Opening reception Thursday, July 9, 6-8pm

440 Gallery is proud to present the juried 2026 Summer Theme Show, Harmony & Chaos. The exhibition is juried by Hayley Ferber, a Brooklyn-based independent curator.

Harmony & Chaos examines the interplay between order and disorder, revealing how balance and structure can exist alongside unpredictability and change. Through diverse materials, processes, and perspectives, the artists in this exhibition explore the dynamic tension between these seemingly opposing forces. Their works highlight moments where disruption gives way to beauty, growth, and unexpected connections. Together, they suggest that harmony is not the absence of chaos, but a state that exists alongside it.

Artists:
Tanner Bosma, Walter Brown, Patricia Dattoma, Maria Dusamp, Cynthia Egle, Sally Gil, Robin Glassman, Yen Ha, Linda Hacker, Gosha Karpowicz, Herry Koo, Oxana Kovalchuk, Melissa Kraft, Jessica Krause Smith, Carin Kulb Dangot, Alise Loebelsohn, Jo-Ann Acey, Carol Morrison, Emily Mueller, Carol Paik, Swati Patel, Leo Pontius, Sonia Redfern, Joan Reutershan, Charles Seplowin, Amy Shaw, Roni Sherman Ramos, Claudia Shi, Sam Smouha, Joanne Steinhardt, Suzanne Kathaleen Stroebe, Fleur Thesmar

Join us for the closing reception of Connective Threads!

Saturday April 18, 2026 | 2:00 – 4:00pm

Location: RU House at Colonels Row, Building #404B on Governors Island (map)
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Free Workshop

Limited to 12 participants. RSVP required.

In this hands-on workshop led by Hayley Ferber (2023 & 2024 RU curator alum), participants will discover how everyday materials can be transformed into beautiful, functional books through creative bookbinding with recycled elements.

Using items such as scrap paper, discarded packaging, and found materials, participants will learn simple binding techniques to construct unique handmade books. Through cutting, folding, and stitching, students will give new life to overlooked materials while exploring the expressive possibilities of sustainable book arts.

All levels are welcome. Materials are provided and participants will leave with their own one-of-a-kind handmade book.

Connective Threads brings together 15 artists working across diverse textile processes— sewing, quilting, weaving, and sculptural assemblage among others—to explore connection as both material structure and social metaphor. Spanning two- and three-dimensional works, and incorporating both traditional fibers and unexpected materials, the exhibition highlights the tactile languages through which artists bind, layer, stitch, and interlace forms into a cohesive whole.

Join us for the opening reception of Connective Threads!

The Every Woman Biennial 6th edition SPECTALIA opens Sunday, March 8th through April 11th. Gallery hours: Tuesday- Saturday, 11-6pm.

Learn more at www.everywomanbiennial.com

We invite you to the opening reception of Women Celebrate Women 2026, a synamic showcase of over 90 women artists whose work reflects courage, beauty and collective power.

Breathe

An Exhibition by the New York Artists Circle
Curated by Hayley Ferber • Assistant Curator Kristin Reed
February 6–22, 2026

Featured Artists: Anne Finkelstein • Avani Patel • Barbara Lubliner • Barbara Slitkin • Barbara Swanson Sherman • Beth Barry • Cade Pemberton • Carol Paik • Cecilia André • Charles Seplowin • Cheryl Aden • Christina Maile • Colleen Deery • D Ardelean • Danielle Warren • Darcy Alison Spitz • David Alon Friedman • Diana Jensen • Eileen Hoffman • Eleanor Goldstein • Elisa Decker • Ellen Alt • Emily Barnett • Fran Beallor Gabriela Gasparini Bornstein • Gale Rothstein • Gosha Karpowicz • Laurey Bennet-Levy Gwyneth Leech • Helaine Soller • Jacqueline Sferra • RadaJanet Goldner • Janet Morgan • Janice McDonnell • January Yoon Cho • Joanne Steinhardt • Jocelyn Benford • Joyce Raimondo Judith Kruger • Kristin Reed • Linda Ganjian • Linda Stillman • Linda Turner • Lois Bender  • Lori Horowitz • Lynne Friedman • Marianne Barcellona • Meenal Raghava • Nicole Cooper • Pearl Rosen Golden • Roni Sherman Ramos • Ryan Bauer-Walsh • Sandra Taggart Stephen Cox • Susan Grucci • SuZen • Syma • Tiziana Mazzioto • Wendy L. Moss • Yvonne Lamar-Rogers

Location: Westbeth Gallery, 55 Bethune St., New York, NY 10014

Closing Reception • Sunday, February 22, 3–5PM

Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Sunday 1–6 pm

In a world that feels increasingly overstimulated and demanding, Breathe offers a space for serenity. Featuring work by members of the New York Artists Circle, the exhibition explores breath not only as a fundamental human necessity, but as an invitation to pause, recenter and find calm.

