The 61st version of the Venice Biennale, probably the most prestigious and oldest-running artwork biennial, will open on 9 Could. The principle exhibition will comply with the curatorial plan set out by the late Koyo Kouoh, whereas nations from world wide have been saying the artists who will signify them within the nationwide pavilions.
That can assist you carry on prime of the newest pavilion information, we have now introduced collectively all of the taking part artists and organisers introduced to date.
• Venice Biennale: 61st Worldwide Artwork Exhibition, Giardini, Arsenale and numerous venues round Venice, 9 Could-22 November 2026
Genti Korini courtesy of the artist
Albania
Artist: Genti Korini
Organisers: Małgorzata Ludwisiak; Ministry of Tourism, Tradition and Sport, Albania
The place: Arsenale
Argentina
Artist: Matías Duville
Organisers: Josefina Barcia; Directorate for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Overseas Affairs, Worldwide Commerce and Worship
The place: Arsenale
Armenia
Artist: Zadik Zadikian
Organisers: Tony Shafrazi and Tina Chakarian; Svetlana Sahakyan
The place: Case Nuove 2738/C, Castello
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Khaled Sabsabi Picture: Anna Kucera
Australia
Artist: Khaled Sabsabi
Organisers: Michael Dagostino; Artistic Australia
The place: Giardini
• For extra on this pavilion, see Khaled Sabsabi reinstated as Australia’s consultant on the 2026 Venice Biennale and Khaled Sabsabi—who had his Australia Pavilion cancelled and reinstated—will even exhibit in principal Venice Biennale present
Florentina Holzinger Picture: Katia Wik
Austria
Artist: Florentina Holzinger
Organisers: Nora-Swantje Almes; Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Tradition, the Civil Service and Sport
The place: Giardini
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• For extra on this pavilion, see Austrian pavilion artist Florentina Holzinger joins Thaddaeus Ropac
Faig Ahmed Picture: Aslan Alikhanov, courtesy of Faig Ahmed Studio
Azerbaijan
Artist: Faig Ahmed
Organisers: Gwendolyn Collaço; Ministry of Tradition of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The place: Campo de la Tana, Castello
John Beadle and Lavar Munroe
Bahamas
Artist: Lavar Munroe and John Beadle
Organisers: Krista Thompson; The Associates of the Arts in The Bahamas Basis, Nationwide Artwork Gallery of The Bahamas and the Ministry of Youth Sports activities and Tradition
The place: Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli, Zattere, Dorsoduro
Belgium
Artist: Miet Warlop
Organisers: Caroline Dumalin; Flemish Neighborhood of Belgium
The place: Giardini
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Artist: Mladen Bundalo
Organisers: Isidora Živković; Sarita Vujković
The place: Palazzo Malipiero, San Marco
The curator Diane Lima (left) and the artists Rosana Paulino and Adriana Varejão Picture: Wallace Domingues, Rodrigo Ladeira and Tinko Czetwertynski; Fundação Bienal de São Paulo
Brazil
Artists: Rosana Paulino and Adriana Varejão
Organisers: Diane Lima; Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, Ministry of Overseas Affairs and the Ministry of Tradition
The place: Giardini
Clockwise from prime left: Veneta Androva, Rayna Teneva, Gery Georgieva and Maria Nalbantova © YanaLozeva; © Tilmann Rödiger; ©Maya Venkova; © YanaLozeva
Bulgaria
Artists: Gery Georgieva, Maria Nalbantova, Rayna Teneva and Veneta Androva
Organisers: Martina Yordanova; Ministry of Tradition of Bulgaria, Dessislava Dimova and Nationwide Gallery, Sofia
The place: Sala Tiziano, Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli, Dorsoduro
