• 2026 Exhibitions and Programs

    PARRISH USA250: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

    In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Parrish Art Museum presents a year-long series of exhibitions and programs exploring our nation’s founding values and aspirations, including the Declaration of Independence’s inalienable rights: Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness.

  • Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), SUGAR KELP, 2025, acrylic, graphite, Xerox on panel boards. 80 x 200 in. Courtesy the artist and Cristin Tierney Gallery, New York.

    February 22–June 14, 2026

    On View | Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care

    Our year-long series PARRISH USA250: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness kicks off with Life through Regeneration, exploring our responsibility to the various forms of life that sustain us. Featuring artists Scott Bluedorn, Jeremy Dennis, Sasha Fishman, Maya Lin, Tucker Marder, Mamoun Nukumanu, Cindy Pease Roe, Randi Renate, Sara Siestreem, Alan Sonfist, and Michelle Stuart—the exhibition showcases works that emerge from the intersection of ecological art, environmental action, and community collaboration.

  • Tschabalala Self (American, b. 1990). Adam and Eve, 2025, acrylic paint, fabric, thread, colored pencil, painted canvas on canvas, each: 102 x 96 in. © Tschabalala Self. Courtesy the artist, Pilar Corrias, London, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich / Vienna and Petzel Gallery, New York.

    February 5–June 1, 2026

    On View | FRESH PAINT: Tschabalala Self

    For the sixth iteration of the collaborative FRESH PAINT exhibition series, the Parrish Art Museum and The FLAG Art Foundation are pleased to present a recent work by the artist Tschabalala Self (American, b. 1990 in Harlem, NY). Self’s painting Adam and Eve (2025), made for her recent solo exhibition at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, is presented for the first time in the U.S. at the Parrish.

  • Installation view of the 2025 Student Exhibition at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (March 15–April 27, 2025). Photo: © Gary Mamay.

    March 7–April 26, 2026

    Opening Soon | 2026 Student Exhibition

    The annual Student Exhibition, a tradition for over 70 years at the Parrish, features the work of more than 1,000 young artists from Eastern Long Island schools. Working with their art teachers, after-school programs, and in art clubs, the students demonstrate creativity, enthusiasm, and technical skill in media ranging from painting to sculpture, drawing, and photography.

  • Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923–2015). Blue Green Black Red, 1989, painted aluminum, 120 x 110 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. Ellsworth Kelly Studio. © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation.

    March 8–June 14, 2026

    Opening Soon | Ellsworth Kelly: Eight Decades

    To kick off a new partnership with The FLAG Art Foundation, the Parrish presents the survey exhibition Ellsworth Kelly: Eight Decades, on view beginning March 8. Join us on March 14 for a conversation between Jack Shear and Glenn Fuhrman, followed by a reception.

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William Merritt Chase, The Big Bayberry Bush (The Bayberry Bush), ca. 1895. Oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 33 1/8 inches. The Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, New York, Littlejohn Collection

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