Exhibitions To the North

Press releases for current visual art exhibitions in the north of Utah including: Park City area, eastern Utah, Northern Wasatch front – Bountiful, Layton, Ogden, Brigham City – and Logan and Cache Valley

Familiar Ground — David Koch

Logan August 29 – September 4 Reception: Friday, August 28, 6–9 p.m. In Familiar Ground, Logan painter David Koch presents a collection of plein air and studio paintings inspired by Cache Valley and other Utah landscapes. Working from direct observation as well as memory, Koch captures the distinctive […]

Pixelated — Mike Whiting at NEHMA

Logan September 3, 2026–June 5, 2027 Pixelated explores the intersection of digital culture, public art, and contemporary sculpture through ten large-scale works installed across Utah State University’s Logan campus. Inspired by the simplified graphics of early video games such as Pac-Man and Space Invaders, Mike Whiting combines the […]

The Intervening Substance — Nicole Banowetz at NEHMA

Logan September 3–December 18, 2026 In The Intervening Substance, Nicole Banowetz transforms the microscopic world into an immersive sculptural environment inspired by radiolarians, deep-sea jellyfish, and other organisms that inhabit the ocean’s least explored depths. Drawing on forms found in the animal, plant, mineral, and bacterial kingdoms, Banowetz […]

One Thing After Another: Karen Carson Retrospective at NEHMA

Logan August 25–December 12, 2026 Spanning five decades of work, One Thing After Another surveys the prolific career of Los Angeles artist Karen Carson, whose practice has been shaped by continual experimentation, technical rigor, and an enduring sense of play. From her early “zipper paintings,” which challenged the […]

Ryan Moffett: Songs of the Heart at Meyer Gallery

Park City August 28 – September 11, 2026 Opening Reception: August 28, 6–8 p.m.   Meyer Gallery presents Songs of the Heart, a new collection of sculptures by Ryan Moffett. Through graceful, simplified forms and rich symbolism, Ward’s work invites viewers to reflect on the unseen experiences that […]

Jared Rawle: Headed Home at Meyer Gallery

Park City August 28 – September 11, 2026 Opening Reception: August 28, 6–8 p.m. Meyer Gallery presents Headed Home, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Jared Rawle. Through luminous light, rich color, and thoughtful composition, Rawle captures fleeting moments when changing light transforms familiar landscapes into memorable […]

Of This Place: Great Basin Neighbors at Shaw Gallery

Ogden September 4–November 20, 2026 Reception: Friday, September 4, 6–8 pm Bringing together the work of more than 30 Indigenous artists from across the Great Basin and surrounding region, Of This Place: Great Basin Neighbors celebrates the enduring relationships between people, place, and cultural memory. Featuring artists from […]

52nd Annual Statewide Competition Exhibition at Eccles Art Center

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 […]

All Resin — Michael Kessler at Gallery MAR

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 […]

The Friends Show — Clint Whiting at Ramble

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 […]

ChatGPT, Tell Me What to Do With This Pain — Sara Luna at BDAC

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 […]

Familiar Satiation — Jaxsen M. Layton at BDAC

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 […]

Raíces en Poder (Roots in Power) at BDAC

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 […]

Nevertheless — Chris Hayman at Julie Nester Gallery

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

OCA Artist Factory Exhibition: Teachers & Students

Ogden June 5 – September 13, 2026 Reception: Friday, June 5 Members Only Happy Hour: 4–6 pm Public Reception: 6–9 pm Rooted in Ogden Contemporary Arts’ 2026 theme of Radical Joy, the Artist Factory Exhibition: Teachers & Students brings teaching artists and students into creative dialogue through a […]

Luminous Ecologies: Meredith Connelly at DUMKE Art Plaza

OGDENMay 15 – October 15, 2026 An immersive installation by Meredith Connelly transforms Ogden’s Dumke Arts Plaza into a glowing environment of light, movement, and interconnected life systems. Featuring the illuminated works Water and Mushrooms & Snails, the exhibition explores ecology, mythology, and the fragile relationships that sustain […]

Anthropocene at Bountiful Davis Art Center

BountifulMay 22 – August 28, 2026 Anthropocene is a curated group exhibition examining how artists interpret and engage with land as a site of history, transformation, memory, and intervention. Through photography, sculpture, installation, and moving image, the exhibition considers ancestral land practices, environmental change, infrastructure, displacement, and ecological […]

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