Galleries

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

• 3RD STREET GALLERY , 58 N. 2nd St., 215-625-0993. BEST AND BRIGHTEST, Features work by Vitetta architectural students. Runs through March 2.
• AIRSPACE , 4013 Chestnut St., 215-694-8719. GAIA, Features installations by Michael Schwartz, who uses a variety of materials and found objects to discuss the crisis of global climate change. The work explores the dichotomy between technological and industrial progress and environmental sustainability. Runs through March 1.
• ARCADIA UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY , 450 S. Easton Rd., Glenside, 215-572-2131. STUDENT BIENNIAL, Features paintings, mixed media, charcoal sketches, photography, found objects, digital imagery and graphic design by Arcadia students. Runs through Feb. 24.
• ART STAR GALLERY AND BOUTIQUE , Liberties Walk, 1030 N. 2nd St., 215-238-1557. LINE, Features sleek illustrations of cats, roosters and other creatures by local artist Eleanor Grosch, who has been fascinated with animals since her youth. Runs through Feb. 17.
• ARTHUR ROSS GALLERY , University of Pennsylvania, 220 S. 34th St., 215-898-4401. BEYOND BOUNDARIES, Features contemporary fiber art by Lanny Bergner, Rebecca Medel, Warren Seelig, Tsuguo Yanai and others. Curated by Bruce Hoffman. Runs through March 16.
• ARTISTS' HOUSE , 57 N. 2nd St., 215-923-8440. VARIOUS ARTISTS, Features paintings in various styles by Gregory Watson, Ben Johnson, Abby Heller-Burnham and Jennifer White. Runs through March 2.
• AXD GALLERY , 265 S. 10th St., 215-627-6250. RED YELLOW BLUE, Features abstract paintings by Vincent McLoughlin, who specializes in using a palette limited to the three primary colors. McLoughlin creates layers with various degrees of transparency on luan plywood canvases. Runs through Feb. 23.
• BAMBI GALLERY , 1817 Frankford Ave., 215-423-2668. BAMBI BIENNIAL, Features sculpture, video, animation, painting, photography and mixed media by 18 national and international artists selected by Libby Rosof and Roberta Fallon. Runs through March 16.
• BLINKART GALLERY , 108 Chestnut St., 215-588-4445. PHOTOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES, Features silver gelatin prints, C-prints and digital images by John Andrulis, Piety Choi, Tor Chaikin, Charles Eustace and Glenn Stevens. Runs through Feb. 29.
• BOROWSKY GALLERY , 401 S. Broad St., 215-545-4400. CLOUDS: AN EXHIBITION IN MANY MEDIA, Features mixed-media works focusing on the power and allure of clouds by Elsabe Dixon, Jacqueline Gourevitch, Nancy Hellebrand, Harry Kalish, Yukie Kobayashi, Libby Newman, John J.H. Phillips, Boris Putterman and Jon Schueler. Runs through March 24.
• BRIDGETTE MAYER GALLERY , 709 Walnut St., 215-413-8893. TRAVELING THE PLANE, Features paintings by Neil Anderson, which build on the circle-in-square imagery using painted layers of saturated pigment on fine linen. Runs through March 1.
• BURRISON GALLERY , University Club, the Inn at Penn, 3611 Walnut St., 215-898-4618. RECENT PAINTINGS, Features paintings by Anne Gilley, who explores the relationships between bright and saturated hues, textures and rich surfaces. Runs through Feb. 29.
• CANTOR FITZGERALD GALLERY , Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford, 610-896-1287. SELLING HAPPINESS IN CHINA, Features Chinese advertising posters from 1910 to the late 1930s that reflect Chinese fables, stories, glamorous women and luxurious home furnishings, gardens, radios, telephones and golf courses. Runs through Feb. 24.
• CAROL SCHWARTZ GALLERY , 101 Bethlehem Pike, Chestnut Hill, 215-242-4510. LASTING IMPRESSIONS, Features oil paintings by Kathleen Scott-Gallagher, Nancy Beck and Dori Spector. Scott-Gallagher's boldly-colored collection includes waterfalls, landscapes, flowers and vegetables. Beck painted a series of different water pails on the beach as well as animals and skylines, and Spector's stillife paintings are of fruits and flowers. Runs through Feb. 29.
