A directory of press releases for current visual art exhibitions in the state of Utah, organized by geographic area.
Salt Lake City August 21 – September 11 Reception: Friday, August 21, 6–9 p.m. Phillips Gallery presents the sixth annual Our Delicate Ecosystem, a group exhibition addressing the ongoing impacts of climate change through contemporary art. Featuring painting, sculpture, and mixed media, the exhibition explores issues including rising […]
Salt Lake City August 21 – September 11 Opening Reception: Friday, August 21 6-9pm Step into a world where whimsy and wilderness meet- Matthew Hassing’s solo exhibition presents a fresh, joyous survey of paintings that move between intimate landscapes and energetic patterned panels. This exhibition highlights Hassing’s distinctive […]
Salt Lake City August 17 – October 3, 2026 Closing Reception: October 3, 4–5:30 pm In Rebirth & Healing, Nancy Steele-Makasci presents watercolor paintings and traditional Japanese mokuhanga woodblock prints inspired by her 2024 residency at MI-LAB in Echizen, Japan. Influenced by the history of Japanese woodblock […]
Ogden August 7–29, 2026 Reception: Friday, August 7, 5–8 p.m. One of Utah’s longest-running and most prestigious juried exhibitions, the 52nd Annual Statewide Competition Exhibition brings together outstanding work by artists from across the state. Filling both the Main Gallery and Carriage House Gallery, the exhibition showcases a […]
Park City August 7–31, 2026 Reception: Friday, August 7 Michael Kessler debuts a new series of abstract paintings that continue his exploration of the intersection of organic forms and geometric structure. Built through a meticulous process of pouring, scraping, sanding, and layering translucent acrylic on panel, the works […]
Provo August 7–31, 2026 (on view through August) Reception: August 7, 6–9 pm Wet Concrete brings together recent urban landscape paintings by Jake Gooch and Dallin Orr, created through plein air sessions at sites across the Salt Lake Valley. Focusing on roadsides, overpasses, industrial corridors, and other overlooked […]
Bountiful August 7–September 4, 2026 Reception: Friday, August 7, 6–9 p.m. Clint Whiting’s The Friends Show presents his ongoing “Friends Paintings” series, in which each artwork is created as a pair. Purchased together, one painting is intended to be kept while its companion is given away, allowing […]
Provo August 7–September 12, 2026 Reception: Friday, August 7, 6–9 p.m. Through photography, film, and installation, Mason Rose examines the emotional complexity of single fatherhood outside conventional family structures. Bringing together portraits made across Utah, California, and Hawaiʻi, the exhibition explores absence, memory, responsibility, and the ways ideas […]
Bountiful July 31 – August 28, 2026 In ChatGPT, Tell Me What to Do With This Pain, fiber artist Sara Luna presents a deeply personal body of work created over the course of a year marked by grief, loss, and transformation. Framed as a conversation between the artist […]
Salt Lake City August 3–September 5, 2026 Reception: August 15, 3–4 pm Drawing on personal experience, spirituality, and the natural world, Night Tarot features digital art prints by Rose Thorn. Created as a means of processing emotion and fostering healing, the works reflect the artist’s evolving practice, […]
Salt Lake CityAugust 1–September 11, 2026Reception: August 29, 4–5:30 pm In this exhibition of oil paintings, Hunter Bailey examines consumer culture, technology, and contemporary life through images of cars, heavy machinery, mattresses, and other familiar objects. Drawing inspiration from the material culture of the 1990s and early 2000s, […]
Salt Lake City August 1–September 11, 2026 Reception: August 29, 4–5:30 pm Over the past 15 years, Jordan Brun has developed a body of mixed-media work driven by experimentation, technical exploration, and an interest in pushing visual boundaries. GARISH Retrospektivus surveys that work, reflecting the artist’s fascination with […]
Bountiful July 31 – August 28, 2026 Drawing on the human body, botanical forms, repetition, and patterns, Jaxsen M. Layton explores how conscious, subconscious, and unconscious experiences accumulate over time to shape our relationship with the world and one another. In Familiar Satiation, the artist considers the effects […]
Taylorsville July 29 – February 21, 2027 Reception: August 5, 2026, 5:30–7:30 pm Del Dicho al Hecho — Luis Rosado Montes Salt Lake County’s Civic Museum presents Del Dicho al Hecho, an exhibition by Oaxacan artist Luis Rosado Montes. Created in partnership with the Consulate of Mexico in […]
Salt Lake City July 17 – August 29, 2026 Reception: July 17, 6–9 pm In blip, Roland Thompson presents a series of custom-cut, three-dimensional wall works that blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture. Inspired by the visual language of pop art, arcade games, and digital culture, the […]
Bountiful July 31 – August 28, 2026 Raíces en Poder (Roots in Power) is a group exhibition organized through a collaboration between Artes de México en Utah and the Bountiful Davis Art Center. The exhibition brings together the work of artists who applied to and were selected for […]
Park City July 30–September 1, 2026 Rooted in an intuitive engagement with the natural world, Chris Hayman’s paintings explore the dynamic relationship between landscape, memory, and gesture. Living and working on a small farm surrounded by towering trees, open pastures, animals, and expansive vistas, Hayman draws inspiration […]
Salt Lake City July 13 – September 5, 2026 Reception: Aug. 15, 3–5 pm The Human Condition presents a series of oil paintings by Arash Shoveiri examining the challenges and complexities of contemporary life. Drawing on influences ranging from Renaissance masters to Symbolist and figurative painting, Shoveiri explores […]
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, […]
