Welcome to Pleiades Gallery
Founded in 1974, by artists seeking an alternative to the constraints dictated by the commercial gallery world.
Now located in
the Landmark Arts Building
547 W27th St. # 304, NY, NY 10001
Open Noon - 6 pm, Tuesday - Sunday
Presenting…
Joyce Weidenaar:
Flying Colors
July 8 -August 2
Reception: Saturday, July 12, 3-6 pm
Ballroom Dance: Saturday, July 19, 3-6 pm
Above: Joyce Weidenaar, Happy Birthday, oil on canvas, 28x22 inches
Weidenaar’s paintings are colorful and intriguing. The subjects are often quite ordinary – fans, or kites, or crushed soda cans – but they are presented in surprising compositions that engage and amuse the viewer. Shapes and colors are rendered realistically but the vantage point and cropping bring out abstract qualities that call for a more discerning look.
Her monoprints explore the myriad texture possibilities of found materials. Feathers, leaves, mesh, Halloween netting, onion bags, and crazy yarns are all employed to generate mysterious images in her abstract prints.
Up Next…
Len Deluca:
Voce magna (in a loud voice)
August 4-30
Reception, Saturday, August 16, 3-6 pm
Above: Len Deluca, Crossed up.
Artist Statement
Color is my rebellion; I use loud, unfiltered color to create a visual riot. Each piece is a declaration of emotion and chaos. I don’t whisper with pastels, I shout with chroma and contrast.
My work explores the emotional resonance of color. I choose palettes that command attention; each painting is a confrontation, a celebration, and sometimes intimidating. I’m drawn to the tension between chaos and control, using saturated pigments, exaggerated contrasts, and layered textures to challenge the viewer’s comfort zone. This exhibit isn’t meant to soothe—it’s meant to wake you up.
CALL FOR ARTISTS!
Pleiades is currently reviewing applications for membership. Visit our membership page to learn more.
Spanning more than fifty year years, Pleiades Gallery is one of the oldest and most well established galleries in New York City. Founded in Soho in 1974 by a group of like minded artists, the gallery moved to the heart of Chelsea in 2000 half a block from the High Line, located among the most prestigious galleries in Manhattan. Pleiades Gallery has developed into a Chelsea institution with high standards that are continuously refreshed by new artists representing a diversity of styles, ages and viewpoints and that are creating work across a broad range of mediums.
Throughout the year the gallery hosts solo shows, curated group shows and juried shows. The gallery has hosted some of the world’s finest artists including Willam Behnken, who was a founding member, and Renee e. Rubin, both of whom have works in major museums including MoMA, the Met and Brooklyn Museum. Many of the gallery’s artists have been selected to participate in competitions juried by curators of prominent institutions and museums throughout the world.
The gallery spotlights artistic movements and artists who are notable for creating work that crosses genres and borders, generational contexts and artistic disciplines, reflecting a broad range of sensibilities from realistic to abstract. Pleiades Gallery continually shows inspiring work of high quality contemporary artists. The gallery offers opportunities for both established and emerging artists and welcomes them to submit their work for consideration. The spirit of commitment to the artists and the art that guided the gallery from the beginning remains true today and as we look ahead to the next fifty years.
