7 Discoveries from Los Angeles Satellite Art Fairs
From Raina Lee’s unique glaze paintings at Felix Art Fair to Joel Otterson’s stone mineral formations that resemble landscape imagery associated with 19th-century painting at Post-Fair
By PAUL LASTER
While Frieze Los Angeles attracted many local and visiting art enthusiasts this past week, the city’s satellite fairs offered equally exciting discoveries in similarly adventurous venues.
Felix Art Fair, a contemporary art fair inspired by the intimate hotel-fair format popularized in the 1990s, returned to the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel for its eighth edition, February 25—March 1, 2026. Showcasing artworks by established and emerging artists presented by around 60 international galleries in hotel rooms, suites, and cabanas, including the areas surrounding the famous David Hockney-designed pool, the fair was once again a favorite among collectors, curators, and critics in search of the new.
Fresher to the Los Angeles art scene, the alternative Post-Fair was back at Santa Monica’s former post office, housed in a celebrated 1938 Art Deco building, from February 26—28 for its second edition. It featured 30 international galleries presenting contemporary art in a variety of media, not far from the Frieze locale. Further into Los Angeles, the new boutique ENZO art fair, which was completely free for both exhibitors and visitors, launched its first edition with nine national and international galleries showcasing the work of emerging artists in a former warehouse space in the city’s lively Echo Park neighborhood from February 25—28, 2026.
Below, discover standout works by our favorite artists at the fairs.
Madeline Donahue | Nina Johnson | Felix Art Fair
A Houston-born, Brooklyn-based artist, Madeline Donahue creates paintings, drawings, and ceramics that explore the physical and emotional aspects of motherhood. Known for skillfully combining humor, absurdity, and tenderness in portraying the messy, often unseen sides of parenting, her new body of work—shown by Miami’s Nina Johnson gallery in a two-person exhibition at its cabana during the fair—focuses on sexual freedom, motherhood, and reclaiming desire in middle age. Revealing drawings and paintings like Hello Hello, which depict the two roles she wants to play, were perfectly paired with Haus of Garbage’s sculptural objects and wearable head and body pieces made from safety pins and chain maille.