The artists approach this theme from multiple perspectives. Some focus on the physical act of breathing—its rhythm, vulnerability, and sustaining force—while others employ breath as a metaphor for stillness, resilience, clarity, and the act of claiming space in an often overwhelming world. Together, these works invite viewers to step away from the noise, take a deep breath, and reconnect with a sense of peace, presence, and inner balance.

Breathe will be presented both in person at Westbeth Gallery and online on the New York Artists Circle website (NYartistscircle.com). The in-person exhibition includes an opening reception and a public artist talk.

Zoom: Breath with curators Hayley Ferber and Kristin Reed

Hosted by Joyce Raimondo, Education Coordinator at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center — a national landmark in East Hampton

Thursday, February 12 from 1-2 pm

How does calmness foster creativity? Lee Krasner said “With Jackson there was quiet solitude. Just to sit and look at the landscape. An inner quietness. After dinner, to sit on the back porch and look at the light.”

In a world that feels increasingly overstimulated and demanding, the current exhibition Breathe at Westbeth Gallery in Manhattan offers a space for serenity. Join co-curators Hayley Ferber and Kristin Reed as they take us on a walkthrough of the exhibition. Featuring work by members of the New York Artists Circle, the exhibition explores breath not only as a fundamental human necessity, but as an invitation to pause, recenter and find calm.

Register on Zoom. Free: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/j3-TM-WTQTm2kJ6tmX86dA

Note: The exhibition and the New York Artists Circle are not affiliated with the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center.

Breathe

An Exhibition by the New York Artists Circle
Curated by Hayley Ferber • Assistant Curator Kristin Reed
February 6–22, 2026

Featured Artists: Anne Finkelstein • Avani Patel • Barbara Lubliner • Barbara Slitkin • Barbara Swanson Sherman • Beth Barry • Cade Pemberton • Carol Paik • Cecilia André • Charles Seplowin • Cheryl Aden • Christina Maile • Colleen Deery • D Ardelean • Danielle Warren • Darcy Alison Spitz • David Alon Friedman • Diana Jensen • Eileen Hoffman • Eleanor Goldstein • Elisa Decker • Ellen Alt • Emily Barnett • Fran Beallor Gabriela Gasparini Bornstein • Gale Rothstein • Gosha Karpowicz • Laurey Bennet-Levy Gwyneth Leech • Helaine Soller • Jacqueline Sferra • RadaJanet Goldner • Janet Morgan • Janice McDonnell • January Yoon Cho • Joanne Steinhardt • Jocelyn Benford • Joyce Raimondo Judith Kruger • Kristin Reed • Linda Ganjian • Linda Stillman • Linda Turner • Lois Bender  • Lori Horowitz • Lynne Friedman • Marianne Barcellona • Meenal Raghava • Nicole Cooper • Pearl Rosen Golden • Roni Sherman Ramos • Ryan Bauer-Walsh • Sandra Taggart Stephen Cox • Susan Grucci • SuZen • Syma • Tiziana Mazzioto • Wendy L. Moss • Yvonne Lamar-Rogers

Location: Westbeth Gallery, 55 Bethune St., New York, NY 10014

Opening Reception • Friday, February 6, 5–8 PM

Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Sunday 1–6 pm

In a world that feels increasingly overstimulated and demanding, Breathe offers a space for serenity. Featuring work by members of the New York Artists Circle, the exhibition explores breath not only as a fundamental human necessity, but as an invitation to pause, recenter and find calm.

The artists approach this theme from multiple perspectives. Some focus on the physical act of breathing—its rhythm, vulnerability, and sustaining force—while others employ breath as a metaphor for stillness, resilience, clarity, and the act of claiming space in an often overwhelming world. Together, these works invite viewers to step away from the noise, take a deep breath, and reconnect with a sense of peace, presence, and inner balance.

Breathe will be presented both in person at Westbeth Gallery and online on the New York Artists Circle website (NYartistscircle.com). The in-person exhibition includes an opening reception and a public artist talk.

