Art exhibitions in Chiang Mai this July

A new exhibition at MAIIAM draws entirely from the museum's own collection, bringing together more than 39 Thai and international artists across painting, sculpture, photography, moving image and installation. Some works are over fifty years old, others not shown publicly in decades, all reflecting co-founder Jean-Michel Beurdeley's personal collecting eye and the philosophy that shaped MAIIAM's permanent holdings. Black runs through the show not as a single fixed thing but as a shifting state: sometimes a fragment of an image, sometimes swallowing the whole frame, moving between density and weightlessness, structure and atmosphere. The curation leans on that instability, letting black carry belief, fear, desire or memory depending on the work and the viewer standing in front of it. Rather than building toward a singular reading, the exhibition holds multiple interpretations.

Until June 21, 2027. MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum. Ton Pao, San Kamphaeng. Wed-Mon 10am-6pm

French painter Myrtille Tibayrenc brings a new body of work to Alliance Française Chiang Mai with DAIMON, a solo exhibition exploring the human figure as a site of myth and transformation. Her paintings unfold in dreamlike landscapes populated by symbolic animals and solitary figures, drawing on Symbolist painting, mythology and Renaissance imagery without settling into portraiture or straightforward allegory. The technique matters as much as the subject: Tibayrenc preps traditional gesso grounds on wood panels and builds her images through layered oil glazes, a method she taught herself after studying art at a time when conceptual approaches had pushed traditional painting out of French art schools. Two decades living in Thailand show up in her use of gold leaf, putting European painting traditions in conversation with Thai sacred art.

July 11-August 16. Alliance Française Chiang Mai. 138 Charoen Prathet Road, Chang Khlan. Mon-Sat 9am-6pm. Opening reception July 11, 6pm

La Luna is currently showing two exhibitions across its two floors. Upstairs, OVERTHINK brings together Wattanchot Tungateja, Isara Veeranoi, Chawalit Thong-on and Sirasak Chusingh in a group show exploring the tension between analysis and instinct, inviting viewers to sit with feeling before interpretation kicks in. Downstairs, Natthawoot Rungpunk’s solo exhibition Spirit of Growth takes a more introspective route, using symbolic forms and organic imagery to reflect on change, transition and gradual transformation.

Until July 12. La Luna Gallery. 193 Charoenrat Road, Wat Gate. Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm

Join Chitti Kasemkitvatana for a walkthrough of his latest exhibition, 'Epilogue: A Diffraction Grating', the final part of a three-year project on time. The artist will talk through the origins, journeys and narratives behind the works, giving a closer look at his process and the ideas tying the show together. Expect references to science, religion and personal memory, with light and superposition running through as the central thread. The exhibition itself stays open if you can't make the walk and prefer to move through it at your own pace.

Until July 30. Gallery Seescape. 22/1 Soi 17 Nimmanhaemin Road. Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm. ‘Walk with Artist’ event, July 21, 6pm-7:30pm

La Luna launches two exhibitions at once this month. Upstairs, OVERTHINK brings together Wattanchot Tungateja, Isara Veeranoi, Chawalit Thong-on and Sirasak Chusingh in a group show exploring the tension between analysis and instinct, inviting viewers to sit with feeling before interpretation kicks in. Downstairs, Natthawoot Rungpunk’s solo exhibition Spirit of Growth takes a more introspective route, using symbolic forms and organic imagery to reflect on change, transition and gradual transformation.

June 6-July 12. La Luna Gallery. 193 Charoenrat Road, Wat Gate. Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm. Opening reception June 6, 5pm-7pm