Over the past two years, the pandemic has upended the calendar for art fairs. Before, it seemed that there was a major art fair virtually every week somewhere in the world. Now, things have grown dicier. Though the Omicron variant has disrupted travel and large in-person gatherings since December, the winter surge seems to be waning, and art fairs are beginning to announce the details for their editions later this year. But, as we have learned during the pandemic, things can happen quickly, and it seems that fairs often have to announce changes to their schedules relatively quickly as news about the pandemic develops.
Here’s a rundown of the major art fairs happening this year 2022, listed in order by when they are currently scheduled to occur. We’ll be sure to continue to update this post as changes continue to happen.
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FOG Design + Art, San Francisco
Image Credit: Courtesy FOG Design+Art Fair The first major art fair to take place this year was FOG Design + Art, which brought together 46 exhibitors to San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center, including local enterprises like Anthony Meier Fine Arts, Berggruen Gallery, Fraenkel Gallery, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, and Jessica Silverman, alongside blue-chip exhibitors like David Zwirner, Gladstone Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, kurimanzutto, Lehmann Maupin, Pace Gallery, and White Cube. Despite the rise of the Omicron variant this winter, the fair stated ahead of its opening that it would go forward with its 2022 edition, with proof of vaccination and masks required for entry. The fair opened on January 19 as planned.
Preview Day: January 19
General Admission Days: January 20–22
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Zona Maco, Mexico City
The largest art fair in Latin America, Zona Maco is set to have a landmark edition this year, as it will for the first time it brings together its main fair with its three affiliate fairs (design, photography, salon) under one roof at Centro Citibanamex. The fair plans to convene 170 galleries from 25 countries, including Gagosian, kurimanzutto, Marlborough, OMR, Vermelho, and more.
Preview Day: February 9
General Admission Days: February 10–13
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Frieze Los Angeles
Image Credit: Mark Blower/Courtesy Frieze Frieze Los Angeles has been closely watched since it launched in 2019, not just for the galleries it attracts but also for the numerous celebrities that come to its VIP preview. The 2022 edition of Frieze Los Angeles will be slightly different than previous ones. It will be staged in a new home, at 9900 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, and it will be the first Frieze L.A. edition staged the first under the direction of Christine Messineo, who was named to lead Frieze’s two U.S. fairs in late 2021. Also running the week of Frieze is the Felix Art Fair at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and the Spring/Break Art Show at Skylight Culver City. While the fair is still set to take place, a dedicated sculpture show was canceled because of Covid-related shipping delays.
Preview Days: February 17–18
General Admission Days: February 19–20
Single-Day Ticket: $75 -
ARCO Madrid
The first major in-person art fair to take place in Europe in 2022, ARCO Madrid will host its 40th anniversary this year. (Technically, the fair is celebrating its 41st year, as its 2021 iteration was canceled.) This year, the fair plans to bring 209 galleries from 30 countries, including Barbara Thumm, Galerie Lelong, Mor Charpentier, Perrotin, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, and Thaddaeus Ropac.
Preview Days: February 23–25
General Admission Days: February 25 (after 3 p.m.)–February 27
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1-54 Marrakech (Canceled)
Image Credit: ©Nicholas Brasseur, Say Who The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair hosts editions in various parts of the world and launched its Marrakech iteration in 2018. Because of the Omicron variant surge around the world, the fair called off its upcoming edition in the Moroccan city. In a statement, its organizers said, “The reality of the present world situation and the uncertainty of travel restrictions, alongside other factors, are profoundly affecting our future plans. 1-54 Marrakech will be back as soon as health conditions allow it.” At publication time, 1-54’s Paris, New York, and London editions—slated for April, May, and October, respectively—were still expected to take place.
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Outsider Art Fair (Postponed)
Image Credit: Olya Vysotskaya/Wide Open Arts In early January, the Outsider Art Fair announced that it had made “difficult but sensible decision” to postpone its upcoming edition at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York by a month, from February to March. This iteration marks the fair’s 30th anniversary and includes several guest-curated exhibitions that will accompany the fair’s regular exhibitor booths, including a showing of outsider art organized by R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe and a presentation of psychedelic art by artist Fred Tomaselli.
