November is a great month to get out and look at art in St. Louis. Whether you want a trip into the past or a dose of what’s happening right now, the city’s museums and galleries have plenty on view — and several of these shows run well into 2027, so there’s no rush, but also no excuse to miss them. Here are ten worth putting on your calendar.
1. Modern Mythologies — Soulard Art Gallery, November 13 through December 11
Ancient stories get a contemporary retelling at Soulard Art Gallery, where artists reinterpret mythology for the modern world. Curated by Bonnie Jean with Adam Wayne, the show opens with a reception on November 13.
2. RE-HASH — Opaque Collective, through November 21
Opaque Collective presents site-specific drawings by Kellen Wright alongside multimedia work from Mad Green. The two artists dig into estrangement, displacement, and the way memory keeps circling back — using the Carondelet neighborhood and Opaque’s own walls as their starting point.
3. Counterpublic 2026: Coyote Time — various venues, through December 12
St. Louis’ triennial celebration of community and public art is back, spread across venues including the International Institute, The Luminary, Tower Grove Park, and Powell Hall. Taking its name from the cartoon gag where a character hangs in mid-air before the next move, “Coyote Time” invites visitors to take a leap and try something new.
4. Edward E. Boccia: An American Modernist — Philip Slein Gallery, through December 19
The Central West End’s Philip Slein Gallery has turned its entire space over to a survey of longtime WashU professor Edward E. Boccia, who died in 2012 at age 91. It’s also your chance to pick up the first major monograph on his work, “Edward E. Boccia: Painter of Nightmares and Dreams.”
5. Cbabi’s Allstars — COCA’s Millstone Gallery, through December 20
Artist and illustrator Cbabi Bayoc’s solo show is a joyful celebration of young people, filled with colorful works featuring children. In Bayoc’s words, the show wants to remind — or be the first to tell — a young person to own their greatness and own their weird.
6. Buenos Aires Modern, 1935–1950 — Kemper Art Museum at WashU, through January 4, 2027
Head back to midcentury Argentina at the Kemper, where this exhibition traces the capital city’s transformation and the artists working through it — including Grete Stern, Horacio Coppola, and their wider circle.
7. Women Impressionists and the Land — Saint Louis Art Museum, through January 10, 2027
A first-of-its-kind gathering of works by women Impressionists and their relationship to the natural world, drawn from museums and private collections around the globe. Paintings, ceramics, and works on paper by Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, Marie Bracquemond, and more take center stage, with particular focus on Cassatt, Morisot, and Bracquemond.
8. Olga de Amaral: Weaving the Infinite — Pulitzer Arts Foundation, through January 31, 2027
Groundbreaking Colombian fiber artist Olga de Amaral trained in both architectural drafting and weaving, and both disciplines show up in her structured, sculptural work. This show follows her evolution from early 1950s weavings to monumental pieces from the 2000s, plus works on paper and pieces from her personal collection.
9. In Blackest Shade, In Darkest Light — The Sheldon Art Galleries, through February 6, 2027
Curated by Patrick Earl Hammie, this traveling exhibition brings together Black artists whose work builds entire worlds, and it wraps its run with a new iteration at The Sheldon — where drawing shows up on paper, walls, textiles, sculpture, digital space, and in installation.
10. Great Rivers Biennial 2026 — Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, through February 7, 2027
Every other year, CAM spotlights three rising regional artists with the Great Rivers Biennial, giving each $25,000 in unrestricted funding to create new work. This year’s artists — Vaughn Terrell Davis Jr., Lauren dela Roche, and Vincent Stemmler — each present a distinct body of work across a range of mediums.
From a neighborhood gallery in Soulard to the big rooms at the Saint Louis Art Museum, there’s a lot to see right now — pick a show, grab a friend, and go look at something new.
