Galleries

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

• 201 GALLERY , 1400 N. American St., Suite 201, 215-236-2872. RANDOM THOUGHTS, Features recent paintings by Ira Upin. Runs through Feb. 7. Opening reception Thu, Jan. 10, 6-9pm. ( Reception )
• 3RD STREET GALLERY , 58 N. 2nd St., 215-625-0993. PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS, Features Marjorie Grigonis' oil paintings and mixed-media works, which are composed of abstract lines and are influenced by her visits to Asia. Runs through Jan. 27.
• ART STAR GALLERY AND BOUTIQUE , Liberties Walk, 1030 N. 2nd St., 215-238-1557. LINE, Features sleek illustrations of cats, roosters and other animals by Eleanor Grosch, who has been fascinated with them since her youth. Runs through Feb. 17.
• ARTHUR ROSS GALLERY , University of Pennsylvania, 220 S. 34th St., 215-898-4401. TREASURED PAGES, Features medieval and renaissance manuscripts from the Rare Book department of the Free Library. The exhibition addresses their use in ritual, devotion and prayer, learning and leisure, politics and law and the Bible. Runs through Jan. 6.
• ARTISTS' GALLERY , 32 Coryell St., Lambertville, NJ, 609-397-4588. OF ART AND ORNAMENTS, Features contemporary and traditional art including watercolors by Beatrice Bork, Gail Bracegirdle, Rich Harrington and Carol Sanzalone. Runs through Feb. 3.
• ARTISTS' HOUSE , 57 N. 2nd St., 215-923-8440. JANUARY EXHIBITION, Features oil paintings by Valerie Craig, Linda Price Thompson, David Stier, Lauren Tilden, Anastasia Alexandrin, Ryan Muldowney, Andrew Paterson-Tutschka and Matthew Pinney. Runs through Jan. 27.
• ARTJAZ GALLERY , 53 N. 2nd St., 215-922-4800. FLOW, COLOR, FORM, TEXTURE, Features paintings by Samad Arastu, Cynthelia Cephas, Jackson-Collins, Priscilla Romero Cubero and Sonia Sadler. Runs through Feb. 9.
• AXD GALLERY , 265 S. 10th St., 215-627-6250. VEILINGUNVEILING, Features mixed-media works by Peter Hayes and Marjorie Arendt, which examine maps, architecture and the structure of canvases. Runs through Jan. 19.
• BAHDEEBAHDU , 309 Cherry St., 215-627-5002. HERO WORSHIP, Features sculptures by Bryce LeVan Cushing, which are made out of plastic flowers, Disney toys, wrenches, doll heads and other found objects. Runs through Jan. 30.
• BAMBI GALLERY , 1817 Frankford Ave., 215-423-2668. SHADOW WORLD, Features a video installation by David Kessler, who has spent the past year interacting with the residents and transients of the "subtrackean" community under the El in North Philadelphia. Runs through Jan. 20. LOST AND FOUND, Features photographic images by local artist Candace Karch, who manipulates her collection of both human and animal X-rays to explore the inner workings between creature and creator, between man and monster. Runs through Jan. 20.
• BRANDYWINE WORKSHOP , Firehouse Art Center, 730 S. Broad St., 215-546-3675. TREASURE OF THE ARCHIVES, Features never-before-seen lithographs, etchings, screenprints and monotypes by Belkis Ayon, Toshio Mori, Benny Andrews, Faith Ringgold, Sam Gilliam and others. Runs through Feb. 9.
• BUCKS GALLERY OF FINE ART , 201 S. State St., Newtown, 215-579-0050. SIGNIFICANT AND SIZEABLE, Features modern art and sculpture by Jan Desmartes. Runs through Jan. 17.
• CENTER FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS , The Barclay Building, 3A, 237 S. 18th St., 215-546-7775. MUTABLE BIOLOGIES, Features mixed-media work by Andrea Cote and photographs by Rafaelo Kazakov, which depict biological forms mutated by forces both natural and artificial. Runs through Jan. 24.
• CEREAL ART , 149 N. 3rd St., 215-627-5060. TRAVELER, Features photographs and snow globes of arctic environments and stranded hikers by Walter Martin and Paloma Munoz. Runs through Jan. 25.
