LA Art Week 2026! Coinciding with the citywide presentations surrounding FREIZE LA and Felix Art Fair, Willy Bo Richardson will present the painting Flow 3 (triptych), oil on canvas, 57 × 159 in. On view at Nuart Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center, Santa Monica.
Opening Reception
Saturday, February 28, 3-5 pm
On View
February 26 – March 1, 2026
Nüart Gallery
Bergamot Station Arts Center
2525 Michigan Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM
Flow 3
Spanning more than thirteen feet in length, Flow 3 (triptych) unfolded slowly over the course of a winter. Reflecting on the work’s creation, Richardson writes:
“This painting took shape over the course of a winter.
I laid down the first layers of yellow and had many ideas about what should happen next—movements of color while the paint was still wet.
But when I returned to the studio, the painting asked me to wait.
So I waited. I have to admit I was a little on edge, having been born into a time when the Industrial Revolution still has its grip on us.
Day after day I returned, expecting the next step to reveal itself. Instead the canvas simply emanated yellow—yellow upon yellow. Quiet. Complete in its own way.
It was enough just to look. My own private viewing, though the painting was not yet finished. To stand there and experience the warmth and light of those fields of yellow.
This continued through the winter.
Then, when spring arrived, the painting was ready to be painted on again. In that moment I knew what to do—how to move, how to act, how to engage. How to make.
Sometimes the work is in fearless listening.”
LA Art Week 2026 – Key Events and Highlights
LA Art Week 2026 brings the city alive with contemporary art presentations, gallery openings, and collector gatherings across multiple venues. The week is anchored by FREIZE Los Angeles at Santa Monica Airport (Feb 26 – Mar 1) and the Felix Art Fair at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (Feb 25 – Mar 1), offering collectors and artists a dynamic mix of exhibitions and events. Among these, Nuart Gallery at Bergamot Station presents selected works during Frieze Week, including Willy Bo Richardson’s Flow 3 (triptych) with a reception on Saturday, Feb 28. LA Art Week is an opportunity to explore the city’s vibrant art scene, connect with galleries, and experience contemporary work across multiple scales and formats.
Nuart LA Selections 2025 offered a moment of sustained engagement with Bergamot Station’s vibrant exhibition community, which helped shape the rhythms of seeing and being seen that mark LA Art Week. This dialogue continues in the presentation of Flow 3 (triptych), exploring immersive scale and chromatic presence within the context of Nuart’s expanding program.