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Galerie Magazine Highlights Eight Must-See Solo Gallery Shows Across the U.S. in October

exhibition · 2026-05-04

Galerie Magazine has highlighted eight solo exhibitions taking place in October across New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. In New York, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery features Sandra Vásquez de la Horra's inaugural solo exhibition, which runs until October 29 and includes surreal drawings and installations; she received the Käthe Kollwitz Prize in 2023. At Pace Gallery, Arlene Shechet presents large-scale sculptures until October 24. Tania Franco Klein's second solo exhibition at Yancey Richardson is available until October 17, while Vojtěch Kovařík's In Between at Mendes Wood DM is on display until October 24. Emily Mae Smith's Transit of Venus at Petzel also runs through October 24. In Chicago, Clotilde Jiménez showcases collages at Mariane Ibrahim until October 31. Los Angeles hosts John Baldessari's sculpture at Sprüth Magers until December 19, and Keith Sonnier's Inside Light at David Kordansky Gallery until October 24.

Key facts

  • Galerie Magazine selected eight solo gallery exhibitions in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles for October.
  • Sandra Vásquez de la Horra's first solo show at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery runs through October 29 and includes La Regeneradora (2026).
  • Arlene Shechet's exhibition at Pace Gallery runs through October 24, following her 2024 Storm King Art Center presentation.
  • Tania Franco Klein's second solo show at Yancey Richardson runs through October 17, featuring the series RAGE™.
  • Vojtěch Kovařík's In Between at Mendes Wood DM runs through October 24 and includes Born of the sea (2026).
  • Emily Mae Smith's Transit of Venus at Petzel runs through October 24, after her 2024 exhibition with René Magritte at the Magritte Museum in Brussels.
  • Clotilde Jiménez's exhibition at Mariane Ibrahim in Chicago runs through October 31 and includes Invitation to the Altar (2026).
  • John Baldessari's sculpture exhibition at Sprüth Magers runs through December 19, and Keith Sonnier's Inside Light, 1968–1970 at David Kordansky Gallery runs through October 24.

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  • New York
  • United States
  • Chicago
  • Los Angeles
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Munich
  • Mexico City
  • Mexico
  • Brno
  • Czech Republic
  • Honolulu
  • Philadelphia
  • Hudson Valley
  • Brussels
  • Belgium
  • Southern California
  • Beverly Hills
  • Tehran
  • Iran
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Dubai
  • London
  • France
  • Brooklyn
  • Connecticut
  • Disneyland
  • San Francisco
  • Guadalajara
  • Italy
  • East Sussex
  • Tribeca
  • Paris
  • Berkshires
  • Florence
  • New Zealand

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