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Mt. Airy artist Lisa Karese Volta's exhibit, “Holding My Breath Underwater,” can currently be seen until April 28 at the Cope House Galleries on the campus of Awbury Arboretum in Germantown.
A ‘breathtaking’ collection at Cope House Gallery
You might say there are many volts of artistic energy emitted by the stunning paintings of Mt. Airy artist Lisa Karese Volta. more
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Jill Clayburgh performs a dance of liberation in "An Unmarried Woman," director Paul Mazursky's 1978 film about a Manhattan woman's divorce and rebirth.
‘An Unmarried Woman,’ liberation in 1970s cinema
“An Unmarried Woman,” featuring Jill Clayburgh, stands among a select group of 1970s films crafted by male filmmakers that deftly address women's concerns. more
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Dwayne Boone in his studio with his moose painting and collage.
Germantown artist studio pals exhibit work at MAAG
The original work of self-taught art studio mates Dwayne Boone and Alonzo Troy Humphrey will be presented in “Philly Through Our Eyes.” more
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“From Womb to Womanhood: The Journey of Black Girls” exhibit at Mt. Airy Art Garage features the work of (from left) Debra Powell-Wright, Pat McLean-Smith and Nassunni Abdul-Karim. The multimedia presentation that examines the way Black women demonstrate love, joy and magic will be on exhibit through March 31.
'From Womb to Womanhood' through March 31
“Tea in my Studio,” date unknown, by Susette Schultz Keast
Celebrating women artists and the anniversary of groundbreaking festival
The works of artists including Sarah Miriam Peale, Susette Inloes Schultz Keast and Selma Hortense Burke are on display at Woodmere. more
Cloud of Water / Nube de aqua, 2017, by Henry Bermudez
From Venezuela to Philadelphia, and the Wissahickon
The current exhibition at Woodmere Art Museum explores the work of Henry Bermudez, a Venezuelan-born artist. more
One artist’s attempt to rescue cursive
As the art of handwriting appears to be fading into obscurity, one Germantown artist, Melissa D'Agostino, is reclaiming it. more
Faith Ringgold, who is now 93, painted this piece, “As Free and Independent States,” which depicts Thomas Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence right next to Martin Luther King's “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”
SCH gallery exhibition: ‘Perspective on the Past’
The exhibit features more than 20 paintings, prints, photographs, mixed media works and sculptures. more
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Now a 73-year-old, 40-year resident of Mt. Airy, Aldrete has become known primarily for her abstract art, although for many years she did strictly representational work.
From Peru, with love, to Philadelphia’s northwest
As a child in Peru, Elena Maria Aldrete loved to color, like so many children all over the world. more
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NoName gallery owner Jonene Lee is using January to showcase emerging artists from Northwest Philadelphia.
NoName is finding the artists you haven’t yet seen
Jonene Lee, of Chestnut Hill’s NoName Gallery, curated this show using a different principle – if you’re a local artist, you’re in! more
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Hozack painted this piece, “Blowing Waves,” after a solo trip to St. Croix. “They had beautiful, calm beaches,” she said. “There was evidence of the hurricanes, but the Caribbean colors remain breathtaking.”
Dramatic coastal scenes now on exhibit at Palladio
Jay Susanin’s Palladio is exhibiting the paintings of vacation coastline scenes by Chestnut Hill artist Cathy Hozack. more
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Naomieh Jovin is a first-generation Haitian-America and photographic artist whose work has been featured in The Nation, Buzzfeed, The New York Times and Vogue Italia.
Germantown artists featured in Free Library exhibit
In a new exhibit at the Free Library’s Parkway Central branch, four Germantown artists examine Black culture. more
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Geri Greinke-Mack's paintings are currently being exhibited at The Top of The Stairs Gallery in Cathedral Village, a Presbyterian senior living community in Upper Roxborough.
Exhibition: The 'Georgia O'Keeffe' of Cathedral Village
Geri Greinke-Mack is 81 years old, but just like a modern-day Georgia O'Keeffe, she keeps getting better with age. more
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“Indigo Irises,” watercolor, by Linda Chicchi
Presbyterian Church puts on holiday show for NW artists
Eighteen local artists are each currently exhibiting four of their works in the annual Northwest Philadelphia Artists Holiday Show & Sale. more
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Collage artist Yolanda Ward's vibrant use of paper produces work such as this piece, "If I Only Knew," which is so detailed that at first glance it appears to be painted in oils. Her current exhibition at Awbury Arboretum will be up through Dec. 19.
‘Rooted in Me’: A powerful use of collage at at Awbury
What makes Yolanda Ward's art so distinctive is that her Impressionistic works look exactly like oil paintings until you get inches from them. more
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Cohn, who has been painting for more than 80 years, in front of one of his Impressionistic works.
A centennial birthday and still painting
“I will be there at Borrelli's Chestnut Hill Gallery on Nov. 11 if I am still alive and kicking,” artist Phil Cohn said about his upcoming 100th birthday. more
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Remembrance, 1985, from the series Initiation, by Barbara Bullock (Woodmere Art Museum: Partial gift of the artist and museum purchase with funds generously provided by Robert Kohler, Osagie Imasogie, and Jim Nixon, 2020)
A busy fall season for Philadelphia artists at Woodmere
With the arrival of the brilliant colors of fall, Woodmere welcomes the season with an abundance of new exhibitions, lectures and more. more
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“Keeping Her Name Alive” is the group exhibition that opened Sept. 30 at Allens Lane Art Center, which celebrates the life and memory of Rebeccah Milena Maia Blum (seen here), a quirky, funny, passionate fine arts curator in the international art scene. Blum spent her childhood summers at the Allens Lane Art Center Day Camp and attended the Houston Elementary School in Mt. Airy.
New Allens Lane exhibit honors memory of art world giant
“Keeping Her Name Alive” is the name of a compelling group exhibition that opened Sept. 30 and will continue through Oct. 29 at Allens Lane Art Center. more
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Imperfect Gallery co-founders and curators, husband and wife, Renny Molenaar (right) and Rocio Cabello.
Imperfect Gallery’s fall show returns with community spirit
Imperfect Gallery’s 11th annual “WTF” Germantown show is back with yet another diverse art exhibit. more
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Lesnick is seen with the current exhibit of her work at Cerulean Arts Gallery and Studio, 1355 Ridge Ave. in the city's Spring Garden section, which will continue through Oct. 8. Photo by Tina Rocha
Finding passion in a pivot from scholar to artist
Alice Lesnick, who lives in Erdenheim, took a different path. She spent most of her life as an academic and did not begin painting until age 50. more
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