The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Kansas City. USA

The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art presents Sport and Spectator, an exhibition exploring the cultural, political, and symbolic dimensions of sport.

Shown in Kansas City during the city’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup, the exhibition brings together Sophie Inard and international artists whose work examines sport as a site of power, identity, and collective experience.

June - December 2026

Biennale Objet Textile - La Manufacture de Roubaix

Roubaix, France

The Biennale Objet Textile is a major contemporary art event dedicated to textile-based practices, highlighting experimental approaches and innovative uses of materials.

As part of the Biennale, Sophie Inard presents a new monumental work at La Manufacture de Roubaix, exploring the transformation of powerful sporting symbols through textile intervention.

For this Biennale, Sophie Inard presents Soft Power a monumental football (80cm diameter) made of vintage methacrylate sphere and recycled yarn.

February 14 - April 26 2026

Galerie Bessaud - Bastille Art Prize

Paris, France

The Bastille Art Prize is an annual award recognizing contemporary artists whose work demonstrates a strong conceptual approach and a distinctive artistic language.

Selected by a professional jury, the winners are presented by Galerie Bessaud, which supports the development and visibility of their work through exhibitions and curatorial guidance.

For its 1st edition, the Bastille Art Prize selected Sophie Inard, Clara Tournay, Laura Mateare, Valentine Dardel, Valentina Grilli, and Anne-Juliette Deschamps’ works.

January - February 2026

Galerie Openbach

Vincennes

A feu d’épaule et de poing exhibition.

November 2025

The Mc Nay museum

San Antonio, Texas. USA

Sport and Spectator features works by Brandon J. Donahue-Shipp, Jeffrey Gibson, Raul Rene Gonzalez, Sophie Inard, Brian Jungen, Justin Korver, Betsy Odom, Esmaa Mohamoud, Hank Willis Thomas and Tyrrell Winston.

March - July 2025