• CENTER FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS , 237 S. 18th St., Suite 3A, 215-546-7775. ALUMNI TRAVEL GRANT EXHIBITION, Features work by Ava Blitz, Jill Bell and Douglas Takeshi Wolf, who created their pieces in Spain, France, Mexico and Italy. Runs through Feb. 29.
• CERULEAN ARTS , 1355 Ridge Ave., 267-514-8647. IN CONVERSATION WITH NATURE, Features prints and sculptures by Lisa Marie Hamilton, which are inspired by organic forms and the relationships that exist in nature. Runs through Feb. 22.
• CLAY STUDIO , 139 N. 2nd St., 215-925-3453. BEYOND TRADITION: YIXING TEAPOTS, Features pottery by Xiaoping Luo in the tradition of yixing, which uses a special zisha clay found only in Yixing, China. The clay's ability to absorb flavors from the tea it contains makes it more seasoned with every pot brewed. Runs through March 2. ALISON REINTJES, Features ceramic work, including wall tiles and simple dish forms with graphic and patterned surfaces. Runs through March 2. CLAYMOBILE CREATIONS, Features ceramic work by children and adults who participated in the claymobile program. Runs through Feb. 24.
• DAVINCI ART ALLIANCE , 704 Catharine St., 215-829-0466. CITY SHAPES AND COLORS, Features paintings by Lilliana Didovic and Ken Tutjamnong. Both immigrants to the United States from Sarajevo and Bangkok, the artists give their interpretations and impressions of Philadelphia through new eyes. Runs through Feb. 24.
• ESTHER M. KLEIN ART GALLERY , University City Science Center, 3600 Market St., 215-966-6188. TRAPPED IN ORBIT, Features three- and four-dimensional works by Philadelphia artist and tinkerer Charles Hobbs, who brings together art and science with his DIY ethos and low-tech gadgets. Runs through March 1.
• F.A.N. GALLERY , 221 Arch St., 215-922-5155. RECENT PAINTINGS, Features paintings by Al Gury of landscapes in Philadelphia, Bucks County and Lancaster County. Runs through March 1.
• FINE ARTS PEOPLE GALLERY , 305 N. Pottstown Pike, Exton, 610-363-6721. SOLO SHOW, Features representational oil paintings by Terry DeAngelo of landscapes in Chester County, Lancaster County and the surrounding area. Runs through Feb. 27.
• GALLERIES AT MOORE COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN , 20th St. & the Parkway, 215-965-4027. IN REPOSE, Features work by Janine Antoni, Cindy Sherman, Tanyth Berkeley, Pipolotti Rist and Bettina Von Zwehl, whose works in photography, video, sculpture and sound comment on femininity, identity and sexuality. Runs through March 15. TENSION, Features multimedia work by Moore Alumni that focus, either physically or in theme, on tension. Runs through March 15. ENCAPSULATED TIME: AGE, IMAGE AND ROCK 'N' ROLL, Features a digital projection by Judy Gelles and a six-channel video installation by Andrew Suggs. Runs through March 15.
• GALLERY 13W , 4504 Regent St., 215-432-5729. PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE, Features paintings by Albert Hopkins and sculpture by Rebecca Goldschmidt. Runs through March 8.
• GALLERY 339 , 339 S. 21st St., 215-731-1530. PHILADELPHIA MASTERS, Features photographs by George Krause, William Larson, Ray K. Metzker and Ruth Thorne-Thompsen. Runs through March 8.
• GALLERY 817 , 333 S. Broad St., 215-717-6504. DECONSTRUCTION SITES, Features oil paintings by Carla Tudor, who traveled to the suburbs of Philadelphia to chronicle the quickly-developing terrain. Her pieces look at construction sites, decreasing forests and fields, people involved in everyday activities, supermarkets and laundromats. Runs through March 6.
• GALLERY JOE , 302 Arch St., 215-592-7752. SURFACES AND REFLECTIONS, Features paintings by Emily Brown of water surfaces, snow-heavy branches in winter, sunlight pouring down through a canopy of trees and waves. Runs through Feb. 23. IT IS NOT A GOODBYE SAID TO ONE'S FATHER, Features paintings by Susan Tiger of simplistic items and shapes, including a billowy winter coat, a collar of cigarettes and clothing slung over a chair. Runs through Feb. 23.
