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While the New York City flowers haven\u2019t all reared their hopeful heads yet, weary of spurious spring weather, numerous art fairs are about to pop up across the boroughs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Coming back to The Shed this May, Frieze is usually the premier fair for contemporary art collectors, market-watchers, and trend-forcasters alike, but it\u2019s certainly not the be-all end-all of the season. We\u2019ve assembled this guide knowing that there\u2019s something for everyone out there, including but not limited to: radical zine fanatics, Dolly Parton stans (stay with us), collectors on a budget (and we mean budget!), and those looking to deepen their knowledge of deep-seated art historical legacies.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re especially looking forward to the Black Zine Fair\u2019s free community-based programming and workshops, drawing dealers coming to the IFPDA Print Fair for the first time, and the chance to see art by some of this year\u2019s Venice Biennale participants. And if you want more, check out our exhibition recommendations for the upcoming season here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Affordable Art Fair<\/p>\n

March 18\u201322 | affordableartfair.com<\/a>
Starrett-Lehigh Building, 601 W 26th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"Kasia Frankowicz’s acrylic and oil pastel painting “Just Us” (2025) is on sale for $1,000 at the Affordable Art Fair. (image courtesy Affordable Art Fair)<\/p>\n

The Affordable Art Fair returns to New York City this week with its typical price range of $100 to $12,000, gathering 90 exhibitors showing works geared toward both newcomer and veteran collectors. This year, 24 years after its first New York show, the event is embracing the unofficial tag \u201cThe Art Fair Zohran Mamdani Would Love<\/a>,\u201d a nod to the new mayor\u2019s affordability agenda. On Thursday, March 19, visitors who bring and donate art supplies to a public school supplies drive will gain free admission. <\/p>\n

Outsider Art Fair <\/p>\n

March 19\u201322 | outsiderartfair.com<\/a>
Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W 18th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"Sam Doyle’s “Dr Bus Ha Lo” (c. 1980) (image courtesy The Gallery of Everything)<\/p>\n

For orange wine types and devotees of the unorthodox, the Outsider Art Fair is back to Chelsea\u2019s Metropolitan Pavilion with 68 exhibitors from across the United States and the world, including nonprofits and studios, showing work by artists who create without conventional arts training. This year, the fair is organizing From the North, an exhibition of works by Inuit artists, including the acclaimed Cape Dorset graphic and textile artist Kenojuak Ashevak. Plus, proceeds from a silent auction of donated works will go to the nonprofit God\u2019s Love We Deliver, created in response to the HIV\/AIDS epidemic.<\/p>\n

New York International Antiquarian Book Fair<\/p>\n

April 30\u2013May 3 | nyantiquarianbookfair.com<\/a>
Park Ave Armory, 643 Park Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"A collection of photographs taken in the 1940s related to the Department of the New York City Subway (image courtesy Daniel Oliver, New York International Antiquarian Book Fair)<\/p>\n

A $50,000 copy of Jean Henri Latude\u2019s memoirs signed by Thomas Jefferson, a peculiar illustrated book about fencing gifted to King Louis XIV\u2019s second cousin, and a $27,500 signed copy of Fahrenheit 451. These and more will all be on view at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, which opens this spring at the Park Avenue Armory with 170 exhibitors. For its 66th edition, the fair, organized by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America, will present panel conversations with contemporary writers, including Eve Babitz biographer Lili Anolik.<\/p>\n

IFPDA Print Fair<\/p>\n

April 9\u201312 | fineartprintfair.org<\/a>
Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"Paula Rego, \u201cUntitled\u201d (2000\/2020), edition of 50 (\u00a9 Estate of Paula Rego, courtesy Ostrich Arts Ltd and Cristea Roberts Gallery)<\/p>\n

The International Fine Prints & Drawings Association (IFPDA) is debuting its rebrand this coming April, marking the fair\u2019s first-ever inclusion of drawing dealers in the historic print-centered event. Among the 80 exhibitors in this year\u2019s show, special standouts include Cristea Roberts Gallery\u2019s presentation of Paula Rego\u2019s abortion etchings, David Zwirner\u2019s spotlight on newly represented artist Louis Fratino and Burnet Editions\u2019 presentation of Fratino\u2019s self-portrait etchings, and Louise Bourgeois’s spiral woodcuts through Caroline Nitsch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair<\/p>\n

