Diedra Krieger, Still from Baudrillard video, video, n/a

For the summer season, Projects Gallery is pleased to announce a collaboration with curators Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof entitled “ID”. This exhibition will showcase emerging Philadelphia artists united in pushing the boundaries of myth and persona in contemporary art. Fresh from various Philadelphia-area art colleges and programs, these artists embrace the ethos of the MySpace generation. Utilizing video, performance, sculpture and photography, “ID” explores broad and self-focused concepts ranging from issues of applied identity to the id of the artist. As put succinctly by the curators, “the works are metaphorical in ways that come out of the core of who they are and what they see around them.”
Jamie Diamond, The Radissons, photographic print, 40" x 60"

True to the zeitgeist, the artists use the self to express the political, environmental and personal. Documenting the seemingly mundane of the everyday, these works morph into an escapist fantasy. As Fallon and Rosof state, “their art is questioning their relationship to their families and friends, to the past, to the city, to the camera even.” Whether fabricating an alternate persona through video, documenting a false or surrogate family through photography, or constructing impossible landscapes of impractical materials, the artists express experience via the filter of their own “ID”. Through the embrace of the self-as-subject, these young artists confront the contemporary world by retreating into one of their own creation.
Andria Bibiloni, Blaster Bike, Mixed Media with Sound, dimensions variable

Artists include from Moore College of Art and Design, Samantha Hill; from Tyler School of Art, Andria Bibiloni and Carl Marin; from The University of the Arts Jay Hardman, Alex Gartelmann and Phil Jackson; and from University of Pennsylvania Jamie Diamond, Katy Rose Glickman and Sarah Zimmer; from Vermont College of Fine Arts, Philadelphia-based artist Diedra Krieger – all representing the spectrum of the Philadelphia art experience.
Jay Hardman, Philadelphia Building, cake/frosting/plastic/aluminum/wood, 34" x 24" x 22"

ID opens First Friday, June 6th with an artist reception from 5-8 p.m. There will be a performance of artist Samantha Hill’s “Black Iconography” at 7 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. The exhibition continues through July 26th, 2008. Summer gallery hours are Thursday and Friday 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday noon to 7 p.m.

This is the last full week to view Project Gallery's duel solo exhibitions Henry Bermudez's "Con la Mirada en el Cielo" and Paul Santoleri's "Subterranean / Basement"

Bermudez continues his exploration of spiritually surreal imagery, combining his unique vision of pre-Colombian and Christian iconography. The complex arrangement of interlocking lines and colors are reminiscent of intricate Persian tapestries. The dense arrangement invites us to travel further into a realm of contemplation. Bermudez’s current body of work expands upon the tradition of cut-paper assemblage, expanding his surface to monumental proportions. The impressive scale confronts the viewer, while the subtle, enigmatic imagery draws one to “gaze to the heaven”.

Utilizing the unique exhibition possibilities of Project’s lower level, Paul Santoleri presents both large and small-scale works, as well as his site-specific blacklight-responsive wall paintings. Through spontaneous and free-formed animalistic and vegetal hybrids, one is able to view the spirit of creative energy that exists in all living things. Santoleri invites us to discover an underground world of color and light and to visit a phantasmal environ of his imagination.

Both Con La Mirada en el Cielo and Subterranean / Basement conclude May 31st, 2008. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m.

Artist's Studio, photo credit Peter Camburn

In his second solo show at Projects Gallery, Henry Bermudez presents “Con La Mirada en el Cielo”. Bermudez continues his exploration of spiritually surreal imagery, combining his unique vision of pre-Colombian and Christian iconography. The complex arrangement of interlocking lines and colors are reminiscent of intricate Persian tapestries. The dense arrangement invites us to travel further into a realm of contemplation. Bermudez’s current body of work expands upon the tradition of cut-paper assemblage, in some cases expanding his surface to monumental proportions. The impressive scale confronts the viewer, while the subtle, enigmatic imagery draws one to “gaze to the heaven”.

The Cross of the 7 Sons, 8'H x 4'W, mixed media on cut paper

An internationally exhibited artist, Bermudez’s work is in numerous museum and private collections throughout the world. He was the Venezuelan representative to the 1985 Venice Biennale. A solo exhibition of his work is scheduled at the National Museum of Catholic Art and History in New York City in 2009.