THESEUS's CRAFT

The Paradox of the Real A 10-Year Anniversary Exhibition, Part III

With Angelica Bergamini, Gianluca Bianchino, Rachael Bohlander, Macyn Bolt, Krystyna Borkowska, Alitza Cardona + Otero Fuentes, Graciela Cassel, Maureen Catbagan, Stephen Cimini, Andréa DeFelice, Maura Falfan, Gordon Fearey, David Friedman, Maki Hajikano, Deming King Harriman, Gosha Karpowicz, Bernard Klevickas, Dante Migone-Ojeda, Tony Moore, Arezoo Moseni, Jonathan Peyser, Kristin Reed, Jane Sangerman, Jeff Schneider, Kriti Siderakis, and Barbara Trachtenberg.

Curated by Hayley Ferber and Priska Juschka

Concept by Priska Juschka

Exhibition Dates: January 10 – January 31, 2026

OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 | 6 – 8 PM

Lichtundfire is pleased to announce and welcome all to the Opening Reception of THESEUS’s CRAFT TheParadox of the Real, co-curated by independent curator Hayley Ferber and Lichtundfire's gallery director Priska Juschka. The exhibition is a conceptual continuation of the previous two exhibitions, interlaced with the myth of Ariadne, and based on the character of her interim lover, Theseus, per the myth- the son of King Aegeus of Athens.

Also known as the Ship (craft) of Theseus, it presents a paradox and a philosophical thought experiment that questions whether an object remains the same object after all of its original components have been replaced over time. According to the myth, the legendary trireme, a three-rowed galley from which the Cretan Princess Ariadne and Theseus departed Crete after he had slain his half-brother, a dangerous, human-eating Minotaur, was preserved by the Athenians.

For additional information, images, appointments, please contact Priska Juschka at info@lichtundfire.com

About Lichtundfire: LICHTUNDFIRE was established in 2015, with a visual program emphasizing nonrepresentational, conceptual, and abstract art; especially minimal, color field, geometrical, straight edge, abstract expressionist painting, lyrical abstraction, and process work in all media, as well as abstracted, conceptual representation. Through its exhibitions, Lichtundfire's program is dedicated to developing and nurturing an active, engaged, progressive, and emancipated art community that addresses cultural and social realities as expressed through visual arts. Beyond its carefully curated visual program, Lichtundfire, with its accompanying events, seeks to activelyconnect with other parts of the creative community, especially in the field of poetry, literature, philosophy, and Critical Theory.

Instagram: @lichtundfire and hashtag: #lichtundfire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lichtundfire

Lichtundfire: 175 Rivington Street NY NY 10002

Contact: Priska Juschka, info@lichtundfire.com, Tel. 917.675.7835

Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 6 pm, or by appointment

www.lichtundfire.com

Pulsing Through

January 9, 2025 - January 25, 2025

All Street Gallery, 77 E. 3rd St., New York, NY 10003

Vicky Barranguet, Matthew Alfonso Durante, Beatrice Findlay, Richard Glick, Si Golraine, Jalena Hay, Laurie Heller Marcus, Stephanie Kantor, Simone Kestelman, Mari Elaine Lamp, Anh Ly, Amelie Mancini, Rick Midler, Karen Rosenkrantz, Sarah Schacht, Sima Schloss, Kate VanVliet, Margaret Zox Brown

Curated by: Dee Ardelean, Gabriela Bornstein, Anna Guarneri, Caroline Heffron, Deirdre Sullivan-Beeman

Opening Reception: Friday, January 9, 6-8pm

Closing Reception and Artist Talk: Sunday, January 25, 3-5pm

Exhibition Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 1-6pm

New York City, NY - Pulsing Through is the culmination of a 3 month Curatorial Intensive bringing together 5 artists to curate a group exhibition.  Working across painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, collage, and printmaking, the 18 artists in Pulsing Through cross the boundary between self and world, inner and outer, body and soul.  Their works trace encounters with tender bodies and ghostly figures, moving between presence and absence, and revealing memories that hover just beneath the surface.

Curatorial Intensive: From Concept to Exhibition, co-led by Hayley Ferber and Lu Solano in partnership with Paradice Palase, provided a hands-on opportunity for artists to explore the practical and conceptual foundations of curating an exhibition. Designed to demystify the curatorial process, this program emphasizes collaboration, critical thinking, and creative vision—guiding participants from the initial idea to a fully realized gallery presentation. 

