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  • Chicago artist Lucca Colombelli founded Povos in 2020 as an online gallery. After a run of successful pop-up projects, Povos...
    Chicago artist Lucca Colombelli founded Povos in 2020 as an online gallery. After a run of successful pop-up projects, Povos moved to its first physical space on Milwaukee Avenue in late 2021, and in 2023 to a larger gallery in Chicago's West Town Gallery district. In 2024, Povos partnered with artist and gallerist Winston Guo, founder of W. Gallery, leading to the opening of Povos Downtown; an additional exhibition space in Chicago's South Loop.
     
    This expansion allowed Povos to open 10 exhibitions in 2024, though the gallery consolidated  back to one Chicago location in 2025 to focus on higher level productions, travelling for art fairs, and exploring expansion to other countries.
     
    Since its founding, Povos has produced 36 exhibitions featuring more than 160 unique artists. The gallery was pleased to make its international fair debut at EXPO/Frieze Chicago 2024, and has since gone on to participate in other globally recognized art shows such as Material Vol. 11 in Mexico City, and Felix in Los Angeles in 2025. Now, the gallery looks forward to it's 4th ambitious year of programming.
     
     
    Povos amplifies the voices of emerging and early-career artists, focusing on unique, surreal, and politically engaged narratives. The gallery now aims to build its international platform, supporting artists committed to exploring deep and timeless truths.