Olivia Shao Selects: Exhibition and Sale to Benefit Foundation for Contemporary Arts

Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA) is pleased to announce Olivia Shao Selects: Exhibition and Sale to Benefit Foundation for Contemporary Arts, which features new and recent works generously contributed by an intergenerational group of 48 generous artists and artist estates.

On view at Paula Cooper Gallery (521 West 21st Street) from April 22-25, 2026, the exhibition is curated by Olivia Shao, Burger Collection & Toy Meets Art Curator at The Drawing Center, NY.

All works will be offered for sale during the run of the exhibition and available for viewing and inquiries online at FCA's website. The proceeds from this benefit exhibition will directly support FCA’s grantmaking to experimental artists. For sales inquiries and appointments, please contact Natalia Sacasa at exhibition@contemporary-arts.org.

A program of performances and readings will be held in the gallery during the exhibition including:

·       Musical performances will be held on April 24 at 3pm by violinist and composer Laura Ortman (2022 Grants to Artists) and by percussionist and composer Ryan Sawyer.

·       Poetry Reading on April 25 at 4pm by poets Mónica de la Torre (2022 C.D. Wright Award for Poetry), Timmy Straw (2026 Grants to Artists), and Mei-mei Berssenbrugge.

Curator Olivia Shao writes:

“The Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA) benefit exhibition celebrates the everyday practices of artists and their commitment to creating—from quotidian objects and repeated gestures to ritual, performance, and acts of refusal,” said curator Olivia Shao. “Grounded in FCA’s rich history and oriented toward its future, the exhibition brings artists long associated with the Foundation into dialogue with a new generation of artists whose work is actively reshaping the field. It is an honor to organize this exhibition to benefit the Foundation, and I am deeply grateful to all the artists whose participation makes this exhibition possible.”