Market Art Fair 2026

Market Art Fair 2026, which took place in Stockholm from 23–26 April, marked a new chapter for the fair as it moved to Magasin 9 in Frihamnen for its 20th anniversary edition.

The new venue gave the fair space to grow, while bringing galleries, artists, collectors, and visitors together in a new part of the city. Featuring 54 galleries and more than 150 artists, the fair presented a carefully curated selection of Nordic and international contemporary art. Alongside established galleries from across the region, the fair welcomed 11 newer spaces founded since 2020, as well as participants from the U.S. and the U.K. Selection was overseen by a committee of Nordic museum directors and curators chaired by Lars Nittve, founding Director of Tate Modern. The fair’s selection process continues to place established and emerging galleries side by side, creating a dynamic presentation across the fair.

The anniversary edition welcomed a record number of visitors, a growing regional collector base, and an unprecedented number of international art advisors.  Strong sales were reported throughout the fair, with several galleries selling out their presentations, reflecting continued interest in Nordic artists from both private and institutional collectors. The presentations ranged from solo booths and focused dialogues to larger thematic group presentations. Across the fair, galleries explored questions of materiality, identity, landscape, memory, and contemporary life through painting, sculpture, textile, installation, and moving image works.

Alongside the fair, the talks programme brought together artists, curators, collectors, and cultural voices for conversations on contemporary art and collecting today. The public programme also included guided tours, performances, installations, and Bacchanale Café, which returned as a social meeting point throughout the week.

Galleries / Artists

2112, DK/ Sophie Dupont, Gun Gordillo, Lea Guldditte Hestelund, Carla Zaccagnini, Jeannette Ehlers
aaaa nordhavn, DK/ Albin Werle
albertz benda, US/ Rugiyatou Ylva Jallow
Anthony Wilkinson Gallery, UK/ Richard Billingham, A K Dolven, Dag Erik Elgin, George Shaw, James White, Paul Winstanley
Arnstedt Östra Karup, SE/ Gabriel Karlsson, Fredrik Værslev
Avlskarl Gallery, DK/ Morten Løbner Espersen, Andi Fischer, Behrang Karimi, Michael Sailstorfer
Belenius, SE/ Isabella Ducrot, Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Sally J. Han
Berg Gallery, SE/ Ellen Ehk, Ebba Johansson, Dea Svensson
Berntson Bhattacharjee, UK/ Sola Olulode
Björkholmen Gallery, SE/ Thomas Elovsson, Daniel Jensen, Jenny Källman, Tomas Lundgren, Anders Widoff
Bricks Gallery, DK/ Jon Erik Nyholm, Loren Erdrich
Brigade, DK/Petra Cortright, Birk Bjørlo, Martin Aagaard Hansen
Carl Kostyál, SE/UK/HK/ Fredrik Værslev
Cecilia Hillström Gallery, SE/ Clay Ketter, Clara Ketter, Aurea Tanttu
CFHILL, SE/ Mats Gustafson
Cornelia Sojdelius Gallery, SE/ Kristina Abelli Elander, Tova Berglund, Eva Kerek, Björn Kjelltoft
Coulisse Gallery, SE/ Jonatan Pihlgren, Matti Sumari
Dorothée Nilsson Gallery, DE/ Lotta Antonsson, Inka & Niclas, Yuken Teruya
eiklid/rusten, NO/ Sverre Bjertnæs
ELASTIC Gallery, SE/ Dick Hedlund
Format Oslo, NO/ Kari Dyrdal, Kirsten Vikingstad Hermansson, Pauliina Pöllänen
Galerie Anhava, FI/ Joel Slotte, Elina Merenmies
Galerie Forsblom, FI/ Anna Fasshauer, Heikki Marila
Galerie Nordenhake, SE/DE/MEX/ Miroslaw Bałka, Ann Edholm
Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, DK/ Ivan Andersen, Per Bak Jensen, Emily Gernild, John Kørner, Per Kirkeby, Rasmus Nilausen, Janaina Tschäpe, Simon Evans & Sarah Lannan, Tal R, Erwin Wurm
Galleri Flach, SE/ Moa Israelsson, Patrick Nilsson
Galleri Haaken, NO/ Astrid Nondal, Munan Øvrelid
Galleri Hammarén, SE/ Johan Carlsson Ström
Galleri Helle Knudsen, SE/ Karin Wikström, Moa Holm Niklasson
Galleri Magnus Karlsson, SE/ Petra Lindholm
Galleri Nicolai Wallner, DK/ Carola Grahn, Clara Gesang-Gottowt, J.G. Arvidsson, Kirsten Ortwed
GALLERI OPDAHL, NO/ Jone Kvie, Ella McVeigh
Galleri Riis, NO/ Marte Johnslien, Lisa Tan
Galleri Tom Christoffersen, DK/ Aia Sofia Coverley Turan, Ahmad Siyar Qasimi
Gallery Franz Pedersen, DK/ Christian Lemmerz, Michael Kvium
Gallery Steinsland Berliner, SE/ Arvida Byström
Gerdman Gallery, SE/ Johnny Höglund, Sigrid Soomus
i8, IS/ Olafur Eliasson
ISSUES, SE/ Simon Wadsted
Jacob Bjorn Gallery, DK/ Mathias Malling Mortensen
KANT, DK/ Asmund Havsteen-Mikkelsen, Ane Lykke, Joost Vandebrug
Larsen / Warner, SE/ Katherine Bradford
Martin Asbæk Gallery, DK/ Kristian Dahlgaard, Nicolai Howalt, Clare Woods
OSL contemporary, NO/ Per Barclay, Ragna Bley, Marie Bovo, Ann Iren Buan, Emily Gernild, Vibeke Tandberg, Thorbjørn Sørensen
palace enterprise, DK/ Ann Lislegaard, Benedikte Bjerre, Marie Lund, Simon Dybbroe Møller, Tora Schultz
QB Gallery, NO/ Espen Gleditsch, Lars Morell
Ross-Sutton Gallery, US/ Joshua Adokuru, Rita Mawuena Benissan, Amoako Boafo, Phoebe Boswell, Cydne Coleby, vanessa german, Najaax Harun, Turiya Magadlela, Buqaqawuli Nobakada, Deborah Roberts, Dina Nur Satti, Khari Turner
Saskia Neuman Gallery, SE/ Matti Hoffner, Kasper Nordenström
Season 4 Episode 6, UK/ Benjamin Orlow
STANCE Gallery, SE/ Patricia Iglesias Peco, Sarah Caillard
The Finch Project, UK/ Anne Griffiths, Sabine Finkenauer, Heather Chontos, Romina Bassu
Þula, IS/ Kristín Morthens
V1 Gallery, DK/ Mads Bryld, Anton Funck, Mads Hilbert, Loji Höskuldsson, Emma Kohlmann, Klara Lilja, Frederik Nystrup-Larsen
Wilson Saplana Gallery, DK/ Hannah Heilmann, Jytte Rex, Inuuteq Storch, Sophie Calle