A directory of press releases for current visual art exhibitions in the state of Utah, organized by geographic area.
Park City October 23 – December 2, 2025 Julie Nester Gallery presents its Fall Group Show, featuring new work by six contemporary painters: Chris Gwaltney, Madeline Denaro, Marshall Crossman, AJ Oishi, Chris Hayman, and Stephen Foss. Together, their work highlights the expressive diversity of abstract and gestural painting […]
Salt Lake City October 24 – November 30, 2025 Opening Receptions: Friday & Saturday, October 24–25, 5:00–9:00 PM Following its international debut at Al Filo Del Agua in Mexico, Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom marks the Salt Lake City premiere of John Bell’s Data Paintings—a body of […]
Salt Lake City October 25 – December 5, 2025 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 25, 4:00–5:30 PM Photographer Matt Herron (1931–2020) devoted his lens to documenting the struggle for civil rights in America during the 1960s. I’m Walkin’ For My Freedom features a powerful selection of Herron’s photographs from […]
Salt Lake City October 17 – November 28, 2025 Opening Reception: Friday, October 17, 3:30–5:30 PM Michael Aitken’s Landscapes captures the atmospheric spirit of the American Southwest through luminous oil paintings that balance realism with emotional resonance. His compositions—sunlit canyons, cloud-draped mesas, and desert vistas—explore the interplay […]
Salt Lake City October 20 – December 4, 2025 Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 22, 6:00–7:00 PM Created by undergraduate researchers from the University of Utah’s Science Research Initiative, Myco-Mysteries: Dive Into the World of Fungi transforms scientific exploration into an engaging, interactive art experience. This “Pop-Up Mycology Museum” […]
Salt Lake City October 17 – November 15 Opening Reception: Friday, October 17, 6-9 pm Phillips Gallery presents a dynamic exhibition featuring abstract paintings by Oonju Chun and Meri DeCaria alongside cubist-inspired steel sculpture by Cordell Taylor. The main floor showcases the interplay of texture and form […]
Salt Lake City October 13 – November 14, 2025 Reception: Friday, October 17, 6–8 pm (Artist Talk at 7 pm) David Ericson Fine Art presents a joint exhibition of recent paintings by Jeff and Julia Pugh. Known for his depictions of Utah’s rural architecture and vast landscapes, Jeff […]
Salt Lake City October 17 – November 15, 2025 Reception: Friday, October 17, 6–9 pm A Gallery / Allen+Alan Fine Art presents the debut solo exhibition of Utah artist Nathan Mulford. A lifelong artist with a passion for the outdoors, Mulford studied drawing, painting, and graphic design […]
Cedar City October 18, 2025 – March 7, 2026 The biennial Filmmaking, Art & Design Faculty Exhibition at Southern Utah Museum of Art celebrates the creativity and achievement of 17 SUU faculty artists, representing a wide range of disciplines including printmaking, ceramics, photography, illustration, and installation. The […]
Cedar City October 18, 2025 – March 7, 2026 The Southern Utah Museum of Art revisits one of Utah’s most significant community art initiatives with Art for All: The Cedar City Art Exhibit, 1940–2008. First organized in 1940 by local art teacher Eugene Jorgensen and the Cedar […]
Orem October 14 – December 2025 Opening Reception: Tuesday, October 14, 5:00–7:30 PM The 2025 Faculty Art Exhibition at Utah Valley University Museum of Art highlights new works by current Art & Design faculty, showcasing the breadth and vitality of creative practice across disciplines. Featuring painting, sculpture, […]
Springville October 15, 2025 – January 7, 2026 The Springville Museum of Art presents the 39th Annual Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah, a juried exhibition inviting artists from across the state to share diverse expressions of faith, belief, and spirituality. Through painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, […]
Salt Lake City October 9 – November 6, 2025 In Blueprint for Ruin (Strip Mining, Ecological Scars, and the Contaminated Legacy of the Anthropocene), artist Shawn Edrington examines landscapes bearing the scars of human intervention—open-pit mines, deforested terrain, and ecologically fractured sites. Using the cyanotype process, historically tied […]
Salt Lake City October 9 – November 6, 2025 Reception & Awards Ceremony: Thursday, October 9, 6 pm The George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Gallery at Salt Lake Community College presents LatinArte: Nuestras Raíces (Our Roots), an exhibition celebrating Latinx creativity and cultural expression in Utah. […]
Salt Lake City October 11 – November 21, 2025 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 11, 2:00–3:00 PM Pamela Barrios’ Nature’s Garden draws inspiration from the rhythmic order and spontaneous beauty of the natural world. Through repetition of form, contrast of color, and lyrical composition, Barrios captures the meditative […]
Provo October 3 – November 1, 2025 Opening Reception: Friday, October 3, 6–9 PM JKR Gallery presents Autumn Apparitions 2025, a group exhibition exploring the mystery and beauty of the season through works that blur the line between the natural and the supernatural. Artworks will be available […]
P rovo October 3 – November 1, 2025 Opening reception Friday, October 3, 6–8 PM In Masquerade, artist Merrilee Liddard unveils a series of delicate portraits that blend whimsy and mystery. The Tiny Gallery 35 N University Ave, Provo, UT
Provo October 3 – November 1, 2025 Friday, October 3, 6–9 PM Alma Gallery presents Structuring Nature, an exhibition of black-and-white landscape photographs by Utah-based artist and educator Kevin Schley. The series examines humanity’s interaction with the natural world, balancing observation and critique through images that explore how […]
South Salt Lake October 3 – November 21, 2025 Opening Reception: Friday, October 3, 6–9 PM (preceded by an artist talk at 5:30 PM) Additional Events: Gallery Stroll Reception: Friday, October 17, 6–8 PM Closing Reception: Friday, November 21, 6–8 PM Or by appointment Material Gallery presents a […]
Salt Lake City October 2 – October 29, 2025 Opening reception Thursday, October 2, 4–7 PM The Gittins Gallery presents Coyotek, a traveling exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Jorge Rojas. Organized with the University of Utah’s College of Fine Arts and the Department of Art & Art History, and […]
