India Art Fair to return for its 17th edition in 2026 with record 123 exhibitors

The 17th edition of India Art Fair will return to the national capital in February with a record 123 exhibitors including international participation from David Zwirner Galleria Continua neugerriemschneider and Carpenters Workshop GalleryRunning from February 58 at the NSIC Exhibition Grounds India Art Fair will host 87 galleries 24 major art institutions an extended Design section spotlighting 12 design studios and two galleriesSome of South Asias most important contemporary galleries alongside established international names will be showcasing rare masterpieces and cuttingedge contemporary works from India and beyond including Indian galleries like Gallery Espace Latitude 28 Exhibit 320 DAG Emami Art Jhavery Contemporary Project 88 and Lakeeren ContemporaryThe fair will also feature international galleries including 1x1 Art Gallery Aicon Contemporary Saskia Fernando Gallery Grosvenor Gallery Whitestone Gallery Rajiv Menon Contemporary DMINTI 193 Gallery LAMB Gowen Contemporary and Danfe ArtsThe 17th edition of India Art Fair marks a watershed moment for us not just in scale but in reach With a record number of exhibitors and a truly global lineup India Art Fair continues to serve as the definitive meeting point for the international art community in South Asia Jaya Asokan fair director India Art Fair said in a statementReturning for a third year the Design section will bring together studios Ashiesh Shah Aspura Chanakya School of Craft DeMuro Das Gunjan Gupta ROOSHADSHROFF Studio Renn Vikram Goyal with Galerie Maria Wettengren Kunal Maniar and Associates Kohelika Kohli Karkhana Morii Design and SHEDThe section also features a special institutional collaboration between the French Institutes residency programme and the Mumbaibased design gallery AEligquo inviting French designer Marie Gastini to explore a crosscultural dialogue between traditional Indian textile techniques and contemporary scenographyThe Focus section will present a series of solo artist showcases including Bharti Kher Jayasri Burman Shailesh B R and Ravinder Reddy Girjesh Kumar Singh Thandiwe Muriu and Khadim AliMajor outdoor projects and collaborations at the 17th India Art Fair will include new sitespecific works by artist Kulpreet Singh commissioned and presented by Kiran Nadar Museum of Art that are deeply rooted in the ecological aftermath of the Green RevolutionWorld acclaimed artist Judy Chicagos project iquestWhat If Women Ruled the World Participatory Quilt presented by DMINTI will invite audiences to engage with urgent questions while fostering discussion of a different tomorrowSerendipity Arts will showcase The Charpai Project conceptualised by Ayush Kasliwal in a new format with a digital intervention by AI artist GojiHighlights from the Institutions section include the Sabyasachi Art Foundations debut with an exhibition of select works by artist Atish Mukherjee and MASH showcasing artist Ann Carrington whose work explores readymade histories and associations with household objects through metal sculpturesThe Australian High Commission will present sculptural works by indigenous artist Grace Lillian Lee while Serendipity Arts will feature an immersive audiovisual installation by Alan Rego and The Arts Family will exhibit works by its recent TAF Emerging Artist Award South Asia winners Deena Pindoria Ritika Sharma Akshay Bhoan and Mohit ShelareOther institutions include the Museum of Art amp Photography Sabyasachi Art Foundation The Gujral Foundation and Birla Academy of Art amp CultureThe Platform section will spotlight South Asias living artistic traditions and craftbased practices bringing together artists and collectives reinterpreting inherited practices with contemporary language including Gondwana Art Project which evokes the ecological and cosmic worlds of the Gond Baiga and Bhil communities through paintings and Delhi Crafts Councils DCC reimagining of Bastar metalwork in collaboration with traditional artisansGallery Ragini will present wooden sculptures from the village of Thammampatti in the interiors of Tamil Nadu and a handknotted carpet that weaves together personal narratives and cultural memory while Porgai Artisans Association a womenled collective from Tamil Nadus Sittilingi Valley will bring sculptural textiles and embroidered works celebrating the Lambadi tradition through ecological consciousness and community lifeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever