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. STORYTELLING IMAGERY FROM PROVINCETOWN, Features watercolors and collages by Marcie Feldman, whose works are inspired by residencies at the artists colony. Runs through Nov. 30.

 

 

• ART STAR GALLERY AND BOUTIQUE , 623 N. 2nd St., 215-238-1557. LOST, PICKING FLOWERS, Features acrylic-on-wood and ink-on-paper pieces by Kathleen Lolley, in which curious creatures engage in mysterious acts in a mix of surrealism, folk and fantasy. Lolley's pillows, buttons, stationery, T-shirts and prints will also be available. Runs through Nov. 23.

 

 

• ARTISTS' HOUSE GALLERY & STUDIOS , 57 N. 2nd St., 215-923-8440. KATHERINE FRASER, JOSEPH LOZANO, MUSTAFA LAMAJ, ELAINE LISLE, DORIS PELTZMAN, Features oil paintings by the artists. Runs through Nov. 30.

 

 

• AXD GALLERY , 265 S. 10th St., 215-627-6250. SLIPPAGES, Features paintings by Bart OíReilly and Sheldon Drake. While O'Reilly's work uses scraped and sanded paints, Drake carefully applies oil paints to craft wood panels. Runs through Dec. 6.

 

 

• BASEKAMP , 723 Chestnut St., 2nd floor, 215-592-7288. WHAT"S MINE IS YOURS, Features work by Rey Akdogan, Kabir Carter, Bjorn Kjelltoft, Shana Moulton, among others. The group show seeks to explore artistic collaboration, its motives and results. Runs through Jan. 3.

 

 

• BOROWSKY GALLERY , 401 S. Broad St., 215-545-4400. INSIDE THE DOWNTOWN ARTS COMMUNITY, Features photographs by John Cohen taken in NYC between 1959-1960 in an effort to document the world of Rauschenberg, Kline, Ginsberg and Kerouac. Runs through Nov. 23.

 

 

• BRIDGETTE MAYER GALLERY , 709 Walnut St., 215-413-8893. DIVIDE AND CONSIDER, Features work by Scottish artist Dana Hargrove, who explores the role of globalization and militarism in the colonization of South Africa. Runs through Nov. 29.

 

 

• CANTOR FITZGERALD GALLERY , Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford, 610-896-1287. AMERICAN HORIZONS, Features landscape photography by Art Sinsabaugh. The nearly 100 works constitute the first complete survey of Sinsabaugh's career. Runs through Dec. 14.

 

 

• CENTER FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS , 237 S. 18th St., Suite 3A, 215-546-7775. TWO THREADS, Features work by painter Caleb Sussear and book artist Tara O'Brien. Nussear abstracts the natural landscape, weaving together visual art and scientific thought. O'Brien incorporates symbols such as roots and thread into her unconventional narratives to question life-process and fate. Runs through Dec. 4.

 

 

• CERULEAN ARTS , 1355 Ridge Ave., 267-514-8647. HEAVEN'S GATE, Features oil paintings by Yuri Makoveychuk, who explores mankind's desire to know what lays beyond our physical existence. Runs through Nov. 28.

 

 

• CHESTNUT HILL GALLERY , 8117 Germantown Ave., 215-248-2549. SUSAN SCHARY AND ELEANOR DAY, Features paintings by the artists. Runs through Nov. 22.

 

 

• THE CLAY STUDIO , 137-139 N. 2nd St., 215-925-3453. RYAN KELLY AND KEVIN SNIPES, Features resident artist Ryan Kelly's large-scale installation "Herculean: On Artistic Labor" and Kevin Snipes' playfully illustrated ceramics. Runs through Nov. 30. HOLIDAY EXHIBITION, Features gift-able tableware, tile and small sculptures by artists from across the country. Runs through Dec. 28.

 

 

• CUBA RESTAURANT AND GALLERY , 8609 Germantown Ave., 215-967-1477. CUBA, Features photos by CP staff photographer Michael T. Regan taken in the streets of three different cities across Cuba: Havana, Santiago de Cuba and Baracoa. Says Mike, "I was drawn to the colorful urban textures and the openness of the Cuban people. As a street photographer, I've never experienced the magical mix of color, light and body language as I did in Havana."

 

 

• DANGER DANGER GALLERY , 5013 Baltimore Ave., 444-414-9919. TRI-ME, Features work by artists from three cities: Philadelphia's Kien Nguyen and Anastasia M.W.; Baltimore's Maria Aldana, Caitlin Cartwright, and Antoinette Suiter; and New York's Mark Aldain and Matt Rota. Hightlights include M.W.'s watercolors of mysterious faceless nudes on solid color fields and Aldain's layered, collage-like ink-and-watercolor illustrations. Runs through Dec. 5.

 

 

• EDGE GALLERY , 72 N. 2nd St., 215-413-7072. ANGULAR PERSPECTIVES, Features photography by gallery photographer Mark Lojek and paintings by Daniel E. Smith. Both artists employ an architectural point of view. Runs through Nov. 30.

 

 

• F.A.N. GALLERY , 221 Arch St., 215-922-5155. KATE KERN MUNDIE: RECENT PAINTINGS, Features oil paintings of street scenes, along with dunes, snowy scenes and railroad tracks in the woods. Many of Mundie's paintings are inspired by familiar parts of Philadelphia: Chestnut Street, City Hall, Reading Terminal, North and South Broad Street. Runs through Nov. 29.

 

 

• FLEISHER OLLMAN GALLERY , 1616 Walnut St., Suite 100, 215-545-7562. CASTLE IN CONTEXT, Features the outsider art of James Castle paired with works from his art-world contemporaries. A complement to the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Castle retrospective, the exhibit recontextualizes art and artistic practice. Runs through Dec. 6.

 

 

• GALLERIES AT MOORE COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN , 260 S. Broad St., 215-965-4027. DRAWING FROM LIFE, Features portraits and still lifes by Philadelphia native and Moore alumna Alice Neel, a self-proclaimed "collector of souls." The works spans 50 years and reflect her commitment to the individual and the moment. Curated by Lorie Mertes. Runs through Dec. 6. GODDESSES, Features gowns, ensembles and jewelry by designer Mary McFadden, as well as her personal collection of textiles and jewelry. The pieces span her 35-year career and are inspired by the art and culture of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Celtic, Byzantine, pre-Colombian, Indian and African civilizations. Curated by Lorie Mertes. Runs through Dec. 6.

 

 

• GALLERY 13W , 4504 Regent St., 215-432-5729. SALVATORE, Features new sculpture. Runs through Dec. 6.

 

 

• GALLERY 1401 , 221 S. Broad St., 14th floor, 215-717-6300. BEST OF SHOW, Features photographs by winners of the 2008 Photo Review International Photography Competition. Runs through Dec. 12.

 

 

• GALLERY 339 , 339 S. 21st St., 215-731-1530. IRON PORTRAITS, Features black and white photographs of hand tools and work implements by Richard Kagan, who wishes to change our perceptions of everyday inanimate objects. Runs through Jan. 17. STONES AND VESSELS, Features black and white photographs of vessels stones by Korean artist Sookang Kim, who seeks to transform the mundane into the marvelous through vitality and meaning. Runs through Jan. 17.

 

 

• GALLERY 51 , 51 N. 2nd St., 215-413-3191. WOOL AS ART, Features contemporary felts by Mehmet Girgic. Runs through Nov. 30.

 

 

• GALLERY JOE , 302 Arch St., 215-592-7752. THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT, Features drawings by Charles Ritchie. The 50 watercolor, graphite and gouache works span the artist's 30-year career and explore "the world that rests within reach." Runs through Dec. 20. CARVED IN CLAY, Features ceramic sculptures by Kay Healy. The outdoor installation is informed by interviews of immigrants from Laos and Vietnam now living in South Philly. Runs through Nov. 30.

 

 

• GERM BOOKS AND GALLERY , 2005 Frankford Ave., 215-423-5002. OPEN THE GATES, Features diabolic artwork by members of the Church of Satan, including Revered Jack Malebranche, Warlock Corvis Nocturnum, Warlock Daniel Byrd, Witch Laetitia Mantis, Witch Stephanie Crabe, Melissa Byrd and Warlock Jason Leach. Runs through Nov. 23.

 

 

• GROSS MCCLEAF GALLERY , 127 S. 16th St., 215-665-8138. NEW WORKS, Features abstract landscapes by Naomi Chung, who works to capture the evolution of the outdoors over time. Runs through Nov. 26. AURELIA, Features abstract bronze sculptures by Shane Stratton, whose whimsical works explore the forces of nature. Runs through Nov. 26.

 

 

• HIGHWIRE GALLERY , 2040 Frankford Ave., 215-426-2685. NEW, NEWISH & RENEWED, Features playful abstract portraits and poses by George Shinn. Runs through Nov. 30.

