By CGN Staff

As we move through February, the spring art season gets ever-closer. This year, the centralizing event of the city's spring art season, EXPO CHICAGO, will take place a little later in April than usual, April 24-27, 2025. Returning the Navy Pier, the fair is in its second year as part of the Frieze network. And this week EXPO CHICAGO revealed the first details of its 2025 edition. The fair will feature more than 170 leading galleries from 36 countries and 93 cities. New initiatives for 2025 include a major new partnership with the Galleries Association of Korea, as well as CONTRAST, a new section developed by Lauren Haynes. These will be presented alongside the fair’s core Galleries section and a compelling array of projects including the fair’s much-celebrated EXPOSURE, PROFILE and IN/SITU sections, as well as this year’s Special Exhibitions, and Editions + Books.

“Looking ahead to the 2025 edition of EXPO CHICAGO, we’re excited to showcase an incredible lineup of curatorial talent, gallery presentations, special projects, and collaborations aimed at engaging new audiences,” said Tony Karman, President and Director of EXPO CHICAGO. “With the continued support of Northern Trust, EXPO CHICAGO remains a vital hub for collectors, artists, curators, architects, designers and all those passionate about art.”

"As we enter the second year of EXPO CHICAGO as part of Frieze, we are proud to expand on new initiatives, including a significant collaboration with Korea, made possible through Frieze’s global reach,” said Kristell Chadé, Executive Director of Fairs at Frieze. “We look forward to presenting a dynamic selection of artists and exhibitors, while exploring how the cross-pollination between our fairs can add value to each, fostering new connections and opportunities across regions.”

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In a significant new partnership, EXPO CHICAGO will introduce a collaboration with the Galleries Association of Korea (GaoK), to present a selection of 20 leading Korean galleries within the fair’s core Galleries section. This initiative, supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Arts Management Service, builds on the successful synergy between Kiaf SEOUL and Frieze Seoul. 

HWANG Dalseung, President of the Galleries Association of Korea, said, “We plan to support 20 major galleries in Korea to enter the Chicago art market on behalf of the association and Korea in various ways together with the government. This event was based on the synergy between Kiaf SEOUL and Frieze Seoul, which have already created a new model of win-win through fair-to-fair collaboration in the contemporary art market, where various entities are collaborating in various ways, and this time we will take the first step towards the internationalization of Korean art distribution with EXPO CHICAGO.”

Confirmed participants in Highlights of the Gaok collaboration are Gallery Baton, BHAK, Gana Art, Keumsan Gallery, Sun Gallery, ONE AND J. Gallery, PYO Gallery, and 313 Art Project.

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The 2025 edition of EXPO CHICAGO will welcome a dynamic roster of galleries both returning and new from across the United States and beyond. Cities represented nationally include Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Miami, Portland, Nashville and Santa Fe. Internationally, galleries from cities such as London, Paris, São Paulo, Bangkok, Toronto, Singapore, Stockholm, Tokyo, Istanbul, and Johannesburg will also participate.

Across the fair more than 50 exhibitors are new additions for the 2025 edition. Highlights include Lehmann Maupin, Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, Two Palms, ILY2, april april, Mitre, Megan Mulrooney, Gratin, OCHI, and Alberta Pane.

Over 100 exhibitors are returning to the fair including Nara Roesler, David Nolan Gallery, Eric Firestone Gallery, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, moniquemeloche, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, The Hole, Library Street Collective, Almeida e Dale, PATRON, Charlie James Gallery, DOCUMENT, Les Enluminures, Miles McEnery Gallery, RYAN LEE Gallery, Southern Guild, 56 Henry, Fragment, TERN, Spinello Projects, and The Pit.

In addition to the core section, Special Exhibitions will showcase presentations and site-specific work by non-profit organizations. The Editions + Books section offers a robust showcase of artist books, editions, prints, and more.