The Cross, 4ft x 4ft, mixed media on cut paper

Con La Mirada en el Cielo opens First Friday, May 2nd with artist receptions from 5-8 p.m. The exhibition continue through May 31st, 2008. The reception is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m. A preview of works may be viewed on the gallery’s website at www.projectsgallery.com. For more information, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com.

Anemone, 30"H x 40"W, acrylic on canvas

Utilizing the unique exhibition possibilities of Project’s lower level, Paul Santoleri presents Subterranean / Basement. Featuring both large and small-scale works, as well as his site-specific wall paintings, the artist will be presenting for the first time a body of work created with day-glow paint. Through spontaneous and free-formed animalistic and vegetal hybrids, one is able to view the spirit of creative energy that exists in all living things. Santoleri invites us to discover an underground world of color and light and to visit a phantasmal environ of his imagination.


Untitled, 30"H x 40"W, acrylic on canvas

An international muralist, Santoleri’s studio work is in many public and private collections throughout Europe, Latin America and the U.S., including the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He also has a con-current exhibition at the Thomas Eakins House in Philadelphia, which runs through June.

BasementSubteranean, 3FT X 3FT, acrylic on canvas

Subterranean / Basement opens First Friday, May 2nd with artist receptions from 5-8 p.m. The exhibition continue through May 31st, 2008. The reception is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m. A preview of works may be viewed on the gallery’s website at www.projectsgallery.com. For more information, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com.

Elizabeth Bisbing, The Geisha, 6.66"H x 4.5"W, gouache on paper collage

Projects Gallery proudly presents Elizabeth Bisbing in her first Philadelphia solo exhibition entitled People / Places / Paper. Known for her skillful cut-paper assemblages that pay homage to familiar classical works, Bisbing creates delicately layered miniatures. For this exhibition, she creates interiors inspired by the works from the Dutch Golden Age as well as a series of figures from the wider body of art history. Expanding on the concept of a Victorian parlor game, Bisbing has removed or hidden most of the faces in these postcard-size portraits. Male and female saints, a geisha, and figures borrowed from Vermeer to Klimt all become featureless, teasing with the concept of what is hidden and revealed. The scenes of these recognizable images take on a new dimensionality and an intimate approachable scale through the artist’s sure hand. Through her interpretation of these precise cut-paper works, the art historical images take on a modern vitality.

Elizabeth Bisbing, Golf, 11.25"H x 7.25"W, gouache on paper collage

Bisbing is a graduate of Moore Collage of Art and Design and received her MFA from Vermont College. Her work has been reviewed in New York Magazine and The Sun.
People / Places / Paper opens First Friday, April 4th with an artist reception from 5-8 p.m. and continues through April 26, 2008. The reception is free and open to the public.

Elizabeth Bisbing, Saint Veronica, 6.66"H x 4.5"W, gouache on paper collage

Projects Gallery is located at 629 N. 2nd St. in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m. A preview of works may be viewed on the gallery’s website at www.projectsgallery.com. For more information, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com

Florence Putterman, Year of the Comet, 17.5"H x 23.5"W, etching

Projects Gallery is pleased present its second solo exhibition of Florence Putterman. Known for her textural paintings and bold, earthy colors, Noir et Blanc features works in only black and white, focusing the exhibition on Putterman’s keen image-making. Utilizing etching and woodcuts, these works on paper continue to explore an imaginative world of whimsy and humor. Expressive and figurative, these prints are companion pieces to her often large-scale paintings that have been the benchmark of this artist’s extensive body of work. Through these narrative prints, we are invited to explore both land and seascapes where humans interact with the animals and nature as a benevolent observer and caretaker. Putterman has the ability to interpret dreams and fantasy with charm and an almost child-like touch. Frogs and elephants, stars and moons all weave a tale of adventure with no certain meaning but a sense of nocturnal déjà vu.

Florence Putterman, Ancestral Kinship, 17.5"H x 23.5"W, etching

Putterman has had an extension exhibition history, and her works are included in many private and public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum and the Philadelphia Museum. In 1988 she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Pennsylvania State University.

Noir et Blanc opens First Friday, April 4th with an artist reception from 5-8 p.m. and continues through April 26, 2008. The reception is free and open to the public.

Florence Putterman, Nocturnal Encounter, 17.5"H x 23.5"W, etching

Projects Gallery is located at 629 N. 2nd St. in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m. A preview of works may be viewed on the gallery’s website at www.projectsgallery.com. For more information, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com

Ah, childhood, a time fraught with intense and conflicting emotions and sweet and often terrifying memories. It is also a time of playful freedom and the frustrations of grown-up rules.

