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Seen from behind, Mattison looks at her large-scale work of lifelike coral ceramic pieces mounted on the wall as if swirling

Brandywine River Museum of Art presents Fragile Earth: The Naturalist Impulse in Contemporary Art

The wilds beyond Pyle and the Wyeths

A new exhibition from four artists at Brandywine River Museum balances artistry and polemics, merging the nature of the artist with the art of nature. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Nov 14, 2022 Reviews 4 minute read

A minimalist wooden table & chair with striking lines & curves sits in warm-colored space with a clay mask & 2 video screens

The Fabric Workshop and Museum presents Rose B. Simpson: Dream House

“The most personal work I’ve ever done”

Internationally known mixed-media artist Rose B. Simpson adds architectural installation and video work to her wide-ranging repertoire for the first time in this special exhibition at the Fabric Workshop and Museum. Emily B. Schilling visits.

Emily Schilling

Oct 24, 2022 Features 4 minute read

30 lenses of various sizes, resembling bubbles, grouped together in front of a museum window, inviting a look through them

The Delaware Contemporary presents Through a Glass, Darkly

Stop taking glass for granted

This wandering, wide-ranging exhibition at the Delaware Contemporary is a rare extravaganza of diverse works all in one medium: glass. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Oct 17, 2022 Reviews 4 minute read

Detailed black-&-white print of a large, low, run-down house by a tree in a barren landscape, & a tiny human figure outside

Arcadia University’s Spruance Gallery presents Proto-Feminism in the Print Studio

Women make their mark

A new exhibition of mid-20th-century woman printmakers at Arcadia University traces a burgeoning feminist movement at New York print studio Atelier 17. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Oct 14, 2022 Reviews 5 minute read

A photo taken from behind of a woman with dark skin and turquoise-tipped hair facing a door too narrow for her wheelchair

TILT Institute for the Contemporary Image presents If We Never Get Better

New attitudes through art

TILT mounts its largest exhibition of the last two years with If We Never Get Better, a group show of queer and/or trans artists of color who focus on healthcare, collective grief, disability, and healing. Gary Day reviews.

Gary L. Day

Oct 03, 2022 Reviews 3 minute read

A head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman with short dark hair and serious eyes, done in Modigliani’s elongated style.

The Barnes Foundation’s Modigliani Up Close will feature newly examined paintings

Expanding the Modigliani canon?

A new Barnes exhibition detailing the latest scholarship and technology in the world of Modigliani has a big surprise: four previously unverified paintings will be on the walls. Emily Schilling looks closer.

Emily Schilling

Sep 29, 2022 Features 10 minute read

A collage of store fronts in rowhomes, a four story stone school building, and a SEPTA trolley, with stylized colors.

Da Vinci Art Alliance presents Reimagining Monoliths

Picturing Philly’s educational and social landscape

Philadelphia native Mike Smaczylo wants to build a different future for education and the city's residents. Christina Anthony profiles.

Christina Anthony

Sep 28, 2022 Profiles 2 minute read

A child in a hallway holds a product box w/ a gun on the cover. A decaying building is on the other side of the split photo.

The Print Center presents Ukrainian Photography Today

Everyday life in not-so-everyday scenes

The Print Center teams up with Dr. Ksenia Nouril and Irina Glik for an exhibit photographing the people of Ukraine during their everyday lives, before and during the war. Gary L. Day previews.

Gary L. Day

Sep 14, 2022 Previews 1 minute read

A globular vertical wood sculpture with visible carving lines and patches of blue, pink, orange, purple, and brown paint.

Philly Fringe 2022: Expansions Contemporary Dance Ensemble presents Imagination Playground

Brightening a rainy day

Imagination Playground, an outdoor interdisciplinary Fringe event at Strawberry Mansion’s Hatfield House, did not let rain dampen its vision. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

Camille Bacon-Smith

Sep 12, 2022 Reviews 3 minute read

A human-shaped sculpture has a rope connected to it and another sculpture. Illustrations on canvas are behind it on the wall

Da Vinci Art Alliance presents Shwarga Bhattacharjee’s When the Subaltern Speaks

Introspection through the immigrant lens

Shwarga Bhattacharjee’s new exhibition at DVAA explores the immigrant experience through paintings, illustrations, and sculptures. Christina Anthony profiles.