EXPO CHICAGO takes place April 24-27, 2025

Dates and hours for the fair are:

VIP Preview: Thursday, April 24, 2025. By Invitation Only. 

General Admission:

Friday, April 25, 2025 | 11:00am – 7:00pm

Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 11:00am – 7:00pm

Sunday, April 27, 2025 | 11:00am – 6:00pm

Early Bird tickets will go on sale on Feb. 10, 2025.

2025 Exhibitors

** GaoK exhibitor

* CONTRAST participant

Galleries 

021gallery, Daegu ** 

Gallery 41, Seoul ** 

193 Gallery, Paris, Venice 

313 Art Project, Seoul, Paris ** 

A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo 

ACA Galleries, New York 

Addison Rowe, Santa Fe 

Allouche Gallery, New York 

Almeida & Dale, São Paulo 

Galería Artizar, Canary Islands 

Gallery Baton, Seoul ** 

Richard Beavers Gallery, Brooklyn 

BHAK, Seoul ** 

Bienvenu Steinberg & C, New York 

Bockley Gallery, Minneapolis 

Bogéna Galerie, Saint-Paul de Vence 

Browse & Darby, London 

C24 Gallery, New York 

Casterline|Goodman Gallery, Aspen, Chicago, Nantucket 

Cernuda Arte, Miami 

Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco 

Ethan Cohen Gallery, New York 

The Columns Gallery, Seongnamsi, Seoul, Singapore ** 

Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London 

Cristea Roberts Gallery, London 

DOCUMENT, Chicago, Lisbon 

EBONY/CURATED, Cape Town, Franschhoek 

Everyday Mooonday (EM), Seoul ** 

Les Enluminures, Chicago, New York, Paris 

Everard Read, Johannesburg, Cape Town, London, Franschhoek 

Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, New York 

Friedrichs Pontone, New York 

Galerie GAIA, Seoul ** 

The Gallery of Everything, London 

Gana Art, Seoul, Los Angeles 

GRAY, Chicago, New York * 

Gallery Grimson, Seoul ** 

Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles 

Hexton Gallery, Aspen 

Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, Berlin, West Palm Beach 

Bill Hodges Gallery, New York 

Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York 

Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago 

Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York, Zurich 

Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London * 

Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, London, Miami 

ILY2, Portland 

Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, San Francisco * 

Gallery Joeun, Seoul ** 

Keumsan Gallery, Seoul, Gyeongju ** 

LEE & BAE, Busan ** 

Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, London 

Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque 

Diana Lowenstein Gallery, Miami 

David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, Nashville 

JD Malat Gallery, London 

Galeria MaPa, São Paulo 

McCormick Gallery, Chicago 

Miles McEnery Gallery, New York 

The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg * 

moniquemeloche, Chicago 

Gallery MOMO, Johannesburg 

Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert 

David Nolan Gallery, New York 

Gallery Nosco, Brussels 

October Gallery, London 

Claire Oliver Gallery, New York 

ONE AND J. Gallery, Seoul ** 

Opera Gallery, New York, Aspen, Beirut, Dubai, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Miami, Monaco, Paris, Seoul, Singapore 