Rescheduled
Original Dates: February 3–6New Preview Day: March 3
New General Admission Days: March 4–6
Single-Day Ticket: $35Read about the Best Booths at the Outsider Art Fair and interview with Michael Stipe.
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Art Dubai
One of the Middle East’s largest art fairs, Art Dubai will bring together over 100 galleries to the Madinat Jumeirah Conference & Events Centre. Among the galleries set to participate are Perrotin, Paris’s Galerie Templon, Sfeir-Semler Gallery of Beirut and Hamburg, Mumbai’s Jhaveri Contemporary, and Bologna’s P420, as well as three of Dubai’s leading galleries, Carbon 12, Green Art Gallery, and the Third Line. The fair takes place just after the Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual March Meeting 2022 in nearby Sharjah.
Preview Days: March 9–10
General Admission Days: March 11–13
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SP-Arte
Image Credit: Ênio-Cesar Since its founding in 2005, SP-Arte in São Paulo has been considered Brazil’s leading art fair. Located in the Bienal Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park, the fair delayed its 2021 edition until October. For 2022, it is returning to its traditional dates in April.
Preview Day: April 6
General Admission Days: April 7–10
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Expo Chicago
Image Credit: Courtesy Choose Chicago After being forced to cancel its 2020 and 2021 editions because of the pandemic, Expo Chicago will finally return to its longtime home of the city’s Navy Pier this year. There are 140 galleries lined up to participate across the fair’s various thematic sections, which this year includes one for galleries in operation for 10 years or fewer that will be organized by Dia Art Foundation deputy director of program Humberto Moro. To make up for missing its past two editions, the fair, with the financial support of Northern Trust, will facilitate the purchase of three works to three museums—the Portland Art Museum, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis—selected by their directors and curators.
Preview Day: April 7
General Admission Days: April 8–10
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New York Art Week
Image Credit: Courtesy Spring Studios Four art fairs will open during the first week of May (the traditional dates of Frieze New York, which has shifted to later in the month). They are Independent New York, TEFAF New York Spring, NADA New York, and the Future Fair. For this year, the four fairs have partnered with other art institutions across the city to launch New York Art Week, which will gather special programming happening across the city for the week into one dedicated platform.
Independent New York, one of the country’s most respected fairs for its modest size, sleek presentations, and high-caliber exhibitor list, had shifted in 2021 to align with the Armory Show and took place at Cipriani South Street. For the 2022 edition, it has moved to May but will return at its longtime home of Spring Studios, lining up 61 galleries to take part. TEFAF New York Spring, which launched in 2017, will look to mount its fourth edition, focused on modern and contemporary; the fair has lined up 91 galleries to participate.
After canceling its New York edition in 2018, the New Art Dealers Alliance will look to bring back the event; the fair will return to its Basketball City home at Pier 36 with 121 exhibitors. For its second in-person edition, the Future Fair will gather 50 galleries, double the number it hosted last year, in Chelsea.
Independent New York
Preview Day: May 5
General Admission Days: May 6–8
Single-Day Ticket: $60
Location: Spring StudiosTEFAF New York Spring
Preview Day: May 5
General Admission Days: May 6–10
Single-Day Ticket: $55
Location: Park Avenue ArmoryNADA New York
Preview Day: May 5
General Admission Day: May 5 (after 4 p.m.)–May 8
Run-of-Show Ticket: $55
Location: Pier 36, 299 South StreetFuture Fair
Preview Day: May 4
General Admission Days: May 5–7
Single-Day Ticket: $39
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Frieze New York
Image Credit: Casey Kelbaugh After spending several years in custom-built tents on Randalls Island, Frieze New York moved last year to the interdisciplinary arts space the Shed in Hudson Yards, where it hosted a muted edition with over 60 exhibitors. For its 2022 edition, Frieze will again return to the Shed with the same number of exhibitors. Running concurrently with Frieze New York is the 1-54 art fair’s edition in the city, which will open on May 19 and run until June 6.