Image details clockwise from top left: Layzer, Bonfani, Brossy, Hyder, Treadwell, Bisbing, Weintraub, Steinke

Assembling a variety of national and international artists, Projects Gallery presents Child’s Play as an opportunity to re-examine the perceptions and artifacts of youth. Utilizing various techniques and materials, these artists investigate the duality of childhood.

Jaime Treadwell, Hunter, 14"H x 20", oil on panel

Meticulous photographs depict scenes that intersect naïve, youthful games and more serious adult activities. In visually disparate Technicolor paintings, sights of cavorting kids and childlike imagery depict the results of a society where rules and boundaries no longer exist.They present a place where childhood either dwells in bleak, desolate playgrounds or retreats into the fantasy of a more natural, primitive state.

Ross Bonfanti, Teddy C134, 11"H x 10"W x 8"D,concrete and toyparts

Deconstructed children’s toys form sculptures. Mixed media assemblages capture and highlight iconic moments of youth. Delicate paper dolls and intricate embroideries are quaint and reminiscent of an innocent era, while hinting at the underlying vulnerability of the age. Whatever the means or materials, Child’s Play examines the lives of children, their impact on the adult world and demonstrates just how personal one’s interpretation of this formative time can be. Exploring the coalescence of the innocent and the mature, this exhibit invites you to enter into and take another look at child’s play.

Darrel Morris, Homemade Hair Cut, 14.5"H x 9"W, embroidery and appliqué.

Artists include: Andrea Beizer, Elizabeth Bisbing, Ross Bonfanti, Jim Brossy, Elaine Erne, Tom Judd, Frank Hyder, Jennifer Layzer, Darrel Morris, Krista Steinke, Jaime Treadwell, Caleb Weintraub, and others. Child’s Play opens First Friday, March 7 with a reception from 5-8 p.m. and continues through March 29, 2008. The reception is free and open to the public. A Philadelphia chapter of Amnesty International will be hosting a bake sale during the reception.

Elizabeth Bisbing, Who am I Blue Dress, 6"H x 4"W, gouache on paper.

Artists include: Andrea Beizer, Elizabeth Bisbing, Ross Bonfanti, Jim Brossy, Elaine Erne, Tom Judd, Frank Hyder, Jennifer Layzer, Darrel Morris, Krista Steinke, Jaime Treadwell, Caleb Weintraub, and others.


Krista Steinke, this little one had none, artists digital print

Projects Gallery is located at 629 N. 2nd St. in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m. A preview of works may be viewed on the gallery’s website at www.projectsgallery.com. For more information, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com.

Elaine Erne, Bear Hug, 40"H x 34"W, graphite on paper.

This February Projects Gallery proudly presents Frida and Me, Common Threads. Inspired by the centennial exhibition of the world-renown Frida Kahlo at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (February 20 until May 18), four contemporary Latina artists join together to celebrate and express their common connections. Doris Nogueira-Rogers, Michelle Angela Ortiz, Marilyn Rodriguez-Behrle, and Marta Sanchez present works that reflect on the intertwining relationships between various identities and cultures of Latin American female artists.



Doris Noguiera-Rogers, Lace and Layers Series, 18"x 18", Mixed Media

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Doris Nogueira- Rogers exhibits the passion of Brazil in her art. Through her use of stimulating colors, lines, shapes, and texture, she exerts the visual impact of Nature as a form of preservation and celebration.



Michelle Ortiz, Las Huellas del Tiempo, 24" x 24", Acrylic on wood

Michelle Angela Ortiz reflects her ancestral roots by visual representation of her spirituality and culture. Striving to document her personal evolution of struggles, triumphs, and transitions, a sense of nostalgia and sentiment are the major themes of her creative expression.



Marilyn Rodriguez-Behrle, Death Passing, 33"x 38", Mixed Media

Known for her creative and diverse approach to mixed-media art, Marilyn Rodriguez-Behrle’s inspiration stems from observations of her community. The use of found objects in her work best represent the resonance of her personal struggles in her environment.



Marta Sanchez, Four Pieces of Me, each panel 18"x 24", Oil enamel on copper

Focusing her art on traditional Mexican Folk Art, Marta Sanchez seeks to narrate the relationships between family and friends, as well as representing hopes, prayers, and humanity of the common man through the art of Retablo, the offspring of Mexican prayer paintings.