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Cameroon
Artists: Beya Gille Gacha, Jail Time Data, Sylvie Njobati, Bienvenue Fotso, Zora Snake and Neals Niat
Organisers: Beya Gille Gacha; Man Martial Ndongo Mendougan, Ministry of Artwork and Tradition
The place: Palazzo Canal, Dorsoduro
Abbas Akhavan Picture: Alex de Brabant
Canada
Artist: Abbas Akhavan
Organisers: Kim Nguyen; Nationwide Gallery of Canada
The place: Giardini
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• For extra on this pavilion, see Canada and Estonia lead the race to call 2026 Venice Biennale artists
Chile
Artist: Norton Maza
Organisers: Marisa Caichiolo and Dermis Pérez León; Florencia Loewenthal, Ministry of Tradition, Arts and Heritage and Ministry of Overseas Affairs, Authorities of Chile
The place: Arsenale
China
Artists: Sport Science, Feng Ji, Yang Qi, Liu Chenglong, Wang Yixin and Wang Yu, Weng Jie, Lin Zhe, Zhou Haosong, Fei Si, Huang Chengxi, Yang Tingmu and Yang Hancheng and Xie Xianhui, Group of China Academy of Artwork and Zhejiang Lab, Xu Jiang, Wang Dongling, Yang Fudong, Lining Yao and Guanyun Wang and Danli Luo, Technique Scenography Group (Mou Sen, Ma Yuanchi, Xin Ge, Mei Yuezi and Zhao Da), Wu Ziyang and Crude Castin (Xu Jing, Zou Nan, Ye Qi and Yan Zhenghao), Nie Shichang, Jiang Suxuan and Yu Jiangfan, Hu Yueming and Lin Yuxin and Ji Huanhuan, and Zhang Zhoujie
Organisers: Yu Xuhong; China Arts and Leisure Group (CAEG);
The place: Arsenale
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Artists: Sammy Baloji, Arlette Bashizi, Patrick Bongoy, Damso, Gosette Lubondo, Nelson Makengo, Aimé Mpané, Léonard Pongo and Géraldine Tobé
Organisers: Nadia Yala Kisukidi; Cindy Makiana
The place: Antico Refettorio, Scuola Grande di San Marco, San Marco
Croatia
Artist: Dubravka Lošić
Organisers: Branko Franceschi; Ministry of Tradition and Media of the Republic of Croatia
The place: Palazzo Zorzi, Castello
Roberto Diago Courtesy Estudio Roberto Diago
Cuba
Artist: Roberto Diago
Organisers: Nelson Ramirez de Arellano Conde; Daneisy García Roque
The place: Il Giardino Bianco Artwork Area, Castello
Cyprus
Artist: Marina Xenofontos
Organisers: Kyle Dancewicz
The place: Associazione Culturale Spiazzi, Castello
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Czech Republic and Slovakia
Artist: Jakub Jansa and Selmeci Kocka Jusko (Alex Selmeci and Tomáš Kocka Jusko)
Organisers: Peter Sit; Nationwide gallery Prague and Slovak Nationwide Gallery
The place: Giardini
The curator Chus Martínez (left) and the artist Maja Malou Lyse Picture: Zoe Chait
Denmark
Artist: Maja Malou Lyse
Organisers: Chus Martínez; Danish Arts Basis
The place: Giardini
Picture: Joffre Cruz, courtesy the Museum of Anthropology and Modern Artwork of Ecuador
Ecuador
Artists: Tawna Collective and Óscar Santillán
Organisers: Manuela Moscoso; Museum of Anthropology and Modern Artwork of Ecuador
The place: Castello 1636/A
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Armen Agop Picture: Karim Kaddell
Egypt
Artist: Armen Agop
Organisers: Egyptian Ministry of Tradition
The place: Giardini
El Salvador
Artist: José Oscar Molina
Organisers: Alejandra Cabezas; Astrid María Bahamond
The place: Palazzo Mora, Cannaregio
Equatorial Guinea
Artists: Fernando Nguema Madja, Modest Gené Roig, Rani Bruchstein, Barbara Cammarata, Florin Codre, Jianqi Du, Martin Emschermann, Alessia Forconi, Fulvio Merolli, Alfred Mirashi Milot, Mfochive Oumarou, Hannou Palosuo, Valeria Pérez Fuchs, Andrea Roggi, Sonia Ros, Carlotta Flora Saavedra González, Sandro Sanna, Giuseppe Saporito, Ingrid Seall, Michele Stanzione, Vassilis Vassiliades, Liu Youju and William Marc Zanghi
