NEWS - DOUG ARGUE STUDIOS

APRIL 14 – MAY 9, 2026

SOLO EXHIBITION

Doug Argue
Spiegelgasse 12, 1010 Wien, Vienna Austria
www.kovacek.at/de | +43/1/512 99 54
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JUNE 26 – JULY 26, 2025

GROUP EXHIBITION

Size Matters
524 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011
www.lspacegallery.com | +1 301 401-7869

JUNE 25 – JULY 23, 2025

SOLO EXHIBITION

Doug Argue: The Observer Effect
Modern Fine Art
15 East 76th Street, New York, NY 10021
+1 212 717 9100

We are excited to announce the upcoming solo exhibition of American artist Doug Argue, opening at our gallery on June 25th, 2025. A private preview will be held on Tuesday, June 24th, from 6–8 PM.

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Modern Fine Art Website

OCTOBER 26, 2024

CONVERSATION

I will be in Conversation with Ocean Vuong at Sub Rosa In Northampton October 26th, doors open at 5:30 PM.

For more information on the exhibition, talk, and Sub Rosa click here.

See Whole Body of Work

SEPTEMBER 7 – OCTOBER 12, 2024

EXHIBITION

JANUARY 4 – MARCH 23, 2024

EXHIBITION

MARCH 26, 2024

LECTURE

Book Burning 2 :: Oil, pigmented Ink/Canvas :: 36.5 x 36.125 in. :: 2023

CONVERSATION

REVIEW

Educator Melissa Borgmann and student Alston Riley discuss the meaning of a painting in the Weisman’s galleries using the PERCEIVE questions. Alston describes “Untitled”, a painting by Douglas Argue exhibited at the Weisman Art Museum, lent by the Gerard L. Cafesjian Collection, Naples, Florida.

JANUARY 20, 2024

TALK = DOUG ARGUE: MY LIFE IN PAINTINGS

Minneapolis Institue of Art
Pillsbury Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN

JANUARY 20, 2024

LECTURE

FRIENDS LECTURE: Doug Argue

With generous support from the Mark and Mary Goff Fiterman Fund, the Friends of the Institute present “Doug Argue: My Life in Paintings”.

Although he now lives and works in New York City, Argue’s roots are in Minnesota. Argue will share stories about his autobiographical artwork, focusing on his family and ties to Minnesota dating back to 1820.

Lecture:
Saturday, January 20, 2024
2:00 pm

Location:
Minneapolis Institue of Art, Pillsbury Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN

Costs:
Free, but must register by clicking below

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OCTOBER 6 – 29, 2023

GROUP EXHIBITION

DADS: A Group Exhibition of Artists Who Are Also Fathers

Westbeth Gallery is pleased to present Dads, a group exhibition of artists who are also fathers, on view at its’ Richard Meier designed courtyard location, 55 Bethune Street in the West Village of New York. The show is curated by artist James Gortner.

Rarely in the contemporary art conversation is family and fatherhood considered a defining characteristic of an artist’s life, motivation, and/or artistic practice, and it is dismissed as a barrier to the full realization one’s artistic potential. The featured artists have many differences – different stages in their careers, diverse backgrounds and work across many mediums – but they are all dads who make art. It is the point of this exhibition to highlight a unique kind of familial artist identity, and activate your feelings about each work knowing this identity is present.

Exhibition:
October 6 – 29, 2023

Reception:
October 13, 2023

WESTBETH Home to the Arts
55 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014
Gallery hours: Wednesday – Sunday 1-6pm and by appointment.

JUNE 16, 2023

SOLO EXHIBITION

Evolution #1 :: Detail :: Mixed Media/Paper :: 29 x 40 in. :: 1994

Detail from a painting by Doug Argue depicting a vivid brown rooster peering into the frame sideways, from the right side of the image frame, with a vivid red comb and red marks on its face, against a background of vertical light and navy blue stripes.

SAVE THE DATE
Doug Argue: Letters to the Future
VIP Opening Experience
Private Champagne Toast
Friday, June 16 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Artist Talk: Doug Argue with guest curator Liz Armstrong
Friday, June 16 | 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Public Opening Reception
Friday, June 16 | 7:30 – 10 p.m.

Weisman Art Museum | 333 E. River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Save the date for Friday, June 16, and the eagerly-anticipated opening festivities for Doug Argue: Letters to the Future.

Exhibition Images

JUNE 16, 2023 TALK

Artist Talk | Opening Night | DOUG ARGUE: LETTERS TO THE FUTURE

Weisman Art Museum
University of Minnesota, MN

2023

REPRESENTATION

Sponder Gallery is pleased to announce its representation of Doug Argue.

Spanning the past four decades, Argue’s striking body of work ranges from expressionist figuration to cosmic abstractions, all while lyrically invoking a rich vocabulary of art historical, literary, and theoretical references.

Doug Argue (b. 1962, Minnesota) lives and works in NY. His work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions. Most recently, three of his paintings were commissioned for the lobby of One World Trade Center in Manhattan. His work is held in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, Weisman Art Museum, and numerous corporate and private collections. Argue has been the recipient of multiple awards including a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant (1995) and the Rome Prize (1997).

NOVEMBER 2022 – JANUARY 2023

EXHIBITION & CATALOGUE

Portrait :: Digital Print by Vermillion Press :: 1/10 :: 40 x 30 in. :: 2004

Kovacek Gallery, Viena will be showing three of my works over the winter including this portrait from 2004 and will feature them in their holiday catalogue.