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Recent Exhibitions
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Willie Cole: The B-Sides: 1989-2022
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL. 1 1 November 2024 - 4 March 2025Kavi Gupta presents a solo exhibition surveying the career of acclaimed artist and perceptual engineer Willie Cole. Cole’s aesthetic position has long been associated with upcycling: the creative reuse of... -
Devan Shimoyama & Tomokazu Matsuyama: Our Lives Story Telling
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL 1 10 April - 1 October 2024DEVAN SHIMOYAMA, ARTIST: ‘I HAVE A DESIRE TO PUT MORE BLACK QUEER BODIES OR QUEER REPRESENTATION INTO THE CANON’ TOMOKAZU MATSUYAMA BLENDS POP CULTURE AND ART HISTORY TO EXPLORE HIS... -
Nikko Washington: For The Old Gods and The New
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL. 2 28 October 2023 - 9 March 2024Kavi Gupta presents a solo exhibition of new paintings by Chicago-based artist Nikko Washington, whose work was recently featured in the gallery’s critically acclaimed, philanthropic exhibition Skin + Masks ,... -
Marie Watt: Sky Dances Light
835 W Washington Blvd. FL 1. 10 June - 30 September 2023Kavi Gupta presents Sky Dances Light , a solo exhibition of new works by celebrated, interdisciplinary Seneca artist Marie Watt, whose bold, multi-sensory visual language celebrates and fosters community connections.... -
LightSpace
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL. 2 22 July - 14 October 2023Kavi Gupta presents Lightspace, a group exhibition examining aesthetic spaces, physical and metaphysical, within contemporary art where concepts of lightness are central to the work. In this exhibition, a lightspace... -
Roger Brown: Palace of Wonders
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL. 2 1 April - 10 June 2023Kavi Gupta presents Roger Brown, Palace of Wonders , an exhibition celebrating Roger Brown’s late-career series of paintings based on the visual language of circus sideshow banners. Brown was an... -
James Little, Black Stars & White Paintings
Kavi Gupta | Elizabeth St Fl. 1 12 November 2022 - 4 March 2023Kavi Gupta presents Black Stars & White Paintings , the highly anticipated solo exhibition of new paintings by New York-based abstract artist James Little, a critically and publicly celebrated highlight...
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Recent Fairs
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The Armory Show 2024
Javits Center | Booth 326 6 - 8 September 2024Booth 326 JAVITS CENTER 429 11TH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10001 VIP Preview: Thursday, September 5 | 11 - 7 PM Friday, September 6 | 11 – 7 PM Saturday,... -
Felix Art Fair 2024
28 February - 3 March 2024Kavi Gupta is excited to return to the Felix Art Fair in Los Angeles. The historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel offers a unique setting in which to contextualize important works of... -
EXPO Chicago 2023
13 - 16 April 2023VIP : Thursday, April 13 | 12 PM–9 PM PUBLIC : Friday, April 14 | 11 AM–7 PM Saturday, April 15 | 11 AM–7 PM Sunday, April 16 | 11... -
Felix Art Fair 2023
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, CA | Suite 1210 15 - 19 February 2023Kavi Gupta welcomes the return of the Felix Art Fair, February 15-19, 2023 in Los Angeles. The elegant, boutique interior of the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel offers us a unique... -
Art Singapore 2023
Booth 1F01, Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore 11 - 15 January 2023Join us January 11-15, 2023, in Singapore for the inaugural edition of ART SG, Southeast Asia’s largest art fair. Our presentation will include a diverse selection of works from across... -
Art Basel Miami Beach 2022
29 November - 3 December 2022Kavi Gupta’s presentation at Art Basel Miami Beach 2022 continues our mission to amplify the voices of diverse and underrepresented artists by spotlighting new works by an international and intergenerational... -
Frieze London 2022
Regent's Park, London, UK 12 - 16 October 2022VIP PREVIEW Wednesday, October 12 | 11 AM–7 PM OPENING HOURS Thursday, October 13 | 11 AM–7 PM Friday, October 14 | 11 AM–7 PM Saturday, October 15 | 11...
