Market Art Fair, the Nordic region’s longest-running premier art fair, today announces its 2025 edition, at Stockholm’s iconic Liljevalchs Konsthall on the island of Djurgården.
Now in its 19th year, Market 2025 debuts a bold international expansion, inviting galleries, artists and collectors worldwide to experience a boutique fair with a Nordic perspective and global reach designed for discovery, dialogue and dealmaking.
“Market Art Fair’s growth reflects Stockholm’s emergence as a leading art destination, driven by its vibrant gallery scene. For nearly two decades, we’ve been a meeting place for galleries, artists, and collectors, united by a commitment to quality of art and meaningful connections. With its boutique scale, Market offers an intimate environment where every interaction counts. In 2025, we’re amplifying our ethos globally, inviting the world to experience a fair where art has space to shine, connections flourish, and business thrives.”
Lars Nittve, Chair of Market Art Fair’s Selection Committee
The Nordic hub for quality art, commerce, and creative exchange
Since it was established in 2006, Market Art Fair has built a reputation as the Nordic hub for serious art commerce, blending a curatorial approach with a refined yet convivial atmosphere. The participating galleries are chosen by a distinguished selection committee of experienced museum directors and curators from the Nordic region with the current committee comprising Lars Nittve (chair), museum director emeritus was the founding Director of Tate Modern, London, and former Director of Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Marie Nipper, Director of Arken in Denmark; Pilvi Kalhama, Director of EMMA Espoo Museum of Art in Finland; and Magnus af Petersens, independent curator based in Sweden. The guiding principles for selection – quality of presentation, artistic ambition, and relevance – ensure that exhibitors, whether established or emerging, prioritize bold artistic visions, making each edition of the fair feel fresh, forward-looking, and vital.
To date, Market Art Fair has presented a curated selection of solo, duo, and group presentations with the most exciting Nordic art and artists, represented by leading galleries from the Nordic countries as well as recognized international galleries representing Nordic artists. This year, for the first time in its 19 year history, the fair will feature international presentations, with galleries without Nordic ties bringing a more global perspective to the annual event.
Market Art Fair takes place at Liljevalchs Konsthall, Sweden’s first public contemporary art gallery, located on Djurgården—a tranquil island park in the heart of Stockholm offering a serene escape from the city’s bustle, while being the home to more than 20 museums, including several art institutions. Liljevalchs’ airy, light-filled interiors, blending early 20th-century Nordic Classicism with Wingårdhs’ 2021 modernist extension – with its soaring glass roof and concrete facade studded with Ingegerd Råman’s bottle end portals – create a calm and elegant setting for meaningful art commerce.
In its largest edition to date, Market Art Fair 2025 will unite 51 galleries, representing more than 150 artists with roots spanning Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Sapmi, the UK, US, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Colombia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Morocco, Nigeria, Brazil and Japan. Five international galleries will take part in Market Art Fair for the first time –Company Gallery (US), Schwarz Contemporary (DE), Janknegt Gallery (NL), Mini Galerie (NL) – joined by Nordic newcomers aaaa nordhavn (DK) and Bricks Gallery (DK) and Galleri Cora Hillebrand (SE).
This more expansive chapter in the fair’s history is in response to Nordic collectors’ strong demand for exceptional and diverse contemporary art – much driven by the new ‘tech entrepreneur collectors’ – and the increasingly global reach of Nordic galleries and international reputation of Nordic artists including Jeppe Hein, DK (Galleri Nicolai Wallner, DK), Arvida Byström, SE (Gallery Steinsland Berliner, SE), Iria Leino, FI (Larsen Warner, SE) and Inuuteq Storch, GL (Wilson Saplana Gallery, DK).
Stockholm has seen a remarkable upsurge in galleries in recent years, with a new generation of gallerists focused on presenting new artistic talents who capture the spirit of creativity and innovation that the city is known for. More of these galleries are displaying artists from abroad, while there is a growing number that have outposts outside the Nordic region. Marking its fifteenth anniversary at Market Art Fair, Carl Kostyál (SE/UK/IT) will present a group exhibition tracing the evolution of its programme which began in London in 2010, while Andréhn-Schiptjenko (SE/FR) will introduce Franco-Moroccan artist Amine Habki (FR) and British-Nigerian artist Ranti Bam (UK) to Nordic audiences for the first time following exhibitions at its Paris gallery. As it approaches 50 years in 2026, Galerie Nordenhake (SE/DE/MX) will introduce the satirical sculptural paintings of Berlin-based artist Sophie Reinhold (DE), which will be exhibited alongside works by Erik Thörnqvist (SE), recipient of the prestigious 2024 Maria Bonnier Dahlin Foundation Prize, awarded annually to young artists.
Full list of participating galleries and artists here.
“With its boutique scale, Market offers an intimate environment where every interaction counts. Beyond being a platform for exceptional art and the perfect environment in which to do good business, we aspire to create a space for meaningful dialogue and connection—a gathering place for those seeking art that engages with the challenges and aspirations of our time. In 2025, we’re expanding this vision through our talks programme, fostering deeper conversations and exchanges that will evolve over time.”
Sara Berner Bengtsson, CEO & Director of Market Art Fair
Market Art Fair 15th–18th May 2025, Liljevalchs Konsthall
For tickets and additional details, visit marketartfair.com.
About Market Art Fair
Market Art Fair is the Nordic region’s premier art fair, celebrated for its dedication to quality, curation, and meaningful art commerce. Since its founding in 2006, the fair has become a cornerstone of the Nordic art scene, offering a boutique-scale platform where galleries, artists, and collectors connect through discovery, dialogue, and dealmaking.
Each year, a carefully curated selection of galleries—chosen by a committee of leading Nordic museum directors and curators—showcases bold artistic visions and innovative practices. In 2025, the fair enters an exciting new chapter, expanding its global reach by welcoming international galleries while preserving its intimate, convivial atmosphere.
Set in Stockholm’s iconic Liljevalchs Konsthall, a serene venue blending early 20th-century Nordic Classicism with a striking contemporary extension, Market Art Fair provides a refined backdrop that reflects its harmonious balance of tradition and progress. As Scandinavia’s longest-running art fair, it remains a trusted destination for serious art commerce, championing the Nordic art ecosystem while forging connections with the global art world.
