Zurich: Art Vontobel Contemporary Photography Prize »A New Gaze 5«

With her project And in 2084, You Are 62, artist Jiajia Zhang won the fifth edition of the Art Vontobel Contemporary Photography Prize. The award is presented every two years and includes a solo exhibition at Bank Vontobel AG in Zurich, which opens on June 5.

June 04, 2026
Hamburg: 9th Triennial of Photography

Featuring works by a total of 279 international artists, the 9th Triennial of Photography Hamburg showcases the diversity of the medium. Under the theme Alliance, Infinity, Love – in the Face of the Other, eleven exhibitions will open consecutively from June 4 to 6.

June 03, 2026
Brandenburg an der Havel, Kunsthalle Brennabor

Twenty-five female artists from the Berlin Women’s Museum network are presenting works of painting, printmaking, photography, installation, and sculpture in the exhibition You Can’t Step into the Same River Twice. Five artists from the Art.Salon artist program are participating: Ulrike Gerst, Uschi Niehaus Indenbirken, Annette Selle, Beate Selzer, and Regina Weiss. The exhibition is on view through July 5 at the Kunsthalle Brennabor in Brandenburg an der Havel.

June 01, 2026
Berlin: »Fresh Legs« Exhibition Featuring Elvira Flamm

Two Berlin galleries are presenting works by a total of 69 artists from 23 countries in a joint exhibition. Elvira Flamm is represented with a work from the series Ikonen ohne Namen (Icons without names). Fresh Legs opens on June 3 at Galleri Heike Arndt DK and on June 4 at INSELGALERIE BERLIN.

June 01, 2026
Reykjavík: James Merry at the National Gallery of Iceland

In his first museum retrospective, James Merry presents over 80 works of art. The focus is on his extraordinary masks, which for him symbolize transformation and fluid identity. James Merry: Metamorphlings opens on May 31 at the National Gallery of Iceland in Reykjavík.

May 31, 2026
Ghent: Two Exhibitions at the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst

On May 30, the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst in Ghent will open two exhibitions simultaneously: With Chambres d’Amis turn 40, it revisits the landmark 1986 exhibition, alongside a solo exhibition by Belgian artist: Carole Vanderlinden. Keep a promise.

May 30, 2026
Edinburgh, Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Wendy McMurdo

A pioneer of digital photography and one of Scotland’s best-known artists internationally, Wendy McMurdo is the subject of a major solo exhibition in her hometown of Edinburgh. Wendy McMurdo: The Digital Mirror opens on May 30.

May 29, 2026
Bad Münstereifel: Exhibition at Gaby Kutz’s Studio

As part of the exhibition series The Artist’s Friends, artist Gaby Kutz invites fellow artists to present their work together at her studio in Bad Münstereifel. The latest installment, natura viva – alles rauscht, opens on May 30 with Melanie Tilkov.

May 26, 2026
Plovdiv: Solo Exhibition by Elitza Nanova

In her first exhibition in Bulgaria, Elitza Nanova presents unique abstract photography and digital collages. Her artistic practice focuses particularly on the structures of water and its dynamics. Painterly Photography runs through May 30 at the Atizay Gallery in Plovdiv.

May 26, 2026
Berlin, Alte Nationalgalerie

To mark the 100th anniversary of his death, the Alte Nationalgalerie is honoring the art dealer Paul Cassirer, who played a decisive role in promoting French and German Impressionism in Germany. Cassirer and the Breakthrough of Impressionism opens on May 22 in Berlin.

May 22, 2026

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