LA ART SHOW 2026: FROM DUBLIN TO SEOUL TO L.A., THE FAIR’S 31ST EDITION GOES BIG

January in Los Angeles doesn’t just begin. it unfurls, and LA Art Show 2026 is the ribbon-cutting moment for the city’s art year. Back for its 31st edition, L.A.’s largest and longest-running fair led by director and producer Kassandra VoyagiS returns with 90+ exhibitors from around the world at the Los Angeles Convention Center (West Hall) from January 7–11, 2026 .

This year’s international lineup threads together first-timers and crowd-movers alike: Dublin’s Oliver Sears Gallery makes Ireland’s first appearance; Palm Beach’s Provident Fine Art brings a solo presentation of Sylvester Stallone’s abstract works; and London’s Pontone Gallery spotlights artist-and-drummer Chris Rivers. On the booth-to-booth itinerary: LICHT FELD Gallery presents the first public showing in over four decades of Karl A. Meyer’s 1980s woodcut prints, Corridor Contemporary showcases Israeli artist Yigal Ozeri’s cinematic figurative works, and a strong Korean presence continues with J&J Art’s “Elegant Freedom” by Jinny Suh, reimagining Korean tradition through a contemporary lens.

Chris Rivers Aries Starmap, 2025, 80 x 80 cm (31.5 x 31.5 in)

A major 2026 debut is the fair’s Latin American Pavilion, curated by Marisa Caichiolo (recently selected to co-curate Chile’s pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale), centering themes of memory, migration, and identity and asking sharper questions about representation, provenance, and who gets to shape the canon. “At a moment when immigration issues continue to disproportionately impact Latin American communities, it is especially important to provide a platform for these artists,” Caichiolo says.

JohnMartinGallery, Anne Magill, Thre Three, oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm

Running alongside it, the fair’s signature non-commercial platform DIVERSEartLA returns, also curated by Caichiolo—with “The Biennials, Art Institutions and Museums in the Contemporary Art Ecosystem,” tracing how biennials and museums collaborate, collide, and ultimately drive contemporary art forward as engines of innovation and cultural dialogue.

Sylvester Stallone Male Pattern Badness, 1991 Oil on canvas 72 x 96 in

The fair opens with the Opening Night Premiere on Wednesday, January 7 (6–10 p.m.), followed by public show hours Thursday–Sunday; General Admission one-day tickets are listed at $40, and Opening Night tickets at $250.