U-Haul Art Fair 2025: September 5 to 7 | 11am to 6pm | Chelsea, NY

The inaugural U-Haul Art Fair, co-founded by Jack Chase and James Sundquist, launches this September in Chelsea with a bold new model for arts presentation in New York. Envisioned as “a viable alternative to arts presentation in New York, one focused on flexibility, affordability, and accessibility,” the fair transforms U-Hauls into exhibition spaces, harnessing both the prestige and foot traffic of Chelsea’s established gallery district. “The U-Haul Gallery allows us to capitalize on the foot traffic and prestige of established, brick-and-mortar spaces,” note the founders.

This year’s fair brings together 10 participating galleries, each presenting curated projects that reflect their unique vision. Among them, Hexton Gallery is proud to present works by Jolie Ngo, Terri Loewenthal, and Rebecca Sharp, three contemporary artists who reimagine the relationship between perception, memory, and landscape.

Ngo’s kaleidoscopic sculptures embody a dialogue between tradition and technology, object and environment. Loewenthal’s visionary photographs dismantle the myth of an “objective” landscape, revealing instead a spectrum of multiplicities—emotional, imaginative, and intimate—through her singular in-camera process. Sharp’s intimate surrealist canvases, born from her meditative practice, open portals into unseen worlds where the everyday transforms into the metaphysical. Together, their works resist singular perspectives, inviting viewers into layered, subjective terrains where culture, imagination, and the natural world converge.

The ethos behind the fair is one rooted in legacy as much as innovation. As Bob Chase reflects: “I am a third-generation art dealer, and our family ethos has always been to break down barriers, make art accessible to a broad audience, and create environments that feel approachable and devoid of intimidation. To see my son now harness similar values in this creative, subversive, and wildly accessible format is one of my proudest moments as a father. He has carried the torch into new and uncharted territory while holding these values in the highest regard.”

The U-Haul Art Fair positions itself as both playful and pragmatic: a rethinking of how art can be experienced outside traditional structures while staying deeply connected to the cultural pulse of New York.