The personal yet universal experiences belonging to these four diverse artists intricately reflect their common threads to Frida Kahlo’s life and creative output. Kahlo was one of the most acclaimed Mexican painters of the 20th Century. Building upon the foundation of Kahlo’s legacy, these artists display vibrant work that symbolizes their individual experiences in the context of gender, identity, and culture. Frida and Me, Common Threads expresses the significance and complexity of Latin American contemporary art that speaks with a distinct volume and dialogue of its own.

Frida and Me, Common Threadswill be open from February 1- 23, 2008.
Opening Reception will take place on Frist Friday, February 1st, 2008 5-8 pm with a special reading from Las Gallas Artist Collective.

Projects Gallery is located at 629 N. 2nd St. in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m. A preview of works may be viewed on the gallery’s website at www.projectsgallery.com. For more information, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com.

Returning from an exciting sojourn to the Miami art fairs, Projects Gallery presents Back from Miami II , showcasing artists represented in the international fair. During the month of January, Projects will be giving Philadelphians the opportunity to experience the art fair vibe here in their home town. This multi-artist exhibition will be on display from Friday, January 4 through Saturday, January 26, 2008. There will be a First Friday reception January 4th from 5 to 8 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public.

Continuing its mission to promote outstanding contemporary artists to a wider audience, Projects Gallery exhibited simultaneously in two art fairs during Basel Miami: Red Dot and Bridge Miami . Since the gallery's inception, Projects has been an active participant in international art fairs and enjoys a well-earned reputation. The artists that Projects represents show a personal expression of a figurative nature in their work, each utilizing unique and unorthodox approaches to their subject matter and medium. This year featured artists include: Henry Bermudez, Jim Brossy, Susan Howard, Frank Hyder, Florence Putterman, Alex Queral , and Caleb Weintraub, along with other gallery artists.

Displayed in a casual salon-style hanging, Back From Miami II celebrates the vibrant collective energy of the art fairs in a gallery setting. Having presented their artists to an ever-expanding clientele at the largest international art fair in the United Sates, Projects proudly brings the experience back to their loyal local audience and new viewers. Whether internationally known or emerging, each of the Projects artists display an individual language that provides a distinctive and provocative dialog. Back From Miami II is the perfect opportunity to rediscover the high-caliber of talent all over again.

Returning from an exciting sojourn to the Miami Art Fairs, Projects Gallery presents Back from Miami II, showcasing artists representing in the international fair. During the month of January, Projects will be offering Philadelphians the opportunity to experience the art fair vibe here in their home town. This multi-artist exhibition will be on display from Friday, January 4 through Saturday, January 26, 2008. There will be a First Friday reception January 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public.

Continuing our mission to promote outstanding comtemporary artists to a wider audience, Projects Gallery exhibited simultaneously in two art fairs, Red Dot and Bridge Miami. Since the gallery's inception, Projects has been an active participant in international art fairs and enjoys a well-earned reputation. The artists that Projects represents show a personal expression in a figurative nature in their work, each utilizing unique and unorthodox approaches to their subject matter and medium. This years featured artists include Henry Bermudez, Jim Brossy, Susan Howard, Frank Hyder, Florence Putterman, Alex Queral, and Caleb Weintraub, along with others.

Displayed in a casual salon-style hanging, Back from Miami II celebrates the vibrant collective energy of the art fairs in gallery setting. This limited-time show is the perfect opportunity to discover or rediscover the the high-caliber of talent of our many well-received artists.

Projects Gallery is pleased to present Peter Gourfain’s solo exhibition Sculpture & Works on Paper. His works will be on view from Friday, Nov. 2 through Saturday, Dec. 29. There will be a First Friday reception for the artist on November 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public.

Peter Gourfain first came into national acclaim in the 1960’s as a member of the New York minimalist art movement. As Gourfain’s individual artistic expression evolved, he became known for his terracotta, bronzes and relief carvings on wooden objects. These sculptural pieces soon became his trademark, reflecting not only an artistic ability but also an attention to detail that is seldom seen in the art world today. His prints and drawings demonstrate the same level of dimensionality and exemplify the style, skill, poignancy and humor for which he is celebrated.

The artist’s works serve as a conduit for his wry observations. His perspicacity is significant in his image making, often interspersing literary references, religion and current affairs with the whimsical. As he stated in an interview with Chazen (formerly Elvehjem) Museum of Art Director, Russell Panczenko, “It’s all the stuff that occurs to you in a day, a week, or a year, what has remained indelible from day to day.” Often politically and socially motivated, as well as employing a strong sense of dry humor and whit, Gourfain’s pieces entertain yet challenge his audience.

