2026 Whitney Biennial

2026 Whitney Biennial
Genre	Art exhibition
Begins	Mar 8, 2026
Ends	Aug 23, 2026
Location	New York City
Country	United States
Previous event	2024 Whitney Biennial
Organized by	Whitney Museum

The 2026 Whitney Biennial is the 82nd edition of the Whitney Museum's art biennial, running from March 8th to August 23rd, 2026. ^[1]

Curated by Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer, the 2026 Biennial opened on March 8, 2026. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Artists

The Biennial participating artists were announced on December 15, 2025. The show opened on March 8, 2026. ^[7]

• Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme
• Kamrooz Aram
• Ash Arder
• Teresa Baker
• Sula Bermudez-Silverman
• Zach Blas
• Enzo Camacho & Ami Lien
• Leo Castañeda
• CFGNY (Daniel Chew, Ten Izu, Kirsten Kilponen, Tin Nguyen)
• Nani Chacon
• Maia Chao
• Joshua Citarella
• Mo Costello
• Taína H. Cruz
• Carmen de Monteflores
• Ali Eyal
• Andrea Fraser
• Mariah Garnett
• Ignacio Gatica
• Jonathan González
• Emilie Louise Gossiaux
• Kainoa Gruspe
• Martine Gutierrez
• Samia Halaby
• Raven Halfmoon
• Nile Harris with Dyer Rhoads
• Aziz Hazara
• Margaret Honda
• Akira Ikezoe
• Mao Ishikawa
• Cooper Jacoby
• David L. Johnson
• kekahi wahi (Sancia Miala Shiba Nash, Drew K. Broderick)
• Young Joon Kwak
• Michelle Lopez
• José Maceda
• Agosto Machado
• Oswaldo Maciá
• Emilio Martínez Poppe
• Isabelle Frances McGuire
• Kimowan Metchewais
• Nour Mobarak
• Erin Jane Nelson
• Precious Okoyomon
• Aki Onda
• Pat Oleszko
• Malcolm Peacock
• Sarah M. Rodriguez
• Gabriela Ruiz
• Jasmin Sian
• Jordan Strafer
• Sung Tieu
• Julio Torres
• Anna Tsouhlarakis
• Johanna Unzueta

See also

• Whitney Biennial
• List of Whitney Biennial artists
• List of Whitney Biennial curators

References

1. "Whitney Museum Announces 2026 Biennial Curators". NY TIMES.
2. Greenberger, Alex (2024-08-06). "Whitney Museum Picks Marcela Guerrero, Drew Sawyer to Curate 2026 Whitney Biennial". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
3. "Whitney Museum selects two staff curators to lead 2026 biennial". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
4. "Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer Announced as Curators for the 2026 Whitney Biennial". Observer. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
5. Belci, Theo (2026-03-08). "Opening Day: Theo Belci's Best and Worst of the Whitney Biennial". Artforum. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
6. "The Whitney Biennial Is Here". Hyperallergic. 2026-03-10. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
7. "These Are the Artists in the 2026 Whitney Biennial". Hyperallergic. 2025-12-15. Retrieved 2025-12-17.

Further reading

Reviews

• Watlington, Emily (1 March 2026). "The Whitney Biennial Swaps Identity Politics for Infrastructural Interventions. The Verdict: All Systems Go". Art in America . Retrieved 5 March 2026.
• Durón, Maximilíano; Greenberger, Alex (3 March 2026). "Our Critics Are Split on the Weirdest Whitney Biennial in Recent Memory". ARTnews . Retrieved 5 March 2026.
• Zhang, Lisa Yin; Vartanian, Hrag; Amin, Lakshmi Rivera (3 March 2026). "First Impressions From the 2026 Whitney Biennial". Hyperallergic . Introduction by Bishara, Hakim. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
• Davis, Ben (4 March 2026). "The 2026 Whitney Biennial Just Wants You to Feel Something". Artnet News . Retrieved 5 March 2026.
• Vincler, John (4 March 2026). "Is the 82nd Whitney Biennial Weird Enough to Match Our Chaotic National Mood? John Vincler Thinks So". Critic's Table. Cultured . Retrieved 6 March 2026.
• D'Souza, Aruna (5 March 2026). "The Polycrisis Sublime of the Whitney Biennial". Hyperallergic . Retrieved 6 March 2026.
• Lossin, R.H. (5 March 2026). "Whitney Biennial 2026". e-flux . Retrieved 7 March 2026.
• Carollo, Elisa (6 March 2026). "The 2026 Whitney Biennial Delivers American Art for a Fractured Age". Observer . Retrieved 7 March 2026.
• Cotter, Holland (6 March 2026). "The Show the Art World Loves to Hate Gets a Soul" . The New York Times . Retrieved 6 March 2026.
• Kelly, Brian P. (6 March 2026). "'Whitney Biennial 2026' Review: Somnolent Survey" . The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 7 March 2026.
• Wu, Jenny (6 March 2026). "Whitney Biennial 2026 Review: The Revolution Will Be Cute". ArtReview . Retrieved 6 March 2026.
• Baker, R.C. (7 March 2026). "Top of the POPS: The Whitney Biennial Does Its Best to Catch the Zeitgeist in a Bottle". The Village Voice . Retrieved 21 March 2026.
• Jovanovich, Alex (8 March 2026). "Opening Day: Alex Jovanovich's Whitney Biennial Standouts". Artforum . Retrieved 9 March 2026.
• Wetzler, Rachel (8 March 2026). "Opening Day: Rachel Wetzler's Mini-Tour of the Whitney Biennial". Artforum . Retrieved 9 March 2026.
• Belci, Theo (8 March 2026). "Opening Day: Theo Belci's Best and Worst of the Whitney Biennial". Artforum . Retrieved 9 March 2026.
• O'Neill-Butler, Lauren (11 March 2026). "Whitney Biennial 2026: An Underwhelming Show for Overwhelming Times" . frieze . Retrieved 13 March 2026.
• Davis, Ben (17 March 2026). "The Tensions Seething Beneath the Surface of the 2026 Whitney Biennial". Artnet News . Retrieved 21 March 2026.
• Escalante-De Mattei, Shanti (17 March 2026). "In the Whitney Biennial, Artists Explore the Horrifying Boundary Between Human and Machine". ARTnews . Retrieved 21 March 2026.
• Huberdeau, Jennifer (18 March 2026). "Review: Whitney Biennial 2026 trades spectacle for introspection and urgency" . The Berkshire Eagle . Retrieved 21 March 2026.
• Bishara, Hakim (20 March 2026). "The Whitney Biennial Is for the Faint-Hearted". Hyperallergic . Retrieved 21 March 2026.
• Als, Hilton (23 March 2026). "Under the Influence at the Whitney Biennial" . The New Yorker . Retrieved 24 March 2026.