A directory of press releases for current visual art exhibitions in the state of Utah, organized by geographic area.
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 […]
St. George June 5 – August 14, 2026 Reception: Friday, June 5, 7–8 pm From Red Rocks to Glaciers: Southern Utah & Alaska Through the Lens brings together landscape photography capturing two dramatically different environments: the red rock formations of Southern Utah and the remote wilderness of Alaska. […]
Cedar CityJune 5 – September 26, 2026 Carrying the Flame Forward: 40 Years of the Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games celebrates four decades of one of Utah’s most enduring community sporting traditions. Through photographs, memorabilia, stories, and historical materials, the exhibition traces the evolution of the Games […]
Cedar CityJune 5 – September 26, 2026 Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Southern Utah Museum of Art and the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts, Art from Abstract to Zion presents a wide-ranging exhibition drawn from SUMA’s permanent collection. Featuring works from the museum vault alongside […]
Salt Lake CityMay 29 – July 3, 2026Reception: Monday, June 29, 12–1 pm In Flowerhood Chapter of Life, Lisa Zamora presents a photomontage series reflecting on the transition into motherhood through layered botanical imagery and personal narrative. Each composition intertwines blooming flowers, nocturnal moments of newborn care, and […]
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 […]
BountifulMay 22 – June 19, 2026 In An Ecological Reckoning: Tar Seeps of The Great Salt Lake, Trent Alvey presents a body of altered photographic works centered on the petroleum seeps of Rozel Point near Spiral Jetty. Emerging as the Great Salt Lake recedes, these ancient tar pools […]
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 […]
BountifulMay 22 – June 19, 2026 In Survival Instincts, Bianca Velasquez presents six intricate beadwork pieces examining the brutal and beautiful mechanisms of survival found in the natural world. Drawing parallels between insect behavior and human relationships, the exhibition explores themes of love, power, reproduction, and control through […]
Salt Lake City May 15 – June 13Artist Reception: Friday, May 15, 2026, 6–9 pmGallery Talk: 7 pm David Ericson Fine Art presents new work by mixed-media artist Rebecca Klundt and watercolorist Michelle Nixon. Nixon’s paintings embrace the fluid honesty of watercolor, using loose, confident brushwork to capture […]
Salt Lake City May 15 – June 13 Gallery Stroll Reception: Friday, May 15, 6-9 pm Phillips Gallery presents photography by Hunter Jackson and Craig Law in the Main Floor Gallery, bringing together two artists whose practices are rooted in close observation and sustained engagement with landscape, memory, […]
Salt Lake CityMay 15 – June 13Reception: Friday, May 15, 6–9 pm 15th Street Gallery presents a mother-daughter exhibition featuring abstract works by Jill Barton, Alex Gerrard, and Zoe Maks. Working across resin, mixed media, and painterly abstraction, the three artists explore atmosphere, intuition, and emotional landscape through […]
Salt Lake City May 15-June 13 Reception: Friday, May 15, 6–9 pm Garden Talk with Paul Mulder: 7 pm ENGAGE explores the creative kinship between artists and gardeners through a group exhibition centered on floral imagery, cultivation, and design. Featuring works inspired by secret gardens and the rhythms […]
Salt Lake CityMay 11 – June 21, 2026Reception: Saturday, May 16, 3–5 pm In 35 Years of Not Painting, Jessica Smith presents a series of portrait paintings that reflect a late-blooming but deeply driven artistic practice. A self-taught artist and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Smith began painting […]
Salt Lake City May 1 – May 31, 2026 Virtual Lunch & Learn: Friday, May 15, 1 pm The Soul of the West features 14 black-and-white photographs by Utah-based artist Seth Stern, known as The Cowboy Photographer. Installed outdoors along Broadway in downtown Salt Lake City, the exhibition […]
Salt Lake CityMay 9 – June 20, 2026Reception: Saturday, May 9, 4–5:30 pm In Birds of A Heather, Heather Olsen presents a series of paintings inspired by her deep personal connection to birds, weaving together observation, memory, and emotion. Each work reflects the individuality and presence of birds […]
Salt Lake City May 2 – June 12, 2026 Reception: Saturday, May 2, 4–5:30 pm In written in blue, Anne Flynn presents textile works that combine cyanotype and quilting to explore language, identity, and emotional fragmentation. Using UV-exposed cyanotypes on fabric, Flynn captures partial images and text that […]
Salt Lake CityMay 2 – June 12, 2026Reception: Saturday, May 2, 4–5:30 pm The In Between presents paintings by Nina Miller that explore the visceral and intuitive dimensions of mark-making, color, and gesture. Moving between landscape, portraiture, and abstraction, Miller’s work investigates the relationship between inner experience and […]
Salt Lake CityMay 4 – May 31, 2026 Pop-Verse: A Fanart Collection explores the expansive worlds of contemporary fandom through artwork inspired by film, animation, gaming, music, comics, and other corners of popular culture. Bringing together artists responding to iconic characters, stories, and media universes, the exhibition examines […]