A Chicago native and graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, this New York-based artist has had an impressive number of solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States. His works are in many private and public collections, including New York’s Museum of Arts and Design, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum and the Brooklyn Museum. Previous shows have focused either on Gourfain the sculptor or Gourfain the printmaker. Sculpture & Works on Paper will be a unique compilation showcasing all aspects of Peter Gourfain the artist. In this second solo show with Projects Gallery, the artist shares with us a rare collection of his work. Included is a new series of eight linoleum block prints inspired by the story of the German peace activist Sophie Scholl. This suite of prints is a fitting homage to the life and bravery of this incredible woman. Seldom exhibited drawings and several newly commissioned bronzes will also be displayed, alongside larger woodcarvings and additional prints. Sculpture and Works on Paper is an unprecedented opportunity to witness the breadth of Gourfain’s talent.

Projects Gallery is located at 629 N. 2nd St. in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m. A preview of the artist’s works may be viewed on the gallery’s website at www.projectsgallery.com. For more information, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com.

Drawn Out and Shot, a dual exhibition by Kit Brown and Huston Ripley, opens at Projects Gallery on Friday, November 2. The exhibition continues through Saturday, December 29. There will be a First Friday reception November 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public.

Uniting two friends from across the Atlantic Ocean, Drawn Out and Shot utilizes different mediums to explore personal perspectives on sexuality and the human experience. Huston Ripley’s obsessive drawings and Kit Brown’s cheeky black and white photographs are synergistic in imagery and materials.

Kit Brown, a Paris-based artist, infuses his photography with a sensual yet light-hearted approach to his figurative subject matter. In stark black and white photo prints, nude figures demonstrate the erotic and absurd, teasing the line between fetish and farce. Often combining the urbane with a sense of comedy, the fanciful with pornographic suggestions, Brown’s investigation of these figures is with a frank openness, neither clinical nor salacious.

Philadelphian Huston Ripley composes masterful and meticulously detailed ink drawings with images that radiate and echo like the concentric rings of a mandala. Using a fine point pen and Japanese paper, stacked and folded layer upon layer, Ripley draws only on the top-most surface so the ink bleeds downward, producing “an osmotic image” that fuses Eastern and Western ideas with seamless grace. Geometric wreaths frame the whole. A female presence repeats itself throughout the compositions, mingled with cryptic images of genitalia, reptiles, leering Hindu-esque Gods and a maelstrom of humanity. Ripley’s works are a personal journey into the entire human process, from creation to death and the sweet terrors and peace between.

Both artists received their undergraduate degrees from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Ripley also received his M.F.A. from the Pratt Institute. Both have exhibited extensively in the U.S. and Europe. Drawn Out and Shot brings these two friends together again as they investigate the sacred and the profane in their respectively sensual works.


Projects Gallery is located at 629 N. 2nd St. in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m. A preview of the artist’s works may be viewed on the gallery’s website at www.projectsgallery.com. For more information, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com.

Projects Gallery is pleased to present Frank Hyder’s solo exhibition Odyssey. On view from Friday, October 5 through Saturday, October 27, there will be an artist reception Thursday, October 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public.

Hyder’s Odyssey takes us on a journey through his use of the woodblock and gives a glimpse into his experimental three-dimensional forms. The work, as a whole, is strongly connected to the Taoist philosophy of man’s place in nature and the role of energy in nature’s composition. The rhythmic images of his painted wooden carvings present a poetic reference to Hyder’s time spent living in the jungles of South America and experiencing space without a horizon. His contemplative mark and overlapping figures reflect insight and energy while providing a sense of serenity. The spiritual essence of this work is revealed as we are pulled into the depths of the quiet. In Hyder’s woodcuts, what appears close is incised and what appears flat is lush and heavily layered. The carved lines are gilded, suggesting a divine presence as they twist and turn forcefully before us, creating an image both visual and visceral. As remarked by Edward Lucie-Smith in Hyder’s catalog from his recent New York solo exhibition, “Hyder is a master of . . . woodcut.”

