghai
- Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, New York
- Rosenbaum Contemporary, Boca Raton, Palm Beach
- Ryan Lee Gallery, New York
- Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
- William Shearburn Gallery, St. Louis
- SmithDavidson Gallery, Amsterdam, Miami
- Gary Snyder Fine Art MT, Montana
- Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami
- Sous Les Etoiles Gallery, New York
- Southern Guild, Cape Town
- MARC STRAUS, New York
- Hollis Taggart Contemporary, New York
- Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, Singapore, London
- Tandem Press, Madison
- Unit London, London
- UniX Gallery, New York
- Vallarino Fine Art, New York
- VETA by Fer Francés, Madrid
- Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles
- Volume Gallery, Chicago
- Weinstein Hammons Gallery, Minneapolis
- Welancora Gallery, New York
- Michael Werner Gallery, New York, London, Berlin
- Western Exhibitions, Chicago, Skokie
- Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, New York
- Maximillian William, London
- Yares Art, New York, Palm Springs, Santa Fe
- Timothy Yarger Fine Art, Los Angeles, New York
- Yusto / Giner, Marbella, Madrid
- Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery, Luxembourg, Dubai, Paris
- Anna Zorina Gallery, New York, Los Angeles
The EXPOSURE section, installed on the main floor of the exposition, features solo and two-artist presentations represented by galleries ten years and younger, allowing the opportunity for younger galleries to participate in the international exposition. Aimé Iglesias Lukin, Director and Chief Curator of Visual Arts at Americas Society in New York, curated the 2023 EXPOSURE section.
“The 2023 EXPOSURE section brings together a global cohort of creative voices to present boundary-pushing work in new and interesting ways. The selected exhibitors herald from all over the world, with particular emphasis on emerging galleries in the global south, forming important dialogue with exhibitors rooted in Europe and North America. While the selection process was both inspiring and challenging at times, given the incredible range of applicants, I am confident that this year’s presentation will provide visitors with a wealth of opportunities for discourse and discovery,” said Aimé Iglesias Lukin, Director and Chief Curator of Visual Arts at Americas Society in New York.
The list of 2022 EXPOSURE galleries includes:
- 56 HENRY, New York
- 65GRAND, Chicago
- Abattoir, Cleveland
- Afriart Gallery, Kampala
- Galerie Rolando Anselmi, Berlin, Rome
- Anthony Gallery, Chicago
- ARTCO Gallery, Berlin, Aachen
- Barro, New York, Buenos Aires
- Black Wall Street Gallery, New York
- Rutger Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam
- Rebecca Camacho Presents, San Francisco
- Casemore Gallery, San Francisco
- Deli Gallery, New York, Mexico City
- Dio Horia Gallery, Athens
- Duran Mashaal, Montréal
- Embajada, San Juan
- First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Victoria Falls
- FOLD, London
- Fridman Gallery, New York
- The Hole, New York, Los Angeles
- Galería Karen Huber, Mexico City
- Instituto De Visión, Bogotá, New York
- Isla Flotante, Buenos Aires
- kó, Lagos
- M77, Milan
- Martha's Contemporary, Austin
- Martin Art Projects, Cape Town
- Montague Contemporary, New York
- Marisa Newman Projects, New York
- Patrick Parrish Gallery, New York
- Patel Brown, Toronto, Montréal
- Kendra Jayne Patrick, Bern
- PIEDRAS, Buenos Aires
- Residency Art Gallery, Inglewood
- Reyes | Finn, Detroit
- SARAI Gallery (SARADIPOUR), Tehran, Mahshahr
- SEPTEMBER, Kinderhook
- Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, Bucharest
- TERN, Nassau
- VERVE, São Paulo
- Voloshyn Gallery, Kyiv
- Zalucky Contemporary, Toronto
The Editions + Books section offers a robust showcase of artist books, editions, prints, and more. From limited edition collectibles to commissioned prints, the participating exhibitors will offer a diverse array of media that spans photography, collage, drawing, printmaking, and art monographs.
The list of 2023 Editions + Books exhibitors include:
- ART FOR CHANGE, New York
- F.L. Braswell Fine Art, Chicago, Lakeside
- Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago
- Bert Green Fine Art, Chicago
- Highpoint Editions, Minneapolis
- Lusenhop Fine Art, Cleveland
- Manneken Press, Bloomington
- LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University, New York
- Artbook + MCA Chicago Store, New York, Chicago
- Normal Editions at Illinois State University, Normal
- Printed Matter, New York
- René Schmitt, Berlin, WOL
- Stoney Road Press, Dublin
- Wildwood Press LLC, St. Louis
Special Exhibitions presents presentations and site-specific work by non-profit organizations throughout Navy Pier’s Festival Hall. Complementing the exposition’s surrounding core programming, these exhibitions illustrate and preserve the important relationship between contemporary and modern art and non-profit organizations and institutions.
The list of 2023 Special Exhibitions includes:
- 6018North, Chicago
- AMFM, Chicago
- Aperture, New York
- Arsenal Contemporary Art, Montréal, Toronto, New York
- Art At A Time Like This, New York
- Artadia, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco
- Arts of Life - Circle Contemporary, Chicago
- CASE Art Fund, Chicago, Oslo
- Center for Native Futures, Chicago
- Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago
- The Conservation Center, Chicago
- CPS Lives, Chicago
- Human Rights Watch, Chicago
- Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago
- Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo
- Meno Parkas Gallery, Kaunas
- Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
- National Hellenic Museum, Chicago
- Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Bozeman, Beijing
- OSMOS, New York, Stamford
- The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Chicago
- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
- University of Chicago Department of Visual Arts, Chicago
- Wave Pool, Cincinnati
- Weinberg/Newton Gallery, Chicago
The 2023 Exhibitor sections will be presented alongside EXPO CHICAGO’s rigorous and challenging on-site programming, including /Dialogues panel discussion series, and IN/SITU, large-scale suspended sculptures and site-specific works, curated by Claudia Segura, Curator of Exhibitions and Collection of the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA).
About EXPO CHICAGO
EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art features leading international galleries alongside a leading platform for contemporary art and cultural programming. The 10th anniversary edition of EXPO CHICAGO will take place within Navy Pier’s historic Festival Hall April 13-16, 2022. EXPO CHICAGO presents a diverse and inventive program, including /Dialogues (presented in partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago) and Exchange by Northern Trust: An Interactive Conversation Around the Art of Collecting, unrivaled programs for both public and VIP audiences; IN/SITU, dynamic on-site installations highlighting large-scale sculpture, film, and site-specific work; and major public art initiatives, including IN/SITU Outside, with works installed throughout Chicago Park District locations, and OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project, a curated selection of work by international artists displayed throughout the city’s digital billboard network. The EXPO CHICAGO program also features an unprecedented commitment to host curatorial initiatives during the exposition, including the Curatorial Forum in partnership with Independent Curators International (ICI), and the Curatorial Exchange, which partners with foreign agencies and consulates to expand the exposition’s global reach; and the Directors Summit, which brings together emerging art museum leaders for a three-day program addressing the shifting dynamics of museum leadership today.
EXPO CHICAGO is presented by Art Expositions, LLC. Under the leadership of President and Director Tony Karman, EXPO CHICAGO draws upon the city’s rich history as a vibrant international cultural destination, while highlighting the region’s contemporary arts community and inspiring its collector base. For more information on EXPO CHICAGO visit expochicago.com.