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Published: Aug 24, 2006

Galleries are usually open Tuesdays through Saturdays; please call the gallery for exact days and hours. Receptions are denoted by a E.

201 GALLERY, 1400 North American St., Suite 201, 215-236-2872. MYTH OF THE NARRATIVE, Features Melissa Morgan's silkscreens on hand-dyed fabric panels. Runs through Sept. 2.

ALMA VISION GALLERY, 806 E. Passyunk Ave., 215-413-1685. WORKS BY MARILIA LUTZ, Features paintings and drawings. Runs through Aug. 31.

APONI GALLERY, 542 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, NJ, 856-858-4848. IMAGES OF INDIA, Features photographs of India, by Joe Barone, that capture the architecture and culture of Indian Society. Runs through Sept. 2.

ART STAR GALLERY AND BOUTIQUE, Liberties Walk, 1030 N. 2nd St., unit 301, 215-238-1557. JENNY HART, Features embroidery on cotton, satin and leather. The detailed works are kitschy, iconic and retro, and include stitches of strippers, rockers and cowgirls. Runs through Oct. 1.

ARTHUR ROSS GALLERY, 220 S. 34th St., UPenn, 215-898-4401. MODERN LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE: ANNEMARIE HEINRICH GRANDE DAME OF ARGENTINE PHOTOGRAPHY, Features black and white vintage photography of celebrities from Argentina's radio and movie industry. Runs through Oct. 15. Reception, Thu., Sept. 14, 5-8pm. E

ARTISTS' GALLERY, 32 Coryell St., Lambertville, NJ, 609-397-4588. VISUAL NARRATIVES, Features works by Sheila Letven and Alan Klawans. Letven's works include oils and prints, merging reality with imagination. Klawans' prints recall memories of childhood, books, marriage and movies. Runs through Sept. 3.

ARTISTS' HOUSE GALLERY & STUDIOS, 57 N. 2nd St., 923-8440. SEPTEMBER EXHIBITION, Features oil paintings by Brian Schumacher, Caroline Adams, David Stier, Christine Drake and Nancy Tips; and pastels by Michael De Luca. Runs through Oct. 1. Reception Sun., Sept. 10, 1-4pm. E

BAMBI GALLERY, 1817 Frankford Ave., 215-423-2668. A FISHTOWN MEMOIR, Features character drawings by cartoonist Jeff Kilpatrick, graphic artist Andrew Hart, and illustrator Mr. G. Runs through Sept. 16.

BLACK FLOOR GALLERY, 319 A N. 11th St., 3rd Fl., 267-679-4587. PAY TO PLAY, Features a satirical exhibition that incorporates the well-known practice of currying favor with elected officials through bribes and offers of goods and services. Curated by Amy Adams, and features artists such as Maximillian Lawrence, Charles Hobbs, Lucas Blalock, Denise DeSpirito, Nikki Johnson, Jessica Peavy, Walter Benjamin Smith, Adam Eckstrom, Albo Jeavons, Yngvar Larson, Adam Parker Smith, Lizz Wasserman, Guy Tourangeau, Scott Andresen and David Baumflek. Runs through Aug. 27.

BRIDGETTE MAYER GALLERY, 709 Walnut St., 215-413-8893. CHASING THE DAY, Features colorful, semi-abstract landscape paintings by Alexis Serio. Runs through Sept. 30. Opening reception Fri., Sept. 1, 6-8:30pm. E

BRIDGETTE MAYER-NEW HOPE, 3 W. Bridge St., New Hope, 215-862-3067. COLOR MY WORLD, Features new paintings by Elyce Abrams, Neil Anderson, Allen Bentley, Mark Brosseau, Deborah Caiola, Kate Davis Caldwell, Clark Gibson, Robert Godfrey, Dana Hargrove, Chris Lyon, Tim McFarlane, Deirdre Murphy, Rebecca Rutstein and Alexis Serio. Runs through Aug. 26.

BURRISON GALLERY, University Club, The Inn at Penn, 3611 Walnut St., 2nd Fl., 215-898-4618. FOLIO, Features print works by students at the School of Fine Art. Runs through Aug. 24.