 

 

• JAMES OLIVER GALLERY , 723 Chestnut St., 215-923-1242. SCENTS AND FORM, Features work by painter Ron Johnson and sculptor Emil Alzamora. Johnson's paintings of perfume bottles demonstrate their dual existence as art objects and merchandising tools. Alzamora's ghostly figures emphasize the emotions communicated by the human form. Runs through Jan. 17.

 

 

• JENNY JASKEY GALLERY , 969 N. 2nd St., 215-253-9874. MICHAEL EDWARD SMITH, Features sculptures by the Detroit artist. This is his first solo exhibition in the U.S. Runs through Nov. 29.

 

 

• KAMIN GALLERY , Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, UPenn, 3420 Walnut St., 215-898-7088. LIFE IN BOXES: COMIC ARTS AND ARTIFACTS, Features a sliver of Steven Rothman's mammoth collection of comic books, graphic novels and related material. The book collector recently donated all 25,000 titles to the University of Pennsylvania. Runs through March 22.

 

 

• KNAPP GALLERY , 162 N. 3rd St., 267-455-0279. PULLING FOCUS, Features paintings by Kenneth Parris III, whose off-center cropped scenes work to alter preconceived notions of what it means to look and what it means to see. Runs through Dec. 21.

 

 

• LANGMAN GALLERY , 2500 Moreland Rd., Willow Grove Park, 215-657-8333. RECENT PAINTINGS, Features abstract oil paintings on paper by Delaware Valley artist Val Rossman, who is inspired by her daily morning runs in Bala Cynwyd. Runs through Sep. 30.

 

 

• LIST GALLERY , Lang Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, 610-328-7811. HIROYUKI HAMADA, Features sculptures and reliefs by the artist, who overlays wooden forms with burlap and plaster. The works explore the experience of perception and industry over time. Runs through Dec. 14.

 

 

• LOCKS GALLERY , 600 Washington Square South, 215-629-1000. DOG HEAVEN, Features paintings, gouaches and works on paper by Sarah McEneaney. The exhibit taken as a whole represents an autobiographical narrative, with each individual piece representing one moment in the artist's life in Philadelphia. Runs through Dec. 20.

 

 

• LOCKS GALLERY , 600 Washington Square South, 215-629-1000. PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, Features a multi-part installation by Ellen Harvey, who wishes to challenge our understanding of beauty and the sublime by changing the experience we have at a conventional art gallery. Runs through Dec. 13.

 

 

• MANAYUNK ART CENTER , 419 Green Lane, 215-482-3363. THE STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA, Features paintings and watercolors of Manayunk by Pauline Braun. Runs through Nov. 30.

 

 

• MUSE GALLERY , 52 N. 2nd St., 215-627-5310. BARBARA SPADARO, Features work by the artist, who uses images from the past and different cultures to tell stories. Runs through Nov. 30.

 

 

• NEXUS GALLERY , 1400 N. American St., Suite 102, 215-684-1946. WORKS ON PAPER, Features works on paper by Sherif Habashi, whose work his informed by an interest in the decorative arts and antique objects. Runs through Dec. 5. CATCH MY LEGS, Features video, animation and photographs by Jennie Thwing, whose work addresses identity, multiplicity of personalities and gender roles. Her multimedia series, "Catch My Legs and Hold Them There," shows images of women working at night — a collective of women who harvest legs for a living. Runs through Dec. 5.

 

 

• PENTIMENTI GALLERY , 145 N. 2nd St., 215-625-9990. URBAN COMPRESSION, Features acrylic on Plexiglas paintings by Steve Baris inspired by both the good and bad tensions of urban and ex-urban life. Runs through Dec. 19. HEY PAVED PARADISE, Features imaginative works on paper by Kim Beck, who explores tucked away landscapes found between the natural environment and the one shaped by commerce. Runs through Dec. 19.

 

 

• PII GALLERY , 242 Race St., 215-592-1022. FABLES, Features paintings by Bulgarian born artist Biliana Stremska, who explores biblical myths and their role in modern day society. Runs through Nov. 29.

 

 

• PRINT CENTER , 1614 Latimer St., 215-735-6090. NAKAZORA: SPACE BETWEEN SKY AND EARTH, Features an unframed photographic installation by Japanese photographer Masao Yamamoto, who combines still-lifes, nudes and landscapes treated with dyes, toner and paint. This is Yamamoto's Philadelphia debut. Runs through Nov. 26. FORECLOSED, Features documentation of constructions by six photographers. The anxious, unsettled sculptural installations in the photographs illustrate the artist's feeling of being blocked, or foreclosed, in their quest for purpose and newness. Features work by Alejandra Laviada, Gillian Pears, Ryan Widger, Tommy Reynolds, Melanie Schiff, and Hirsch Perlman. Runs through Nov. 26.

