Contemporary art: exhibitions to see in galleries in February 2026

February is the shortest month of the year, but gallery exhibitions are certainly not deterred by the calendar.

If you’re in the mood for art that shakes you up, excites you and perhaps takes you out of your comfort zone, then these 5 openings are just the thing for you.

The selection is not a ranking, nor is it a definitive map of Italian contemporary art.

It is a curious look at what is happening in Milan, Venice and other cities, where artists and gallery owners open their doors to new visions, exposed bodies, suspended words, identities that fall apart or are recomposed.

In every exhibition, there is a question waiting to be answered.

So, if you too are in need of wonder, beauty and living matter, here are five excellent reasons to visit a gallery in February.

Contemporary art: GALLERY OPENINGS in February 2026

Contemporary art February 2026

selection curated by Alice Traforti / art writer & artist consultant

Here are 5 exhibitions opening in February in 5 contemporary art galleries in Italy.

This is not a ranking of the best exhibitions!

These 5 proposals offer different perspectives on current events, providing an overview of contemporary research.

OPENING February 2026: contemporary art in art galleries in Milan, Venice and Turin

OPENING Wednesday, 11 February 2026

from 6.30 pm to 9 pm

Andreas Zampella

The sky above Milan

until 14 March 2026

Galleria Poggiali, Milan

link with information about the exhibition: https://www.galleriapoggiali.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/galleriapoggiali/

Andreas Zampella: Vite silenziose, 55x40cm, olio su canovaccio, 2025

OPENING Thursday, 12 February 2026

from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

FABIO MARULLO

YELLOWSAKE

giallocanarino

until 27 March 2026

ArtNoble Gallery, Milan

link to learn more about the exhibition: https://artnoble.it/

OPENING Saturday, 14 February 2026

from 12:00 to 20:00

Ismaele Nones

What we hold, what we lose

until 4 April 2026

Tommaso Calabro, Venice

link with information about the exhibition: https://www.tommasocalabro.com/mostre/what-we-hold-what-we-lose

OPENING Thursday, 19 February 2026

at 6 p.m.

Nina Ćeranić

As I Shape the Object, the Object Shapes Me

until 18 April 2026

A plus A Gallery, Venice

link with everything you need to know about the exhibition: https://aplusa.it/

OPENING Saturday 1 and Sunday 22 February 2026

from 11:00 to 19:00

Sebastiano Pallavisini

GOATS NEVER FALL

until 27 March 2026

CRAG Gallery, Turin

link to the exhibition: https://cragallery.com/event/goats-never-fall-sebastiano-pallavisini/

Contemporary art FEBRUARY 2026: some exhibitions CLOSING SOON!

Ahmet Öğüt – neither artificial nor intelligent
until 8 February 2026, at A plus A Gallery, Venice

Vuoti abitati – Giacomo Balla, Alexandra Barth, Susanne Kutter, Yerbossyn Meldibekov, Alain Urrutia, Luca Vitone
until 13 February 2026, MAAB Gallery, Milan

Emilio Isgrò – Rosso Shakespeare
until 14 February 2026, at Tornabuoni Art, Rome

Umberto Manzo – Invisibili Trame
until 14 February 2026, at E3 Arte Contemporanea, Brescia

VALIE EXPORT & KETTY LA ROCCA – BODY SIGN
in collaboration with Studio VALIE EXPORT and Archivio KETTY LA ROCCA
until 28 February 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac, Milan

Austyn Weiner – Something Borrowed, Something Plum
until 28 February 2026, at MASSIMODECARLO, Milan

To discover all the unmissable exhibitions taking place in galleries, museums and exhibition halls throughout Italy, read the page dedicated to Exhibitions and Events, with a map to search for the event you want to see in your city.

Contemporary art FEBRUARY 2026: some exhibitions NOW ON!

RERUM NOVARUM – Matteo Basilé
until 7 March 2026, at Galleria Giampaolo Abbondio, Todi

A world entirely outdoors – Alice Cattaneo, Marco Andrea Magni
until 14 March 2026, at BUILDING GALLERY, Milan

Nicola Nannini – Se una notte d’inverno…
until 14 March 2026, at Area\B, Milan

Accardi, oroargento – opere 1964-1965
in collaboration with Archivio Accardi Sanfilippo
until 28 March 2026, Galleria dello Scudo, Verona

Joan Jonas – Empty Rooms II
until 4 April 2026, at Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan

Opiemme – Senza Bandiere V.3.0. Divide et impera
until 18 April 2026, at Marignana Arte, Venice

Kounellis | Warhol. The staging of human tragedy: the classicism of Jannis Kounellis and the pop art of Andy Warhol.
until 29 May 2026, at Galleria Fumagalli, Milan

All the exhibitions that opened last month and are still running can be found in the post on exhibitions not to be missed in January 2026.