CANTOR FITZGERALD GALLERY, Whitehead Campus Center, Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford, 610-896-1333. CHARLES HENRY CURRIER AND ROBERT FEINLAND, Features the work of two of Haverford's own. Currier was a photographer that specialized in scenes from everyday New England life, while Feinland's paintings trace the rapid pace of urbanization and its effects. Runs through Sept. 10.

CHAPTERHOUSE CAFE & GALLERY, 620 S. 9th St., 215-238-2626. HUNG OUT TO DRY, Features a collection of personal and commercial illustrations by eight Philadelphians. Runs through Aug. 31.

CRAFTS FOR LIVING GALLERY, Sherman Mills at East Falls, 3502 Scotts Lane, 215-991-7601 x3. VOICES FROM THE WOODS, Features an exhibit of the "Woodlander Gatherers," or people who collect objects from the woods such as sticks, rocks, and nests, and turn them into furniture, baskets, masks and other art. Artists are from Philadelphia as well as other East Coast areas. Runs through Aug. 31.

DELICIOUS BOUTIQUE AND CORSETERIE, 1040 N. American St., # 901, 215-413-0378. SHAYNA V. MCCONVILLE, Features cheesecake and pin-up influenced oil paintings. Runs through Sept. 15.

DESIGN CENTER, Philadelphia University, 4200 Henry Ave., 215-951-2860. CRAZY QUILT, Features psychedelic, humorous 1970s memorabilia and decorated living rooms by Virgil Marti. Runs through Nov. 17. Reception Thu., Sept. 21, 5:30-7:30pm. E

FALLING COW GALLERY, 732 S. 4th St., 215-627-4625. BOOBIES, Features a variety of art depicting...you guessed it...different forms of boobies. Artists include Robert Asman, Julia Blaukopf, Alana Bograd, Ellie Brown, Bruce Campbell, and others. Ten percent of proceeds go to breast cancer research. Runs through Aug. 26.

FLEISHER OLLMAN GALLERY, 1616 Walnut St., Suite 100, 215-545-7562. RIP, RIG, AND PANIC, Features new works by Anda Dubinskis, Mark Khaisman and Isaac Resnikoff. Runs through Sept. 1.

FREE JADE, 52 N. 2nd St. FAMILIAR FACES, Features the graf art of El Toro, Bob and Nose. Runs through Sept. 1.

FUEL COLLECTION, 249 Arch St., 215-592-8400. TITUSVILLE AND OTHER TALES, Features the work of five emerging visual artists, including commercial photographer Chris Crisman, plus sculpture, photography and mixed media work from Charlotte Daley, Michael Koehler, Eric Kephart and Maggie Chang. Runs through Aug. 26.

GALLERIES AT MOORE COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, 20th & the Parkway, 215-965-4027. BY DESIGN: NEW VISIONS FOR THE PARKWAY, Features an exhibition of works by more than a dozen Parkway businesses, design firms and organizations who've come together to offer a glimpse of the Parkway's future. Runs through Sept. 20.

GALLERY 13W, 4504 Regent St., 267-312-1426. GROUP EXHIBITION, Features painting, photography, sculpture and stained glass by Maija Jesperson, Jim Lint, John Overmyer, Bob Asman, Adam Presti and Andre Efremoff. Runs through Sept. 9.

GALLERY 339, 339 S. 21st St., 215-731-1530. THE REGULARS, Features the photographs of Sarah Stolfa, taken while she was a bartender at McGlinchey's, one of Philadelphia's oldest and most storied taverns. Her photographs balance the intimacy of social expectation and the loneliness and searching of the urban bar experience expertly, putting many words in the mouths of her subjects even as they lift their glass to take a drink. Runs through Nov. 11. SUMMER IDYLLS, Features the summer-themed work of nine local and international photographers, including Edward Dimsdale, David Graham, Sookang Kim, Serge J-F Levy, Dan Lobdell, Amanda Means, Robert Raczka, Stuart Rome and Douglas Takeshi Wolfe. Runs through Sept. 2.

GALLERY AT CEDAR HOLLOW, 2447 Yellow Springs Rd., Malvern, 610-640-2787. WE LOVE ANIMALS & NATURE, Features animal and nature images in various mediums by different artists. Runs through Aug. 27.

