Expo Chicago VIP Passes Request
Thu, Apr 09
|Navy Pier
April 9-12 Navy Pier
Time & Location
Apr 09, 2026, 5:00 PM
Navy Pier, 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
About the event
EXPO CHICAGO returns to historic Navy Pier on April 9–12, 2026 for its 13th edition.
The Galleries section features leading international galleries, alongside an expanded partnership with the forthcoming Obama Presidential Center. Embodiment, curated by Dr. Louise Bernard, Founding Director of the Obama Presidential Center Museum, will be inspired by the architecture and commissioned artists of the Obama Presidential Center ahead of its anticipated opening in 2026.
Focus highlights emerging galleries and artistic practices, featuring galleries 12 years old or younger. Katie A. Pfohl, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts and past participant of the Curatorial Forum, will curate Focus in 2026. Titled Gathering of Waters, Focus will explore landscape, migration, and adaptive practices of craft and care, connecting artists and galleries from the Mississippi River Basin with work from across the African, Latin American and Caribbean diasporas.
Profile presents solo booths and focused projects by…