Paradice Palase: Paradice Palase strives to democratize the contemporary art ecosystem for both creators and patrons by offering career-forward mentoring, programming, and resources. We connect our artist network to their peers, to industry professionals, to art business & artist development resources, and to external opportunities. We also curate presentations through partnerships with like-minded creative organizations. Past partners have included NADA, Future Fair, The Other Art Fair, Uprise Art, and House of Yes. In 2024 we launched a Residency Fellowship in partnership with ChaNorth (Pine Plains, NY) awarded to one active member per year. www.paradicepalase.com

All Street Gallery: All Street Gallery is a community-oriented gallery and multimedia art collective holding space for alternative exhibitions, experimental productions, and creative gatherings. www.allstnyc.com

Save the date for the opening reception of my first solo exhibition, Found At Sea 🌊
✨Friday, September 19 from 6-9pm
✨Yashar Gallery, 276 Greenpoint Ave, building 8, ground floor, Brooklyn, NY

My artistic practice explores the symbolic language of maritime culture, where sea life, ships, and cartography become metaphors for resilience, memory, and transformation. I create artist books, cyanotypes, and paintings inspired by seascapes and folklore. These works function as tactile compendiums of imagined voyages and personal mythologies, drawing from the aesthetics of logbooks, weathered maps, and archival artifacts. Through traditional crafts, I examine the stories we carry and how they are mapped across both internal and collective histories, inviting reflection on the shifting nature of journey and self.

Presented in Partnership with TransBorder Art

Join me in celebration of Greenpoint Open Studios at Yashar Gallery for Echoes! Echoes brings together the diverse practices of eleven female-identifying artists based in Greenpoint, each delving into the evolving journey of self-discovery shaped by time, memory, cultural inheritance, and a deep connection to the natural world.

Opening reception: Friday, 5/30, 6-8pm
Open Hours: Sat, 5/31 + Sun, 6/1, 12-6pm
Sat, 6/7 + Sun, 6/8, 1-5pm

Yashar Gallery
276 Greenpoint Ave, Building 8, ground floor
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Join us for the opening reception of Brooklyn NOW! Contemporary Art from BK celebrates the vibrant, diverse, and boundary-pushing art being created in Brooklyn today. This exhibition brings together a dynamic mix of emerging and established artists who call Brooklyn home, showcasing works that reflect the borough's unique cultural energy, innovation, and creativity. From bold abstractions to thought-provoking conceptual pieces, Brooklyn NOW! highlights the voices shaping contemporary art and redefining the global art scene from the heart of New York City.

Opening Reception: Jan 30 6pm - 9pm
Exhibition Dates: Jan 30 - Feb 15
Art Gotham, 4 Saint Marks Plc, East Village NYC

Learn the art of long-stitch bookbinding by making your very own small sketchbook or journal with a wrap-around cover. In this hands-on class, you'll make a 4x6” book featuring a wrap-around paper cover and a distinctive long stitch binding pattern, creating a unique and durable book structure. Personalize your sketchbook or journal, making it a one-of-a-kind piece. You may use the paper you create in Suminagashi Paper Marbling or choose from those the instructor brings. Your journal could make a beautiful one-of-a-kind holiday gift for someone special.

Register here.

Established Gallery is excited to present Twelve/Twelve, a group exhibition curated by Emily Chiavelli from a national open call for art. Twelve/Twelve will featuring artwork with maximum dimensions of 12 inches.

Learn more here.

Immerse yourself in the enchanting and meditative art of Suminagashi, the traditional Japanese technique of paper marbling. In this class, you will learn to surrender control and delight in the process as colors dance on water and imprint onto paper, resulting in beautiful, unpredictable designs. You will produce custom-designed and uniquely marbled papers that reflect the beauty and spontaneity of this ancient art form and are suitable for stationery, decorative purposes, or collage materials.

You may also use your newly-created papers to make a sketchbook or journal in Bookbinding: Create Your Own Journal.

Register here.

Please join me Tuesday, December 10th from 6:30-8:30pm at the Brazilian Consulate to celebrate the opening of Gabriela Bornstein: Tropical Surrealism.

Brazilian-born and New York-based, Gabriela is a mixed media artist whose work deeply engages with themes of identity, heritage, and human connection. Her artistic practice bridges the personal and collective histories of her life in New York and her roots in Brazil, allowing her to explore the complexities of ancestry, cultural diversity, and shared humanity. Gabriela’s work has evolved to focus on figurative painting, mixed media collage, and portraiture, creating art that reflects both her surroundings and inner world.

