NEW YORK, July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Amid the prestige and polish of the Hamptons Fine Art Fair, a new entrant is making a thoughtful impression. DETOX GALLERY, a radically inclusive, artist-led nomadic fine art gallery founded by Dallas/NYC-based painter Vickie J. Lin, debuts this year at the prestigious Hamptons Fine Art Fair 2025, taking place July 10–13 in Southampton, NY.
At Booth 118, DETOX GALLERY will be exhibiting work by five rising women artists and designers: including founder Vickie J. Lin, alongside Lili Rochelle, Maria Sardi, Shivya Ahuja, and Yianna Foufas. Rooted in community, representation, and accessibility, DETOX aims to challenge industry’s norms by carving out space for historically marginalized voices in the fine art industry.
What sets DETOX GALLERY apart isn’t just its curation – it’s the radical way it came to life. Founded in 2023 by Chinese-American artist and entrepreneur Vickie J. Lin without institutional backing, DETOX GALLERY has grown as a grassroots force, with nine major exhibitions in New York and Dallas in under two years – reaching over 2,000 visitors and showcasing works of 200+ artists. As the first AAPI-founded nomadic gallery dedicated to uplifting BIPOC, femme, and LGBTQ communities, DETOX embodies a radical, artist-led approach that challenges the conventions of the fine art world. The gallery’s primary mission is accessibility, bringing contemporary art from emerging artists to high-end gallery venues while refusing to conform to exclusionary industry norms.
“I founded DETOX to detoxify the art world – to build what I needed but couldn’t find: a space where underrepresented artists are celebrated and centered, not sidelined. To now be showing at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair with no investors, no grants – just grit and vision – is a full circle moment and the realization of a lifelong dream for me.”
– Vickie J Lin, Founder & Director of DETOX GALLERY
Meet the Artists at Booth 118:
- Vickie J. Lin – Abstract expressionist and DETOX GALLERY founder who will unveil the ocean-inspired Heartbreak alongside new gilded works from her Transformation series at the fair.
- Lili Rochelle – Brooklyn painter reimagining divine femininity through ethereal figures and cosmic mythos. Raised in Alaska and painting on reclaimed palettes, Rochelle’s work honors the Earth and celebrates the sacred feminine.
- Maria Sardi – Venezuelan-American collage artist layering nostalgia, pop culture, and personal myth, presenting her exuberant mixed-media piece Florida at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair.
- Shivya Ahuja – Furniture designer and founder of The Studio Grain, fusing Himalayan heritage with New York sleekness, showcasing her sculptural, handcrafted teakwood Zen Table and Martini Tables at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair.
- Yianna Foufas – Painter and wrestler channeling kinetic resilience into canvas, debuting the vivid and detailed oil painting – “Synaptic Embrace” at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair.
About the Founder
Vickie J. Lin founded DETOX GALLERY to challenge exclusion in the art world. A self-taught curator who overcame housing insecurity and systemic barriers, Lin built DETOX from the ground up, without investors or grants. Her mission: to center underrepresented artists and create the inclusive spaces she needed but couldn’t find. In a market where less than 10% of art sales benefit women and minority artists, DETOX GALLERY is actively working to shift the paradigm, one show at a time.
About DETOX GALLERY
DETOX GALLERY is a nomadic fine art gallery uplifting femmes, BIPOC, and LGBTQ artists. With no outside funding, DETOX has hosted rotating group art exhibition shows in New York and Dallas, as well as meetups and wellness events, building a grassroots following through its bold curatorial voice and DIY ethos. The gallery’s “floating” model brings underrepresented artists to high-visibility venues – proving that a bootstrapped, community-first gallery can thrive at the highest levels of the art world.
DETOX GALLERY will exhibit at Booth 118 at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair, July 10–13, 2025. For more information, visit detoxgallery.com or follow @detoxgallery on social media.
Contact: Vickie J. Lin, info@detoxgallery.com
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