• CERULEAN ARTS , 1355 Ridge Ave., 267-514-8647. REFLECTIONS OF A FORGOTTEN SUNSET, Features new work by Binod Shrestha. Runs through Jan. 4.
• CLAY STUDIO , 139 N. 2nd St., 215-925-3453. NEW YEAR NEW RESIDENTS, Features clay work by new studio members including Jeremy Brooks, Myung Jin Choi, Heather Mae Erickson, Ryan Kelly, Melissa Mytty, Nathan Prouty, Munemitsu Taguchi, Collen Toledano, Joanie Turbek, Amy Santoferraro, Andy Shaw, Shawn Spangler and John Williams. Runs through Jan. 27. ALEC KARROS, Features pots by the local artist, who is inspired by the vessel's ability to function in a contemporary landscape as well as provide a social and cultural history. Runs through Jan. 27. ROB KIRSCH, Features new clay work by the figurative sculptor, who combines reading, writing, storytelling and text with the human form. Runs through Jan. 27. Opening reception Fri, Jan. 4, 5-9pm. ( Reception )
• DA VINCI ART ALLIANCE , 704 Catharine St., 215-829-0466. WORKS ON PAPER, Features work in ink, conte, pencil and spray paint by Plamen Veltchev, who uses line complexity to invoke turmoil in the large-scale pieces. Runs through Jan. 27. Opening reception Sat, Jan. 5, 6-10pm. ( Reception )
• EARTH LIGHT IMAGES GALLERY , 764 S. 7th St., 215-592-8832. PHILADELPHIA: THROUGH AN ARTIST'S EYE, Features photographs by local artist Armond Scavo of Philly landmarks, blizzards, skylines and historical sites. Runs through Jan. 30.
• FLEISHER OLLMAN GALLERY , 1616 Walnut St., Suite 100, 215-545-7562. STREET BUTTON, Features installations and paintings by Stephanie Beck, Andrew Brehm, Gregory Brellochs, Jamie Dillon, Andrew Gbur, Jennifer Levonian, Yvonne Lung, Ryan McCartney and Eva Wylie. Runs through Jan. 26.
• FUEL COLLECTION , 249 Arch St., 215-592-8400. PARRIS-NEW YORK-PHILADELPHIA, Features conceptual pieces and representational paintings by Ken Parris, which are both whimsical and melancholy. Also included are portraits by Joyce Korotkin and paintings by Doug Kinsey, Andrew Wrigley and Gigi Chen. Runs through Jan. 6.
• GALLERY 339 , 339 S. 21st St., 215-731-1530. PHILADELPHIA MASTERS, Features photographs by George Krause, William Larson, Ray K. Metzker and Ruth Thorne-Thomsen. Runs through Jan. 19.
• GALLERY ST. ASAPH , 27 Conshohocken State Rd., Bala Cynwyd, 610-664-0966. PUSHING THE LIMITS, Features work by Joyce Norden, Adam Levin, Jeff Odiorne, Irma Shapiro, Debs Bleicher, Melissa Bollman-Jenkins, Kassem Amoudi, Bill Landes, Pat Burns, Peggy Getty, Lynn O'Connor, Amand Selfor and Norma Soong. Runs through Jan. 6.
• GROSS MCCLEAF GALLERY , 127 S. 16th St., 215-665-8138. ROOMS & VOICES, Features paintings of domestic life by Michael Ananian, Barbara Grossman, Scott Noel, Douglas Martenson, Susan Lichtman, Jeffrey Reed, Mark Karnes, Celia Reisman and Barbara Kassel. Runs through Jan. 29.
• HIGHWIRE GALLERY , 2040 Frankford Ave., 215-426-2685. REWIRED III, Features work by Piety Choi, Lydia Hamilton-Brown, Mike Seeber and Jeff van Osten. Runs through Jan. 27. Opening reception Fri, Jan. 4, 5-9pm. ( Reception )
• JMS GALLERY , 8236 Germantown Ave., 215-248-4649. JANUARY EXHIBITION, Features work by Pavel Efremoff, Claire Giblin and Jean Plough. Runs through Feb. 9.
• LARRY BECKER CONTEMPORARY ART , 43 N. 2nd St., 215-925-5389. IN LIGHT, Features minimalistic paintings by Tom Benson, Mel Davis, Andrew Graham and Howard Smith. Runs through Feb. 16.