Organisers: Joan Abelló; Paulo Speller
The place: Palazzo Donà dalle Rose, Cannaregio
Merike Estna Picture: Marta Vaarik
Estonia
Artist: Merike Estna
Organisers: Natalia Sielewicz; Estonian Centre for Modern Artwork
The place: Patronato Salesiano Leone XIII, Castello
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Ethiopia
Artist: Tegene Kunbi
Organisers: Abebaw Ayalew; Ambassador Demitu Hambisa Bonsa
The place: Palazzo Bollani, Castello
Jenna Sutela Picture: Matteo de Mayda
Finland
Artists: Jenna Sutela
Organisers: Stefanie Hessler; Body Modern Artwork Finland
The place: Giardini
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Yto Barrada Picture: Benoît Peverelli
France
Artist: Yto Barrada
Organisers: Myriam Ben Salah; Institut Français, French Ministry of Europe and Overseas Affairs, and the French Ministry of Tradition
The place: Giardini
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• For extra on this pavilion, see Yto Barrada to signify France at 2026 Venice Biennale
Georgia
Artists: Tatia Darchiashvili, Konstantin Mindadze, Guram Nikoladze, Nestan Mikeladze, Manuchar Okrostsvaridze, Guela Patiachvili, Mamuka Tsetskhladze, Merab Buliskiria, Karim Borjas, Jean-Dominique Ferrucci, Aliska Lahusen, Eve Ramboz, Annette Turrillo, Pedro Morales, Eizo Sakata, Mauro Marcenaro and Silvano Rubino
Organisers: Shalva Khakhanashvili and Nino Metreveli
The place: Palazzo Querini, San Barnaba, Dorsoduro
Henrike Naumann and Sung Tieu Picture: Victoria Tomaschko
Germany
Artists: Henrike Naumann and Sung Tieu
Organisers: Kathleen Reinhardt; Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, German Federal Overseas Workplace
The place: Giardini
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• For extra on this pavilion, see Henrike Naumann—chosen for this yr’s Germany pavilion on the Venice Biennale—has died, aged 41
Lubaina Himid Picture: Adama Jalloh
Nice Britain
Artist: Lubaina Himid
Organisers: Ese Onojeruo; British Council
The place: Giardini
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• For extra on this pavilion, see Lubaina Himid will signify Nice Britain on the 2026 Venice Biennale
Andreas Angelidakis © Vasilis Karydis
Greece
Artist: Andreas Angelidakis
Organisers: George Bekirakis; Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visible Arts of Thessaloniki, Greek Ministry of Tradition
The place: Giardini
Grenada
Artists: Edward Bowen, Arthur Daniel, Josine Dupont, Alexandra Kordas, Lilo Nido and Chris Mast, Jeverson Ramirez, The Holzwege Group and Russel Watson
Organisers: Daniele Radini Tedeschi; Susan Mains
The place: Spazio Berlendis, Cannaregio
Guatemala
Artists: ARKEO, Luana Bottallo, Jorge Chavarría, Manuel Navichoc, Ana Lorena Núñez, SOY inventive group and Elsie Wunderlich
Organisers: Stefania Pieralice and Elsie Wunderlich; Liwy del Carmen Immacolata Grazioso Sierra, Ministry of Tradition and Sports activities
The place: Spazio Berlendis, Cannaregio
Guinea
Artists: Francesco Tullio Altan, Paola Arrigoni, Bella Bah, Nino Barone, Stefania Basso, Emiliano Bazzanella, Giuliana Bellini, Milena Bellomo, Bluer (Lorenzo Viscidi), Alda Bòscaro, Alessandro Cadamuro, Carmine Calvanese, Carmela Candido, Giancarlo Caneva, Tommaso Cascella, Giancarlo Cazzaniga, Bruno Ceccobelli, Giorgio Celiberti, Giorgio Celiberti Jr., Maurizio Cervellati, Marco Ciani, Massimo Clemente, Bachir DiaIlo, Bruno Donzelli, Mauro Filigheddu, Mirko Filipuzzi, Pasquale Fraccalvieri, Ferruccio Franz, Carla Galli Morandi, Omar