GALLERY BELLARIA, 823 W. Lancaster Ave. DIANE HARK, Features watercolor paintings of harbors from around the world. Runs through Aug. 31.

GALLERY SIANO, 309 Arch St., 215-629-2940. DEBUT: A SUMMER GROUP EXHIBITION, Features paintings and sculpture by six up-and-coming artists. Runs through Aug. 26.

GROSS MCCLEAF GALLERY, 127 S. 16th St., 215-665-8138. SUMMER GROUP EXHIBITION, Features small-scale paintings, naturalism, geometric abstract paintings, and large abstract landscapes. Artists include Gillian Pederson-Krag, Ann Lofquist, Sean Sauer, Jim Williams, Frank Trefny and others. Runs through Aug. 30.

HAMILTON GALLERY, University of the Arts, 320 S. Broad St., 215-717-6480. SUMMER MFA WORKS IN PROGRESS, Features student paintings, sculpture and ceramics. Runs through Sept. 2.

HARRISON STREET GALLERY, 108 Harrison St., Frenchtown, NJ, 908-996-3325. WILL HUBSCHER, Features monoprints that incorporate vintage photographs manipulated through a variety of techniques. Runs through Aug. 27.

HOME FINE ART, 2 Church St., Mount Holly, NJ, 609-261-8634. JOYCE IS BACK IN TOWN, Features watercolor, oil, acrylic and pastel works of landscapes, figures, buildings and still lifes by Joyce McAfee. Runs through Aug. 31.

HONEYMILK, Vagabond, 37 N. 3rd St., 267-671-0737. THOUGHTFUL TECHNICIAN, Features Caitlin Kuhwald's collection of sketches for paintings, self-portraits, prints and renderings of friends. Runs through Aug. 25.

JINXED CLOTHING, 620 S. 4th St., 215-978-5469. ERIK LEVY AND JASON GOLDBERG, Featuring new paintings by the artists of Body Graphics Tattoo and Olde City Tattoo, respectively. Runs through Sept. 28. Opening reception features music by DJ Opalrock, barbecue and refreshments, Fri., Aug. 25, 7-10pm. E

JMS GALLERY, 8236 Germantown Ave., 215-248-4649. HIGH SCHOOL JURIED SHOW, Features works in a variety of styles and media by local students. Runs through Aug. 26.

JOURNEY HOME ART GALLERY, 948 N. 8th St., 215-629-0606. DUMPSTER DIVERS: THE SECRET GARDEN OF A FERTILE MIND, Features found object art with a garden theme. Runs through Sept. 15.

LANGMAN GALLERY, 2500 Moreland Rd., Willow Grove Park, 215-657-8333. HOMESPUN, Features Maria Christopher's oil paintings and mixed media collages that explore themes of domesticity. Runs through Aug. 31.

LAWRENCE GALLERY, Rosemont College, 1400 Montgomery Ave., Rosemont, 610-526-2967. THE REUNION YEARS, Features the works of Rosemont College's past students including Carolyn Keener Aberbach, Rosemary Tottoroto, Marion Zukas, Dina Altieri, Desiree Keane and others. Runs through Aug. 27.

NEWMAN GALLERIES, 1625 Walnut St., 215-563-1779. COASTAL VIEWS, Features a collection of contemporary works by John English, Yves Parent, A.J. Rudisill, Elise Phillips, Kim Weiland and others. Runs through Sept. 23.

OFF THE WALL GALLERY, Dirty Frank's Bar, 13th & Pine sts., 215-732-5010. MID-SUMMER SHOW, Features paintings by Russell Brodie, works on paper by Molly Mullahy, and installations by Melissa Hernandez-Hughes and Gralin Hughes. Runs through Oct. 6.

PADLOCK GALLERY, 1409 Ellsworth St. BEAUTIFUL AMNESIA, Features digital prints and ceramic sculpture by Nick Lenker. Runs through Aug. 26.

PEGGY LEWIS GALLERY, Lambertville Public Library, 6 Lily St., Lambertville, NJ, 609-397-0275. VISIONS AND VIEWS, Features the works of Natalie Witoshkin. Runs through Aug. 31.

