From February 25–March 1, 2026, Felix Art Fair returns to the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel for its eighth edition, reaffirming its position as one of Los Angeles Art Week’s most anticipated and refreshingly unconventional gatherings. Modeled after the hotel art fair format popularized in the 1990s, Felix continues to reject the trade-show atmosphere in favor of something more personal: collectors and curators navigating corridors, stepping into sunlit rooms, and encountering ambitious work in close quarters.
This year’s edition places particular emphasis on “discovery,” welcoming over 20 first-time exhibitors while maintaining a strong roster of returning participants. With galleries traveling from Tokyo, Chicago, Buenos Aires, Milan, Seoul, London, Dallas, New York, and across Los Angeles, Felix once again merges international dialogue with the distinctly relaxed, poolside sensibility that defines the Roosevelt setting.
Nina Johnson: Desire, Protection, and Self-Fashioning
Madeline Donahue, “Body Double,” 2025. Oil on canvas, 50 x 62 in. Courtesy of the artist and Nina Johnson.
Madeline Donahue, “Basking in the Sun,” 2025. Oil on canvas 50 x 62 in. Courtesy of the artist and Nina Johnson.
In Cabana 123, Nina Johnson presents a powerful two-person dialogue between Madeline Donahue and Haus of Garbage. Donahue’s new paintings and works on paper expand her ongoing engagement with motherhood, bodily autonomy, and sexual freedom—this time with a candidly explicit turn. Working in oil on canvas and colored pencil on paper, she introduces a recurring body double that operates as a proxy for desire itself. Hyper-present and costumed, this figure exists alongside the maternal body, complicating the binaries of care and erotic agency.
Across the cabana, Haus of Garbage presents sculptural objects and wearable head and body pieces constructed from safety pins and chain maille. Drawing from sacred geometry, medieval armor, and punk aesthetics, the works function as adornment and defense simultaneously. The pairing sharpens the presentation’s thesis: sexuality and self-fashioning not as spectacle, but as authorship.
Scott Carrillo Azevedo at albertz benda
Scott Carrillo Azevedo , “Beverly and the Barrio Boy,” 2026. Oil and PearlEx on canvas. 44 x 44 inches, 111.8 x 111.8 cm. Courtesy the artist and albertz benda, New York and Los Angeles.
Craft and material experimentation run as a strong current through the 2026 edition. At albertz benda, new paintings by Scott Carrillo Azevedo—including Colonial Accessories (2025), Beverly and the Barrio Boy (2026), and California Roses (2026)—blend oil and PearlEx on canvas in richly layered compositions that examine cultural symbolism and Californian iconography. Alongside them, Sharif Bey’s Proud Pawn Series sculptures (2026) reimagine earthenware through mixed media forms that assert dignity and presence through scale, ornamentation, and gesture.
ANDREW RAFACZ Gallery
Julia Bland, “Four Thresholds,” 2023. Oil and burnt canvas on panel. 32 x 32 in. Courtesy the artist and ANDREW RAFACZ Gallery.
Chicago’s ANDREW RAFACZ Gallery presents a tightly curated group including Julia Bland, Robert Burnier, Serena JV Elston, Roxanne Jackson, and Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson. Bland’s Four Thresholds and Long Alliance (2023) feature oil and burnt canvas on panel, foregrounding process and surface. Nearby, Roxanne Jackson’s Nephilim (2026), rendered in ceramic, glaze, luster, and faux fur, merges mythic references with playful tactility. Jónsson’s luminous silk-and-dye works—Glacial Landscape #10 (2025) and Glacial Lagoon #4 (2025)—translate geological phenomena into immersive chromatic gradients.
Alessandro Teoldi at Marinaro
Alessandro Teoldi, “Autoritratto (dopo Sironi),” 2025. Oil, charcoal, ink, pastels, fabric and linen collage mounted on linen. 26 x 20 inches (66 x 50.8 cm). Courtesy to the artist and Marinaro, New York.
Alessandro Teoldi, “Bosco,” 2025. Oil, charcoal, pastels, chalk ,fabric, graphite and linen collage mounted. 24 x 18 inches (61 x 45.7 cm). Courtesy to the artist and Marinaro, New York.
At Marinaro (Room 106), Alessandro Teoldi presents a series of 2025 works combining oil, charcoal, pastels, fabric, and linen collage mounted on linen. Pieces such as Bosco, Girasoli, and Autoritratto (dopo Sironi) demonstrate Teoldi’s layered approach, fusing painting with textile collage to create intimate compositions that feel both historical and tactile.
ATLA Makes its Felix Debut
Yuka Mori, “Swim.” Courtesy to the artist and ATLA.
Yuka Mori, “Ghost Like Hover.” Courtesy to the artist and ATLA.
ATLA, making its Felix debut in Room 1204, introduces a Los Feliz–based program grounded in reverence for craft and handmade process. Founded by Jenny Hata Blumenfeld and Ryu Takahashi, the gallery brings together artists—primarily from Japan—whose labor-intensive methodologies align with ATLA’s commitment to resisting disposability and honoring endurance.
Megan Mulrooney
Josh Cloud, “Stars,” 2026. Ceramic, chestnut, cotton and acrylic cord, aluminum rod. 31 x 16 1:2 x 13 1:2 in, 78.7 x 41.9 x 34.3 cm. Courtesy to the artist and Megan Mulrooney.
Jonathan Ryan, “Stone Spires,” 2025. Oil, sand, and decomposed granite on canvas. 78 x 64 in, 198.1 x 162.6 cm. Courtesy to the artist and Megan Mulrooney.
Felix’s setting inside the Hollywood Roosevelt—long associated with film premieres and show business—naturally lends itself to theatricality. Megan Mulrooney embraces this history with a group presentation centered on performance and its expanded meanings. Featuring artists including TJ Rinoski, Falon Stutzman, RF. Alvarez, James Cherry, Jonathan Ryan, Kevin Yaun, Marco Bizzarri, Josh Cloud, Maddy Inez, Piper Bangs, Rosie Clements, Flora Temnouche, and Nicolette Mishkan, the presentation explores contemporary life as staged, mediated, and role-driven.
Performance, Community, and the Expanding Stage
Scott Carrillo Azevedo, “California Roses,” 2026. Oil and PearlEx on canvas. 60 x 40 inches,152.4 x 101.6 cm. Courtesy the artist and albertz benda, New York and Los Angeles.
Scott Carrillo Azevedo , “Colonial Accessories,” 2025. Oil and PearlEx on canvas. 30 x 24 inches, 76 x 61 cm. Courtesy the artist and albertz benda, New York and Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, the fair itself continues to cultivate conversation beyond the rooms. This year marks the debut of The Felix Podcast, hosted by co-founder Dean Valentine and journalist Janelle Zara, featuring discussions with figures such as philanthropist Jarl Mohn and artists Frances Stark and Joey Terrill. It’s a natural extension of Felix’s mission: fostering connoisseurship, collaboration, and community.
Now in its eighth iteration, Felix remains a cornerstone of Los Angeles’s cultural landscape —a fair where discovery feels organic, conversations happen poolside, and the intimacy of a hotel room can amplify the ambition of the work inside it.
Plan Your Visit: Felix Art Fair 2026
Yoshikazu Tanaka, “From Past Pieces.” Courtesy the artist and ATLA.
Kuniko Kinoto, Installation view (artwork title unknown). Courtesy the artist and ATLA.
Dates: February 25–March 1, 2026
Location: The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
7000 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
Edition: 8th Annual Felix Art Fair
Format: Intimate hotel-room presentations + poolside cabanas
Exhibitors: 60+ galleries from Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo, Chicago, London, Milan, Buenos Aires, Seoul, and beyond
Highlights This Year:
• Over 20 first-time exhibitors
• Debut of The Felix Podcast hosted by Dean Valentine and Janelle Zara
• Strong emphasis on discovery, craft, and performance
Pro tip: Arrive early to navigate room presentations comfortably, and plan time poolside—some of the best conversations at Felix happen between the cabanas.
Felix Art Fair 2025, courtesy of Felix.
