Southern Guild returns to the Aspen Art Fair following its New York expansion

Southern Guild returns to the Aspen Art Fair from July 29 – August 1, 2026, for its third consecutive presentation and its first since opening a permanent New York gallery in Tribeca earlier this year. “Across Booth B11, painting, photography and sculpture explore questions of identity, memory, material transformation and cultural inheritance,” Southern Guild notes in an official release.

At the art fair this year, the gallery presents multidisciplinary artist Tschabalala Self with paintings showcasing her distinctive approach to contemporary figuration, combining sewn, printed and painted materials into layered compositions that challenge conventional representations of the body and identity. Other contemporary artists on view include Chloe Chiasson, Jozua Gerrard, Lebohang Kganye, Justine Mahoney, Napoles Marty, Roméo Mivekannin, Nandipha Mntambo, Zanele Muholi, Usha Seejarim, Chidy Wayne and Dominique Zinkpè.

Among the highlights are new works by Johannesburg-based artist Mntambo and Ivorian multidisciplinary artist Mivekannin, presented ahead of his first solo exhibition at Southern Guild New York opening in September. Cuban artist Marty, recipient of the 2026 Frieze Los Angeles Impact Prize, returns with his carved sculptures following his debut with the gallery at Frieze New York earlier this year. “Southern Guild's presence extends beyond the booth and into Aspen Art Week through a presentation of Faces and Phases by visual activist Zanele Muholi at the Red Brick Centre for the Art, in collaboration with Buckhorn Public Arts,” Southern Guild shares.