PLASTIC CLUB, 247 S. Camac St., 215-545-9324. PAM-O-RAMA, Features art inspired by the model Pam Cole. Runs through Aug. 30.

RODGER LAPELLE GALLERIES, 122 N. 3rd St., 215-592-0232. AMERICAN IDYLL, Features paintings of the American landscape by Andrew Prayzner, Adam Rex, Brian Zegeer, Dustin London and others. Runs through Aug. 30.

THE ROTUNDA, 4014 Walnut St., 215-573-3234. ART RAFFLE, Features works by local artists including Cora Charpentier, Adam Cohen, Aubrie Costello, Dylan Dimauro, Erika Ebert, Frances Graham, Laura Graham, Justin Grant and others. Thu., Aug. 24, 7-10pm.

SCHUYLKILL GALLERY, 3510 Scotts Ln., 215-287-9963. LAND OF MY ANCESTORS, Features works by Darcy Padilla. Runs through Sept. 2.

SOL MEDNICK GALLERY, 211 S. Broad St., 15th Fl., 215-717-6300. TERRA FIRMA, TERRA INCOGNITO, Features the work of Dennis Carpenter, whose collage and mixed media pieces deal with the omnipresent themes of travel and establishing a sense of place in the epic tradition of Gilgamesh and Jack Kerouac. Runs through Sept. 22. FICTION, Features the work of Laura Allen Noel, whose diptychs—studies in deep, rich colors that verge on the abstract and create unexpected parallels—examine isolation and social context. Runs through Sept. 22.

SPACE 1026, 1026 Arch St., 2nd Fl., 215-574-7630. GOD ONLY KNOWS, Features Andrew Clark's paintings, drawings and photography embodying the artist's social and personal ideas of faith. Runs through Aug. 27.

SPECTOR, 510 Bainbridge St., 215-238-0840. LIFE, LIGHT AND AIR, Features a whimsical mixed media window installation of 2-D constructions made with toys, cardboard and other objects by Bill Lohre. Runs through Sept. 1.

THIRD STREET GALLERY, 58 N. 2nd St., 215-625-0993. CONSTRUCTED PAINTINGS, Features mixed media works by Ryan John Heiser. Runs through Aug. 27.

TRINITY GALLERY, 158 N. 3rd St., 215-868-9407. SKIP WILLIAMSON: RETROSPECTIVE OF A RENEGADE ARTIST, Features new and obscure works from more than four decades. The comic artist has worked with R. Crumb, Jay Lynch, and was the former art director of Hustler and Playboy. Runs through Aug. 30.

TWENTY TWO GALLERY, 236 S. 22nd St., 215-772-1911. [OBSERVED], Features photographic works by Glenn Stevens. Runs through Jan. 13.

VOX POPULI, 1315 Cherry St., 215-568-5513. PUBLICO, Features an exhibit of new and selected works by Britni Bicknaver, Evan Commander, Matt Coors, Paul Coors, Beth Graves, Russell Ihrig, Brian Nicely and Matt Waldbillig. Runs through Aug. 27.

WEXLER GALLERY, 201 N. 3rd St., 215-923-7030. NEW ACQUISITIONS IN HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY GLASS, Features decorative glass art by Harvey Littleton, Toots Zynsky, Robin Grebe, Berteil Vallien and Tessa Clegg. Runs through Aug. 29.

WIDENER UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, One University Place, Chester, 610-499-1189. ALFRED O. DESHONG, Features 18th- and 19th-century Asian art, including Japanese ivory sculpture and bronze vases, and Chinese-carved hardstone vessels. Runs through June 21.

WOOD TURNING CENTER, 512 Vine St., 215-923-8000. ALLTURNATIVES, Features the annual exhibit of wood works by the International Turning Exchange artists. Runs through Oct. 23.

WORKS GALLERY, 303 Cherry St., 215-922-7775. 8TH ANNUAL GOBLET SHOW, Features colorful goblet sculptures by Erica Bingham, Michael Brunner, Deborah Carlson, Eric Caster, Joshua Cole, Dan Cutrone and more. Runs through Aug. 31. INDUSTRIAL SOPHISTICATES, Features Diane Litten's wearable art jewelry, made from materials such as stainless steel, wire, rubber and crystals. Runs through Nov. 16.

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