One Art Space Presents
PURVIS YOUNG

PRIVATE & PRESS INVITE ONLY
Wednesday, February 4, 2026  6pm-9pm

PUBLIC OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, February 5, 2026  6pm-9pm

Exhibition February 5 – 28, 2026
Exhibition Hours 12 – 6pm

Angels, Art, and Black History Month: Purvis Young at One Art Space

One Art Space in Tribeca will present a landmark February 2026 exhibition of works by acclaimed artist Purvis Young (1943–2010), timed to Black History Month and highlighted by the first New York showing of several of Young’s paintings.

Curated by MaryAnn Giella McCulloh the exhibition centers on Young’s emotionally direct visual language and his recurring commitment to social commentary, compassion, and the possibility of a better future. The gallery describes Purvis’s artwork as  symbolizing hope and healing, shaped by Young’s visions and his desire to create work that offers joy and empathy in response to the world’s wounds.

The show will also include additional works, with One Art Space noting that many pieces in the exhibition have not been seen publicly. The gallery points to Young’s evocative figuration and motifs drawn from art history, used to address social issues while pressing toward a more hopeful tomorrow.

Young’s work has entered prominent museum collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others, and his paintings are held by private collectors.

A VIP reception will formally launch the exhibition in the first week in February and the exhibition of Purvis Young’s work will run the month of February 2026.