Art Exhibitions in Boston

61 shows currently on view across 4 venue types

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Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

HAM

Apr 16 – Oct 18

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40 Years of Contemporary Art

List Center

Mar 19 – Dec 20

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Reality and Imagination: Rembrandt and the Jews in the Dutch Republic

MFA Boston

Dec 15 – Nov 29

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Yinka Shonibare: Sanctuary

Yinka Shonibare

Rose Art Museum

Feb 11 – Jan 3, 2027

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Chris Ballantyne

Steven Zevitas Gallery

Aug 7 – Aug 29

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Field Studies (Symbiosis)

Fernanda D'Agostino, Lisa DeGrace, Laura Kathrein

Gallery 263

Aug 20 – Aug 30

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Main: Associates 2026

Kathline Carr, Martha Chason-Sokol, Sally Dion +6 more

Kingston Gallery

Aug 6 – Aug 30

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FAZE

Celeste Diaz Falzone, Hannah Rust, Xyl Lasersohn +1 more

LaMontagne Gallery

Aug 6 – Aug 30

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Roll Call 2026

Heather Baumbach, Tyson Gentry, Ashley Rabanal +26 more

ShowUp

Jun 25 – Aug 30

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EXPLORING CHEMISTRY & MOVEMENT

Jean M. Bernstein

NEAC

Aug 7 – Aug 30

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Chris Ballantyne

Steven Zevitas Gallery

Aug 7 – Aug 29

Closing Soon

Field Studies (Symbiosis)

Fernanda D'Agostino, Lisa DeGrace, Laura Kathrein

Gallery 263

Aug 20 – Aug 30

Closing Soon

Main: Associates 2026

Kathline Carr, Martha Chason-Sokol, Sally Dion +6 more

Kingston Gallery

Aug 6 – Aug 30

Closing Soon

FAZE

Celeste Diaz Falzone, Hannah Rust, Xyl Lasersohn +1 more

LaMontagne Gallery

Aug 6 – Aug 30

Closing Soon

Roll Call 2026

Heather Baumbach, Tyson Gentry, Ashley Rabanal +26 more

ShowUp

Jun 25 – Aug 30

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EXPLORING CHEMISTRY & MOVEMENT

Jean M. Bernstein

NEAC

Aug 7 – Aug 30

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MOMENTUM

NEAC

Aug 7 – Aug 31

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Threads of Red

Janet Monafo, Walter Farndon, Harry Leith-Ross +6 more

Vose Galleries

Aug 4 – Sep 5

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Childs Gallery Moving to Beacon Hill

Childs Gallery

Jul 1 – Sep 7

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Lucy Raven: Rounds

Lucy Raven

ICA Watershed

May 21 – Sep 7

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Extra/Ordinary

ICA Boston

Apr 16 – Sep 7

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Derrick Adams: View Master

ICA Boston

Apr 16 – Sep 7

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Juliana Borgiani Geiger: Symbiosis

Juliana Borgiani Geiger

BPL

Jul 9 – Sep 9

Now Open Reception Sep 9

They Came Like Swallows, And Like Swallows Went

MassArt x SoWa

Aug 26 – Sep 12

Now Open

Collection Spotlight: Carrie Mae Weems

Carrie Mae Weems

ICA Boston

Apr 14 – Sep 13

Now Open

Collection Spotlight: Nari Ward

Nari Ward

ICA Boston

Apr 14 – Sep 13

South End Open Studios 2026

USEA

Sep 19 – Sep 20

Reception Sep 4

The Shape of Things

Linda Cordner

Kingston Gallery

Sep 3 – Sep 27

Reception Sep 4

Kurt Ankeny: American Toon

Kurt Ankeny

Kingston Gallery

Sep 3 – Sep 27

Reception Sep 4

Deborah Howard: Gloaming

Deborah Howard

Kingston Gallery

Sep 3 – Sep 27

Reception Sep 12

Echoes of Place: Landscapes by Joseph Diggs, Marcy Hermansader, Heather Lenz, and Sue McNally

Joseph Diggs, Marcy Hermansader, Heather Lenz +1 more

Gallery NAGA

Sep 8 – Oct 3

Reception Sep 12

Megan Magill: Instructions for Dancing

Megan Magill

Gallery NAGA

Sep 8 – Oct 3

Reception Sep 4

They Say | MassArt x SoWa | 6th Annual Graduate Alumni Exhibition

Unum Babar, Terry Boutelle, Michelle Carter +20 more

MassArt x SoWa

Aug 29 – Oct 4

Reception Sep 4

They Say

Unum Babar, Terry Boutelle, Michelle Carter +20 more

MassArt x SoWa

Aug 29 – Oct 4

Reception Sep 19

Scott Hadfield

Krakow Witkin Gallery

Sep 8 – Oct 10

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One Wall, One Work: Shirin Neshat

