Philadelphia Galleries/Organizations/Co-ops

PHILADELPHIA SPACES YOU YOU KNOW
Updated 6/2/13
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319 North 11th Street, Philadelphia 
Vox Populi Gallery
Tiger Strikes Asteroid
GrizzlyGrizzly
Napoleon
Practice
Marginal Utility

Fjord

SPACE 1026

The Print Center

Crane Arts Building

Fabric Workshop and Museum

Institute of Contemporary Art

Philadelphia Institute of Advanced Study

Painted Bride

Asian Arts Initiative

Temple Contemporary

Arcadia University Gallery

PAFA

Slought Foundation

Bodega

Gallery Joe

Bridgette Mayer Gallery

Locks Gallery

Fleisher Ollman Gallery

Larry Becker Contemporary Art

LGTripp Gallery

Pentimenti Gallery

Seraphin Gallery

My House Gallery

PAGEANT SOLOVEEV

Little Berlin

Rebeckah Templeton

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Rebecca Rutstein @ Bridgette Mayer

Rebecca Rutstein / Deep Rift

January 24, 2013
Bridgette Mayer Gallery 

Bridgette Mayer Gallery announces its second exhibition of 2013:
A solo show by artist Rebecca Rutstein will be on view February 27 to
March 30, 2013, with an opening reception Friday, March 1, 6:00 – 8:30 PM.

Bridgette Mayer Gallery is pleased to announce its sixth solo exhibition of work by artist and Pew Fellow, Rebecca Rutstein. Deep Rift will be on view from February 27 to March 30, 2013, with an opening reception Friday, March 1, from 6:00 - 8:30 pm. The exhibition will feature new large and small paintings, as well as a site-specific, wall mounted sculptural piece spanning 10 x 16 ½ feet.

Deep Rift is a natural continuance of Rebecca Rutstein’s fantastical, landscape-based paintings. Her interest in geology as both subject matter and metaphor for life experiences and relationships is present, yet pared down and refined. Overt identifiable iconography has been abandoned in favor of more amorphous spaces. Wire-framed maps were once a muted background component in Rutstein’s work. In Deep Rift they have become the focal point. Undulating and disintegrating across the canvas, these artist-created topographies evoke the never ending turns of life and personal relationships. Along with the subject matter, the artist has shifted her physical use of paint as well. Experimenting with dripping, scraping and dragging paint across the canvas, the paintings in Deep Rift reveal a more dynamic surface quality and bolder color than previous bodies of work.

Rutstein’s participation in the Gullkistan Residency in Laugarvatn, Iceland was a major influence on the work in Deep Rift. She states, “One of the most geologically diverse places on earth – rich in glaciers, volcanoes, geysers and waterfalls – the island straddles two divergent tectonic plates. I was legitimately struck by the stark contrasts in the landscape and humbled by the forces behind it all. In particular, a guided hike on Sólheimajökull glacier in the south of Iceland was the inspiration for many of the paintings as well as the sculptural wall piece in the show.” During this exhibition, the back wall of the gallery will feature a laser-cut, steel sculpture that mimics the movement and rolling nature of Rutstein’s paintings.

Rebecca Rutstein received her MFA from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997 and her BFA from Cornell University in 1993. The artist has completed several residencies including, Gullkistan Residency (Laugarvatn, Iceland), the Red Cinder Artist Colony (Na'alehu, Hawaii), the Banff Centre for the Arts (Banff, Canada) and the Vermont Studio Center. She has been a visiting artist at a number of institutions, including Moore College of Art and Design, University of Texas, and Swarthmore College. Rutstein has been the recipient of a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, a Bridgette Mayer Travel Grant, a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Grant, a Pew Professional Development Grant, and an Independence Foundation Fellowship in the Arts. She has had numerous exhibitions including solo shows at the Philadelphia International Airport, Sylvia White Gallery (Los Angeles, CA), Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA) and Fleisher Art Memorial (Challenge Exhibition).

Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. & by appointment. For additional information please contact Bridgette Mayer at (p) 215-413-8893 (f) 215-413-2283 

Tomorrow @ UArts

Panel Discussion: The Legacy of Lenore Tawney

Jan 24 2013 2:00PM - 4:00PM

CBS Auditorium

Held in conjunction with the "Lenore Tawney: Wholly Unlooked For" exhibit in the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery featuring paper-focused work by late artist Lenore Tawney (1907–2007), a leading figure in the contemporary fiber arts movement. The Maryland Institute College of Art, Tawney's alma mater, is hosting a complementary exhibition under the same title featuring her line-based objects.

