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Omar Mendoza’s new solo exhibition, SERPIENTE SOLAR 〰 NOCHE OBSIDIANA
Shout Out October 10, 2025OVOS Gallery is proud to present Solar Serpent – Obsidian Night, the first solo exhibition by Mexican artist Omar Mendoza (1993, Mexico City) at the gallery, curated by Victoria Rivers... -
Omar Mendoza Understands Painting as an Act of Reciprocity
The artist's new exhibition "Serpiente Solar—Noche Obsidiana" at Povos is a joyful example that the message is the medium November 5, 2025Omar Mendoza, “Noche obsidiana—Obsidian Night,” 2025, Mayan blue, Mayan green, indigo blue, Brazilian wood, Mexican honeysuckle, jonote, zacatlaxcalli, kina, charcoal, turmeric, beet and beeswax on handmade cotton surface, 78 3/4″... -
SOLAR SERPENT 〰OBSIDIAN NIGHT
Solo show - curated by Victoria Rivers - by the Mexican artist at Povos Gallery (Chicago). October 27, 2025Obsidian mirrors reflect shadows , as curator and artist Miguel Ángel Blanco reminds us, quoting Pliny the Elder. Two examples are currently preserved in Spain—one in the Museum of the... -
Omar Mendoza’s Natural Pigment Paintings Radiate the Power of Ancestral Knowledge
September 26, 2025Since ancient times, artists and craftsmen have drawn upon natural pigments for creative use. Extracting dyes from organic sources is an art in and of itself, deeply rooted in various... -
Wall Street Journal - Creative Perseverance at Frieze Los Angeles and Other L.A. Art Fairs
Frieze Los Angeles, Felix Art Fair and Post-Fair reinforced the importance of community and the power of art in the wake of the fires that devastated the city. February 21, 2025The modern art fair represents one of those great flattenings that are possible only through globalization, for all its goods and ills. On the one hand, it offers the unique... -
Hyperallergic - LA’s Felix Art Fair Meets Grief With Absurdity
The levity of this year’s edition feels purposeful: Not only will the show not be marred by tragedy, but it will also remind attendees of art’s potential to express joy. February 20, 2025LOS ANGELES — We’ve made it to another LA Art Week! I went into this year feeling a bit apprehensive. Normally, Felix — the fair that exhibits artworks within poolside... -
Observer - Felix Art Fair Opens With Early Sales and Enthusiasm for Smaller, More Reasonably Priced Works
“The vibes have been off the charts, and sales have been brisk,” Nicodim Gallery’s global director, Ben Lee Ritchie Handler, told Observer. February 20, 2025...... One hour after opening, Chicago’s Povos gallery, making its Felix debut, had already sold out its solo presentation of William Schaeuble’s captivating surreal paintings, thanks to a mix of... -
Vogue Mexico -Art Week 2025 in CDMX: What to see, what to visit and unmissable events
The fairs, galleries and events you can't miss during Mexico City Art Week 2025. The complete guide to Vogue Mexico and Latin America. February 8, 2025Material Fair 2025 Vol. 11 When: February 6-9, 2025 Where: Expo Reforma Feria Material , the contemporary art fair, celebrates its 11th edition at Expo Reforma, in Colonia Juárez. This... -
Overstandard - All Eyes on Latin America
January 29, 2025Feria Material, Vol. 11 : After years of witnessing its evolution, I’ve seen how Mexico’s Art Week has transformed into the revealing moment we all anticipated: a space where we... -
Material and Salón ACME Open to Enthusiastic Crowds as Dealers Creatively Solve Customs Delays
Feria Material is the place for new discoveries, while Salón ACME offers a broader view of contemporary creativity, and we dug into the highlights and early sales at both fairs. February 7, 2025Isabella Mellado transformed customs delay into a Live Art Performance at Feria Material. Photo by Dayson Roa Chicago-based Povos resorted to hanging only the frames of Isabella Mellado ’s large-scale,... -
Artist Leopoldo Goût and the West Town gallery that sparked his return to shows
The Mexican artist, author and filmmaker chose Chicago to launch his comeback into the gallery world. November 9, 2024Artist, filmmaker and author Leopoldo Goût poses with his art at Povos Gallery West Town. Barry Brecheisen/For the Sun-Times. When renowned artist, filmmaker and author Leopoldo Goût learned about what... -
William Schaeuble - Artforum
Povos Gallery October 1, 2024William Schaeuble, Coyote Season, 2024, oil on canvas, 50 X 42'. It’s tornado season, and the fish are biting. Or it’s dinnertime, and the boys are coming to fisticuffs in... -
A Chicago gallery does something rare for the art world: opens a mother-daughter show
“Breaking Bread” explores the artistic, but intangible, connection between West Town artist Thérèse Mulgrew and her mother, Wendy S. Rolfe. September 12, 2024Thérèse Mulgrew (left) and her mother, Wendy S. Rolfe (right) are both painters with different approaches to their craft. Their new show, Breaking Bread , hangs at Povos Gallery in... -
Here are Chicago’s Art 50 2024 Dealers.