• LITTLE BERLIN , 1801 N. Howard St., 610-308-0579. NUTS AND BERRIES, Features work made out of telephone books, glass and packing material by Daniel Petraitis and Martha Savery, which examine the difference between trash and valuables. Runs through Feb. 12.
• LOCKS GALLERY , 600 Washington Square South, 215-629-1000. PAINTINGS FOR WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS, Featuring paintings of brightly-colored war and historical scenes by Jane Irish. Runs through Jan. 12. FIGURATIVE '60S, Featuring paintings and drawings of people in emotionally complex scenes by Elizabeth Osborne. Runs through Jan. 12.
• LORENZO HOMAR GALLERY , 2721 N. 5th St., 215-426-3311. SANTOS FROM PUERTO RICO: CARVINGS OF FAITH AND SENTIMENT, Features wooden, Christmas-themed statues of the three wise men, evergreen trees and the nativity scene. Runs through Jan. 19.
• MEW GALLERY , 906 Christian St., 215-625-2424. SOCK AND AWE, Features sock monkey art by Gail Bracegirdle, Bonnie K. Connelly, Lara Long, Dan Rule, Katy Yeaw, Jeff Kilpatrick and others. Runs through Feb. 2.
• MONSOON GALLERY , 11 E. 3rd St., Bethlehem, 610-866-6600. AFTER HOLIDAY ANNUAL SALE, Features ceramics, paintings and jewelry by Mark Arian, Joan Larson, Timothy Landers, Gene Mater, Lara Bly and others. Runs through Jan. 30.
• NEWMAN GALLERIES , 1625 Walnut St., 215-563-1779. CONTEMPORARY FRENCH IMPRESSIONISTS, Features work by Hans Joseph W. Becker, Jean-Pierre Dubord, Jean Kevorkian, Malva, Morro, Gerhard Neswadba, Daniel Sannier and Laurent Valient. Runs through Dec. 31.
• NEXUS , 1400 N. American St., Suite 102, 215-629-1103. YUMMY, Features work by 38 artists from across the country in celebration of craving, compulsion and culture. Included is sculpture, photography, ceramics, painting, performance, video and a hands-on cake-baking workshop. Runs through Feb. 1.
• OLD CITY JEWISH ARTS CENTER , 119 N. 3rd St., 215-574-9280. THE HERE IN THERE, Features work by Linda Dubin Garfield and Rachel Shoham. Runs through Jan. 24.
• PAGEANT , 607 Bainbridge St., 215-925-1535. ISSKUSTVO TRANSMAGICA PROVINCES ANIMAMINA, Features paintings of wild animals juxtaposed with playful imagery by Sarah Everton, Jesse Greenberg, Nick Lenker and Kate Norton. Runs through Feb. 3.
• PRINT CENTER , 1614 Latimer St., 215-735-6090. MOON STUDIES AND STAR SCRATCHES, Features a large-scale photographic series of the moon and stars over various periods of time by Sharon Harper, who explores the way technology mediates our relationship with the natural world. Runs through Feb. 16. DAKAR PORTRAITS, Features photographs by Vera Viditz-Ward of urban life in West Africa. The works focus on Dakar, the capital of Senegal and an important political and cultural hub between North Africa and the sub-Saharan. Runs through Feb. 16. THAT'S WOMEN'S WORK, Features silkscreen prints and mixed-media work by local artist Laura Wagner, who is inspired by illustrations from 1950s cookbooks in which cheery housewives teach their obedient daughters the way to a man's heart. Runs through Feb. 16.
• PROJECT BASHO , 1305 Germantown Ave., 215-238-0928. ONWARD '08, Features photographs by the 57 winners of Project Basho's first international competition. Runs through Feb. 24.
• PROJECTS GALLERY , 629 N. 2nd St., 267-303-9652. BACK FROM MIAMI, Features work by both established and emerging artists who were showcased in the Miami art fairs. Runs through Jan. 26. Opening reception Fri, Jan. 4, 5-8pm. ( Reception )
• RODGER LA PELLE GALLERY , 122 N. 3rd St., 215-592-0232. GET ME OFF THIS ROCK, Features new work by Andrew Wodzanski. Runs through Jan. 31. Opening reception Fri, Jan. 4, 5-10pm. ( Reception )
• SANDE WEBSTER GALLERY , 2006 Walnut St., 215-636-9003. PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE, Features small portrait paintings by James Brantley of conceptual dreamscapes. Runs through Jan. 3. ASCENT/DESCENT, Features balck-and-white photography by Andrea Baldeck, who explores horizontal and vertical points of transit through elegant staircases. Runs through Jan. 3.
