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WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 31, 2025
- NEW YEARS EVE
TUESDAY - DECEMBER 30, 2025
- Divine Egypt
Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave at 82nd St, NYC
On View: thru Jan 19, 2026
- Something Else Entirely: The Illustration of Edward
Gorey
The Society of Illustrators
at 128 Bar
128 E 63rd St, NYC
On View: thru Feb 7, 2026
- 2026 Winter Juried Exhibition, Alix Baily, Juror - Marianne
Barcellona, Sam Kelly, Nancy Grands, Pierce Scantlin, Greta Kresse, Judy
Terrivel, Timothy King, Sue Collier, Tony Serio, Susan Carr, Afif Hanna,
Lenore Wolf, Jason Lipow, Beth Richey, Ronald Graff, Laini Nemett, John
Kelly, among others.
Blue Mountain Gallery
547 W 27th St, NYC
On View: Dec 30 - Jan 24, 2026
- Joan Semmel's Paintings Are Beautifully Disturbing
Hyperallergic
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- Geoffrey Holder: Saturday Night
The Brooklyn Rail
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MONDAY - DECEMBER 29, 2025
- Holiday Icons Night
NYBG New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx NY
Event: Mon Dec 29, 2025
- Liz Collins Explodes Cliches About Crafts
Hyperallergic
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- Late Painter Joyce Pensato's Dark Subversive
Cartoons Finally Get Their Due
Artsy
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- For Mernet Larsen, Painting Is a Matter
of Perspective
Art News
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- SUNDAY - DECEMBER 28, 2025
- Framces Featherstone: From the Perspective
of Angels | Caroline Nelson & Miriam Hoffman: New Works
Arcadia Contemporary
421 W Broadway, NYC
On View: thru Jan 3, 2026
- Cat Suit: My Barbarian
Lubov
5 E Broadway, NYC
On View: thru Jan 31, 2026
- Christian Marclay: Doors ... Cinematic
exploration of constant portals.
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
On View: thru Apr 12, 2026
- Jack Howard-Potter: Body Park Bouquets
Brooklyn Rail
On Line: Artists
- Wifredo Lam No Longer Waits by the Coatroom
Hyperallergic
On Line: Review
SATURDAY - DECEMBER 27, 2025
- The Magical City, George Morrison's New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave at 82nd St, NYC
On View: thru May 31, 2026
- The Poetry of Everyday Life: Master Photographers of
the French Humanist Movement - Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau,
Willy Rnis, Edouard Boubat, Sabine Weiss, among others.
Keith de Lellis Gallery
41 E 57th St, NYC
On View: thru Jan 15, 2026
- Pursuing The Impossible: Hugo Bastidas, Julie Hedrick,
Silvio Merlino, Adriana Marmorek, among others
Nohra Haime Gallery
500A W 21st St, NYC
On View: thru Feb 1, 2026
- Dan Henry & Matt Baker: NYC Jazz Photography
Anita Rogers Gallery
494 Greenwich St, NYC 10013
On View: thru Jan 3, 2026
- Ariadne's Crest: Ad Astra | To The Stars with Leah Oates,
Richard Glick, Joyce Pommer, Martin Weinstein, Jane Fire, Vina Borchert,
among others.
