Sun-soaked and stylish, Felix Art Fair returned for its eighth edition on February 25, 2026, once again taking over the iconic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Founded in 2018 by collector and television executive Dean Valentine alongside Al and Mills Morán of local gallery Morán Morán, the fair has become a cornerstone of L.A. Art Week thanks in no small part to its storied setting and sharp eye for tastemaking exhibitors.
Few venues capture old Hollywood glamour quite like the Roosevelt. This year, blessed with warmer-than-expected weather (a welcome reprieve for blizzard-weary New Yorkers), the hotel felt especially inviting. From the David Hockney–designed pool that anchors the fair’s social scene to the guest rooms—replete with rich textures, hardwood floors, and the occasional sliding barn door—Felix balances conviviality with discovery, with artworks tucked inventively into the hotel’s intimate interiors.
And with this year’s edition featuring 57 galleries (more than 20 of which are participating for the first time) there is plenty to unearth. Nearly a third hail from Los Angeles, joined by exhibitors from as far afield as Tokyo and Seoul. That said, artworks across the fair regularly referenced its locale: Many highlighted the iconography and influences of the City of Angels, as well as Hollywood heritage and Californian culture.
Felix is also permeated by a remarkable sense of communality and collective spirit. That ethos was especially palpable at Felix’s 2025 edition, when organizers forged ahead in the wake of devastating fires across the city. Now, with renewed resilience, Felix—and L.A.’s art scene at large—continues to look forward.
Below, we spotlight five artists we discovered in the rooms, cabanas, and even the occasional bathroom at Felix Art Fair 2026.
B. 1993, Los Angeles. Lives and works in Los Angeles.
Showing with Megan Mulrooney
Among the greenery on the deck of L.A. gallery Megan Mulrooney’s elegant cabana presentation, a gentle trickle can be heard. Its source is The Sower (2023), a fountain by local artist Maddy Inez. Lurching and biomorphic, the ceramic form seems to rise from the ground itself, its shimmering surface evoking bubbling earth or calcified organic matter. What could sound foreboding instead feels hypnotic: water flows calmly through the sculpture, giving the shaded installation a meditative calm.
Inez is the daughter of Alison Saar and granddaughter of Betye Saar, two major artists who are towering figures in L.A.’s history, and her practice carries that legacy. Working primarily in ceramics, she creates forms that echo plant and animal life, often threading in personal references. Her ongoing series “Memory Jugs,” for instance, pays direct homage to her grandmother Betye’s references to African American folk art tradition. They function as intimate vessels that honor her family histories.
