LA Art Show Opening Night Premiere Party
The LA Art Show Opening Night VIP Premiere Party takes place on Wednesday, January 7, at the Los Angeles Convention Center West Hall and provides guests with a first look at this year’s fair, taking place January 8-11.
This year’s honorary host will be announced in the coming weeks, for which a high-profile name can once again be anticipated, given previous celebrity hosts have included Kaia Gerber, Jon Hamm, Sofia Vergara, Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway, Ashley Tisdale, and Lucy Hale. Once again, The LA Art Show will proudly donate 15% of the purchase price for every ticket sold in support of its charity beneficiary, the American Heart Association’s LIFE IS WHY Campaign. Tickets are available now at LAArtShow.com,
Opening night ticketholders will enjoy VIP early access to 2026 programming, entertainment, culinary offerings from top local restaurants, and more. This year’s high-profile honorary host will be announced in the coming weeks. Previous celebrity hosts have included Kaia Gerber, Jon Hamm, Sofia Vergara, Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway, Ashley Tisdale, and Lucy Hale.
This year’s fair features over 90 exhibitors from around the world, including the show’s first gallery from Ireland (Oliver Sears Gallery), Palm Beach’s Provident Fine Art with a solo presentation of Sylvester Stallone’s abstract work, and highlights such as Switzerland’s LICHT FELD Gallery presenting Karl A. Meyer’s Woodcut - unseen publicly for over 40 years. The fair also expands its strong Korean presence with 15 participating galleries, including J&J Art featuring Jinny Suh’s immersive Hanji-based series, Elegant Freedom.
2026 also marks the debut of the LA Art Show’s Latin American Pavilion, curated by Marisa Caichiolo, a major news platform highlighting underrepresented artists from across Latin America. This inaugural addition will explore themes of memory and migration, with presentations from galleries including Artier Fine Art Gallery (In the Mouth of the Jaguar: Myths Reimagined) and Verse Gallery (Maquiamelo, Esteban Jácome, Maca Vivas, Jonny López, and more).
