Recent
Exhibitions
August 4-30, 2025
Len DeLuca:
Voce Magna (in a Loud Voice)
Above: Len DeLuca, Crossed Up.
In describing his work, Len DeLuca said, “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.”
July 8 - August 2 , 2025
Joyce Weidenaar:
Flying Colors
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.
June 10-July 5, 2025
The Art of Summer
a gallery artist group exhibition
The exhibition featured the work of Leda Arensberg, Frederick Ballet, Ellen Bradshaw, Len DeLuca, Joan Gantz, Monali Ghosh, Phoebe Hawkins, Lisa Ocasio Hirkaler, Ann Kraus, Tatjana Krismanic, Carol Nussbaum, Suyapa Quinn, and Mitchell Rodbell.
May 13-June 7 , 2025
Ellen Bradshaw
Around the Parks: Manhattan!
ABOVE: Ellen Bradshaw, Spring Has Sprung, Jefferson Market Oil on Canvas, 24x30 inches
There are the impressive imposing canyons of the urban jungle Manhattan.
Then there are her quiet spaces. Whether large or small, oases of nature, offering calm and respite if only for a moment. Or a destination for the day. Places to let go of the bustling pace. To reflect. To let down one’s guard. To walk or run.
Whether the majestic sprawl of her famous Central Park or a quiet garden that springs to life as a beacon of the neighborhood. A gathering place. A place to meet. Along the way or for the day.
The streets around the park tell stories. Of people and neighbors, of small-town life in the big city. And the trees of Manhattan. Reflecting and reminding us of the four seasons, pushing through the stubborn concrete, softening the hard edges, twisting and winding improbably. Filled with character, as are her people.
There are stories to tell. Within and around the parks. Oil on canvas!
Ellen Bradshaw’s work was influenced by the realism of the Ashcan painters, as well as the sense of color and atmosphere explored by the Impressionists. Ellen's usual subject is New York City.
"I'm drawn to the common everydayness of life in the city, and perhaps what is hidden just beneath the surface of the ordinary. The reflective moody quirky streets of Lower Manhattan are my usual subjects - the neighborhoods, the personalities of her buildings, the majesty of her bridges, the streets transformed by snow or the colors of night, the lone figures of daily routine, the everyday intensity of the simple passing of moments against that in-your-face reality that is New York City.”
Ellen has shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions and is the recipient of several awards. She has been President of Pleiades Gallery since 2000.
April 15-May10, 2025
Lisa Ocasio Hirkaler
and Rolando Jorif
Blue and Green
This two-person exhibition featured the captivating works of Lisa Ocasio Hirkaler and Rolando Jorif. Lisa’s oil landscapes and Rolando’s acrylic portraits beautifully explore the expressive hues of blues and greens. From sweeping natural vistas to intimate human expressions, the artists use these colors to evoke emotion and tell stories across various genres.
March 18 - April 1, 2025
Frederick Ballet
Whispers of Color: Subtle Stories of Imagined Reality
ABOVE: Frederick Ballet, Ethereal Shore, Digital Photography, presented as a face mounted acrylic, 40x30 inches
This immersive art show explores the interplay of color and imagination, inviting viewers to venture into an abstract yet familiar world where the boundaries of reality and fantasy coalesce.
Each photograph serves as a window into a narrative that evokes emotion and provokes thought, inviting audiences to see the world from a fresh perspective.
Frederick's photography runs the gamut from representational to surreal. He believes the true subject of the photograph is not the physical world, but rather the subconscious mind of the photographer. He studied at The Philadelphia Photo Art Center (now TILT Institute for the Contemporary Image) and became the first student to earn their Contemporary Practices Photography Certificate. This experience allowed him to hone his skills and develop his unique approach to abstract and surrealist photography with the ultimate aim to create dreamlike imagery that challenges the viewer's perception of reality.
As a New Jersey and New York based abstract photographer, he seeks to transcend the boundaries of reality and tap into the subconscious mind through his art. His photographs are not simply visual representations of the world around us, but rather explorations of the hidden corners of the mind. While experimenting with different techniques he always strives to allow the elements of the image to emerge naturally.
Read Chelsea News on Frederick Ballet’s Exhibition
February 18 - March 15, 2025
Mitchell Rodbell: A Still Colorful Life
A Still Colorful Life celebrates that our lives should always exceed our expectations, particularly if we lead them passionately and creatively, through growth and discovery.
In this show, Rodbell explores the fluidity and the beauty that surrounds us in everyday life, but may be overlooked. He draws inspiration from oceans, sunsets, nature preserves, sky scenes, and blooms. His ability to capture and convey these scenes combines his love of photography, travel and painting.
The artist is fascinated by the process of capturing an image followed by manipulating its colors, shapes, and compositions, which is then translated into his paintings. His rich bursts of color and texture evokes the rhythm and the energy of the world in which we live, that many of us experience but often take for granted. He is a story teller who frequently paints parallel scenes, in vignettes, in order to maximize the viewer’s experience.
Working primarily in acrylic and watercolor, on both canvas and paper, Rodbell incorporates intense washes of paint, various mediums, blending techniques, spraying, scraping, and lively brushstrokes. His spontaneous process allows for many layers and renditions within each piece, underscoring the fluid journey of his work and his inspiration.
January 21 - February 15, 2025
Monali Ghosh: Oceans in Bloom
In this show, Monali takes you on a journey into the fluid, uncharted spaces where the ocean’s vastness meets the delicate, fleeting beauty of nature. She creates abstract works inspired by aerial views of the ocean, loose floral forms, and the ever-shifting interplay between light, water, and organic shapes. These elements serve as her muse, but the process is where the true magic occurs.
The process is a dynamic exploration of texture, color, and movement rooted in the freedom of mixed media. She works with acrylics, soft pastels, and watercolors on canvas or mixed-media paper. Each piece is a layered journey crafted through scraping, blending, layering, and peeling back.
She evokes a sense of freedom and connection through abstraction, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the art as if diving into an ocean or wandering through a garden. Each piece reflects the balance between chaos and harmony, spontaneity and intention—a space where one feels most alive.
She hopes her art offers a moment of stillness, a sense of wonder, and insight into the meditative power of letting go.