April 9\u201312 | powerhousearts.org<\/a>
Powerhouse Arts, 322 3rd Avenue, Gowanus, Brooklyn<\/p>\n

\"\"A workshop held by Bill Fick at a previous iteration of the fair (image courtesy Powerhouse Arts)<\/p>\n

Following its packed launch last year, the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair, billed as the borough\u2019s first fair exclusively focusing on fine art printmaking, will reemerge for its second iteration at Powerhouse Arts. In an interesting remix of the traditional fair model, gallery exhibitors will display alongside self-representing artists and printmaking departments at academic institutions, including the New School, Hunter College, and Fashion Institute of Technology. Programming includes workshops in monotyping, film screenings, a talk with Glenn Ligon, and a Japanese woodcut demonstration by Takuji Hamanaka.<\/p>\n

The Other Art Fair<\/p>\n

April 16\u201319 | theotherartfair.com<\/a>
Agger Fish (Building 269), 299 Sands Street, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn<\/p>\n

\"\"Erna Ucar’s “The Room No: 313”\u00a0(image courtesy The Other Art Fair)<\/p>\n

Promising an alternative to stuffy gallery encounters, the 17th edition of the Other Art Fair, organized by Saatchi Art, will present 115 independently represented artists. Under the theme \u201cNostalgia Core,\u201d the fair will highlight works that evoke memories of childhood play and recollection of the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Photography Show<\/p>\n

April 22\u201326 | aipad.com<\/a>
Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"Sara Messinger’s “Teenagers 6” (2022) (image courtesy Leica Gallery New York)<\/p>\n

The 45th edition of the Photography Show, organized by the Association of International Photography Art Dealers, will bring experimental and historically significant photography to the Upper East Side. In a new segment of the event, Focal Point, dealers will showcase contemporary lens-based work they have identified as pushing the bounds of the practice \u2014 expect to see pieces by Nino Miglori, Ray Mortenson, and Yi Hsuan Lai, among many others. <\/p>\n

Conductor <\/p>\n

April 29\u2013May 3 | powerhousearts.org
Powerhouse Arts, 322 3rd Avenue, Gowanus, Brooklyn<\/p>\n

\"\"Mary Sibande’s (2025) “Behind The Fan, Among Barberton Daisies II, woodcut 6” presented by David Krut Arts (image courtesy Powerhouse Arts)<\/p>\n

After a buzzy \u201csoft launch<\/a>\u201d last year, Conductor, a pluralistic fair dedicated to artists and dealers from the Global Majority, debuts its official inaugural edition this spring. Twenty-seven galleries from Latin America, Africa, Asia, Indigenous Nations, and beyond. Keep an eye out for works by several 2026 Venice Biennale artists, including Annalee Davis and Tammy Nguyen.<\/p>\n

Clio Art Fair<\/p>\n

May 7-10; May 14-17 | clioartfair.com<\/a>
511 West 25th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"Ama of MetallicFern performing \u201cDo You Hear Me\u201d at a previous iteration of the fair (image courtesy Clio)<\/p>\n

Two editions of \u201canti-fair\u201d Clio will present independently represented artists over an extended six days this May. Last year, the event created two separate editions, and the expansion has stuck. Abiding by its name, derived from a Greek root meaning \u201cto celebrate,\u201d or \u201cto make famous,\u201d the fair selects only artists who do not have exclusive gallery representation in New York City. Collectors can expect to find prices between $250 and $40,000 and smiling artists at their booths. <\/p>\n

Black Zine Fair<\/p>\n

May 9 | Instagram: @blackzinefair<\/a>
Powerhouse Arts, 322 3rd Avenue, Gowanus, Brooklyn<\/p>\n

\"\"Zines at the 2025 Black Zine Fair (photo Elliott Jerome Brown Jr. and Kedrick Walker, courtesy Black Zine Fair)<\/p>\n