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Featured Events
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Devan Shimoyama: The Barbershop Project
Cultural DC 22 May 2025Opening May 22 5-8PM | 901 G Street NW Mobile Art Gallery CulturalDC is proud to bring The Barbershop Project back to Washington, DC - this time in the heart... -
Mickalene Thomas: Debuts Installation at NYC Health & Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health
22 May 2025Located in the lobby of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital, the mosaic includes images of the late Supreme Court Justice's favorite flowers: freesias and white hydrangeas This is the twelfth... -
Kavi Gupta Private Event
KAVI GUPTA | ELIZABETH ST. 25 April 2025Kavi Gupta invites select clients to join us Friday, April 25th at Kavi Gupta | Elizabeth St. for a special event held in conjunction with EXPO Chicago. The evening will... -
Artist Talk: Devan Shimoyama
Mcknight Art Center 3 March 2025Over a hundred people gathered in the McKnight Art Center on Thursday night to listen to Devan Shimoyama talk about some of his recent projects. In these projects, Shimoyama uses... -
Artist Talk: Willie Cole
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 20 July 2024Artist Willie Cole, whose work is currently on view in Descending the Staircase, discusses his practice of assembling everyday consumer products into surreal forms. Cole is joined in dialogue by... -
Chicago Exhibition Weekend 2024
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. 4 - 6 October 2024Join Kavi Gupta October 4th-6th for Chicago Exhibition Weekend, Powered by Gertie and EXPO Chicago. Stop by Kavi Gupta Washington Blvd. between 4-7 pm on Friday October 4th for extended... -
Access for All: Alfred Conteh Returns
Peoria Riverfront Museum 9 June 2024Join Peoria Riverfront Museum, Sunday, June 9, 2024 as nationally renowned artist Alfred Conteh returns to unveil his first ever piece based on a subject outside of his hometown of... -
Syncretism and Sustainability
National Academy of Design 25 April 2024Sites of Impermanence artists Sanford Biggers, Willie Cole, and Mel Kendrick will participate in a moderated discussion about formal innovation through the use and reuse of materials, hybridity, and the... -
Expo Art After Hours
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. 12 April 2024Join Kavi Gupta Gallery Friday, April 12 for Expo Art After Hours Powered by Gertie. Stop by Kavi Gupta Washington Blvd. between 4-8 pm for refreshments and music as we... -
Black Visions, Black Voices and the Power of Black Art: AFRICOBRA and Ohio
Case Western Reserve University 9 April 2024Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program for a two-session remote program titled 'Black Visions, Black Voices and the Power... -
In Conversation: Arghavan Khosravi & Minoo Emami
Newport Art Museum 27 March 2024Join Newport Art Museum for an illuminating conversation with exhibiting artists Arghavan Khosravi and Minoo Emami , Dr. Francine Weiss , the Museum’s Director of Curatorial Affairs & Chief Curator,... -
Artist Lecture: Clouds and Mono no aware (The transience of things) by Miya Ando
Detroit Institute of Arts 7 March 2024Miya Ando discusses her Cloud series of artworks from their genesis - arising from her earlier Hamon paintings (referring to a cloud-like pattern on the edge of a sword) -... -
Opening Reception: Willie Cole, The B-Sides: 1989-2022
18 November 2023Join us at Kavi Gupta | Washington Blvd. on Saturday, November 18 from 4–7 PM for the opening reception of The B-Sides: 1989-2022 , a solo exhibition surveying the career... -
Opening Reception: Nikko Washington, For the Old Gods and the New
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL. 2 28 October 2023Join us at Kavi Gupta | Washington Blvd. on Saturday, October 28 from 4–7 PM for the opening reception of For the Old Gods and the New , a solo... -
Sky Dances Light: Acosia Red Elk
Kavi Gupta | Washington Blvd. Fl. 1 12 August 2023Kavi Gupta invites you to experience the beauty, dynamism and healing energy of traditional Indigenous Jingle Dance with a special performance by Acosia Red Elk at Kavi Gupta | Washington... -
Opening Reception: Marie Watt: Sky Dances Light
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL. 1 10 June - 30 September 2023Join us at Kavi Gupta | Washington Blvd on Saturday, June 10th from 4–7 PM for the opening reception of Sky Dances Light , a solo exhibition of new works...
