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Recent Exhibitions
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Mapping Resistance: The Legacy of Black Liberation (1925-1975)
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL. 1 25 April - 10 October 2025Spanning five decades featuring works by Gerald Williams, Wadsworth Jarrell, Sherman Beck, Jeff Donaldson, Omar Lama, and photographic works from the Kavi Gupta | Archives by James P. Ball, James... -
Matter of Fact: Material as a Political Act
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL. 2 25 April - 10 October 2025These artists explore the politics of materiality, how thread, clay, pigment, and gesture can serve as acts of reclamation, resistance, and cultural continuity. -
Devan Shimoyama & Tomokazu Matsuyama: Our Lives Storytelling
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... -
Willie Cole: The B-Sides: 1989-2022
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL. 1 1 November 2023 - 4 March 2024Kavi 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... -
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
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL. 1 10 June - 30 September 2023Watt’s debut exhibition with the gallery, Sky Dances Light centers her highly anticipated new series of jingle clouds: biomorphic, hanging sculptures assembled from tens of thousands of jingle cones, rolled... -
LightSpace
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL. 2 22 July - 14 October 2023In this exhibition, a lightspace can be a zone of literal brightness, a mental space free from heavy burdens, or an ethereal space welcoming of contemplation; it could describe a... -
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...
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Featured Events
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Gordon Cheung: Tai Kwun Conversations
Supplying the Globe: Stories of Urban Transformation 1 May 2026As cities expand and transform, how do artists and architects translate the unseen systems and shifting dynamics of urban life into creative expressions? Join us for this edition of Tai... -
Willie Cole: Live Art Installation
Rothy's NYC 24 April 2026On Friday (4/24), Rothy’s and ME T- and MoMA-collected artist Willie Cole will trans form Flatiron Plaza into a live public art installation built from 2,500 donated plastic water bottles.... -
An Evening with the Curators: Reception at Kavi Gupta with Narimon Safavi
KAVI GUPTA WASHINGTON BLVD. FL.1-3 11 April 2026Evening RECEPTION SATURDAY APRIL 11, 5-7PM Celebrate the exhibition’s on view at Kavi Gupta with an evening reception bringing together artists, collectors, curators and the broader community. The night will... -
In Celebration of Spring: Brunch with Kavi Gupta with Narimon Safavi
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL.1-3 11 April 2026BRUNCH RECEPTION SATURDAY APRIL 11, 12-3PM Join us for an intimate brunch celebrating the spring season and our current exhibitions, enjoy light fare and engaging conversations. This gathering offers a... -
EXPO Chicago: Art After Hours 2026
KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. 10 April 2026Join Kavi Gupta On Friday, April 10 from 5–8 PM, for EXPO CHICAGO Art After Hours, a citywide evening of extended gallery hours across Chicago. On Friday, April 10 from... -
Willie Cole: Artist Lecture
Milwaukee Art Museum 26 February 2026Join us from 6:15 pm–7:15 pm for the next event in our Artist Talk series, featuring the dynamic American sculptor, printmaker, designer, perceptual engineer, and visual artist Willie Cole. In... -
Devan Shimoyama: SHIFT Artist Lecture
Rowan University Art Gallery 4 February 2026Artist’s talk and opening reception February 4th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM - artist’s talk begins at 5:30 Let us know you are coming. Devan Shimoyama draws equally from classical mythology... -
AfriCOBRA: MOCA North Miami 30th Anniversary Honorees
MOCA North Miami 20 February 2026The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) has been dedicated to presenting contemporary art and its historical influences though exhibitions, educational programs, and collections since we opened our doors...
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Featured News
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Jessica Stockholder: Award of Merit Medal in Sculpture | American Academy of Arts and Letters
Artist News: Kavi Gupta is proud to announce that Jessica Stockholder has been named a recipient of the Award of Merit Medal in Sculpture from the American Academy of Arts... -
Michael Joo: 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh.
Artist News: Kavi Gupta congratulates Michael Joo on his invitation to participate in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh. Michael Joo's solo exhibition... -
Art Basel Qatar: with Narimon Safavi and Kavi Gupta
Gallery News: Narimon Safavi, the curator and cultural advisor with deep ties to contemporary art practices across the MENASA region, has joined Kavi Gupta as our regional advisor in Doha... -
AfriCOBRA: MOCA North Miami 30th Anniversary Honorees
Artist News: Celebrating AFRICOBRA and MOCA’s Legacy 30 Gala Honorees Kavi Gupta is pleased to announce that the members of the AfriCOBRA collective will be honored at the Museum of...
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Featured Press
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Tomokazu Matsuyama: When is a Model a Work of Art?
April 1, 2026The tradition of supers becoming supersized as sculptures, portraits, and paintings is long and storied. Lucian Freud painted Kate Moss, Shaun Lean made a cast of Laura Morgan for his... -
AfriCOBRA: MOCA North Miami celebrates 30 years with AFRICOBRA tribute and anniversary gala
February 26, 2026The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) celebrated its 30th anniversary with a series of events honoring three decades of cultural leadership in South Florida. Founded in 1996, MOCA... -
Tomokazu Matsuyama: Lights Up Times Square With “Morning Again”
February 25, 2026For one month starting April 1, 2026, Brooklyn-based artist Tomokazu Matsuyama will take over New York ’s Times Square with his latest digital public art project, “Morning Again.” As part... -
Sara Rahanjam: Featured in Get Closer
February 9, 2026Meet Sara Rahanjam Iranian artist who uses art as a form of knowledge and protest. She creates work from her own lived experiences and of the women around her, rejecting... -
MOCA and AfriCOBRA and MOCA Mark 30 Years at LEGACY 30 Gala in North Miami
February 2, 2026The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami is marking its 30th anniversary in 2026 with A Night in Paradise: LEGACY 30 , a gala celebrating leadership, philanthropy and a defining... -
Devan Shimoyama: Explores Tarot, fantasy and Black queerness in SHIFT
January 27, 2026Artist Devan Shimoyama, a Philadelphia native, will be displaying a new exhibition titled SHIFT , at Rowan University Art Gallery & Museum in New Jersey Jan. 26-March 21. Shimoyama reinvents... -
Devan Shimoyama: Explores Transformation And Identity In ‘SHIFT’ At Rowan University
January 18, 2026Philadelphia-born artist Devan Shimoyama returns to the region this winter with 'SHIFT,' a solo exhibition at Rowan University Art Gallery & Museum that examines identity, transformation and the politics of... -
Mickalene Thomas: New Survey at the Grand Palais Is for Lovers
December 20, 2025Mickalene Thomas's New Survey at the Grand Palais Is for Lovers Two years after Mickalene Thomas's first visit to Paris in 2009, she returned for a residency at Giverny, the...
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