Discover the enchanting art of Suminagashi, the traditional Japanese technique of paper marbling, and create custom-designed papers perfect for stationery, decoration, or collage. In this meditative class, you’ll learn to let go and enjoy the process as swirling colors float on water, imprinting unpredictable, beautiful designs onto paper. Join us and craft uniquely marbled pieces that capture the beauty and spontaneity of this ancient art.

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Discover the art of bookmaking and unleash your creativity by crafting your own artist books. This class offers a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of bookbinding, providing you with the essential tools, materials, and techniques needed to create unique, handmade books. Throughout the workshop, you will learn to fold and stitch single sheet and accordion fold books and the 3-hole pamphlet stitch. Join us and transform simple materials into works of art.

For Teens and Adults. 5% family discount for anyone signing up more than one person. Use code SIBLING.

Register here.

Immerse yourself in the enchanting and meditative art of Suminagashi, the traditional Japanese technique of paper marbling. In this class, you will learn to surrender control and delight in the process as colors dance on water and imprint onto paper, resulting in beautiful, unpredictable designs and produce custom-designed papers suitable for stationery, decorative, or collage materials. Join us and create uniquely marbled papers that reflect the beauty and spontaneity of this ancient art form. All materials will be provided. Payment by Zelle preferred using aarthi@makerhive.space Choose "Pay in person" option at checkout if you are going to use Zelle.

For Teens and Adults. 5% family discount for anyone signing up more than one person. Use code SIBLING.

Register here

Dive into the world of block printing and create your own custom rubber stamps. This beginner-friendly class will guide you through the entire process, from designing your stamp to carving and printing. Join us and leave with your very own handmade stamps, ready to use for personalizing stationery, creating artwork, or adding a unique touch to any project. Happy stamping!

PERFECT IMPERFECT
The Transience of Things
Concept and Curation by Hayley Ferber and Priska Juschka
Exhibition Dates: August 7 – August 28, 2024

OPENING RECEPTION:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 | 6 – 8 PM

Co-curated by independent curator Hayley Ferber and Lichtundfire’s gallery director Priska Juschka, the exhibition seeks to widen the concept of carefully curated group exhibition by featuring visual relationships on a numerically larger scale as part of LICHTUNDFIREcuratorial.

Based upon an Open Call, PERFECT IMPERFECT, with works in various media, painting, photography, sculpture, works on paper and mixed media, is inspired by the profound aesthetics of the philosophical practice and world view of the Japanese Wabi-Sabi.

Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to less is more, and sabi, which means attentive melancholy, Wabi-Sabi refers to an awareness of the transient nature of all things and to a corresponding pleasure in all that bears the mark of impermanence.

This exhibition explores the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete – moving beyond the conventional idea of the pursuit of perfection and into the realm of a deliberate aesthetic and artistic decision of leaving a work, its composition, medium, materials, surface a.o. in a way that is considered not entirely fully executed, finished, polished, smooth or otherwise completed to perfection.

AlterWork Studios invites you to view “Works on/with/about Paper”. Stop in to view the work of 26 artists… let us explore how they use paper not only as a substrate but as a medium and a subject matter.

OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, July 20th, 2024 | 6-9PM

ON VIEW
July 20th - August 17th | every day 12-9PM

Curated by:
Timothy Kelly

Participating Artists:
Joe Piscopia · Patricia Dahlman · Natalia Slattery · Stacey Burgay · Anthoula Lelekidis · Jim Seffens · Nana An · Justine Lobe · Bob Lobe · Daniel Cordani · Maja Mamak · Kiyomitsu Saito · Jasmine Vollherbst · Isabel Díaz Alanís · Amy Geller · Marta Smith · Royal Chen · Patti Robinson · Scout Albrecht · Kelly Olshan · Margaret Lanzetta · Brielle Sarkisian · Hayley Ferber · Erika Shallcross · Juliana Stankiewicz · Yinán Estrada-Ortiz

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Please join us on Thursday, July 18, 2024 from 6-8PM for the Opening Reception of “CANDESCENCE: A Tribute To Charlotte Mills Mouquin Voznesenskaya.”

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Coney Island is a NYC icon for all the reasons we love this city. It’s wild, exciting, fun, gritty, unique and beautiful -- especially to artists -- like no other place. Come celebrate the side show, mermaids, Cyclone, Nathan’s and of course, the beach, through the eyes of nearly 100 artists who haven’t forgotten to add a good dose of freakiness into their creations.

Dates: Sat and Sun 1-6pm, 7/13 to 8/11

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