Preview Day: May 18
General Admission Days: May 19–22
Single-Day Ticket: Varies by day, running between $85 and $200
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Taipei Dangdai
Cofounded by Magnus Renfrew, who previously launched two fairs in Hong Kong, Taipei Dangdai launched in January 2019 and staged its second edition the following January, just before lockdowns shut down much of the world. The fair canceled its 2021 edition, but will return for a third iteration at Taipei World Trade Center this May. The fair has yet to announce further details, though it will close just days before its main competitor in Asia, Art Basel Hong Kong, will open.
Preview Day: May 19
General Admission Days: May 20–22
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Art Basel Hong Kong (Postponed)
Image Credit: ©Art Basel Art Basel’s Hong Kong edition is the biggest event of its kind in Asia. After canceling its 2020 edition just before much of the world went into lockdown, Art Basel Hong Kong returned with a slimmed-down iteration in 2021. That edition featured satellite booths, which allow dealers to participate without actually being present. (In their place are Art Basel–appointed workers.) This year, the fair has lined up 137 galleries to participate, with 82 exhibitors (around 60 percent) participating via satellite booths. When it announced its exhibitor list, the fair said it had also secured dates for May in the event; the following week it postponed to those dates.
Rescheduled
Original Dates: March 22–26
New Preview Days: May 25–26
New General Admission Days: May 27–29
Single-Day Ticket: Varies by day, running between HKD 300 ($38) and HKD 400 ($51) -
Art Basel in Switzerland
Image Credit: ©Art Basel Art Basel, the world’s largest art fair, is often where dealers sell and showcase their most expensive wares. The fair staged a successful 2021 edition last September, delayed a few months by the pandemic, with several works selling for over $1 million. For its 2022 edition, the fair will return to its traditional mid-June dates. (This year, visitors to the fair will also be able to travel to the Venice Biennale in Italy, which opens in April, and to Documenta 15 in Kassel, Germany, which opens to the public the weekend of Art Basel’s run.) As of yet, the fair has not announced its exhibitor list or further details.
Fair Preview Days: June 14–15
Fair General Admission Days: June 16–19
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TEFAF Maastricht (Postponed)
The European Fine Art Fair, better known as TEFAF, has long been one of the continent’s most prestigious fairs despite being somewhat off the beaten path, in the Dutch city of Maastricht. The fair made headlines in 2020 when some visitors alleged that they had contracted Covid while visiting the fair. The fair canceled its 2021 edition and said it hopes to return this year. In January, TEFAF announced that it had pushed the upcoming iteration of its European fair from its traditional March dates to June, just after Art Basel in Switzerland.
Rescheduled
Original Dates: March 12–20New Preview Days: June 24–June 25
New General Admission Days: June 25 (after 2 p.m.)–June 30
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Frieze Seoul and KIAF
Image Credit: Andrew Russeth for ARTnews Long rumored and finally confirmed last year, Frieze’s newest fair is an edition in Seoul, whose art market continues to expand in international prominence. In an unusual move, the fair has announced that it would do so in partnership Galleries Association of Korea and alongside the country’s current art fair, KIAF Seoul. (Both fairs will take place in the same venue, the COEX convention center.) In October, the fair named Patrick Lee, who had been executive director of leading Seoul enterprise Gallery Hyundai, as its inaugural leader.
Dates: September 2–5
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Armory Show
Image Credit: Courtesy the Armory Show The Armory Show in New York is one of the few fairs that has never had to cancel an edition because of the pandemic. Its early March 2020 fair was among the last to be staged in the world before lockdowns began later that month. The fair had always planned for its 2021 edition would change to September, in a new home, the Javits Center on Manhattan’s West Side. That edition occurred without a hitch and dealers reported strong sales. For the 2022 edition, executive director Nicole Berry announced that the fair’s special programming would focus on Latinx and Latin American art, with curators Carla Acevedo-Yates and Tobias Ostrander each organizing a section, and with Mari Carmen Ramírez heading up its Curatorial Leadership Summit. The fair also recently hired Adriana Farietta away from Ballroom Marfa in Texas to be its deputy director.