Frank Hyder, Ritmo Negro 96" x 144", mixed media on carved wood

Known for his color and mixed media reconstructed images, this body of work is pared down to an elegant, minimal simplicity. Borrowing construction strategies from indigenous cultures, the artist assembles simple structures. Reminiscent of forest shelters, the sculptural pieces also connect to modern architectural forms such as those found in the works of Gego. Exhibiting these core architectural works together with the carved blocks creates a poetic balance between flat and round, finished and raw. Hyder steps into new terrain here neither as solely painter, printmaker or sculptor. Odyssey is truly a spiritual and intellectual quest that the artist has undertaken through his use of the block, the print and now the elemental form.

Frank Hyder, Odyssey Installation

Concurrent with Projects Gallery’s Odyssey, Hyder will be exhibiting across the U.S. with solo shows in Portland, OR and Atlanta, GA, as well as being featured in both the Toronto and Maracaibo international art fairs. Hyder has participated in over 80 solo exhibitions and 150 group shows throughout North, Central and South America. A Senior Fulbright Award in 2001 sent the artist to Venezuela for a year, where his experiences abroad inspired him to produce a prodigious body of work, which was displayed in Venezuela’s three major Contemporary Art Museums.

Projects Gallery is located at 629 N. 2nd St. in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties section. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m. A preview of the artist’s works may be viewed on the gallery’s website at www.projectsgallery.com. For more information, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com.

For the month of September Projects Gallery is pleased to announce three new shows. In the front gallery will be "Night Watch", a solo exhibition of paintings by Steve Cope. Cope, recently featured in the “Altered Landscapes” show, presents his painterly examinations of spheres in starry skies. To view Cope's orb paintings is to unexpectedly witness something beautiful and mysterious in the celestial heavens.

In Projects Sotano will be "Recollection", a mixed media installation by Philadelphia-based artist Jen Blazina that makes use of the gallery's unique subterranean space. A new artist to Projects Gallery, Blazina’s installation will feature glass and resin objects that incorporate vintage images. "Recollection" crafts an experience that investigates issues of memory and the communal personal past.

In the rear gallery will be "Paper Cuts", is a multi-artist exhibition examining the works of artists who make their mark on paper. Showcasing Bermudez’s cut and painted images on reflective surfaces, as well as Putterman’s monotype prints, “Paper Cuts” presents Projects Gallery artist who demonstrate an unusual mastery of the humble material.

Be sure to come by and see these three unique and moving shows. “Night Watch”, “Recollection”, and “Paper Cuts” open Friday, September 7, with a First Friday reception from 5-8 p.m. The exhibitions continue through September 29.

Projects Gallery is located at 629 N. 2nd Street in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m., and Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m. For more information, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com.

Opening September 7, 2007
First Friday Opening September 7, 5 - 8 PM,
Exhibition continues through September 29, 2007

The dichotomy of paper is its simplicity and its complexity. It is often the first material utilized by an artist. From the preliminary sketching stages, to the fully realized final project, few artists can escape their elemental connection to the material. In the spirit of exploring the boundaries and use of this media, Projects Gallery presents “Paper Cuts”, a multi-artist exhibition showcasing the works of Henry Bermudez and Florence Putterman and other artists with mastery of this material.

Henry Bermudez, The Dragon's Spirit, 24" H x 20" W, mixed media

Venezuelan-born Henry Bermudez works by painting his enigmatic images on paper, before cutting out and collaging the swirling abstract deities. Here, paper is cut, overlapped and constructed, becoming as much a subject as the pointillist figures painted upon it. This new work features his signature cutout technique as well as dabbling with reflective elements, pushing the nature of space within his dense works. Continuing to experiment with his swirling forms by reintroducing color to his paintings and building upon his layering techniques, Bermudez has created a new and vibrant body of work steeped in his personal language of mythology.

Florence Putterman, Blue Mood 6, monotype print

More known for her petroglyph-like paintings, Florence Putterman’s print works commune with the sheet as a solid unit. Her imprints focus on the texture of paper and the impact of ink and paint. Putterman’s freeform shapes toy with the concept of what is applied and what is revealed as the artist marks the surface. Akin to Putterman’s textural mixed media paintings, her works on paper utilize tactile visual elements. The effect of the mark to the surface is as engaging and inseparable from the work as the image itself. “Paper Cuts” presents works of and on paper that encourage reinvestigation of this simple and often maligned essential element to artistic expression.

“Paper Cuts” opens Friday, September 7, with a First Friday reception from 5-8 p.m. The exhibition continues through September 29. Projects Gallery is located at 629 N. 2nd Street in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday noon to 5 p.m., and Friday and Saturday noon to 7 p.m. For more information, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com.