• GROSS MCCLEAF GALLERY , 127 S. 16th St., 215-665-8138. WINDOWS AND DISTANCES, Features paintings by Christine Lafuente, whose abstract work captures the landscapes, alleys, dead-end streets and abandoned piers of Brooklyn. Runs through Feb. 20.
• HAMILTON & ARRONSON GALLERIES , 320 S. Broad St., 215-717-6480. CLOSE RELATIONS, Features photographs by Henry Horenstein representing his earliest work from 1970 to 1973. The subjects include his family and friends, landscapes and period imagery. Runs through Feb. 29.
• HIGHWIRE GALLERY , 2040 Frankford Ave., 215-426-2685. A CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND ART, Features abstract paintings by the late Marge Peterson that span her career from the 1970s to 2007. Runs through Feb. 24.
• INTERNATIONAL HOUSE , 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125. ACROSS THE ROOF OF THE WORLD: BEIJING TO KATHMANDU, Features photographs by Jill Katz chronicling her travels through Asia, including the landscapes, historical cities and the Friendship Highway. Runs through March 7.
• JAMES OLIVER GALLERY , 723 Chestnut St., 215-923-1242. PIC ME, Features photography by Nathan Chase, Don Fela, Kim Giannone, Alyssa Maloof, Daniel Newman, Justin James Reed and Jennifer Yager. Each artist has captured a different subject matter, including capitalist monuments, Americana, American influence abroad in India, Kenya and Japan, the intimacy of unkempt beds and large-scale cyanotype. Runs through Feb. 23.
• KHMER ART GALLERY , 319 N. 11th St., 215-922-5600. NEW WORKS FROM CAMBODIA, Features sculptures, paintings, bronze and silver works, jewelry, musical instruments and a collection of Buddhas. Runs through Feb. 29.
• KNAPP GALLERY , 162 N. 3rd St., 267-455-0279. PASTELS AND 100 WORKS ON PAPER, Features expressionist paintings by Tom Brady and simple, fine-line paintings by Jon Eckel. Runs through Feb. 24.
• LANGMAN GALLERY , 2500 Moreland Rd., Willow Grove Park, 215-657-8333. CONSTRUCTIONS, Features ceramic sculptures by Normandy Alden and woven paper constructions by Barbara Brodo. Alden's work is assembled by combining clay components thrown on the wheel to create large pieces; Brodo's constructions include bold colors and textures. Runs through Feb. 28.
• 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.
• LEONARD PEARLSTEIN GALLERY , Drexel University, Nesbitt Hall, 33rd & Market sts., 215-895-2548. PERIODICITY: IN THE PRESENCE OF NATURE, Features abstract paintings by Jeffrey Blondes, as well as a showing of his 52-hour film, "The Tree," which was filmed in one-hour time periods weekly for one year in Orbigny, France. Runs through March 21.
• LOCKS GALLERY , 600 Washington Square South, 215-629-1000. ALYSON SHOTZ, Features new photographs and sculpture by Alyson Shotz, who transformed the gallery into a merging of nature and science using digital photography, wire, glass beads and plastic lenses. Runs through Feb. 29.
• LONG GALLERY , West Chester University, 213 Mitchell Hall, West Chester, West Chester, 610-436-2755. SHELTER SKELTER, Features paintings by Kate Stewart. Runs through Feb. 22. SCULPTURE, Features sculpture by Philadelphia artists. Runs through Feb. 22.
• MEW GALLERY , 906 Christian St., 215-625-2424. PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, Features photographs by the Tolbert Brothers as a representation of desolation, isolation and unrest in a technological world plagued with media influence. All prints were created in a wet darkroom on silver gelatin paper without the use of a computer. Runs through March 14.
• MEYERSON HALL GALLERY , 210 S. 34th St., 215-573-8151. PENN DESIGN PREVIEW SHOW, Features thesis work by 18 Penn MFA students. Runs through Feb. 22.
• MUSE GALLERY , 52 N. 2nd St., 215-627-5310. WOOL-GATHERING, Features work by Keith Sharp. Runs through Feb. 24.
• NEWMAN GALLERIES , 1625 Walnut St., 215-563-1779. WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, Features work by Elizabeth Washington, Alice Kent Stoddard, Dorcas Doolittle, Amelie Zell and Fern Coppedge. Runs through Feb. 23.