Shirin Neshat

Krakow Witkin Gallery

Sep 8 – Oct 10

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Pınar Öğrenci: Glück auf in Deutschland

HAM

Apr 16 – Oct 18

Reception Sep 9

Convergence of Horizons: Juan José Barboza-Gubo: Solo Exhibition

Juan José Barboza-Gubo

Praise Shadows Art Gallery

Sep 9 – Oct 24

Opening Soon

Far, Dark Places

Craig Cromartie

ShowUp

Sep 4 – Nov 1

Reception Sep 11

It's Not What You Are Looking At, It's What You See

Liette Mar

Laconia Gallery

Sep 11 – Nov 6

Now Open

Imagined Nation

Boston Athenaeum

Feb 12 – Nov 14

Reception Sep 13

Seek Simplicity

August Ventimiglia, Lu Heintz

Drive-by Projects

Sep 13 – Nov 14

Reception Sep 26

The Boston Printmakers 2026 North American Print Biennial

Renee Covalucci, Andrew Stearns, Holly Berry +2 more

Boston University Art Galleries

Sep 2 – Nov 21

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List Projects 35: Pap Souleye Fall

Pap Souleye Fall

List Center

Jul 30 – Nov 29

Featured Now Open

Reality and Imagination: Rembrandt and the Jews in the Dutch Republic

MFA Boston

Dec 15 – Nov 29

Opening Soon

Shadows and Light: Symbolist Art in Belgium; Works from the Hearn Family Trust

Cécile Cauterman, William Degouve de Nuncques, Léon Frederic +11 more

McMullen Museum of Art

Sep 8 – Dec 6

Reception Sep 2

Between the Bylines

Alexandra Bell, Jennifer Bolande, Daniela Comani +10 more

Boston University Art Galleries

Sep 2 – Dec 10

Thin Places: Thresholds of Transmission

Beatrice Glow, Megan and Murray McMillan, Sabrina Ratté

Emerson College Media Art Gallery

Sep 15 – Dec 12

Now Open

Where’s Boston? 50 Years Later

Boston Athenaeum

Jun 16 – Dec 15

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40 Years of Contemporary Art

List Center

Mar 19 – Dec 20

Now Open

Adams Street Branch Library Art Project

Priscila De Carvalho

City of Boston Public Art

Jan 1 – Dec 31

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To My Best Friend

Laura Owens, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Olga de Amaral +1 more

ICA Boston

Jan 23 – Dec 31

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Introduction to the History of Art

Jeffrey Hamburger, Cécile Fromont, Joseph Leo Koerner +1 more

HAM

Aug 29 – Jan 3, 2027

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Yinka Shonibare: Sanctuary

Yinka Shonibare

Rose Art Museum

Feb 11 – Jan 3, 2027

On Location: Drawing the Outdoors

HAM

Sep 18 – Jan 17, 2027

Now Open

Leilah Babirye

ICA Boston

Aug 27 – Jan 18, 2027

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Cynthia Daignault: Valley

Cynthia Daignault

ICA Boston

Aug 27 – Jan 18, 2027

Now Open

Leilah Babirye: Embaga ya Naki ne Naki (Wedding of Naki and Naki)

Leilah Babirye

ICA Boston

Aug 27 – Jan 18, 2027

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The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Aug 6 – Jan 18, 2027

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Michal Rovner: Esther Scrolls

Michal Rovner

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Aug 6 – Jan 18, 2027

Now Open

Picasso, Miró, Dalí: Unbound

Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí +1 more

MFA Boston

Aug 1 – Jan 24, 2027

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Sonder

ICA Boston

Apr 10 – Feb 4, 2027

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Michal Rovner: Untitled/Night, 2016

Michal Rovner

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Jul 28 – Feb 8, 2027

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Donna Ferrato: 'Living with the Enemy' and the Power of Women

Donna Ferrato

MFA Boston

Jun 12 – Feb 28, 2027

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Caroline Monnet: Man-made Land

Caroline Monnet

ICA Boston

Sep 25 – Mar 21, 2027

Now Open

Matters of Consequence

Lan Tuazon

BPAT

Mar 26 – Apr 1, 2027

Opening Soon

The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection

HAM

Aug 29 – May 9, 2027

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ChromaForm

Josef Albers, Richard Anuskiewicz, Ralph Coburn +8 more

Rose Art Museum

Aug 19 – Jun 6, 2027

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En/Lighten: Material & Metaphor

Chris Burden, Dan Basen, Christian Boltanski +8 more

Rose Art Museum

Aug 19 – Jun 6, 2027

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The Banner Project: Joiri Minaya

Joiri Minaya

MFA Boston

Jun 24 – Jun 21, 2027

Now Open

Re)presenting the Past

Omer Fast, Cameron Barker

TUAG

Aug 15 – Jul 1, 2027