Free and open to the public, this one-day zine fair rooted in radical Black publishing recurs for a third year, featuring 100 Black artists, presses, and writers. Make sure to check out the Black Reading Room, a space displaying archival materials curated by artist and educator Kameelah Janan Rasheed. Visitors can also join zine-making workshops and related talks. This year\u2019s iteration, organized by the abolitionist feminist press Sojourners for Justice Press, is largely supported by $20,050 in community donations.<\/p>\n

Salon Z\u00fcrcher: 100 Women of Spirit +Part 4 <\/p>\n

May 11\u201317 | galeriezurcher.com<\/a>
Z\u00fcrcher Gallery, 33 Bleecker Street, East Village, Manhattan<\/p>\n

Returning for its 34th edition, the Z\u00fcrcher Gallery is back with its biannual satellite fair featuring 11 women artists. The small Bleecker Street gallery event draws upon the French term femme d\u2019esprit, which refers to intellectual and clever women. This spring\u2019s show includes an abstract painting by Deborah Freedman and stained glass work by Ellen Mandelbaum. <\/p>\n

ESTHER III<\/p>\n

May 12\u201316 | esther.ee<\/a>
Estonian House, 243 E 34th Street, Murray Hill, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"Olivia Jia’s “Night reading (Peale\u2019s peaches, moon through the trees, relief carving from a garden doorway)” (2025) (image courtesy Esther III)<\/p>\n

The third Baltic-focused Esther art fair returns to Manhattan\u2019s stunning Beaux-Arts Estonian House. Last year\u2019s<\/a> lineup included 25 galleries from Europe, Asia, and the United States. Shown in an exclusive members’ club for Estonians, many of the works on view are typically smaller in scale. So far, the fair has named Max Keene, Jill Goldstein, Laurel Gitlen, Katja Novitskova, and Olivia Jia as participating artists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair <\/p>\n

May 14\u201317 | 1-54.com<\/a>
Starrett-Lehigh Building, 601 W 26th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"This year’s event will be held at the Starrett-Lehigh Building (image courtesy 1-54)<\/p>\n

Thirteen years after Touria El Glaoui founded 1-54 as the world\u2019s first contemporary art fair devoted to art from Africa and its diaspora, the event returns to Chelsea\u2019s Starrett-Lehigh Building. Last year\u2019s fair hosted 30 exhibitors from 17 countries. As always, visitors can expect to encounter galleries representing artists from across the African continent, from Marrakesh to Cameroon, and local artists with familial roots in the diaspora.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NADA<\/p>\n

May 13\u201317 | newartdealers.org<\/a>
Starrett-Lehigh Building, 601 W 26th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"A series of oil paintings by Ryan Browning, who will have a solo presentation through ADA Gallery (photo courtesy ADA Gallery)<\/p>\n

The New Art Dealers\u2019 Alliance\u2019s signature fair is celebrating its 12th birthday this year with over 110 exhibitors across 46 cities worldwide. Typically known for its tight-knit community of small to mid-sized contemporary art galleries, NADA welcomes 51 new participants to this year\u2019s iteration, including Brigitte Mulholland (Paris), The Address (Brescia), and Forgotten Lands (Christiansted). Have a look at Ryan Browning\u2019s paintings and free-standing sculptures at the ADA Gallery booth and Kristen Giorgi\u2019s renderings of non-places shown by the aptly named Spaceless Gallery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Frieze<\/p>\n

May 13\u201317 | frieze.com<\/a>
The Shed, 545 W 30th Street, Hudson Yards, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"Paul Anagnostopoulos, \u201cRelease the Weight\u201d (2024) (image courtesy the artist and Feia, Los Angeles, California)<\/p>\n

As the anchor to New York\u2019s spring art fair frenzy, Frieze usually pulls out all the stops with a handful of Instagrammable kinetic artworks, wall-spanning abstract paintings that escape the confines of rectangular composition, and the unscheduled yet inevitable performance of a stray martini olive haplessly rolling in place on one of The Shed\u2019s many escalators. Each floor presents its own maze of booths divided up between megagalleries and mid-market dealers, with a curatorial emphasis on Central and South American exhibitors in this year\u2019s edition \u2014 including newcomers W-galer\u00eda in Buenos Aires, which will showcase Seba Calfuqueo, and Mexico City\u2019s Campeche, which will present Abraham Gonz\u00e1lez Pacheco. Find them in the Focus section, dedicated to galleries 12 years old and younger, once again curated by Lumi Tan \u2014 typically one of the most unexpected and exciting areas of this massive show. <\/p>\n