• OFF THE WALL GALLERY , 13th & Pine sts., 215-732-5010. PHOTOGRAPHY UNBOUND, Features photographs by Melissa Hernandez Hughes, Gralin Hughes and Al Stegeman. Stegeman uses his photographs to create a series of photo collages, while Hernandez Hughes' images of Coney Island have been printed on metal for a structural feel. Hughes constructed a three-dimensional installation built around a series of segmented photographs. Runs through Feb. 29.
• PENTIMENTI GALLERY , 145 N. 2nd St., 215-625-9990. FEBRUARY 2008 EXHIBITION, Features drawings, paintings and sculptures by Isabel Bigelow, Nancy Blum, Richard Bottwin, Kay Hwang, Joseph Hu, Sara Hugues, Kevin Finklea, Franco Mueller, Margaret Murphy, Jackie Tileston and Julie York. Runs through Feb. 29.
• 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 59 images with diverse subject matter by winners of Project Basho's first international competition. Images were selected by photographer Andrea Modica. Runs through Feb. 24.
• PROJECTS GALLERY , 629 N. 2nd St., 267-303-9652. FRIDA AND ME: COMMON THREADS, Features work by Doris Nogueira-Rogers, Michelle Angela Ortiz, Mirliyn Rodriguez-Behrle and Marta Sanchez that celebrate the work of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. The artists have reflected on how Latin American female artists' identities are influenced by their culture. Runs through Feb. 23.
• REBEKAH TEMPLETON CONTEMPORARY ART , 173 W. Girard Ave., 267-519-3884. STARTING WITH GOO, Features sculpture by Adam Neuman, collage by Jackie Hoving, digital animation by Brian Zegeer and drawings by Bruce Campbell. Runs through Feb. 23.
• RODGER LA PELLE GALLERY , 122 N. 3rd St., 215-592-0232. MEGAN COX AND SANDRA HOFFMAN, Features oil paintings. Runs through March 1.
• SAM QUINN GALLERY , 4501 Spruce St., 267-408-5769. INTERTWINE, Features work by Brooke Hine, Won Kyoung Lee, Marisha Simons and Eliza Stamps, who use fiber, clay and fabrics to draw out relationships between the past and present in organic forms. Runs through April 11. Opening reception Fri, Feb. 15, 6-8pm. ( Reception )
• SAMUEL S. FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL , 719 Catharine St., 215-922-3456. WHITE KNUCKLES, Features motorized sculptures and prints by Shelley Spector backed by a soundtrack. Runs through March 15. Opening reception Fri, Feb. 15, 5:30-7:30pm. ( Reception )
• SANDE WEBSTER GALLERY , 2006 Walnut St., 215-636-9003. TRANSDUCTION, Features drawings, mixed media and sculptures by Robert Roesch, who interprets the place between opposing realities — earth and sky, air and water, sun and rain — and where that shift occurs. Runs through Feb. 27. TWINS/MIRROR IMAGE, Features work by Suzanne Reese Horvitz, who combines verre eglomise (the method of using glass gliding and painting in reverse on glass) photography, silk screening and digital imaging. Runs through Feb. 27.
• SATELLITE GALLERY , Rittenhouse Hotel, 210 W. Rittenhouse Square, 3rd floor, 215-545-4302. DEEP, Features paintings by Vincent Romaniello. Inspired by satellite and spacecraft photos of Earth that display human activity, his paintings have deep textures that they resemble both painting and sculpture. Runs through March 18.
• SCHMIDT DEAN GALLERY , 1710 Sansom St., 215-569-9433. PRINTS, Features work by Milton Avery. Runs through March 8. DRAWINGS, Features work by Dean Dass. Runs through March 8. BUDDHA AND BERGS, Features work by Stuart Klipper. Runs through March 8.
• SCHUYLKILL GALLERY , 3510 Scotts Lane, 215-287-9963. AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS AND EMERGING ARTISTS GROUP EXHIBITION, Features paintings, etchings, photography, mixed media and functional crafted pieces by emerging African-American artists. Runs through Feb. 23.
• 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.
• SMILE GALLERY , 105 S. 22nd St., 215-564-2502. URBANA: CITY THEMES, Features graffiti art made with aerosol paint and hand-cut stencils by Anthony Cortosi and Karen McDonnell as well as atmospheric paintings in the style of 19th-century French impressionism by Ken Tutjamnong. Runs through March 8.
