Galleria Deptford

All of a sudden my artwork is everywhere! Today is the artist reception for Home Fine Art and Framing Gallery at 2 Church Street, Mount Holly, NJ 08060 (609) 261-8634. I was invited by the irrepressible Ben Cohen and proprietor Kathryn Spear to be a guest artist. I have three photographic prints and a digital print of QR codes that links to websites, animated gif and videos.

Thanks to Pauline Jonas and Jeff Stroud my photography is included in the Photographic Society of Philadelphia group show at Galleria Deptford, 1011 Cooper Street, Deptford NJ. Read my review of the show on DoNArTNeWs here.

light beings (Nana and Dada), digital photograph, 20′ x 30″, Photographic Society of Philadelphia group show at Galleria Deptford

The Plastic Club small WORLDS 2014 show includes a basket of five one sheet books. Three of the books were originally included in the 110 Church Gallery RiTUAL Reading Room show. Read my review of the show here. I created two more books including a tribute to my beautiful Lady Doofus, the St. Bernard/Chihuahua who passed away almost two years ago, I was inspired to write the story because kids in my neighborhood still ask where Beethoven is which makes me very happy.Photo by Morris Klein at small WORLDS 2014 at The Plastic Club

The Plastic Club also has a group show at National Penn Bank at 21st and Market Streets in Philadelphia.MacBeth, digital photograph, inkjet print, 20″ x 16″, The Plastic Club also has a group show at National Penn Bank at 21st and Market Streets in Philadelphia

And this week I’ll be installing four large photographic prints at the Bargain Book Warehouse, 121 East City Line Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, in the Bala Shopping Center, thanks to my good friend Eva Preston. Read my profile of Eva here.

The Gathering, digital photograph, 20″ x 30″, Bargain Book Warehouse

Thanks to all my good friends for making wonderful art opportunities happen. I hope to see you there or there or there.

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Steven Park, Before the Storm, $100.00, photograph, Galleria Deptford

Galleria Deptford is located in the Deptford Municipal Building at 1011 Cooper Street, Deptford, NJ. The on-going art installations are curated by Pauline Jonas, an arts maven who connects artists with opportunities. The current photography exhibition is by members of Artists of Southern New Jersey. The mission of ASNJ is to:

Provide opportunities for local artists to display and share their artwork.
Membership is open to local artists and persons interested in supporting and participating in the visual arts.
Our partnershops with local libraries and other venues provides a home for local artists to exhibit their artwork.
ASNJ is a not for profit organization and does not collect fees or commissions.

Galleria Deptford doesn’t collect commissions either allowing artists to show their work in a heavily trafficked venue with all sales going directly through the artist. Several photographs in the current exhibit sold before the show even had the opening reception.

Jan Narducci, A Study in White, photograph, $75.00, Steven Park, One Way, photograph, $100.00, Galleria Deptford

Galleria Deptford has a professional hanging system and lighting as well as warm natural light during the day. Since the site is a municipal location there is ample free parking, handicapped access and elevators for viewing work on the upper level.

The ASNJ photography show includes a wide range or works by twenty-two artists including landscapes, still life, portraits, abstracts and experimental works.

David Slack, Laces, photograph, Galleria Deptford

Bob Reid, Nina, photograph, $125.00, Galleria Deptford

“As a lifelong educator and student of photography as art, my goal is to help others look at the ordinary and see the extra ordinary. To this end I have developed a series of courses at Gloucester County College. My goal is to help people tap their creative energy not the technical side of Digital Photography by seeing the world with an artist’s eye. To me Digital Photography is not so much about capturing an image or even creating an image. Digital Photography is a tool to help us recognize the abundance that surrounds us every day. A photograph is a byproduct of the glorious luminosity that is the banquet before us.” – Bob Reid artist statement

Henry Fickenacher, Seneca White Deer, photograph, $100.00, Galleria Deptford, (photo Les Howard)

The Seneca White Deer are a rare herd of deer living within the confines of the former Seneca Army Depot in Seneca County, New York. When the 10,600-acre (43 km²) depot was created in 1941, a 24-mile (39 km) fence was erected around its perimeter, isolating a small herd of White-tailed deer, some of whom had white coats. – Wikipedia

Kevin Helmes, Train Track to Oblivion, photograph, $45.00, Galleria Deptford. (photo Les Howard)

Train Track to Oblivion reminds me so much of growing up in South Jersey. My buddies and I spent a lot of time walking the tracks and sitting by in the weeds while the trains rumbled by. Sometimes we would try putting pennies or nails on the rails to see if we could get them flattened. Even now when I hear the train whistle blow in South Philly I remember my childhood adventures of looking for spikes that had been shaken loose, our flattened pennies and balancing on the rails.

David Slack, Fresh Lobsters, $105.00, Galleria Deptford (photo Les Howard)

The exhibit at Galleria Deptford includes a couple of works that are not actual photographs such as Fresh Lobsters, a digital creation evoking natural elements but stretching the boundaries of the concepts of photography to the limit.

Jeff Stroud, For Ever Wave, photograph, $175.00, Galleria Deptford, Read more about Jeff Stroud‘s photography and philosophy at www.DoNArTNeWs.com Philadelphia Art News Blog

Thank you to Les Howard for providing photographs.

Written and photographed by DoN Brewer except where noted.

Galleria Deptford located in the Deptford Municipal Building, 1011 Cooper Street, Deptford, NJ. The building is opening Monday through Friday 9:00am – 4:00pm.