Pinta Lima is Peru’s most anticipated contemporary art fair. In its 13th edition, it presents a strong program that celebrates the diversity of Latin America’s artistic and cultural scene. Hosted at Casa Prado in Miraflores, the fair is an unmissable event where a network of artists, galleries, curators, and collectors from the region connect with the international art scene.
Las actividades centrales de la feria, como los conversatorios FORO, visita guiadas, premiaciones y otros encuentros, tienen lugar en Casa Prado. Durante la semana de Pinta Lima, esta programación se expande hacia la ciudad con recorridos por galerías y una agenda especial que propone un acercamiento al circuito artístico local.
The fair’s Main Section is composed of a carefully curated selection of galleries from different cities around the world, chosen for the quality and innovation of their proposals, highlighting the diversity and excellence of Latin American artistic production.
Porous Systems brings together artistic practices that operate through permeability and process rather than fixed positions. The section focuses on artworks that absorb and transform their surroundings, moving across material, emotional, ecological, and technological registers.
The NEXT section continues to focus on young galleries and emerging artists. Moving away from the rhetoric of “discovery,” NEXT proposes a critical reading of the “emerging” as a category, delving into both the working structures of the galleries themselves and the practices of their artists.
Fundación Pinta, the Henrique Faría Gallery, and the Estate of Carlos Runcie Tanaka present the Special Project dedicated to Carlos Runcie Tanaka (Lima, 1958–2025), an artist whose explorations in ceramics—engaging with pre-Hispanic traditions and the language of installation—stand as a fundamental reference in the history of Peruvian and Latin American art.
This year’s focus is on emerging talent and experimentation. The space—traditionally dedicated to tributes and exhibitions by established artists—is transformed to spotlight emerging artists selected from participating galleries. The curators, Florencia Portocarrero and Irene Gelfman, aim to present a fresh proposal that reflects new perspectives and contemporary practices within the fair.
This edition of the Video Project brings together seven works by three Latin American artists who, through video art, examine the roles and stereotypes constructed by the apparatus of mass media, popular culture, and systems of power and inequality. They reveal how the place and role assigned to women, immigrants, and the idea of Peruvian identity are far from neutral.
This year, Pinta Lima brings together more than 40 leading art galleries, featured across the Main, NEXT, and RADAR sections, along with special projects such as Video Project, Sculpture Garden, and Special Projects.
This new edition of the FORO examines the state of Latin American art scenes through the voices of art professionals from Mexico
Each year, Pinta Lima strengthens its program with distinguished curators to position modern and contemporary Latin American art on the global stage.
Every day during Pinta Lima, special tours are offered to explore the fair and its worlds through the eyes of its curators and artists.
Pinta Lima promotes a series of awards and acquisitions that recognize the excellence and commitment of artists and galleries to contemporary practices. These initiatives aim not only to highlight outstanding works and projects within the fair, but also to create concrete opportunities for visibility, circulation, and international projection. They also acknowledge curatorial quality and stand presentation, valuing the integral work of participating galleries.
The official Pinta Lima catalog offers a detailed record of the galleries and their exhibited artists. An interactive document that allows users to navigate all the proposals, organized according to the fair’s sections and its special projects.
Book Vivant, the specialty store that brings together the best of the good life—books & wine—presents a special program featuring three literary tastings and book presentations that blend encounters of art, poetry, and prose.
Make the most of your visit to Pinta Lima by immersing yourself in local culture. Explore our recommendations for cultural institutions, accommodation, and the best of Peruvian gastronomy.
By: Maria Laura Hernandez de Aguero
The Peruvian Pavilion will present “Sara Flores. From Other Worlds,” a solo exhibition by the artist as part of the 61st International Art Exhibition, In Minor Keys.
By: María Laura Hernández de Agüe
The exhibition "Thought is a Hybrid Garden" presents six decades of artistic and cultural work by Francesco Mariotti and María Luy, two artists who have intertwined technology, collectivity, nature, and social commitment in their work. The exhibition, displayed in the galleries of the Lima Art Museum (MALI) and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC Lima), offers a broad view of the Mariotti-Luy Archive, which is on loan to MALI.
By: Maria Laura Hernandez de Aguero
The two Peruvian galleries are participating in Pinta Lima 2026 with a selection of artists who are prominent figures in the national and international contemporary art scene. Both ENLACE and FORUM galleries bring together emerging and established artists in the same space, fostering a continuous dialogue between tradition and contemporary art. They champion contemporary practices that explore diverse languages: painting, sculpture, installation, and new media, approached from different local and global contexts.