 

 

• PROXIMITY GALLERY , 2434 E. Dauphin St., 267-825-2949. ADMIT ONE, Features paintings and fabric collages by Janel Frey and Nicole Hoffman, who explore the nostalgia of childhood experiences by exploring their own. Runs through Nov. 30.

 

 

• ROSENWALD-WOLF GALLERY , 333 S. Broad St., 215-717-6480. ASSEMBLAGES 1948-1978, Features a selection of works by Philadelphia artist Salvatore Meo (1914-2004), who pioneered the assemblage before it was an art form. Runs through Nov. 26.

 

 

• SAMUEL S. FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL , 719 Catharine St., 215-922-3456. CHALLENGE 1, Features politically-charged ceramic figures by Cheryl Harper, trash-inspired paintings by John Slaby and a sculpture installation by Timothy Belknap. Runs through Nov. 22.

 

 

• SMILE GALLERY , 105 S. 22nd St., 215-564-2502. THROUGH A GLASS BRIGHTLY, Features paintings, assemblages, jewelry and luminaries using glass by Reggie Colalongo and Alden Cole. Runs through Dec. 9.

 

 

• SOL MEDNICK GALLERY , 211 S. Broad St., 15th floor, 215-717-6300. TETE-A-TETE, Features work by Martine Fougeron, who explores adolescence and its fleeting nature as a transition on the path toward adulthood. Runs through Dec. 12.

 

 

• ST. ASAPH GALLERY , 27 Conshohocken State Rd., Bala Cynwyd, 610-664-0966. CATHY WHEELER-DIDONA, Features pastoral landscapes by the artist. Runs through Nov. 30.

 

 

• STEDMAN ART GALLERY , Rutgers Unviersity, 326 Penn St., Camden, NJ, 609-757-6245. INTERRUPTED LIFE, Features eight linked installation pieces that examine the difficulty of maintaining familial relationships for women serving prison sentences. The exhibit draws on personal experience and works to familiarize visitors with the policies and politics of incarceration in the United States. Runs through Dec. 20.

 

 

• SUB OCTO GALLERY , 2202 Alter St., 215-893-8812. BEYONDO, Features work by 24 artists from across the United States including Keji Ando, Craig Atkinson, John Breiner, John Campbell, Phil Curcuru, Chris Georges, Buck Hastings, Caity Kennedy, Christopher Kline and Michael Marcelle among others. The multimedia exhibit taken as a whole seeks to track the paths artists today are choosing to explore. Runs through Nov. 20.

 

 

• TWENTY TWO GALLERY , 236 S. 22nd St., 215-772-1911. IMAGES OF AMERICA: 1911-1944, Features black-and-white photographs of Americana by Philadelphia photographer Bruce Murray. Runs through Dec. 10.

 

 

• TYME GALLERY , 17 W. Eagle Rd., Havertown, 610-853-1215. SHADES OF BLUE AND GREEN, Features paintings of Ireland by Donna Plaisted and Sandra Stevenson. Runs through Dec. 9.

 

 

• UNIVERSITY CITY ARTS LEAGUE , 4226 Spruce St., 215-382-7811. MIXED-MEDIA WORKS, Features two- and- three dimensional compositions by West Philly artist Brian Bazemore. The exhibition represents over two decades of work and includes portraits, figurative works, collages, montages and painted images. Runs through Nov. 30.

 

 

• VOX POPULI , 319 N. 11th St., 3rd floor, 215-238-1236. LANDS END, Features works by Micah Danges, whose collages of imaginary worlds explore desolation, mysticism, communication and psychedelia. Runs through Nov. 30. MEME, Features sculptural and installation works by Andrew Suggs, who examines imagery, sound and moving images from the recent past and investigates how these cultural artifacts will be used by future generations. Runs through Nov. 30.

 

 

• WEXLER GALLERY , 201 N. 3rd St., 215-923-7030. TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN DESIGN, Features work by jewelry artist Doug Bucci and furniture maker Gabriel Romeu. Runs through Dec. 27.

 

 

• WOOD TURNING CENTER , 501 Vine St., 215-923-8000. DYSFUNCTIONAL, Features 33 works by 30 artists that are persuasive in content, form, surface and movement and evoke humor, curiosity and suspicion. The exhibit seeks to create a visual dialogue between objects and videos that were never intended to be displayed together. Runs through Jan. 17.