Exhibitions

A directory of press releases for current visual art exhibitions in the state of Utah, organized by geographic area.

Circular Garden at Julie Nester Gallery

Park City July 1-29 Julie Nester Gallery presents Circular Garden, an exhibition featuring botanical paintings by Carol O’Malia alongside abstract pointillist works by AJ Oishi. Together, the artists explore themes of nature, color, growth, and transformation through distinct yet complementary visual languages. In a new series of paintings, […]

Luke Frazier: Horizons at Meyer Gallery

Park City June 26 – July 18, 2026 Reception: June 26, 6–8 pm Meyer Gallery presents Horizons, a new collection of paintings by Luke Frazier. The exhibition explores the enduring character of the American West through contemporary landscape painting, featuring subjects that range from sweeping desert buttes to […]

Colby Sanford: Tucked In at Meyer Gallery

Park City June 26 – July 18, 2026 Reception: June 26, 6–8 pm Meyer Gallery presents Tucked In, an exhibition of new paintings by Colby Sanford. Through the use of light, color, and carefully considered compositions, Sanford explores moments of stillness, connection, and belonging, inviting viewers to reflect […]

Rick Silva: Dirt Nap at UMOCA

Salt Lake City June 26, 2026 – January 2, 2027 Dirt Nap is a video installation consisting of 46 one-minute excerpts showing artist Rick Silva napping in landscapes across the Western United States. Recorded between September 2024 and January 2026, the work presents a simple premise—a body at […]

Alexis Rausch: Rapture | Rupture at UMOCA

Salt Lake CityJune 26 – September 12, 2026 In Rapture | Rupture, Alexis Rausch examines the uneasy space between spiritual exaltation and violence, drawing on the visual language of roadside memorials, religious imagery, and billboard evangelism. Through paintings and installations, Rausch explores how gestures associated with communal worship, […]

Alfredo Jaar: The End at UMOCA

Salt Lake CityJune 26 – September 5, 2026 In The End, internationally acclaimed artist Alfredo Jaar turns his attention to the environmental crisis facing the Great Salt Lake. Through a series of photographs, Jaar documents the lake’s dramatic decline, which has lost 73 percent of its water and […]

Eleanor Mahin Thorp: Snowtrickle, feldspar, dirt at UMOCA

Salt Lake City June 26 – September 19, 2026 Drawing inspiration from Gary Snyder’s Pulitzer Prize–winning collection Turtle Island, Eleanor Mahin Thorp’s exhibition Snowtrickle, feldspar, dirt explores the land as a living entity shaped by both natural forces and human intervention. Through paintings informed by the geothermal activity […]

Bootstrap: A World Cup Art Show and Community Celebration

Salt Lake City June 19-July 12 Event: June 19, 7–11 pm Fice Gallery presents Bootstrap, a World Cup-themed art exhibition and community celebration by Miranda Musso. Centered on football culture and the communities that surround the game, the event brings together art, sport, music, food, and neighborhood gathering […]

Summer Group Show at 15th Street Gallery

Salt Lake City June 19-July 12 Presenting the annual Plein Air/On Site Painting Event for June Gallery Stroll. In addition to the artists painting on site there will be a Summer Group show with all gallery artists.   15th Street Gallery 1519 S 1500 East Salt Lake City […]

Without Care by Michelle Wentling at Finch Lane Gallery

Salt Lake City June 8 – July 17, 2026 Receptions:
Friday, June 19, 6–9pm: Opening Reception & Salt Lake Gallery Stroll Friday, July 17, 6–9pm: Salt Lake Gallery Stroll In Without Care, Michelle Wentling presents a body of work examining fragility, control, and the quiet tensions embedded within domestic […]

Summer Solstice Event at A Gallery

Salt Lake City June 19 – July 10 Reception: Friday, June 19, 6–9 pm A Gallery/Allen+Alan Fine Art welcomes summer with a group exhibition featuring new work by gallery artists. The exhibition brings together a selection of recent paintings and other artworks, offering visitors an opportunity to see […]

Year of the Horse at Modern West

Salt Lake City June 19 – August 14, 2026 Reception: June 19, 6–9 pm   Inspired by the symbolism of the Chinese New Year Fire Horse, Year of the Horse brings together paintings, photography, sculpture, and mixed-media works that explore the horse as subject and symbol. The exhibition […]

Broad Spectrum IV: Evolutions at Brigham City Museum of Art & History

Brigham City June 20 – September 26, 2026 The Brigham City Museum of Art & History presents Broad Spectrum IV: Evolutions, an exhibition organized by the Montana/Idaho region of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). Featuring 38 works by 31 artists, the exhibition explores the many meanings, images, and […]

Nightfall: Nick Bontorno at Alma Gallery

Provo June 26 – July 31, 2026 Preview Reception: June 26, 6–9 pm Art Stroll Reception: July 3, 6–9 pm   Alma Gallery presents Nightfall, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Nick Bontorno. The exhibition brings together an extensive collection of works that explore the atmospheric threshold […]

Mercedes Ng: A Retrospective in Color at Anderson Foothill Library

Salt Lake City May 30 – July 10, 2026 Reception: May 30, 3:30–5:30 pm Hong Kong-born painter Mercedes Ng presents A Retrospective in Color, a collection of oil paintings that explores memory, identity, and place through vibrant depictions of architecture, city life, and everyday scenes. Drawing heavily from […]

SLC Queer at Urban Arts Gallery

Salt Lake City June 2–28, 2026 Artist Reception: June 19, 6–9 pm Urban Arts Gallery presents SLC Queer, a group exhibition celebrating the self-expression, creativity, and resilience of Salt Lake City’s LGBTQ+ community. Timed to coincide with Pride Month, the exhibition highlights the many ways artists use visual […]

Thomas Dunford at Jewish Community Center

SALT LAKE CITYJune 1–30, 2026 Opening Reception: Thursday, June 4, 5–7 p.m. The I.J. & Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center presents a month-long exhibition of paintings by Salt Lake City artist Thomas Dunford. The exhibition features approximately a dozen new small-scale works alongside a selection of larger paintings, […]

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