The Lisa Yuskavage Exhibition Opens at David Zwirner New York
Amy Duong — May 15, 2026 — Art & Design
References: davidzwirner
The Lisa Yuskavage exhibition is on view at David Zwirner's 533 West 19th Street location in New York from May 14 through June 26, 2026. The show presents new and recent paintings, works on paper, and a body of collages made on green Color-aid paper — a new medium for the artist.
The collages incorporate pastel, egg tempera, gouache, and pasted elements across a slightly textured surface. Many of the paintings expand on the recurring theme of the artist's studio, with figures from across Yuskavage's practice appearing within the same compositions. This is her tenth solo exhibition with David Zwirner and marks twenty years since her first show with the gallery in 2006.
The exhibition follows Lisa Yuskavage: Drawings, the first comprehensive museum presentation of her works on paper, which was on view at The Morgan Library and Museum in New York from June 2025 through January 2026.
Image Credit: Lisa Yuskavage
The collages incorporate pastel, egg tempera, gouache, and pasted elements across a slightly textured surface. Many of the paintings expand on the recurring theme of the artist's studio, with figures from across Yuskavage's practice appearing within the same compositions. This is her tenth solo exhibition with David Zwirner and marks twenty years since her first show with the gallery in 2006.
The exhibition follows Lisa Yuskavage: Drawings, the first comprehensive museum presentation of her works on paper, which was on view at The Morgan Library and Museum in New York from June 2025 through January 2026.
Image Credit: Lisa Yuskavage
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