Global Visions: FotoFest at 40

Celebrating 40 Years of Global Art and Ideas

FotoFest Biennial 2026

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On View
March 7 – May 10, 2026

Location
Sawyer Yards Galleries
2000 Edwards Street
Houston, TX 77007

FotoFest unveils exciting new plans for a visual journey through its landmark international biennials’ themes, exhibitions, and principal programs. The Biennial 2026, Global Visions – FotoFest at 40, celebrates four decades of groundbreaking photographic arts and education programming in Houston, Texas. 

From March 7 through May 10, 2026, the spotlight returns to Houston’s multiple Sawyer Yards galleries in Arts District Houston with an unforgettable showcase of creative discovery and thought-provoking innovation from the United States and over 58 countries.

Curated by FotoFest co-founder and former artistic director Wendy Watriss, executive director Steven Evans, and co-curators Annick Dekiouk and Madi Murphy, the namesake central exhibition of the Biennial 2026 dives deeply into the international and local archives of FotoFest’s 40-year legacy. It reconstitutes the organization’s widely praised exhibitions, publications, and citywide photo and mixed-media presentations that have defined the organization’s pioneering history.

The result is a bold, timely, and textured presentation featuring hundreds of artists whose work has shaped FotoFest into a global focal point for photography and visual culture since its first Biennial in 1986. This history with its artworks and artists will also be available in book form.