STATEN ISLAND, NY.- The Staten Island Museum announces the opening of Here You Are: Staten Island Triennial 2026, a new landmark exhibition opening to the public on Saturday, January 24, 2026, with a public reception from 2:00 – 4:00 pm EST. Featuring newly commissioned and recent work across fiber, painting, film, photography, and graphic design, the exhibition brings together seven Staten Island artists whose practices reflect the complexities of the present moment. At once introspective and far-reaching, Here You Are asks what it means to belong - to a place, to a history, to oneself, illuminating layered worlds that often exist hidden in plain sight.

The exhibition unfolds as a series of encounters with spaces that feel deeply familiar, yet strangely unsettled: domestic interiors, inherited memories, cultural rituals, and imagined landscapes that oscillate between comfort and disquiet. Through deeply personal yet expansive works, the artists navigate spaces that feel familiar and haunting, lonely and powerful, offering an intimate portrait of Staten Island today. Together, the works form a collective meditation on identity, heritage, and home as lived, contested, and continuously reshaped.

“With Here You Are, the Staten Island Museum continues its role as a civic and cultural anchor in our community, championing artists whose work expands our understanding of identity, place, and connection,” said Janice Monger, President and CEO of Staten Island Museum. “This Triennial celebrates Staten Island as a living, creative force and reflects our commitment to serving as a platform for local artists and a mirror for the people of Staten Island.”

The participating artists bring distinct visual languages and cultural perspectives to the exhibition. Their works move fluidly between the personal and the political, the intimate and the expansive, offering a portrait of Staten Island as both a physical place and an emotional landscape.

FEATURED ARTISTS

• Roemello Agjmurati
• Gabri Christa
• Olga Ginzburg
• Siobhan McBride
• Arjuna Routté-Prieur
• Lynore Routté (d. 2025)
• Lea Simoniello

“This triennial invites viewers to look more closely at the layered worlds shaping how we live, remember, and belong,” said Rylee Eterginoso, curator of Here You Are and Director of Curatorial Affairs and Programs at Staten Island Museum. “Each artist has created brilliant works that together forge a path through the here and now, responding to the anxieties, histories, and emotional landscapes that shape our sense of home.”