Galliani, Andrea Marco Ghia, King Emmanuel, Gianni Maglio, Paolo Marazzi, Rossella Marchesin, Marvin, Enzo Migneco (Togo), Zdravko Milić, Giampaolo Muliari, Lucia Paese, Bruno Paladin, Giorgio Pastres, Ottavio Pinarello, Giuseppina Pioli, Manuela Pittana, Adriano Piu, Stefano Pizzi, Claudia Raza, Rosaspina, Andrea Rossi Andrea, Marco Nereo Rotelli, Gernot Schmerlaib (BIX), Cesare e Noah Serafino, Alessio Serpetti, Leo Strozzieri, Sékou Oumar Thiam, Lucia Tomasi, Angelo Toppazzini, Maurizio Valdemarin, Andrea Vizzini, Luciana Zabarella, Marina Zambon, Tono Zancanaro and Leonardo Zanin
Organisers: Carlo Stragapede; Bilia Bah
The place: Isola di San Servolo
Haiti
Artist: Enock Placide
Organisers: Mario Savini; Gandy Thomas, Embassy of the Republic of Haiti in Italy
The place: Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Cannaregio
Holy See
Artist: Soundwalk Collective
Organisers: Hans Ulrich Obrist and Ben Vickers; José Tolentino de Mendonça, Dicastery for Tradition and Schooling of the Holy See
The place: Complesso di Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Castello, and Giardino Mistico dei Carmelitani Scalzi, Cannaregio
Kingsley Ng and Angel Hui
Hong Kong
Artists: Kingsley Ng and Angel Hui
Organisers: Hong Kong Museum of Artwork and Hong Kong Arts Improvement Council
The place: Campo della Tana, Castello
The curator Luca Cserhalmi, the artist Endre Koronczi and the commissioner Julia Fabényi Picture: Zsófia Szabó
Hungary
Artist: Endre Koronczi
Organisers: Luca Cserhalmi; Julia Fabényi, Ludwig Museum
The place: Giardini
Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir Picture: Sunday and White Studio, Courtesy of the Icelandic Pavilion
Iceland
Artist: Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir
Organisers: Margrét Áskelsdóttir and Unnar Örn; Icelandic Artwork Heart
The place: Arsenale
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4 of the 5 artists representing India, from left to proper: Asim Waqif, Skarma Sonam Tashi, Alwar Balasubramaniam (Bala) and Ranjani Shettar (taking part artist not pictured: Sumakshi Singh) © Joe Habben
India
Artists: Alwar Balasubramaniam (Bala), Sumakshi Singh, Ranjani Shettar, Asim Waqif and Skarma Sonam Tashi
Organisers: Amin Jaffer; Ministry of Tradition, Authorities of India
The place: Arsenale
• For extra on this pavilion, see 5 artists introduced for India’s Venice Biennale pavilion
Indonesia
Artists: Agus Suwage, Syahrizal Pahlevi, R .E. Hartanto, Nurdian Ichsan, Theresia Agustina Sitompul (Terre), Mariam Sofrina and Rusyan Yasin
Organisers: Aminudin TH Siregar; Endah T.D. Retnoastuti, Ministry of Tradition
The place: Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Cannaregio
Iran
Artist: TBC
Organisers: Aydin Mahdizadeh Tehrani
Isabel Nolan with the pavilion curator Georgina Jackson and the producer Cian O’Brien Picture: Ste Murray
Eire
Artist: Isabel Nolan
Organisers: Georgina Jackson; Douglas Hyde Gallery, Tradition Eire and the Arts Council Eire
The place: Arsenale
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• For extra on this pavilion, see Isabel Nolan to signify Eire on the 2026 Venice Biennale
Israel
Artist: Belu-Simion Fainaru
Organisers: Avital Bar-Shay and Sorin Heller; Michael Gov
The place: Arsenale
The curator Cecilia Canziani and the artist Chiara Camoni Picture: Lorenzo Palmieri
Italy
Artist: Chiara Camoni
Organisers: Cecilia Canziani; Ministero della Cultura
The place: Arsenale
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Ei Arakawa-Nash Picture: Ricardo Nagaoka
Japan
Artist: Ei Arakawa-Nash
Organisers: Lisa Horikawa and Mizuki Takahashi; Japan Basis
