London Art Fair returns this month, bringing together a curated selection of leading Modern and Contemporary galleries from the UK and around the world.
Now in its 38th year, the Fair marks the start of the international art calendar and has become a popular destination for collectors and art enthusiasts to discover new work, connect and invest.
Continuing London Art Fairʼs tradition of displaying exemplary works of Modern art, the galleries at this year’s Fair will present work by household names from 20th Century art history such as Francis Bacon, Barbara Hepworth, William Kentridge, Louise Bourgeois and Frank Auerbach. LAF 26 will see the return of longstanding exhibiting galleries including Christopher Kingzett Fine Art, Austin Desmond Fine Art, and Redfern Gallery.
Among this yearʼs highlights is a display by Advanced Graphics, celebrating the centenary of influential Scottish painter Craigie Aitchisonʼs birth, and a signature work by highly distinguished sculptor Lynn Chadwick presented by leading sculpture gallery Pangolin London. England & Co. will focus on the history of British surrealism, 90 years after the first International Surrealist Exhibition in June 1936, featuring works by Ithell Colquhoun, Sir Roland Penrose, Marion Adnams and John Banting, and Jenna Burlingham Fine Art will show Modern British works from artists such as Keith Vaughan, John Nash and William Brooker.
British Contemporary art galleries, such as Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, Blond Contemporary, Cavaliero Finn, Cole-Levi Klimt and Julian Page, will showcase a diverse range of emerging, mid-career, and established artists – who include Tracey Emin, Vanessa Jackson RA, Oisin Byrne and Alexander Massouras.
Several galleries will be making their London Art Fair debut, including London-based Ukrainian artistsʼ collective IDENTITY, MILADO Art Gallery, NewingerART, and Zarastro Art, as well as visiting international galleries like isculpture (Milan) and Chi Art Gallery (Istanbul) all of whom will be showcasing a curated selection of work, available to Londonʼs collectors for the first time.
In collaboration with leading experts and institutions, London Art Fair showcases contemporary practice and collecting trends within the art world through its critically-acclaimed curated sections. These include: Platform, curated by art historian and artist Dr Ferren Gipson, and which this year brings together galleries and artists redefining the boundaries between craft, applied art, and fine art; Encounters, curated by Dr Pryle Behrman and established in 2005 to support emerging and international galleries, and this year’s Museum Partner is the National Trust, presenting surrealist and post-war abstract artworks from the collections of two modernist London homes, 2 Willow Road, the residence of Ernő Goldfinger, and The Homewood, home of architect Patrick Gwynne.
Returning for a second year as London Art Fairʼs official destination partner, Visit Tampa Bay will present a specially commissioned installation by UK artist Rose Electra Harris. Selected through an open call, Harris travelled to Tampa Bay in November for an inspiration trip that has informed the creation of her work at the Fair.
London Art Fair is open 21 – 25 January 2026. For further information and to book tickets: londonartfair.co.uk
Image: London Art Fair 2025 © Mark Cocksedge
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