LA Art Show Showcases First Latin American Pavilion This Week

Paul Wright, ‘Hera’s Dance,’ 2024, showcased by Quantum Contemporary Art.

The art fairs in Los Angeles faced challenges last year. In January, the city experienced devastating wildfires—but despite such adversity, numerous exhibitions came together to highlight the remarkable resilience of LA’s art community. Now, these events have returned with full momentum, starting with the LA Art Show, scheduled from January 7 to 11 at the LA Convention Center.

“Even during an unimaginable period for the city, we are grateful for the support received during last year’s extraordinary 30th anniversary edition, where we were able to uplift the artistic community while commemorating Los Angeles’ fortitude,” commented Kassandra Voyagis, the fair’s producer and director. “We are excited to again bring together galleries, artists, and art lovers from around the world to engage with and celebrate the city’s vibrant cultural heritage.”

As the preeminent and longest-running art fair in the city, the LA Art Show significantly influences both local and global dialogues. The organization is set to introduce its first Latin America Pavilion, highlighting up-and-coming artists from the region. This year’s pavilion centers around concepts of memory, migration, identity, and ancestry, while examining the “power dynamics of artist representation within the gallery system,” according to the art show. Questions regarding provenance and authenticity are also traversed, revisiting transatlantic conversations and artistic exchanges from the perspectives of colonization and representation. Leading this pavilion is Marisa Caichiolo, who has recently been appointed as co-curator for Chile’s official pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale.

“Given the ongoing immigration challenges facing Latin American communities, it’s particularly crucial to establish a platform for these artists,” said Caichiolo in a statement. “Their insights are essential to fostering a more inclusive and fair understanding of contemporary art, even as they remain underrepresented in significant art fairs.”

For Caichiolo, the Latin American Pavilion acts as a restorative effort, enhancing art creation in a region often disregarded by art institutions. The galleries featured in this section align perfectly with this curatorial vision. Artier Fine Art Gallery, for example, will showcase 10 contemporary Latin American artists who engage with ancestral mythology symbolized by the jaguar. On the flip side, Verse Gallery will feature six artists whose styles take bold reinterpretations of pop culture and identity.

In addition to this exciting initiative, the LA Art Fair will welcome over 90 exhibitors globally, including Dublin’s Oliver Sears Gallery, marking the fair’s inaugural participant from Ireland. Other highlights feature Palm Beach’s Provident Fine Art, where attendees can view and purchase abstract canvas works by Sylvester Stallone; London’s Pontone Gallery, showcasing art from famed drummer Chris Rivers; and Switzerland’s Licht Feld Gallery, which will present the first public exhibition in over four decades of Karl A. Meyer’s woodcut prints. The LA Art Show’s non-commercial segment DIVERSEartLA, also curated by Marisa Caichiolo, will return this year, analyzing the shifting landscape of contemporary art through biennials and museum contexts.

This year, the American Heart Association has been designated as the show’s charity beneficiary, receiving 15% of proceeds from each ticket sold for their “Life is Why” campaign. Following the LA Art Show, its East Coast counterpart, Art Palm Beach, is set to take place from January 28 to February 1, 2026, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.

For further information regarding the 2026 edition and its programming, visit the LA Art Show website.

The LA Art Show reopens on January 7, 2026, uniting over 90 exhibitors from around the world.

Aron Wiesenfeld, ‘Fruits of the Seas,’ 2024, showcased by Arcadia Contemporary.

Abstract painting by Sylvester Stallone, showcased by Provident Fine Art.

Ron Lawson, ‘Hebridean Water,’ showcased by Quantum Contemporary Art.

Painting by Esther Mahlangu, showcased by Art of Contemporary Africa.

Michael Canning, ‘The Good Life Is Out There Somewhere,’ 2016-2022, showcased by Oliver Sears Gallery.

Fernando Cidoncha, ‘Late Night,’ 2025, showcased by Arcadia Contemporary.

Karl A. Meyer, ‘Koyanisquatsi (Red Yellow),’ 1983, showcased by Lichtfeld Gallery.

This year, the art show is also launching its first Latin American Pavilion, aimed at uplifting emerging artists from the region.

Esteban Jácome, ‘Gimme Some Light,’ showcased by Verse Gallery.

Ariel Vargassal, ‘Jaguar’s Eye / The Gaze of Tecaztlip