• SOL MEDNICK GALLERY , 211 S. Broad St., 15th floor, 215-717-6300. CZECH AND SLOVAK: STAGED PHOTOGRAPHY, Features staged fantasy and situational images by 10 artists as a reaction to the suffering of the Czech and Slovakian people under the communist rule in the 1960s and 1970s. Runs through March 7.
• SPACE 1026 , 1026 Arch St., 2nd floor, 215-574-7630. WHITE NOISE, Features drawings, paintings, sculpture, installations and video animations by 12 international artists commenting on spirituality, new psychedelia, environmentalism and mysticism. Runs through March 1.
• ST. ASAPH GALLERY , 27 Conshohocken State Rd., Bala Cynwyd, 610-664-0966. CEMETERY PHOTOGRAPHY, Features photography by Ed Snyder of sculpture from the Laurel Hill, Mount Auburn and Metairie cemeteries for an intimate look at death and dying. Worn by the elements, this artwork is rare and often centuries old. Runs through March 16. Opening reception Fri, Feb. 15, 6-8pm. ( Reception )
• 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.
• TALLER PUERTORRIQUENO , 2721 N. 5th St., 215-423-6320. COLUMBIA AND PHILADELPHIA: TWO DECADES IN IMAGES, Features photographs by Tony Rocco of Columbia and Philadelphia. Captured primarily in black and white, the images of Philadelphia are in stark contrast to the vibrant, colorful photos of his mother's homeland. Runs through April 19.
• 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.
• TOPSTITCH , 311 Market St., 267-322-4057. OPPOSITES ATTACK, Features works by male and female artists as they face off in a gender-vs.-gender contest to determine which sex is best. Viewers are challenged to determine whether knowing the gender of the artist affects their expectations of the work. Runs through Feb. 29.
• TOWER GALLERY , 969 N. 2nd St., 215-253-9874. CORSETS FOR A CURE, Features custom corsets by Delicious, which were provided to artists as blank canvases. The decorated pieces will be auctioned off to benefit the Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation. Runs through Feb. 29. SHULCHAN ARUCH, Features work by Nicola Ginzel, who collects mementos from her daily life and combines them to create pieces that reflect her experiences. Runs through March 15. Opening reception Sat, Feb. 16, 4-7pm. ( Reception )
• TWENTY TWO GALLERY , 236 S. 22nd St., 215-772-1911. PHILADELPHIA PHOTOGRAPHY, Features black-and-white photography by the late Bruce Murray from the years 1913-1940. This collection of never-published images includes sports legends such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Connie Mac as well as presidents and historical Philadelphia street scenes. Runs through March 31.
• VOX POPULI , 319 N. 11th St., 3rd floor, 215-238-1236. UNTITLED, Features paintings, drawings and objects by Corey Antis, who explores the psychological and material interaction with space. Runs through March 2. IN A VALE, Features images by Julianna Foster that explore an image's ability to portray relationships between those pictured and the viewer. Inspired by her desire to connect cinema and photography, her work forms a larger narrative that comments on the human experience. Runs through March 2. SOME ROOMS PART 1 (YOURS), Features objects, imagery and participatory situations by James Johnson, which reflect his fascination with illusions. Runs through March 2. SO LONG (PHILLY), Features a video project by Jason Schiedel, which is shown on a television tipped on its side. The footage is of the artist portraying a helpless man falling or flying through a series of urban and suburban landscapes, including a shopping malls and city streets. Runs through March 2. WINDOW, Features installations by Sarah Zwerling, who uses blown sugar, silk, animated forms and video projection to actualize human sensations into form, sound and space. Runs through March 2. IN ORDER NOT TO BE HERE, Features a film by Deborah Stratman that examines the hermetic nature of suburban, upper-class communities. By exploring evacuated corporate landscapes and developments, she dissects how communities have been built up around fears of others and faith in safety and technology. Runs through March 2.
• 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.
• 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.
• WILLIAM WAY ART GALLERY , William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce St., 215-732-2220. EVIDENCE, Features new photographs by local artists Natalie Hope McDonald, Ellen Rosenberg and Rachelle Lee Smith. Runs through Feb. 29.
• YO DARKROOM AND GALLERY , 113 N. 23rd St., 609-977-9710. RE/MEMBER, Features three-dimensional collages in plastic resin by Sienna Freeman, who is influenced by gender and identity issues in the modern world as well as mythology and symbolism. Runs through March 16.