Lichtundfire
175 Rivington St, NYC
On View: thru Jan 3, 2026
FRIDAY - DECEMBER 26, 2025
- Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene
Schjerfbeck
Metropolitan Museum of Art
82nd St at 5th Ave, NYC
On View: thru Apr 5, 2026
- Ralston Farina: Time // Time - Performance
Art
Artists Space
11 Cortlandt Alley, NYC
On View: Dec 11 - Feb 21, 2026
On View: thru Jun 7, 2026
- The 10 Most In-Demand Artists on Artsy
in 2025
Artsy
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THURSDAY - DECEMBER 25, 2025
- MERRY CHRISTMAS
- Arts of the Earth
Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain
On View: thru May 3, 2026
- Claire Tabouret: D'Un Seul Souffle
Grand Palais, Paris
On View: thru Mar 15, 2026
- Teresa Hubbard | Alexander Birchler: No
More Boring Art
AGNS Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Halifax, Canada
On View: thru Jan 25, 2026
- Festive Art Shows Lighting Up New York
This Holiday Season
Artnet
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- Pantone's 2026 Color of the Year, a Shade
of White, Is Tone Deaf
Art News | Vanity
Fair
On Line: News
- Why Contemporary Painters Are Obsessed
with Dance
Artsy
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- Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Creche:
Gallery 305 - The installation is set in front of the 18th century Spanish
choir screen from the Cathedral of Valladolid in the Medieval Sculpture
Hall.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave at 82nd St, NYC
On View: thru May 12, 2026 (Free with museum admission)
- Jeanette Mundt
Window - Anton Kern Gallery
91 Walker St at Lafayette St, NYC
On View: thru Dec 31, 2025
- The Illustration of Edward Gorey: Something
Else Entirely
Society of Illustrators
128 E 63rd St, NYC
On View: thru Jan 3, 2025
- 14 Festive Art Shows Lighting Up New York
This Holiday Season
Artnet
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- The Best New York City Exhibitions of 2025
Hyperallergic
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of 2025
WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 24, 2025
CHRISTMAS EVE
- Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Creche:
Gallery 305 - The installation is set in front of the 18th century Spanish
choir screen from the Cathedral of Valladolid in the Medieval Sculpture
Hall.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave at 82nd St, NYC
On View: thru May 12, 2026 (Free with museum admission)
- Jeanette Mundt
Window - Anton Kern Gallery
91 Walker St at Lafayette St, NYC
On View: thru Dec 31, 2025
- The Illustration of Edward Gorey: Something
Else Entirely
Society of Illustrators
128 E 63rd St, NYC
On View: thru Jan 3, 2025
- 14 Festive Art Shows Lighting Up New York
This Holiday Season
Artnet
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- The Best New York City Exhibitions of 2025
Hyperallergic
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of 2025
TUESDAY - DECEMBER 23, 2025
- Grgur Akrap: False Prophet
The Hole
86 Walker St, NYC
On View: thru Feb 7, 2026
Opening: Fri Dec 23, 5-7pm
- Caroline Nelson | Miriam Hoffmann: New
Works
Arcadia Contemporary
421 W Broadway, NYC
On View: thru Jan 3, 2026
- Glen Baldridge, Benjamin Butler, Donna
Chung, Holly Coulis, Alex Dodge, Tamara Gonzales, Liz Luisada, David Scanavino,
Thomas Ovlisen.
Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery
87 Franklin St, NYC
On View: thru Dec 2025
- Peter Plagens: New Paintings
Nancy Hoffman Gallery
520 W 27th St, NYC
On View: thru Jan 31, 2026
- What's a UFO Show With No Flying Saucers?
Hyperallergic
On Line: Review
MONDAY - DECEMBER 22, 2025
- The Holiday Train Show
NYBG New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx NY
Event: Open Mon Dec 22nd - thru Jan 11, 2026
- Prints & Editions: Ruth Asawa, R. Crumb,
Marcel Dzama, Akunyili Crosby, Lee Bontecou, Jasper Johns, Marisol, Helen
Frankenthaler, Barnett Newman, Robert Rauschenberg, among others.
David Zwirner
537 W 20th St, NYC
On View & Available: Dec 2025
- Judy Pfaff is Light Years Ahead of the
Curve
Hyperallergic | Christin
Tierney
On Line: Review
- For Mernet Larsen, Painting Is a Matter
of Perspective
Art News
On Line: Feature
SUNDAY - DECEMBER 21, 2025
- Man Ray: When Objects Dream
Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave at 82nd St, NYC
On View: thru Feb 1, 2026
- Reconstruction in Relief: Nicole Awai and
Teri Gandy-Richardson
Tiger Strikes Asteroid
1329 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn
Closing Reception: Sun Dec 21, 4-6pm
- Who Owns Taste Now? Art Basel Miami Beach
Offered Some Answers
Artnet
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- Theaster Gates is Best When He's Ambiguous
Hyperallergic
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- The Best New York Art Exhibitions of 2025
Art News
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SATURDAY - DECEMBER 20,. 2025
- La Experiencia Medieval: Talleres Bilingues
y Educativos
The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin Dr, Fort Tryon Park, NYC
Event: Sat Dec 20, 2-3pm (Free with Museum Admission)
- Flora Yukhnovich's Four Seasons
The Frick Collection
1 E 70th St, NYC
On View: thru Mar 9, 2026
- Hurvin Anderson: Repeating Yourself
Michael Werner Gallery
Upper East Side, NYC
On View: thru Jan 31, 2026
- Julia Eisen-Lester: Bucolic Boundaries
Noho M55 Gallery
548 W 28th St, NYC
Closing Reception: Sat Dec 20, 5-8pm
- Jordan Casteel and Elizabeth Alexander
- Covering the holes in our walls with sun flowers: Walkthrough Conversation.
