Galleries

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

• 3RD STREET GALLERY , 58 N. 2nd St., 215-625-0993. COLLABORATIVE 26, Features paintings, prints and collage by Lori Banks, Ellen Carver, Deborah Leavy and others. Runs through Aug. 2.
  
  
• AHN-VHS , 319A N. 11th St., 917-848-2640. MOONLIGHT IS VISIBLE, Features Rachel Mosler's watercolor and ink drawings inspired by ocean creatures and the lifespan of plants. Runs through Aug. 1. Opening reception Fri, July 3, 7-11pm. *
  
  
• APHRODITE GALLERY , 620 S. 5th St., 2nd floor, 215-829-4986. HATAIIA, Features the title artist's black-and-white photographs of curvaceous women in the nude. Flirting with the reflection of light, Hataiia offers a variety of sultry poses. Runs through July 19. Runs through July 19.
  
  
• AREA 919 , 919 N. 5th St., 215-627-3311. ABBY SCHMIDT: WAXED, Feature the title artist's wax portraits inspired by an episode of "The Maury Show." In artificially bright colors, they capture obese children stuffing their faces with food. Runs through July 18.
  
  
• ART IN CITY HALL , City Hall, Broad & Market sts., 2nd & 4th floors, 215-686-9912. IN YOUR DREAMS, Features paintings and digital work by 50 emerging artists, all of whom explore the titular theme of dreaming. Runs through Sept. 11.
  
  
• ART IN THE AGE , 116 N. 3rd St., 215-922-2600. HEX,YES!, Features authentic Hex signs seen on Dutch barns and other early establishments in Pennsylvania. Utilizing images of eyes and compasses, some appear kaleidoscopic. Runs through Aug. 2.
  
  
• ART STAR GALLERY & BOUTIQUE , 623 N. 2nd St., 215-238-1557. DRAW 4, Features works by Rachel Bone, Isaac Bushkin, Susie Ghahremani and others, who each made four medium-sized drawings. Images include boys and girls being toppled by bikes, and cute owls sketched onto school paper. Runs through July 26.
  
  
• ARTISTS' HOUSE , 57 N. 2nd St., 215-923-8440. SUMMER EXHIBIT, Features paintings, drawings and sculpture by more than 25 artists. Included is Sydney McGinley's sketch of a woman deep in thought and Robert Sampson's painting of Philadelphia's skyline. Runs through July 31. Opening reception Fri, July 3, 5-8:30pm. *
  
  
• ARTJAZ GALLERY , 53 N. 2nd St., 215-922-4800. SUMMER GROUP SHOW 2.0, Features Afro-centric paintings and mixed-media works by Sonia Sadler, April Harrison and Felix Osiemi. Images include two people praying in front of the American flag and a woman decked out in her Sunday best. Runs through July 31.
  
  
• ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE , 1219 Vine St., 215-557-0455. CHINATOWN IN/FLUX: FUTURE LANDSCAPE, Features site-specific installations by Rebecca Hackeman, Nadia Hironaka, and Kimberly and Jonathan Stemler. The works aim to engage with and reimagine Chinatown north of Vine Street. Runs through Aug. 2. URBAN CONVERGENCE, Features photography, graffiti art and sculpture by artists from Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco and Chicago. The pieces aim to show how little difference there is between "fine art" and "street art" today. Runs through Aug. 2.
  
  
• AXD GALLERY , 265 S. 10th St., 215-627-6250. OUTGROWTHS: CAREY NETHERTON, Features the title artist's hybrid sculptures, which are constructed out of both organic materials like grass and wood, and man-made objects like rope and jewelry. The most compelling work is made out of metal hooks, twine and a triangular piece of metal, and resembles an octopus. Runs through July 18. VELOCITY: WORKS ON PAPER BY PETER G.-RAY, Features the title artist's mixed-media works, which utilize materials like metal, epoxy resin and splashes of oil paint, and look like metallurgical collages. Runs through July 18.
  