Povos - Lucca Colombelli and Winston Guo September 3, 2024Gallerists Lucca Colombelli and Winston Guo are the brainpower behind a rising star of Chicago’s art gallery scene—Povos. Since its founding just over four years ago, Povos has expanded from... -
Through Surreal Paintings, Diego De La Rosa Imagines an Uncertain But Resilient Future for Venezuela
Colossal July 10, 2024“Cat” (2022), oil on panel, 10 x 8 inches. All images courtesy of Povos, shared with permission Coated in vivid washes of lavender, chartreuse, and indigo, the paintings of Diego... -
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Pugilist: A Review of William Schaeuble at Povos Gallery
July 11, 2024William Schaeuble, “Fishermen Wrestling Animals,” 2024, oil on canvas, 50″ x 42″/Photo: Povos gallery At first glance, William Schaeuble’s paintings in his current show at Povos gallery appear to be... -
Season of the Witch: Isabella Mellado “Te Diré Quién Eres [I will tell you who you are]"
by Annette LePique February 16, 2019In author Fernanda Melchor’s novel Hurricane Season , the Witch is dead. She was killed by a man, her mother, the violent intruders who came in the night, the silent-eyed... -
West Town’s Povos Gallery Adds Downtown Location
Founder Lucca Colombelli has teamed up with gallerist Winston Guo to open the second location and expand programs. April 9, 2024Povos Downtown, 600 W. Van Buren St., holds its inaugural show on Friday. Credit: Provided DOWNTOWN — A West Town art gallery that’s made a splash in the neighborhood’s vibrant...
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Art Fairs
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Expo Chicago 2025
Ashkon Haidari - Ángela Ferrari April 24 - 27, 2025Povos Gallery Announces Two-Person Presentation at EXPO CHICAGO 2025 Featuring Ashkon Haidari and Angela Ferrari. Booth 212 April 24–27, 2025 | Navy Pier, Chicago Povos Gallery is pleased to announce... -
Felix Los Angeles 2025
William Schaeuble February 19 - 23, 2025LOS Angeles, CA – Feb 19 2025 – William Schaeuble’s latest body of work will be presented by Povos Gallery at the Felix Art Fair in Los Angeles, February 19–23,... -
Feria Material Art Fair 2025
11th edition February 6 - 9, 2025Isabella Mellado’s visually arresting 21-foot triptych, “Baile para el Señor de los Muertos,” was set to make its highly anticipated debut at Feria Material, Vol. 11 in Mexico City today—but... -
EXPO CHICAGO 2024
ASHKON HAIDARI | WILLIAM SCHAEUBLE April 11 - 14, 2024As a Chicago-based and made gallery, Povos is proud to make an international art fair debut with EXPO Chicago in 2024. Our EXPOSURE booth features work from two of our... -
Armory Art fair 2025
Leopoldo Goût September 5 - 7, 2025Leopoldo Goût is an artist, writer, and filmmaker who works across mediums to capture the ephemeral: an abstract and figurative clash with memory and humanity, with chaos. Born in Mexico... -
Untitled Art Fair Houston
Diego dela Rosa September 17 - 21, 2025Caminos In October 2011, Diego de la Rosa left Venezuela for Canada, joining the vast exodus that has marked the nation’s prolonged collapse. The convergence of social unrest, economic free-fall,...
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