Por: María Laura Hernández de Agüero
Desde que abrió sus puertas, el objetivo principal de la galería Livia Benavides ha sido el desarrollo de discursos críticos sobre temáticas contemporáneas. Las voces de los artistas que exponen en este espacio buscan llevarnos a una profunda reflexión política y social. Promoviendo obras tanto de artistas establecidos como emergentes que han influenciado la escena artística local, la propuesta para Pinta 2026 introduce nuevos nombres a la escena internacional, construyendo puentes y participando en un intercambio que se extienda más allá de nuestras fronteras.
By: Maria Laura Hernandez de Agüero
The Miraflores Palace of Arts (PLAM) presents the exhibition "A Collection Is a Desire," a show that brings together more than 100 works from the Jan Mulder Collection, one of the most important in the region in its field.
Por: María Laura Hernández de Agüero
En Venecia se inaugura pronto la exposición "Canicula", la tercera y última entrega de la "Trilogía de las Incertidumbres" de la Fundación In Between Art Film para la Bienal de 2026. La muestra reunirá a ocho artistas de renombre internacional, entre ellos la peruana Maya Watanabe, cuya obra explora la memoria, el desplazamiento y la política de la representación a través de entornos inmersivos de imágenes en movimiento.
By: María Laura Hernández de Agüero
One of the photos that occupies a central place in the exhibition "A Collection Is a Desire," curated by Sebastián Montalvo at the Palace of Arts in Miraflores, is "Ashamed Man" from the "Mummies" series, which was exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum. It is a reflection on how our bodies become the source of meaning.
By: María Laura Hernández de Agüero
“Territory of Paper” brings together six Peruvian artists from the Generation of the 80s, born between 1955 and 1961, who have explored paper in innovative and profound ways. These artists, trained in countries such as France, Italy, China, and the United States, have developed their own unique language, characterized by subtlety and expressiveness. Their works, which range from painting to printmaking and photography, invite us to reflect on the coexistence of paper and the digital world.
By: María Laura Hernández de Agüero
The exhibition “Loving the worm,” curated by Tarissa Revilla, invites us to immerse ourselves in a world of worms, containers, and matter in transformation; forms that evoke liminal states of the body.
By: Maria Laura Hernández de Agüero
This exhibition brings together prominent artists from various Shipibo-Konibo communities, who now reside in the Cantagallo community, in Perú. Through their works, the collective shares artistic practices that are part of a living culture.
By: María Laura Hernández de Agüero
Melen (Lima, 2001), one of the most outstanding young artists of his generation, is participating in the current “Making Context” group exhibition, curated by Martin Gustavson and Rodrigo Gomez Olivos.
The Inca Garcilaso Cultural Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents the exhibition “Varguitas, The Truth of Lies”, a moving visual journey through the life and work of Mario Vargas Llosa, based on images from his family albums and from the photographic archive of his daughter, photographer Morgana Vargas Llosa.
By: María Laura Hernández de Agüero
The exhibition “Colorismos” at the Peruvian gallery Proyectoamil brings together Peruvian artists Fabiola Adama, Juan Pablo Bernuy, Juan Carlos Catacora Gutarra, Ximena Ferrer Pizarro, André Daza, Melen, Sergio Pacheco, Walther Sánchez, and Kinshiro Shimura. It reflects on chromatic hierarchy and how it defined racial imaginaries and aesthetic canons.
The exhibition at Casa Fugaz, brings together artists who began their careers in the 1980s in Peru, an era marked by violence, uncertainty, and economic crisis. Through painting, installation, and video, these artists offer an introspective and critical look at the historical moment they lived through.
By: Maria Laura Hernandez de Agüero
EFG International is a global group specializing in private banking and asset management. Headquartered in Zurich, it operates in 40 locations around the world, including cities in Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Americas, and the Middle East. For the eighth consecutive year, EFG is proud to be the main sponsor of Pinta Lima 2026. During the fair, EFG, in collaboration with Art Nexus, will present the EFG Latin America Art Award. This award once again highlights EFG International's commitment to modern and contemporary Latin American art, which, together with its entrepreneurial spirit, aims to promote artists and fairs from the region on a global scale. The award is given in recognition of the work of emerging artists exhibited at five contemporary art fairs in Latin America. Each year's winner is celebrated during Pinta Miami.
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