Galerie Pici, Seoul, New York  ** 

Pontone Gallery, London 

PYO Gallery, Seoul ** 

Galerie Quynh, Ho Chi Minh City 

Rele, Lagos, London, Los Angeles 

Revolver Galería, Lima, Buenos Aires, New York 

Galerie Richard, Paris 

Galerie Robertson Arès, Montreal 

Nara Roesler, São Paulo, New York, Rio De Janeiro 

Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York 

RYAN LEE Gallery, New York 

Secrist | Beach, Chicago 

SEIZAN Gallery, New York, Tokyo 

SmithDavidson Gallery, Amsterdam, Miami 

SOUS LES ETOILES GALLERY, New York 

Southern Guild, Los Angeles, Cape Town 

Marc Straus Gallery, New York 

Sun Gallery, Seoul **

Suppoment Gallery, Seoul **

Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, London, Singapore 

TAI Modern, Santa Fe 

Tandem Press, Madison 

Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Beijing, Seoul, Singapore 

Two Palms, New York 

Unix Gallery, New York 

Vallarino Fine Art, New York 

Gallery Vit, Seoul ** 

Tanya Weddemire Gallery, Brooklyn 

Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco

Weinstein Hammons Gallery, Minneapolis 

Wellside Gallery, Seoul ** 

W-galería, Buenos Aires, Pueblo Garzón 

Yares Art, New York, Beverly Hills, Santa Fe 

Timothy Yarger Fine Art, Los Angeles 

Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery, Luxembourg, Dubai, Paris 

Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul, Berlin, Miami 

EXPOSURE 

56 HENRY, New York 

65 GRAND, Chicago 

Aicon Contemporary, New York 

Anthony Gallery, Chicago 

april april, Pittsburgh 

Bill Arning Exhibitions, Kinderhook 

Art Latinou, Mexico City 

Baert Gallery, Los Angeles 

Petra Bibeau, New York 

Bianca Boeckel, São Paulo 

Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam 

Jonathan Carver Moore, San Francisco 

Contour Art Gallery, Vilnius 

COTT, Buenos Aires 

DURAN CONTEMPORAIN, Montreal 

Eclectica Contemporary, Cape Town 

Enari Gallery, Amsterdam 

EUROPA, New York 

Fragment, New York 

Geary Contemporary, Millerton, New York 

Goldfinch, Chicago 

Gratin, New York 

GALLERY HAYASHI + ART BRIDGE, Tokyo 

Hesse Flatow, New York, Amagansett, East Hampton 

Jupiter Contemporary, Miami 

Martin Art Projects, Cape Town 

THE MISSION PROJECTS, Chicago 

Mitre, Belo Horizonte, São Paulo 

Montague Contemporary, New York 

Megan Mulrooney, Los Angeles 

Marisa Newman Projects, New York 

NIL Gallery, Paris 

OCHI, Los Angeles, Ketchum 

Omenai Gallery, Chicago 

Palo Gallery, New York 

Patel Brown, Toronto, Montréal 

PATRON, Chicago 

Povos Chicago, Chicago 

Niru Ratnam, London 

re.riddle, San Francisco 

Rivalry Projects, Buffalo 

Sarai Gallery, Mahshahr, London, Tehran 

Chris Sharp Gallery, Los Angeles 

Superposition, Los Angeles, New York, Miami 

Swivel Gallery, New York 

TERN, Nassau 

Tramo, Buenos Aires 

Verve Galeria, São Paulo 

Maximillian William, London 

Zielinsky, Barcelona, São Paulo 

PROFILE 

Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago 

Dep Art Gallery, Milan, Ceglie Messapica 

ENGAGE Projects, Chicago 

Fridman Gallery, New York 

Gaep, Bucharest 

The Hole, New York, Los Angeles 

Charlie James, Los Angeles 

Library Street Collective, Detroit 

Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles 

Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art, Calgary 

Claire Oliver Gallery, New York 

Alberta Pane Gallery, Paris, Venice 

PENTIMENTI, Philadelphia 

PIERMARQ*, Surry Hills, Sydney 

The Pit, Los Angeles 

Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami 

Spinello Projects, Miami 

Editions + Books 

Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago 

Bert Green Fine Art, Green 

Lusenhop Fine Art, Cleveland 

Manneken Press, Bloomington 

MCA Chicago Store, Chicago 

René Schmitt, Berlin 

Stoney Road Press, Dublin 

Wildwood Press, LLC, St. Louis 

Special Exhibitions 

Arts of Life / Circle Contemporary, Chicago 

Blanc Gallery, Chicago 

Center for Native Futures, Chicago 

Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago 

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis

Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago 

Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, Chicago 

OSMOS / ARTS&REC, New York 

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago 

University of Chicago, Chicago 

YoungArts, Miami 

Photos courtesy of Evan Jenkins