Future Art Fair<\/p>\n

May 13\u201316 | futurefairs.com<\/a>
Chelsea Industrial, 535-551 W 28th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"Paul Anagnostopoulos, \u201cRelease the Weight\u201d (2024) (image courtesy the artist and Feia, Los Angeles, California)<\/p>\n

Future Art Fair turns six this year, having made a splash in the scene with its Pay-It-Forward model<\/a> that reinvests 15% of the fair\u2019s annual profits into grants for select participating galleries. New York City galleries make up over half of the roster of 68 participants this year, sharing the floor with dealers from Nashville to Newburgh and Seattle to Seoul. Painting is the dominant medium at this fair, but one can usually find some really inventive wall-hangings, spunky stoneware, and thoughtfully accessorized booths.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fridge Art Fair<\/p>\n

May 13\u201317 | fridgeartfair.com<\/a>
Hotel Alameda\/Highline Bar and Lobby, 518 W 27th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"Tatiana Tatum, \u201cSweaty\u201d (2025) (image courtesy the artist and Fridge Art Fair)<\/p>\n

All teenagers go through one phase or another, and at 13 years old, Fridge Art Fair is locked in on Dolly Parton. Fridge\u2019s founder Eric Ginsburg tells Hyperallergic that the event is leaning into joy and playfulness, fixating on Parton\u2019s beloved persona and high-vibrational philanthropy. As it always is with Fridge, the theme is loosely interpreted but there may be an impersonator or two making their rounds onsite. Please be aware that this event is BYOD (Bring Your Own Dog)!<\/p>\n

Independent Art Fair<\/p>\n

May 14\u201317 | independenthq.com<\/a>
Pier 36, 299 South Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan <\/p>\n

\"\"Ian Davis, \u201cTragedy\u201d (2018) (photo by Nick Massey, courtesy Galerie Judin and Independent)<\/p>\n

Reflective of the anxieties that have seeped into all corners of the world, Independent Art Fair\u2019s overarching theme this year is \u201cdystopia,\u201d aptly invoking Gretchen Bender\u2019s media skepticism, Ian Davis\u2019s eerie contemplations of the systems that fail us, and emerging artist Taina Cruz\u2019s examination of Black womanhood as it\u2019s affected by tradition and technology. More than half of this year\u2019s exhibitors are participating in Independent for the first time, maintaining the fair\u2019s identity as a site for rising talent to take root and grow.<\/p>\n

TEFAF New York<\/p>\n

May 15\u201319 | tefaf.com<\/a>
Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"A fair visitor examines the display at the Di Donna Galleries booth during TEFAF New York 2025 (photo by Alex Staniloff, courtesy TEFAF)<\/p>\n

Across jewelry, fine art, antiquities, and design, the European Fine Art Fair 88 exhibitors will bring a tight curation of high material culture across the last seven millennia to the Park Avenue Armory this May. This event is ideal for collectors and aficionados who can spell the word \u201cconnoisseur\u201d correctly in the first pass, oyster enjoyers, and history buffs who like to mix it up with some modern and contemporary art.<\/p>\n

Focus Art Fair<\/p>\n

May 21\u201324 | focusartfair.net<\/a>
Chelsea Industrial, 535-551 W 28th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan<\/p>\n

\"\"An installation view of Taezoo Park’s \u201cTower-I\u201d (2024) at Focus Art Fair in 2025 (photo courtesy Focus Art Fair)<\/p>\n

Contemporary Asian art is the central force of Focus Art Fair, this year organized around the topical theme of \u201cHuman-Technology Coexistence.\u201d The show is split into multiple sections highlighting emergent art that embodies the diversity of the continent\u2019s creative cultures. One section will be devoted to artists whose practices intersect with generative AI as it becomes inextricably integrated with daily life, and another will emphasize process over product through references to a variety of studio environments.\u00a0<\/p>\n