The place: Giardini
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Prime row, left to proper: Ardak Mukanova, Mansur Smagambetov, Asel Kadyrkhanova, Smail Bayaliyev, Anar Aubakir. Backside row, left to proper: Syrlybek Bekbota, Gulmaral Tattibayeva, Nurbol Nurakhmet, Oralbek Kaboke, Natalya Ligay
Kazakhstan
Artists: Ardak Mukanova, ADYR‑ASPAN (Gulmaral Tattibayeva and Natalya Ligay), Anar Aubakir, Asel Kadyrkhanova, Smail Bayaliyev, Nurbol Nurakhmet, Mansur Smagambetov and Oralbek Kaboke
Organisers: Syrlybek Bekbota; Aida Balayeva, Ministry of Tradition and Info of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The place: Museo Storico Navale di Venezia, Castello
Brilant Milazimi Picture: Majlinda Hoxha
Kosovo
Artist: Brilant Milazimi
Organisers: José Esparza Chong Cuy; Hana Halilaj, Nationwide Gallery of Kosovo, and Ministry of Tradition, Youth and Sports activities of the Republic of Kosovo
The place: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Pianto, Castello
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Kyrgyz Republic
Artist: Alexey Morosov
Organisers: Geraldine Leardi; Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic
The place: Ex Chiesa di Santa Caterina, Cannaregio
The duo MAREUNROL and Bruno Birmanis Picture: Ralfs Cimmermanis
Latvia
Artist: Bruno Birmanis and MAREUNROL
Organisers: Inga Lāce and Adomas Narkevičius; Solvita Krese, Latvian Centre for Modern Artwork and the Ministry of Tradition of the Republic of Latvia
The place: Arsenale
Nabil Nahas Picture: Farzad Owrang, courtesy of the artist
Lebanon
Artist: Nabil Nahas
Organisers: Nada Ghandour; Lebanese Visible Artwork Affiliation
The place: Arsenale
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Eglė Budvytytė Picture: Alexandre Guirkinger
Lithuania
Artist: Eglė Budvytytė
Organisers: Louise O’Kelly; Lolita Jablonskienė, Lithuanian Nationwide Museum of Artwork and Lithuanian Council for Tradition
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• For extra on this pavilion, see Venice Biennale 2026: The Netherlands and Lithuania reveal artists
The artist Aline Bouvy and the curator Stilbé Schroeder © Ernest Thiesmeier 2025
Luxembourg
Artist: Aline Bouvy
Organisers: Stilbé Schroeder; On line casino Luxembourg and Kultur lx Arts Council Luxembourg
The place: Arsenale
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Adrian MM Abela, Charlie Cauchi and Raphael Vella
Malta
Artists: Adrian MM Abela, Charlie Cauchi and Raphael Vella
Organisers: Margerita Pulè; Arts Council Malta
The place: Arsenale
Noé Martínez and María Sosa of the artist duo RojoNegro Picture: Alberto Rubi. Courtesy of the artists and PATRON
Mexico
Artist: RojoNegro
Organisers: Jessica Berlanga
The place: Arsenale
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Moldova
Artist: Pavel Brăila
Organisers: Adelina Luft; Oleg Nica, Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to the Italian Republic
The place: Spazio Santa Veneranda, Chiesa dei Santi Geremia e Lucia, Cannaregio
Mongolia
Artists: Nomin Daring, Gerelkhuu Ganbold, Tuguldur Yondonjamts and Dorjderem Davaa
Organisers: Uranchimeg Tsultem and Thomas Eller; Baigali Ochkhuu
The place: Squero Castello, Castello
Montenegro
Artist: Siniša Radulović
Organisers: Svetlana Racanović; Vladislav Šćepanović
The place: Artenova, Castello
Amina Agueznay Picture: © Ayoub El Bardii
Morocco
Artist: Amina Agueznay
Organisers: Meriem Berrada; Mohammed Benyaacoub, Ministry of Youth, Tradition and Communication
The place: Arsenale
Nauru
