VOLTA Basel Route Guide
With over 70 galleries from 29 countries exhibiting at VOLTA Basel, there is so much to explore this year. To help you plan your visit, we have curated a series of suggested routes to navigate your VOLTA experience. . From Environmentalism, to the use of traditional craft technqiues, these stops offer a focused path through the fair’s most compelling conversations.
Middle East North Africa Pavilion
The Pavilion spotlights the Middle East North Africa region through a curated selection by Beirut based writer and curator Randa Sadaka.
Majd Kurdieh, Untitled (Soul), 2025, Oil on Canvas, 120 x 90cm. Courtesy Fann à Porter
SOLO Presentations
Offering a space for an in-depth reflection with an individual artist’s practice.
Adela Janska, Necklace, 2025, Oil and oil stick, acrylic ink on canvas, 200 x 160 cm. Courtesy Adrian Sutton Gallery
FIRSTS
A curated section of smaller, focused booths designed to showcase galleries for the first time.
Liu Bolin, Villa dei Misteri, Pompei. Courtesy Galerie One
SCULPTURE SERIES
Explore VOLTA’s Sculpture Series, offering a dynamic dialogue between material and space.
BISKOP BALKAN, Aleksander Dénic
Galerie Barbara von Stechow, Walter Schembs
Galerie Minrath, Alexander Heil
Galerie WOS, Friedrich Feichter
Graham Contemporary, Sam Shendi
Insight Artspace, Beatrice Bizot
Iustitia Fine Arts, Jaq Belcher
Kersgallery, Marieke Bolhuis
Sam Shendi, Frequency VIII. Courtesy Graham Contemporary
ENVIRONMENTALISM
Explore the galleries exhibiting artists engaging with environmental themes, invite us to pause, reflect, and immerse ourselves in the healing power of the natural world.
Tomotoshi Hoshino, Siltstone Formation Autumn Color, 2021, Mineral Pigment, Japanese paper, Gold Leaf, 79.5 × 300 × 9.5cm. Courtesy Transmit Studio
TRADITIONAL CRAFT AND REPURPOSING
Discover the artists building a unique bridge between tradition and innovation.
Tamara Kreisler and Isolina Arbulu
Isabelle Marie Poirier Troyano, Shiva, 2024, Textile, 34 x 38 x 44cm. Courtesy Isolina Arbulu
DIGITAL ART
Experience cutting edge works that pushes the boundaries of contemporary art through technology.
Priveekollektie Contemporary Art | Design
Jakub Nepraš, Cell, 2015, Video sculpture with sound, Plexi Glass, Wood,V arious Seeds, Metal, 700 x 350 x 400. Courtesy Trafo Gallery
ALTERNATIVE GALLERY MODEL
Meet the non-traditional art spaces defying the conventional gallery model.
Creative Growth Art Centre
Joseph Alef, Untitled 4.25.24, Acrylic on Canvas. Courtesy Creative Growth Art Centre
SWISS GALLERIES AND ARTISTS
Celebrate the vibrant presence of Swiss galleries and artists at VOLTA Basel.
Galerie Katapult
Mattania Boesiger, Imagine Burning 1, 2024, Oil on canvas. Courtesy Fabienne Levy