• SCHMIDT DEAN GALLERY , 1710 Sansom St., 215-569-9433. SCOTT MARVEL CASSIDY, Features new oil-on-canvas work. Runs through Feb. 3.
• SCHWARZ GALLERY , 1806 Chestnut St., 215-563-4887. CHARLES LEWIS FUSSELL, Features landscape paintings of Long Island, NY, PA and NJ. Ongoing.
• SERAPHIN GALLERY , 1108 Pine St., 215-923-7000. SMALL WORKS SHOW, Features new and compact work by gallery artists. Runs through Feb. 17.
• SNYDERMAN-WORKS GALLERY , 303 Cherry St., 215-922-7775. MIMESIS AND MEMORY, Features trompe l'oeil pieces by Ron Isaacs, who transforms three-dimensional constructions with techniques borrowed from 17th-century Dutch painting. Runs through Jan. 19.
• STEDMAN ART GALLERY , Rutgers Unviersity, 326 Penn St., Camden, NJ, 609-757-6245. A NEW REALITY: BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRPAHY IN CONTEMPORARY ART, Features black-and-white photographs by artists working in the 1950s to the present including Diane Arbus, Sherrie Levine, Cindy Sherman, Mike and Doug Starn, Vik Muniz, Richard Avedon, William Wegman and Joel Peter Witkin. The exhibition explores the medium in its visual and historical contexts as well as the expanding technical and conceptual role of photography. Curated by Jeffrey Wechsler. Runs through Feb. 23.
• TEMPLE GALLERY , 259 N. 3rd St., 215-925-7379. DAMIAN MOPPETT, Features the Vancouver-based artist's drawings, sculpture and paintings, which explore his own workspace and the strategies of other artists. Runs through Feb. 16.
• TWENTY TWO GALLERY , 236 S. 22nd St., 215-772-1911. FIXED, Features oil paintings, drawings and pastels by Caitlin Fennelly. Runs through Jan. 10.
• TYME GALLERY , 17 W. Eagle Rd., Havertown, 610-853-1215. PLEASANT TIMES, Features paintings by Helene Whitman and hand-painted porcelain objects by the Mid-Atlantic Porcelain Artists, a collective of Chinese painters. Runs through Jan. 8.
• VOX POPULI , 319 N. 11th St., 3rd floor, 215-238-1236. FACT OR FICTION, Features projects that blur reality and stretch the truth by Marco Boggio Sella, Lene Berg, Adam Chodzko, Aramis Gutierrez, Scott Hug and Tova Mozard. Curated by Geir Haraldseth and Ruba Katrib. Runs through Jan. 27. SHADOWROOM II, Features videos by Adam Putnam, which create a tension between interior and exterior space with muted images of static, dark and entirely vacant rooms. Runs through Jan. 27. Opening reception Fri, Jan. 4, 6-11pm. ( Reception )
• WEXLER GALLERY , 201 N. 3rd St., 215-923-7030. WENDELL CASTLE, Features furniture pieces that blur the line between art and design while exploring the possibilities and identities of materials such as wood, fiberglass and bronze. Runs through Feb. 29. CHUCK CLOSE, Features paintings, prints and photographs developed with methods such as mezzotint, aquatint, paper pulp and daguerreotype. Runs through Feb. 29. Opening reception Fri, Jan. 4, 5-9pm. ( Reception )
• WHITE LODGE GALLERY , 1508 Brandywine St., 215-988-9338. PHILADELPHIA HAS WONDERS, Features photographs and installations by Jacob Hellman, who examines vacant spaces. Runs through Jan. 4.
• WIDENER UNIVERSITY GALLERY , One University Place, Chester, 610-499-1189. ALFRED O. DESHONG, Features 18th- and 19th-century Asian art, including Japanese ivory sculpture, bronze vases and hardstone vessels. Ongoing.
• YO DARKROOM AND GALLERY , 113 N. 23rd St., 609-977-9710. HANS GINDLESBERGER, Features photographs that explore the loss of identity and authenticity currently felt in small towns throughout America. Runs through Jan. 4.