Artists: Kauw Tsitsi, CPS (Khaled Ramadan and Alfredo Cramerotti), Patricia Jacomella Bonola, Tedo Rekhviashvili, Sylvia Grace Borda, Ron Laboray, Dorian Batycka, Khaled Hafez, Iv Toshain and Stefano Cagol
Organisers: Khaled Ramadan; Isabella Dageago, Authorities of Nauru
The place: Spazio Castello, Castello
Dries Verhoeven Picture: Robin de Puy
Netherlands
Artist: Dries Verhoeven
Organisers: Rieke Vos; Mondriaan Fund
The place: Giardini
Web site
• For extra on this pavilion, see Venice Biennale 2026: The Netherlands and Lithuania reveal artists
Fiona Pardington Picture: Meek Zuiderwyk
New Zealand, Aotearoa
Artist: Fiona Pardington
Organisers: Felicity Milburn and Chloe Cull; Artistic New Zealand, Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa in partnership with Christchurch Artwork Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
The place: Pietà Venezia, Castello
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Benjamin Orlow, Tori Wrånes and Klara Kristalova Finnish Nationwide Gallery / Pirje Mykkänen
Nordic nations (Norway, Sweden and Finland)
Artists: Klara Kristalovav, Benjamin Orlow and Tori Wrånesv
Organisers: Anna Mustonen; Museum of Modern Artwork Kiasma with Moderna Museet and OCA – Workplace for Modern Artwork Norway
The place: Giardini
• For extra on this pavilion, see Venice Biennale 2026: Switzerland and Nordic International locations reveal artists
North Macedonia
Artist: Velimir Zernovski
Organisers: Tihomir Topuzovski and Amanda Boetzkes; Avni Qahili
The place: Ex Cappella Buon Pastore, Castello
Oman
Artist: Haitham Al Busafi
Organisers: Sayyd Saeed bin Sultan bin Yarub Al Busaidi
The place: Arsenale
Pakistan
Artist: Faiza Butt
Organisers: Beatriz Cifuentes Feliciano; Yaqoob Bangash, Ministry of Nationwide Heritage and Tradition of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
The place: Ex Farmacia Solveni, Dorsoduro
Iva Jankovic and Antonio José Guzmán
Panama
Artists: Messengers of the Solar (Antonio José Guzmán and Iva Jankovic)
Organisers: Ana Elizabeth González and Mónica E. Kupfer; Gianni Bianchini, Panama Ministry of Tradition
The place: Tesa 42, Arsenale di Venezia, Castello
Peru
Artist: Sara Flores
Organisers: Issela Ccoyllo and Matteo Norzi
The place: Arsenale
Jon Cuyson Picture: Kieran Punay
Philippines
Artist: Jon Cuyson
Organisers: Mara Gladstone; Philippine Arts in Venice Biennale
The place: Arsenale
From left to proper: Ewa Chomicka, Bogna Burska, Jolanta Woszczenko, Daniel Kotowski Picture: Filip Preis / Zachęta Archive
Poland
Artists: Bogna Burska and Daniel Kotowski
Organisers: Ewa Chomicka and Jolanta Woszczenko; Agnieszka Pindera, Polish Pavilion in Venice
The place: Giardini
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Alexandre Estrela © the artist
Portugal
Artist: Alexandre Estrela
Organisers: Ana Baliza and Ricardo Nicolau; Américo Rodrigues, Ministry of Tradition of Portugal
The place: Fondaco Marcello, San Marco
Qatar
Artists: Rirkrit Tiravanija, Sophia Al Maria, Tarek Atoui, Alia Farid and Fadi Kattan
Organisers: Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
The place: Giardini
Arnold Estefan and Anca Benera Picture: © Victoria Tomaschko
Romania
Artists: Anca Benera and Arnold Estefán
Organisers: Corina Oprea and Diana Marincu; Romanian Ministry of Tradition, Ministry of Overseas Affairs and Romanian Cultural Institute
The place: Giardini and Romanian Institute for Humanistic Analysis, Palazzo Correr, Cannaregio
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Russia