Casey Kaplan Gallery
121 W 27th St, NYC
Event: Sat Dec 20 at 1pm
FRIDAY - DECEMBER 19, 2025
- Divine Egypt
Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave at 82nd St, NYC
On View: thru Apr 5, 2026
- The Gift of Art: Holiday Party
Hal Bromm Gallery
90 W Broadway, NYC
Event: Fri Dec 19, 5-8pm
- The Holiday Train Show
NYBG New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx NY
Event: thru Jan 11, 2026
- Grgur Akrap: False Prophet
The Hole
86 Walker St, NYC
On View: Dec 19 - Feb 7, 2026
Opening: Fri Dec 19, 6-8pm
- Jennifer Packer: Dead Letter
Sikkema Malloy Jenkins
530 W 22nd St, NYC
On View: thru Dec 20, 2025
THURSDAY - DECEMBER 18, 2025
- Christmas Concert with Valeriia Vovk &
Fima Chupakhin
Ukrainian Institute of America
2 E 79th St, NYC
Event: Thur Dec 18th at 7pm (Register - Tickets $25 - $35)
- Museum Mixer
The Society of Illustrators
at 128 Bar
128 E 63rd St, NYC
Event: Thur Dec 18, 5-9pm
- Pop Forum: I Wonder About Us Folks - Paintings
Microscope Gallery
525 W 29th St, NYC
On View: Dec 18 - Jan 24, 2026
Opening: Thur Dec 18, 6-8pm
- Dick Griffin Quartet: Jazz Performance
Ethan Cohen Gallery
225 W 17th St, NYC
Event: Thur Dec 18, 6-8pm (Tickets $25-$30)
- Caroline Nelson | Miriam Hoffmann: New
Works
Arcadia Contemporary
421 W Broadway, NYC
On View: Dec 18 - Jan 3, 2026
Opening Reception: Thur Dec 18, 6-8pm
- Vincent Vallarino: Timeless Beauty, Unseen
Realities - Photography
Benrubi Gallery
529 W 20th St, NYC
On View: thru Feb 22, 2026
WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 17, 2025
- David Byrd: Auction Action
Anton Kern:
16 E 55th St, NYC
On View: thru Dec 20, 2025
- Alma Allen Will Officially Represent the
U.S. at the Venice Biennale. Here's What You Need ot Know
Artnet
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- The 25 Defining Art Events of 2025
Art News
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- Hortensia Mi Kafchin: Paintings Made for
Aliens Above
PPOW
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TUESDAY - DECEMBER 16, 2025
- Nancy Koenigsberg: Wire Sculptures
Nancy Hoffman Gallery
520 W 27th St, NYC
On View: thru Jan 31, 2026
Event: Meet the Artist - Tue Dec 16, 1-4pm
- An Evening of Live Jazz
Anita Rogers Gallery
494 Greenwich St, NYC
Event: Tue Dec 16, 2025 (RSVP)
- Gryphon Rue and Brandon Lopez: Musical
Performance
Bortolami Gallery
39 Walker St, NYC
Event: Tue Dec 16th at 5pm
- Lucy Sparrow's US Museum Debut Is a Felted
Ode to 1980s Supermarkets
Artnet
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- Museum Shows and Biennials to See This
Winter
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