Panelists

•   Jack Lenor Larsen: dean of Modern Textile Design, founder of LongHouse, Honorary Doctorate, University of the Arts
•   Kathleen Nugent Mangan: director of the Lenore G. Tawney Foundation
•   Dr. Suzanne Hudson: assistant professor, University of Southern California
•   Warren Seelig: artist, UArts distinguished visiting professor

Moderator

•   Sid Sachs: director of exhibitions, University of the Arts

Photo: Lenore Tawney with "Vespers," South Street, New York, 1961. Photo: Ferdinand Boesch.

Hamilton Hall

401 South Broad Street, 1st floor

Philadelphia, PA 19102

United States

Spaces You Should Know

ARTIST ORGANIZATIONS//COLLECTIVES
**this is an open post-Please feel free to add for your Peers**

VOX POPULI
319 North 11th Street, Philadelphia (3rd floor)
http://www.voxpopuligallery.org/
Founded in 1988, Vox Populi is an artist collective that works to support the challenging and experimental work of under-represented artists with monthly exhibitions, gallery talks, performances, lectures, and related programming. For over 20 years, Vox has played a unique role in the cultural life of Philadelphia by bringing our audience a diverse range of programming and providing a supportive environment in which artists can take risks and gain valuable professional experience.

***Also Check out Copy Gallery (http://www.copygallery.org/), AHN VHS (http://ahnvhs.com), and Tiger Strikes Asteroid (http://www.tigerstrikesasteroid.com/), Progressive Sharing (http://progressivesharing.com/) and Marginal Utility (http://www.marginalutility.org/)… all at 319 North 11th Street
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SPACE 1026
1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia
http://www.printcenter.org/
Space 1026 has been a 7 year experiment. It has developed from a handful of founders to dozens of co-conspirators. Together we are becoming Space 1026. Space 1026 is a common excitement for making, producing and creating, not for some outside world of aficionados, but for each other, for our own kind. Space 1026 is two floors of a building at 11th and Arch. That‘s in Philadelphia. It is a network of dozens of artists who‘ve had studios at the Space, past and present. It is dozens of artists who‘ve had shows at the Space over the last 7 years. It is dozens of artists who come to our events, and participate in our community. Space 1026 is a community - a creative community - not an institution.
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Crane Arts Building
1400 N. American St., Philadelphia
**The Crane Arts building is home to other galleries including the giant Ice Box (http://www.cranearts.com/)
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Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia
http://www.fabricworkshop.org/
The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) is the only non-profit arts organization in the United States devoted to creating new work in new materials and new media in collaboration with emerging, nationally, and internationally recognized artists.
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Flux Space
3000 N. Hope Street, Philadelphia
http://www.thefluxspace.org/
FLUXspace developed alongside the growth of the artistic community at Art Making Machine Studios. The founding artists saw a need and opportunity to provide a service—in addition to affordable studio space and facilities—to the art community of Philadelphia. Since its inception, the mission of FLUXspace has been to provide a venue for experimental and groundbreaking work that might not find a site elsewhere in the city. Founded in February 2007, FLUXspace has endeavored to support innovative, bold, and thought-provoking exhibitions and projects.
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Philadelphia Institute of Advanced Study
1712 North Second Street, Philadelphia
http://www.pifas.net
Don't be fooled by their 90's-esque website. Click the About tab and watch the magic.


GALLERIES

Bridgette Mayer Gallery
709 Walnut Street
http://www.bridgettemayergallery.com

Locks Gallery
600 Washington Square South
http://www.locksgallery.com/

Fleisher Ollman Gallery
1616 Walnut, Suite 100
http://fleisher-ollmangallery.com

Larry Becker Contemporary Art

43 N. Second Street Philadelphia 19106

http://www.artnet.com/lbecker.html

LGTripp Gallery
47-49 N. 2nd Street
http://www.lgtrippgallery.com

Pentimenti Galleryhttp://www.pentimenti.com/
Seraphin Gallery
1108 Pine Street
http://seraphin.squarespace.com

My House Gallery
2534 S. 8th street, Philadelphia
http://myhousegallery.wordpress.com

PAGEANT SOLOVEEV
607 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia
http://www.pageantsoloveev.com

Bambi
1001-13 N. Second Street, Philadelphia
http://www.bambiproject.com

Little Berlin
119 West Montgomery, Philadelphia
http://littleberlin.org/

Rebeckah Templeton
173 West Girard Ave., Philadelphia
http://www.rebekahtempleton.com/

Extra Extra
2222 Sepviva Street, Philadelphia
http://www.eexxttrraa.com

Tiger Strikes Asteriod
http://www.tigerstrikesasteroid.com/

Part Time Studios
2031 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia
http://parttimestudios.com

Piranha Bettys
2472 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia
http://www.piranhabettys.com/