Preview Day: September 8
General Admission Days: September 9–11
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Frieze London and Frieze Masters
Image Credit: Photo by Linda Nylind/Courtesy Frieze Located in Regent’s Park across from each other, Frieze London and Frieze Masters are the two most important fairs held regularly in the British capital. They attract some of the world’s leading galleries focusing on modern and contemporary art and art prior to the 20th century, respectively. The fair has yet to announce further details for these two fairs, which are led by Eva Langret for Frieze London and Nathan Clements-Gillespie for Frieze Masters. Frieze’s fairs have seen an enormous amount of changeover since the pandemic begun, with a number amount of top executives departing, the most recent one being Victoria Siddall, its board director, who began working at Frieze the year after it launched and was instrumental in launching Frieze Masters. Running concurrently with the two fairs is 1-54’s London edition.
Dates: October 12–16
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FIAC and Paris+, par Art Basel
In what could only be described as a coup, Paris’s main international fair, FIAC, lost its longtime home of the city’s iconic Grand Palais (as well as the Grand Palais Éphémère, a temporary replacement near the Eiffel Tower in operation while the Grand Palais undergoes renovations ahead of the 2024 Olympics) to its main European competitor, Art Basel.
Toward the end of 2020, Art Basel expressed interest in taking on FIAC’s October dates to launch its own fair. What resulted was a heated public bid for the fairs, with Art Basel winning and committing €10.6 million ($12 million) over the next seven years. Art Basel will launch its first Paris fair, focusing on modern and contemporary art, later this year. In March, the company announced the forthcoming fair’s name: “Paris+, par Art Basel” (or Paris+, by Art Basel), and promised that the event would include not just art but also fashion, music, film, and design.
FIAC has not announced whether it will stage its 2022 edition to coincide with the new Art Basel fair or where its new home will be. Art Basel has not yet announced any further details about the fair.
Dates: October 20–23
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Artissima
Image Credit: Courtesy Artissima One of Italy’s leading art fairs, Artissima recently saw its director since 2017, art historian and curator Ilaria Bonacossa, leave for MAD (the Museum of Digital Art), a new $6.7 million–project that is expected to open in Milan in 2026. Long a launchpad for emerging galleries, the Turin art fair named Luigi Fassi, who had previously led Artissima, as Bonacossa’s replacement. Fassi has been given a three-year contract to run the fair through 2024.
Preview Day: November 3
General Admission Days: November 4–6
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Art Cologne
Image Credit: ©Koelnmesse GmbH / Sebastian Drueen Established in 1967, Art Cologne is the world’s oldest art fair, having been founded by the day’s leading dealers in West Germany. Despite losing some clout to Art Basel over the years, the fair is still highly regarded. This year, it will bring together galleries focused on modern and contemporary art in November. Speaking of its rivalry with Art Basel, when the news broke that Art Basel would launch in Paris and take over FIAC’s home, Art Cologne’s director, Daniel Hug, had quite a bit to say in a since-deleted Instagram post. A major sticking point was that Art Basel had invested in a competing German fair, Art Düsseldorf, which was “was supposed to replace Art Cologne… didn’t succeed, but slowed us down considerably,” according to Hug’s post.
Dates: November 16–20
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Art Basel Miami Beach
Image Credit: Maximilíano Durón/ARTnews Taking place the first week of December, Art Basel Miami Beach closes out each year’s art fair calendar, as visitors flock there to see art, enjoy warm weather, and take part in the lively party scene that has built up in the 20 years since its founding. Just before the Omicron variant began posing a serious threat in the U.S., Art Basel Miami Beach successfully staged its 2021 edition. The fair is still without a director, after Noah Horowitz announced his surprise resignation in 2021, just months before the fair was to take place.
Dates: December 1–3
Tickets Not Yet Available for Purchase