Artists: Lizaveta Anshina, Ekaterina Antonenko, Vera Bazilevskikh, Antonio Buonuario, Serafim Chaikin, DJ Diaki, Marco Dinelli, Timofey Dudarenko, Faina, Zhanna Gefling, Oleg Gudachev, Atosigado y Herrica, Sofya Ivanishkina, Jaijiu, JLZ, Tatiana Khalbaeva, Alexey Khovalyg, Daria Khrisanova, Nikita Korolev, Oksana Kuznetsova, Roman Malyavkin, Petr Musoev, Artem Nikolaev, Veronika Okuneva, Valerie Oleynik, Georgy Orlov-Davydovsky, Yaroslav Paradovsky, Bogdan Petrenko, Alexey Retinsky, Ekaterina Rostovtseva, Antonina Sergeeva, Mikhail Spasskii, Lukas Sukharev, Alexey Sysoev, Olga Talysheva, Ilya Tatakov, Alexey Tegin and Maria Vinogradova
Organisers: Anastasiia Karneeva
The place: Giardini
Mark Francis Picture: Erin Francis
San Marino
Artist: Mark Francis
Organisers: Luca Tommasi; FR Istituto d’Arte Contemporanea and State Secretariat for Schooling and Tradition
The place: Tana Artwork Area, Fondamenta de la Tana, Castello
Dana Awartani Picture: Anastasia Tikhonova. Courtesy of the Visible Arts Fee
Saudi Arabia
Artist: Dana Awartani
Organisers: Antonia Carver and Hafsa Alkhudairi; Visible Arts Fee, Ministry of Tradition
The place: Arsenale
• For extra on this pavilion, see Unique: Dana Awartani to signify Saudi Arabia at Venice Biennale 2026
Bugarin + Fort (Davide Bugarin and Angel Cohn Fort) Picture: Charlotte Cullen, courtesy Scotland + Venice
Scotland
Artists: Bugarin + Fort (Davide Bugarin and Angel Cohn Fort)
Organisers: Mount Stuart Belief; Scotland + Venice, Artistic Scotland, British Council Scotland and the Nationwide Galleries of Scotland.
• For extra on this pavilion, see Scotland and Wales to return to Venice Biennale after years-long break
Senegal
Artist: Caroline Gueye
Organisers: Massamba Mbaye; Oumar Sall
The place: Palazzo Navagero Riva degli Schiavoni, Castello
Serbia
Artist: Predrag Djaković
Organisers: Tomáš Koudela; I van Milošević, Belgrade Metropolis Museum
The place: Giardini
Sierra Leone
Artists: Hawa-Jane Bangura, Ayesha Feisal, Hickmatu Bintu Leigh, Abu Bakarr Mansaray, Eros Bonamini, Piergiorgio Colombara, Jacopo Di Cera, Fernando Garbellotto, Gianfranco Gentile, Margherita Levo Rosenberg, Alberto Salvetti, Seini Awa Camara, Abdoul Ganiou Dermani, Eloy Lokossou, Móyòsóré Martins and Armando Amaya Romero
Organisers: Sandro Orlandi Stagl and Willy Montini; Fatima Maada Bio
The place: Liceo Guggenheim, Dorsoduro
Amanda Heng Courtesy of Singapore Artwork Museum
Singapore
Artist: Amanda Heng
Organisers: Selene Yap; Singapore Artwork Museum, Nationwide Arts Council Singapore
The place: Arsenale
Nonument Group Picture: Peter Giodani
Slovenia
Artist: Nonument Group (Neja Tomšič, Martin Bricelj Baraga, Nika Grabar, and Miloš Kosec)
Organisers: Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez; Martina Vovk
The place: Arsenale
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Somalia
Artists: Ayan Farah, Asmaa Jama and Warsan Shire
Organisers: Mohamed Mire and Fabio Scrivanti; Abdirahman Yusuf Mohamud
The place: Palazzo Caboto, Castello
South Africa
• For extra on this pavilion, see South Africa pavilion will probably be empty at 2026 Venice Biennale, tradition ministry says
South Korea
Artists: Goen Choi and Hyeree Ro
Organisers: Binna Choi; Arts Council Korea
The place: Giardini
Oriol Vilanova Picture: Ingrid Sala
Spain
Artist: Oriol Vilanova
Organisers: Carles Guerra; Spanish Company for lnternational Improvement Cooperation and Acción Cultural Española
The place: Giardini
From left to proper: Miriam Laura Leonardi, Yul Tomatala, Nina Wakeford, Gianmaria Andreetta, Luca Beeler and Lithic Alliance Picture: Del LaGrace Volcano
Switzerland
Artists: Miriam Laura Leonardi, Lithic Alliance, Yul Tomatala andNina Wakeford