  
• BAMBI GALLERY , 1001-13 N. 2nd St., Suite 7, 267 319 1374. UNEMPLOYMENT PAINTINGS, Features paintings by Pew recipient Sarah Gamble, which document the aftermath of her house burning down. Runs through July 26. Opening reception Fri, July 3, 6-10pm. *
  
  
• BOROWSKY GALLERY , 401 S. Broad St., 215-545-4400. (UN)REALITIES, IN TWO PARTS, Features paintings, photography and installation by nine current and former members of Vox Populi, in commemoration of the gallery's 21st birthday. The common thread stringing these works together are the themes of "fictional landscapes" and "architectural environments." Runs through Aug. 7.
  
  
• BRIDGETTE MAYER GALLERY , 709 Walnut St., 215-413-8893. BACK ON MY FEET, Features photography, mixed-media works and paintings by the collective's artists to benefit Back on My Feet, an organization that promotes exercise for the homeless. Pieces include Jenny Brown's ink drawings of imagined creatures and Jessica Puma's lifelike oils. Runs through July 11.
  
  
• CARANO GALLERY , 3510 Scotts Lane, 215 545-7531. INAUGURAL EXHIBITION, Features paintings, drawings, textiles and sculptures by 28 artists who work or live in the Sherman Mills area. Runs through Aug. 18.
  
  
• CERULEAN ARTS , 1355 Ridge Ave., 267-514-8647. DAMN THE VALLEY, Features Tom Hunter's photography documenting his life as a soldier and his dangerous effort to restore peace to a village. Runs through Aug. 7. Opening reception Fri, July 10, 5-9pm. *
  
  
• COMMUNITY ART GALLERY , 1234 Market St., Suite 1800, 215-563-6417. COMMUNITY MURALS, AN APPRECIATION: A HISTORY OF THE MURAL ARTS PROGRAM, Features photographs of some of Philadelphia's best-known murals, in celebration of the Mural Arts Program's 25th anniversary. The show also includes archival and documentary photographs that show neighborhoods in transition. Runs through Oct. 14.
  
  
• CRANE ARTS BUILDING , 1400 N. American St., 215-235-3405. NEXUSSELECTS, Features work from eight students attending local art colleges. Highlights include Maxwell Hartley's geometric metal works and Molly Morlock's unsettling photographs of raw meat. Runs through July 3. Runs through July 3. PINK DANDELION PROJECT, Features Nicole Wilson's science-like project to create a pink dandelion in 10 weeks. If successful, the pink weed will be bred with other dandelions to produce a new type of wild flower. Runs through July 31.
  
  
• DUPREE GALLERY , 703 S. 6th St., 215-413-3884. IF NOT NOW, WHEN?, Features mixed-media paintings by James Dupree inspired by the election of President Barack Obama. Runs through Aug. 31.
  
  
• EDGE GALLERY , 72 N. 2nd St., 215-413-7072. A MODERN EDGE: PART 1, Features abstract paintings and sculptures by artists from Philadelphia and the West Coast. Runs through July 26. Opening reception Fri, July 3, 6-9pm. *
  
  
• ESTHER M. KLEIN ART GALLERY , University City Science Center, 3600 Market St., 215-966-6188. THE FAB SHOW, Features a variety of 3-D artwork created from digital data as well as "fabbers": machines that can be used to create such items. Pieces include Bathsheba Grossman's sculptures of mathematical patterns and Mark Ganter's computer-generated ceramics. Runs through July 3.
  
• F.A.N. GALLERY , 221 Arch St., 215-922-5155. RECENT PAINTINGS, Features Colin Page's paintings of landscapes, Chinatown and a dandelion harvest. Runs through July 31.
  
  
• FLEISHER OLLMAN GALLERY , 1616 Walnut St., Suite 100, 215-545-7562. FRENZ, Features pieces selected by the musician Will Oldham, who's known as Bonnie Prince Billy onstage. Works include Alan Licht's "New York Minute" — a 15-minute sound collage of spliced-together weather reports — and Kyle Field's ink and watercolor renderings of tiny bits of language. Runs through Aug. 29.
  
  
• FLUXSPACE , 3000 N. Hope St., 610-864-2424. THREE-HEADED PRESENTS: ADVENTURES IN THE LAND OF SMOKE AND MIRRORS, Features documentation of performance art by Rika Hawes, Kim Harty and Charlotte Potter, whose work is inspired by carnivals, burlesque and sideshows. Runs through July 26.
  
