After nearly three decades in the jewellery industry, internationally trained gemmologist Peggy Elias Nakhle brings her expertise in precious gemstones, jewellery appraisal, and design to downtown Halifax.
This autumn, (AV17) Gallery, Vilnius, brings the work of internationally acclaimed Lithuanian artist ลฝilvinas Kempinas to Artissima 2026, one of Italyโs leading contemporary art fairs. The presentation will explore Kempinasโ distinctive approach to movement, perception, light and space, transforming familiar materials and physical forces into dynamic, often unexpectedly immersive visual experiences.
With Andrรฉ de Jong and His Theater, The Merchant House (TMH) is pleased to present new works by the distinguished Dutch artist Andrรฉ de Jong (b. 1947). His fifth major exhibition at TMH, it reflects one of the most prolific periods of his careerโwhich has encompassed drawing as well as photography, sculpture, and land artโand poses the question: What is it about drawing, above all, that has continued to fascinate Andrรฉ de Jong for over five decades?
Acquiring historical textiles requires a methodical approach, as the market for woven art moves from decorative appeal to rigorous academic collecting. In 2026, interest in centuries-old weaving centers reached a more analytical phase. Collectors no longer buy for aesthetic scale alone; they want verifiable historical context, specific workshop identification, and clear conservation records. Working in this specialized sector involves understanding the histories of French and Flemish looms, analyzing the chemical stability of natural dyes, and identifying institutions that keep rigorous standards for authentication.
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, internationally acclaimed abstract expressionist Vian Borchert is making waves on both sides of the Atlantic. Her signature blue paintings are now featured in the landmark American Mosaic exhibition at Washington, D.C.’s iconic Watergate Gallery, while a remarkable series of exhibitions across Madrid, London, Venice, and Paris underscores a milestone year in her international career. Discover why Borchert’s evocative “visual poetry” is capturing attention at some of the world’s most notable cultural venues.
Today, as an internationally represented artist with Toolip Gallery in Vienna, Austria, Martinelli stands at the forefront of a remarkable creative journey that has carried her work across Europe and the United States. With more than 45 juried exhibitions spanning Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, and the United States, a major solo exhibition in Manhattan, and works exhibited alongside some of the most celebrated names in contemporary art, her moment has unmistakably arrived.
Art from War to War: Chasing Butterflies on the Verge of a Cliff, which opened on May 29, 2026 at Beck & Eggeling gallery, marks the first public presentation of selected works from the private collection of Kyiv-born collector Valeria Rodnianski. The exhibition features works by Georg Baselitz, Anselm Kiefer, Sigmar Polke, Ilya Kabakov, Boris Mikhailov, Irina Nakhova, A.R. Penck and other influential artists whose careers emerged amid the political and cultural upheavals of postwar Europe and the Soviet sphere.
What happens when a painting refuses to stay within its frame? This summer, The Merchant House transforms its historic Amsterdam canal house into a conversation between art, architecture, and domestic space. In Fragments, works by Pino Pinelli, Elsa Tomkowiak, Zhu Hong, Sylvie Bonnot, and Andrรฉ Stempfel spill across walls, challenge traditional materials, and blur the boundaries between gallery and home. From oversized painted zip bags to photographic spiders enlarged to unsettling beauty, the exhibition invites visitors to piece together their own connections across a series of striking visual encounters.
A provocative curatorial project unfolding in Athens is challenging one of the contemporary art worldโs most celebrated career rituals: the international residency. Titledย โฮฮฮกฮฮปฮฮฮโโa deliberate reference to Berlinโthe project is a conceptual and performative curatorial experiment created by art historian and curator Elli Leventaki. Its aim is to confront what she describes as a largely unspoken barrier in the global art ecosystem: class privilege embedded in the structure of artist residencies.
In Pepper Indulging โ Alluvial Voice, Neo Jiapu Gao turns a vast geopolitical story into something intimate and quietly unsettling. By spending two days and one night with the Zhang familyโfirst-generation migrants relocated after the Three Gorges ProjectโGao captures moments that feel almost ordinary: harvesting peppercorns, tending a garden, preparing for sleep. Yet beneath these scenes runs a deeper current of displacement, language barriers, and lingering memory. Through layered imagery, shifting dialects, and the persistent presence of a Sichuan pepper plant carried from their former home, Gao reveals how migration reshapes not only landscapes but the textures of everyday life. What begins as a portrait of a single family slowly unfolds into a meditation on what it means to be uprootedโand what fragments of home can survive the journey.