Organisers: Gianmaria Andreetta, Luca Beeler and Nina Wakeford; Swiss Arts Council Professional Helvetia, Katharina Brandl, Sandi Paucic and Rachele Giudici Legittimo
The place: Giardini
Web site
• For extra on this pavilion, see Venice Biennale 2026: Switzerland and Nordic International locations reveal artists
Sara Shamma Picture: Mohammad Azaat
Syria
Artist: Sara Shamma
Organisers: Yuko Hasegawa; Ministry of Tradition
The place: Università IUAV di Venezia, Cotonificio campus, Dorsoduro
Li Yi-Fan Courtesy of Taipei Advantageous Arts Museum
Taiwan
Artist: Li Yi-Fan
Organisers: Raphael Fonseca; Taipei Advantageous Arts Museum
The place: Palazzo delle Prigioni, Castello
Veronica Pereira Maia, Etson Caminha and Juventino Madeira Picture: courtesy Simão Cardoso Pereira
Timor-Leste
Artists: Veronica Pereira Maia, Etson Caminha and Juventino Madeira
Organisers: Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani; Jorge Soares Cristovão, Ministry of Youth, Sports activities, Arts and Tradition, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
The place: Arsenale
Nilbar Güreş Picture: Luca Gioacchino Di Bernardo
Turkey
Artist: Nilbar Güreş
Organisers: Başak Doğa Temür; Istanbul Basis for Tradition and Arts
The place: Arsenale
Uganda
Artists: Joseph Ntensibe, Lilian Nabulime, Ronex Ahimbisibwe, Lakwena Maciver, Sheila Nakitende, Stacey Gillian Abe and Aloka Trevor
Organisers: Taga Francis Nuwagaba; Acaye Kerunen
The place: Palazzo Navagero Gallery, Castello
Zhanna Kadyrova Picture: Ministry of Tradition of Ukraine
Ukraine
Artist: Zhanna Kadyrova
Organisers: Ksenia Malykh and Leonid Marushchak; Tetyana Berezhna, Ministry of Tradition of Ukraine
The place: Arsenale
• For extra on this pavilion, see Dangling sculpture—‘evacuated’ from Russian frontline—will probably be focus of Ukraine’s pavilion at Venice Biennale
United Arab Emirates
Artist: TBC
Organisers: Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Basis
The place: Arsenale
Alma Allen Picture: Ana Hop
United States
Artist: Alma Allen
Organisers: Jeffrey Uslip; Jenni Parido, American Arts Conservancy and Bureau of Academic and Cultural Affairs
The place: Giardini
• For extra on this pavilion, see Sculptor Alma Allen formally chosen to signify US at 2026 Venice Biennale and The US Venice Biennale saga, Queer Islamic artwork in Oslo, Duane Linklater in Ottawa—podcast
Margaret Whyte Picture: Sabrina Srur
Uruguay
Artist: Margaret Whyte
Organisers: Patricia Bentancur; Martín Craciun, Nationwide Institute of Visible Arts, Nationwide Directorate of Tradition, and Ministry of Schooling and Tradition
The place: Giardini
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Uzbekistan
Artists: Jahongir Bobokulov, Zi Kakhramonova, Aygul Sarsen, Zulfiya Spowart, Xin Liu, A.A.Murakami and Nguyen Phuong Linh
Organisers: Sophie Mayuko Arni, Aziza Izamova, Kamila Mukhitdinova, Nico Solar and Thái Hà (Bukhara Biennial Curatorial College); Gayane Umerova, Uzbekistan Artwork and Tradition Improvement Basis
The place: Arsenale
Vietnam
Artists: Nguyen Thanh Chuong, Doan Thi Thu Huong, Bui Huu Hung, Le Hoang Nguyen,Trinh Tuan, Dinh Van Quan, Nguyen Truong Linh, Trieu Khac Tien, Le Nguyen Chinh and Le Huu Hieu
Organisers: Do Tuong Linh; Ma The Anh
The place: Ca’ Faccanon, San Marco
Wales
Artists: Manon Awst and Dylan Huw
Organisers: Wales in Venice and Arts Council of Wales
• For extra on this pavilion, see Scotland and Wales to return to Venice Biennale after years-long break
Zimbabwe
Artists: Franklyn Dzingai, Gideon Gomo, Pardon Mapondera, Eva Raath and Felix Shumba
Organisers: Fadzai Veronica Muchemwa; Nationwide Gallery of Zimbabwe