  
• GALLERY 339 , 339 S. 21st St., 215-731-1530. YALE MFA PHOTOGRAPHY: WE BELONG TOGETHER, Features photography by nine Yale University M.F.A. students. They range from Caitlin Price's examination of elderly women working their way through modern life to Catherine Maloney's sensual portraits of young, sinewy men. Runs through Aug. 29.
  
  
• GALLERY 51 , 51 N. 2nd St., 215-413-3191. COLOR IN WARP & WEFT, Features new pieces by Philadelphia University's Boyoung Moon, who creates textiles with deep colors and dizzying designs. Runs through July 17.
  
  
• GALLERY JOE , 302 Arch St., 215-592-7752. 50 VERY SMALL DRAWINGS, Features tiny drawings by 32 artists including Emily Brown and Simon Frost, who use watercolor, colored pencils and graphite to create their works. Runs through Aug. 29.
  
  
• GERM BOOKS AND GALLERY , 2005 Frankford Ave., 215-423-5002. THE QUICKSAND FONTANELLE, Features musician Thomas Nsla's paintings, prints, video and puppetry. Most works are unsettling yet funny, like a print of a skinny finger poking an exposed, bright pink brain. Runs through July 26.
  
  
• INFUSION , 7133 Germantown Ave., 215-248-1718. FOUND PHOTOGRAPHY, Features Philadelphia native Athena Petra Tasiopoulos' mixed-media works inspired by found photographs and anonymity. Runs through July 29.
  
  
• LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA , 1314 Locust St., 215-546-3181. MIRROR OF A CITY, Features historical Philadelphia items recently acquired from the Jay T. Snider Collection. Images include a painting of a more rustic Grays Ferry, a print of two competing fire companies rushing to the scene, and a 1684 plan for Philadelphia. Runs through Sept. 4.
  
  
• LISA M. REISMAN ET CIE , 1714 Rittenhouse Square, 215-735-2781. LA F�TE DU SAVON, Features vintage French Art Nouveau and Art Deco labels from soap and perfume companies in the 19th and 20th centuries. Runs through July 31.
  
  
• LOCKS GALLERY , 600 Washington Square S., 215-629-1000. '70S STILL LIFE, Features Elizabeth Osborne's paintings and watercolors created between 1973 and 1978. Some of Osborne's images — full of clean lines and bold colors — resemble magazine illustrations from the same decade. Runs through July 3.
  
  
• MEDFORD ARTS CENTER , 18 N. Main St., Medford, 609-654-6485. DIANE RAPPISI & KATE LEMAY, Features paintings by the title artists, with Rappisi's figurative images showing a special attention to shadow and detail, and Lemay's abstracted designs focusing on layers of shapes and colors. Runs through July 30.
  
  
• MEW GALLERY , 906 Christian St., 215-625-2424. A MINIATURE OCEAN, Features new work by Darla Jackson, who uses miniature sculptures of animals to tell bizarre stories — like that of baby rabbits that live underwater and breathe through straws. Runs through July 30.
  
  
• MUSE GALLERY , 52 N. 2nd St., 215-627-5310. NINE ARTISTS, Features paintings, collages and mixed-media works by nine new artists. Included are Patricia Burns' paintings inspired by the different countries she's visited, and Katherine Lee's paper collages. Runs through July 30. Opening reception Fri, July 3, 5-8:30pm. * NEW MEMBERS SHOW, Features abstract paintings and collages by member artists, who purport to be taking the gallery in a new direction. Runs through July 31. Opening reception Fri, July 3, 5-8:30pm. *
  
  
• OCEAN GALLERIES , 9618 3rd Ave., Stone Harbor, NJ, 609-368-7777. FREDERICK HART, Features sculptures by title artist. Pieces include a nude female bronze figurine and a glass sculpture of three women singing. Runs through July 6.
  