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Featured Press
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Tomokazu Matsuyama: Artist to Watch
May 30, 2025'If you go to an encyclopedic museum like The Met or the Louvre, every single pattern, even a gingham or tartan check, represents a family crest,' says the Brooklyn artist... -
Miya Ando: Saint Laurent Rive Droite
April 30, 2025Saint Laurent Rive Droite Los Angeles presents Mono no aware, an exhibition by Miya Ando, a Japanese and American artist based in New York, featuring a selection of her paintings,... -
Devan Shimoyama: Rituals Presents Ornate Universe as the New Contemporary Sacred
April 8, 2025Devan Shimoyama: Rituals is on view now at the Ulrich Museum of Art in Wichita, Kansas, through June 14. Shimoyama, a contemporary American artist, uses mixed media to build worlds... -
Tomokazu Matsuyama: Azabudai Hills Gallery To Present ‘FIRST LAST’ Exhibition
February 25, 2025Coming to Tokyo in March, New York-based Japanese artist Tomokazu Matsuyama will soon unveil his newest solo exhibition, Tomokazu Matsuyama: FIRST LAST . The show will take place at the... -
Tomokazu Matsuyama: Doubles Down on Decorative Density
April 22, 2025When Bijutsu Techo , Japan's authoritative art journal since 1948, devoted its entire June 2021 issue to Japan-born, Brooklyn-based artist Tomokazu Matsuyama, critics erupted, questioning the decision to spotlight someone... -
Willie Cole: Portfolio
February 15, 2025In his heart of hearts, artist Willie Cole (BFA 1976 Media Arts)-whose illustrious career spans decades-says that he is a painter. But it is his sculptural work and printmaking, which... -
Kavi Gupta: 5 Asian American Led Galleries Building Inclusive Art Communities
May 21, 2024Since the term 'Asian American' was coined by activists in 1968 to foster a sense of community among a diverse population, those identifying as Asian American or Pacific Islanders (AAPI)... -
Mickalene Thomas: Takes Los Angeles
April 26, 2024The Broad Museum kicks off a touring exhibition of the artist's work over the last 20 years. Mickalene Thomas has been getting into neon. But then, the artist is constantly... -
Nikko Washington: South Side Artist’s Newest Paintings Sing The Praises Of Modern Deities and Black Athletes
January 10, 2024The mythology and humanity of Michael Jordan, Alvin Ailey dancers and other iconic athletes are the focus of Nikko Washington's West Loop exhibition, 'For The Old Gods And The New.'... -
Willie Cole: Students Help Transform Recycled Bottles into Massive Masterpiece
February 23, 2024Artist Willie Cole inspires local students to collect 20,000 plastic bottles to create a mind- blowing art piece. We've all heard the expression that one man's trash is another man's... -
Willie Cole Presents THE B-SIDES: 1989-2022 at Kavi Gupta Gallery
December 18, 2023Rounding out the year, Chicago’s Kavi Gupta Gallery is showcasing a new solo exhibition by contemporary American artist and engineer, Willie Cole. Bypassing traditional painterly materials, Cole upcycles discarded objects... -
Nikko Washington: A Review of Rising Heroes at Kavi Gupta
November 8, 2023Gods take many different forms in Nikko Washington’s work. They’re athletes, portrayed as whimsical creatures armored with strength, perseverance and commitment to an almost impossible ideal: to become the best.... -
Devan Shimoyama, artist: ‘I have a desire to put more Black queer bodies or queer representation into the canon’
November 18, 2023In his work, the American artist explores femininity within Black culture. ‘I think that Blackness and queerness should lift each other up, both being identities that are othered,’ he says.... -
Willie Cole: Startland News
July 28, 2023Willie Cole didn’t choose to be an artist. It’s always been part of him. “I think I was an artist in a previous life,” said the contemporary American sculptor, printer... -
James Little, Unapologetic Abstractionist Painter, Catches the Limelight
October 26, 2022Mr. Little waited more than 40 years to show his work in the Whitney Biennial. This year, he prepares for two gallery shows and a collaboration with Duke Ellington’s music.... -
James Little: Whitney Biennial Breakout at Kavi Gupta
October 25, 2022ART James Little’s Limelight “James Little, Unapologetic Abstractionist Painter, Catches the Limelight,” the New York Times pronounces in the wake of the seventy-year-old painter’s Whitney Biennial debut. “Mr. Little waited...
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