Tribeca Gallery Guide — Shows Worth Walking To (May 2026)
Tribeca has overtaken Chelsea as the contemporary gallery district most worth a serious Saturday walk — eight strong shows on view in May 2026, anchored by Julie Mehretu's first U.S. presentation of new work at Marian Goodman and Farrell Brickhouse's 25-year survey at Galerie Sardine. The neighborhood is denser than it looks: most of these spaces sit within five blocks of each other on White Street and Walker Street.
1. The Stationary Traveler — Farrell Brickhouse at Galerie Sardine
- Artist
- Farrell Brickhouse
- Gallery
- Galerie Sardine
- Address
- 61 Lispenard St, Tribeca
- On view
- May 15, 2026 – Jul 16, 2026
The Stationary Traveler is a 25-year survey of Farrell Brickhouse's paintings at Galerie Sardine, 61 Lispenard Street, on view May 15 – July 16, 2026. The framing is unusual — not a retrospective in the conventional sense, but a way of situating a body of work that has persistently resisted easy alignment with dominant tendencies in New York painting over the past five decades. A serious show in a young gallery; worth the slow look.
2. Our Days, Like a Shadow — Julie Mehretu at Marian Goodman
- Artist
- Julie Mehretu
- Gallery
- Marian Goodman
- Address
- 385 Broadway, Tribeca
- On view
- Apr 14, 2026 – Jun 7, 2026
Julie Mehretu's seventh solo show with Marian Goodman, titled Our Days, Like a Shadow (a Non-abiding Hauntology), runs April 14 – June 7, 2026 at 385 Broadway. The exhibition presents new and distinct bodies of work from 2024 – 2026 — the U.S. debut of material previously shown at Palazzo Grassi in Venice and MCA Sydney. Live performances by choreographer John Jasperse are scheduled across the run. This is the single most important show in Tribeca this season. Closes June 7.
3. Basis — Gabriela Vainsencher at Asya Geisberg
- Show
- Basis
- Artist
- Gabriela Vainsencher
- Gallery
- Asya Geisberg
- Address
- 45 White St, Tribeca
- On view
- May 21, 2026 – Jul 3, 2026
Gabriela Vainsencher's second show with Asya Geisberg Gallery, Basis, runs May 21 – July 3, 2026 at 45 White Street. The exhibition marks a shift from Vainsencher's earlier bodily-oriented work — fertility, pregnancy, motherhood — to a more structural, formally experimental porcelain practice. She pinches the clay, carves images into it, juxtaposes matte and shiny glazes. The white marks of ultrasounds appear as charcoal-like gestures. Quietly inventive ceramics; worth seeing.
4. The Balancing Act — Joey Healey at Sofia Sominski
- Artist
- Joey Healey
- Gallery
- Sofia Sominski
- Address
- 62 White St, Tribeca
- On view
- May 21, 2026 – Jun 29, 2026
The Balancing Act is Joey Healey's debut solo show, on view May 21 – June 29, 2026 at Sofia Sominski Gallery, 62 White Street. Healey graduated from Brown University in 2024 and the work draws from his hometown of New York City — graffiti painted over and re-emerging, the soundtrack of shouts and honks. An emerging-artist debut in a young gallery; the kind of show you go to in order to be early.
5. The Song of The Earth — Gerald Wartofsky at James Fuentes
- Artist
- Gerald Wartofsky
- Gallery
- James Fuentes
- Address
- 52 White St, Tribeca
- On view
- May 20, 2026 – Jun 20, 2026
Gerald Wartofsky's first solo show in New York at James Fuentes runs May 20 – June 20, 2026 at 52 White Street. Wartofsky is a nonagenarian still actively making work; the exhibition surveys seven decades of intimate paintings within the grand genre of allegory — classical music, Kabbalistic and rabbinic writings, biblical stories, poetry, twentieth-century novels, modern dance and choreography. A late-career New York debut, sympathetically hung.
6. Buried Shadow — Francesca Mollett at Grimm
- Show
- Buried Shadow
- Artist
- Francesca Mollett
- Gallery
- Grimm
- Address
- 54 White St, Tribeca
- On view
- May 15, 2026 – Jun 19, 2026
Buried Shadow is a solo exhibition of new paintings by Francesca Mollett at Grimm, 54 White Street, on view May 15 – June 19, 2026. Mollett's paintings work as thresholds — agitated planes of color that emphasize the particular material conditions of each work, opening contrasts of shadow and light into elastic abstractions. Grimm is one of Tribeca's strongest galleries; this is one of their stronger shows in recent memory.
7. Fly in the Sugar Bowl — Julian V.L. Gaines at Cristin Tierney
- Artist
- Julian V.L. Gaines
- Gallery
- Cristin Tierney
- Address
- 49 Walker St, Tribeca
- On view
- May 15, 2026 – Jun 21, 2026
Fly in the Sugar Bowl is Julian V.L. Gaines's first solo show with Cristin Tierney Gallery, 49 Walker Street, on view May 15 – June 21, 2026. Across painting, sculpture, and assemblage, Gaines's work examines the tensions between Black experience and the structures of systemic inequality in the United States. The title draws from Thomas J. Lax's 2019 Among Others essay, Greg Tate's Flyboy in the Buttermilk (1992), and a traditional American folk song.
8. Eunice Golden & Shirley Pettibone at Duane Thomas Gallery
- Artist
- Eunice Golden & Shirley Pettibone
- Gallery
- Duane Thomas Gallery
- Address
- 137 W Broadway, 3rd Floor, Tribeca
- On view
- May 15, 2026 – Jun 16, 2026
Two concurrent solo presentations — Eunice Golden: Drawings 1968 – 1973 and Shirley Pettibone: Cloth Objects 1968 – 1973 — run May 15 – June 16, 2026 at Duane Thomas Gallery, 137 W Broadway, 3rd Floor. By appointment only (write to hello@duanethomasgallery.com). Both bodies of work emerged independently in the late 1960s and early 1970s through deeply personal, materially innovative approaches to body, abstraction, and feminist expression. A scholarly two-hander; worth the email.
How to walk Tribeca in a single afternoon
Start at Marian Goodman on Broadway for Mehretu. Walk three minutes west to the White Street cluster — Asya Geisberg (45), James Fuentes (52), Grimm (54), Sofia Sominski (62). Continue west to Cristin Tierney on Walker, then south to Duane Thomas on West Broadway. Finish at Galerie Sardine on Lispenard for Brickhouse. Total walking distance is about three-quarters of a mile; a focused four hours covers everything including time inside the rooms. Tribeca galleries generally open Tuesday – Saturday, 11am to 6pm.
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Frequently asked
What's the best Tribeca gallery show on view right now?
Julie Mehretu at Marian Goodman (385 Broadway, through June 7, 2026) is the most important show in Tribeca this spring — the U.S. premiere of new work first seen at Palazzo Grassi in Venice. Farrell Brickhouse at Galerie Sardine (61 Lispenard Street, through July 16) is the obvious second stop.
How long does it take to walk Tribeca's gallery district?
A focused afternoon hitting eight shows takes about four hours including viewing time. The walking distance end-to-end is roughly three-quarters of a mile, mostly on White Street and Walker Street.
Are Tribeca galleries open on Sundays?
Most Tribeca galleries close on Sundays and Mondays. Standard hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 11am to 6pm. Always check before visiting — opening hours have grown less consistent in 2026.
How do I get to Tribeca's gallery district by subway?
The closest stops are Canal Street on the 1/2/A/C/E/N/Q/R/W and Franklin Street on the 1. From either, the densest gallery cluster on White Street is a five-minute walk.