  
• OPEN LENS GALLERY , 401 S. Broad St., 215-545-4400. FROM TESFA TO TIKVA, Features 20 photographs by documentary photographer Irene Fertik, who has been published in The New York Times and other national newspapers. This work highlights the story of Ethiopian Jews who have immigrated to Israel. "Tesfa" means hope in Aramaic, while "Tikva" means hope in Hebrew. Runs through Aug. 7.
  
  
• PARKWAY CENTRAL LIBRARY , 1901 Vine St., 215-686-5322. SCENES OF LIFE, Features work created between 1935 and 1945 as part of the WPA Philadelphia Printmaking Workshop. Runs through July 10.
  
  
• PENTIMENTI GALLERY , 145 N. 2nd St., 215-625-9990. THINK GLOBAL, GO LOCAL ... , Features works by six artists that focus on how globalization affects people on a local level. Pieces include Piper Brett's playful wall sculptures, and Jason Austin and Aleksandr Mergold's installation, which uses rural and suburban housing materials to critique over-development and sprawl. Runs through July 18.
  
  
• PHILADELPHIA ART ALLIANCE , 210 W. Rittenhouse Square, 215-545-4302. (REVOLUTION): 105 YEARS OF TEACHING JEWELRY AND METALSMITHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, Features work by artists who have taught at The University of the Arts and its predecessor institutions, The Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Arts and The Philadelphia College of Art. Runs through July 26. STANLEY LECHTZIN: FIVE DECADES 1959-2009, Features work by the title artist, who pioneered the use of plastic in jewelry-making to allow for large-scale pieces that would otherwise be too heavy to wear. Lechtzin uses electrochemistry, physics, math and computer-rendering to create his complex designs. Runs through July 26.
  
  
• PHILADELPHIA CATHEDRAL , 3723 Chestnut St., 215-386-0234. SACRED ORIGINS: AN INTERFAITH ART PROJECT FOR WEST PHILADELPHIA, Features a large mixed-media work on paper by Zoe Cohen, the Cathedral's artist-in-residence. The piece was assembled using drawings collected from people of various religious backgrounds in West Philadelphia. Ongoing.
  
  
• PROJECTS GALLERY , 629 N. 2nd St., 267-303-9652. SUMMER IN THE CITY, Features photography, print, sculpture, collage, works on paper and mixed-media installation by more than 17 artists. Works were selected from an open call for meditations on summer in Philadelphia and range from Henry Berkowitz's oil-on-canvas painting of an Old City fire escape to Daniel Petraitis's fire hydrant made from blown glass and steel. Runs through Aug. 4.
  
  
• PROXIMITY GALLERY , 2434 E. Dauphin St., 267-825-2949. ONE MILE, Features paintings and mixed-media works by four Fishtown artists who live within one mile of each other. Included are Chris Clark's paintings of dark environments and Marie Desmarais' brightly-lit pieces made from rearranged maps. Runs through July 31.
  
  
• SAGE PROJECTS , 333 South St., 215-706-0406. PERSONAL BOUNDARIES, Features paintings, glass installations and fiber sculptures by nine local artists. They include Juri Kim-Oliva's paintings of rainbow-colored grids and Rebecca Kelly's eerie, seemingly abandoned children's chairs and toys. Runs through July 12.
  
  
• SAMUEL S. FLEISHER ART MEMORIAL , 719 Catharine St., 215-922-3456. WIND CHALLENGE #3, Features works by Johanna Inman, Yvonne Lung and Constantina Zavitsanos in this third and final installment of the "Wind Challenge" exhibition. Pieces include photographs of disregarded books, video footage documenting the personal stories of Chinese-American immigrants, and installations exploring the passage of time. Runs through July 3.
  
  
• SANDE WEBSTER GALLERY , 2006 Walnut St., 215-636-9003. INTERCONNECTED SOULS & KINDRED SPIRITS, Features the broad brushstrokes and rainbow-splashed canvases of abstract expressionist Anthony Liggins. Runs through July 11. GABE TIBERINO, Features recent work from the title artist, a Philly legend who paints frequently for the Mural Arts Program. Pieces range from nudes to landscapes to a nighttime image of Philly's skyline, capped by a glowing halo. Runs through July 11.
  
  
• SERAPHIN GALLERY , 1108 Pine St., 215-923-7000. SIDNEY GOODMAN: STRANGE CLARITY, Features the title artist's vibrant paintings of people in distressed or dangerous situations. Images include a boy wrapped in yellow caution tape and a man levitating, with his eyes closed tightly shut. Runs through July 28.
  
  
• SILICA ART GALLERIES , 908A N. 3rd St., 215-627-3655. A DOLL SHOW, Features Elizabeth Briggs-Fandek's sculptures of glass dolls dressed in clothes, which were inspired by the porcelain dolls her grandmother collected. Runs through July 6. THE HUMAN RACE, Features Zachary Puchowitz's comical, miniature glass sculptures of clowns, millipedes and monsters. Runs through July 5.
  
  
• SPACE 1026 , 1026 Arch St., 2nd floor, 215-833-5672. CADAVER CORPSE, Features drawings, paintings and collage by more than 50 artists from around the world. They were asked by curator Tessa Perutz to create a head, torso and legs; she then rearranged the pieces to create abstracted, mismatched bodies. Runs through July 31.
  
  
• THE CENTER FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTS , 237 S. 18th St., 215-546-7775. PITTSBURGH BIENNIAL SELECTIONS, Features works from artists at the 2008 Pittsburgh Biennial, including Dylan Vitone's photographs of bleak urban settings, and Denise Mahone's mixed-media work that mimics the rings on a tree. Runs through July 21.
  
  
• THE GALLERIES AT MOORE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN , 20th St. & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 215-965-4027. FAST FORWARD, Features Ryan Humphrey's installation of more than 30 BMX bikes, bike parts and ramps, as well as three reimagined versions of Marcel Duchamp's "Bicycle Wheel" sculpture. Runs through Sept. 9. BIG BIKE, Features Philadelphian Lee Stoetzel's sleek, wooden bicycle, which measures twice the size of a normal bike. Runs through July 4. FRANK HYDER: PERSISTENT DREAM, Features the title artist's 55-foot long mixed-media work, which wraps around the entire gallery and includes giant, lit-up boats made of paper. Runs through Sept. 2.
  
  
• TIGER STRIKES ASTEROID , 319A N.11th St., 4th floor, tigerstrikesasteroid.com. MANIFEST DESTINATION, Features Andrew Prayzner's paintings revolving around the life of drug dealers and the consequences of trafficking, and William Crump's abstract paintings exploring the American road trip. Runs through July 31.
  
  
• TYME GALLERY , 17 W. Eagle Rd., Havertown, 610-853-1215. NIGHT AND DAY, Features Annette Alessi's oil paintings of traditional subjects like women and still life, and Marge Feldman's more experimental acrylics of multicolored, collage-like landscapes. Runs through July 7.
  
  
• UNIVERSITY CITY ARTS LEAGUE , 4226 Spruce St., 215-382-7811. HIDDEN GEMS OF WEST PHILADELPHIA, Features works on paper collected by local Sylvia Egnal, including pieces by American art greats Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, as well as lesser-known Philadelphia artists like Bennett Lorber and Stuart Egnal. Runs through July 5.
  
  
• WEXLER GALLERY , 201 N. 3rd St., 215-923-7030. HISTORIC WORKS FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF JOEL PHILIP MYERS, Features Joel Philip Myers' collection of glass art from the 1970s to today. Runs through Aug. 29.
  
  
• WOOD TURNING CENTER , 501 Vine St., 215-923-8000. THE ART OF OPENING: BOTTLES & THEIR TOPPERS, Features handmade, limited-production corkscrews and wine bottle stoppers. Pieces include Hilary Pfeifer's 2-foot-long tree "growing" out of a cork and Robb Higgs' film, "Corkscrew," which demonstrates a crank-powered machine that can open a bottle and pour a glass of wine. Runs through July 18. IN BALANCE: WOOD & METAL, Features five artists who combine wood and metal in their work. Pieces include William Moore's chestnut-shaped sculptures, Mark Nantz's shiny wood forms embedded with silver and gold, and Todd Hoyer's wire-wrapped wooden creations. Runs through July 18.