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Pennsylvania Art Shows- “Tending to Clouds” at Paradigm Gallery in Philadelphia

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Sep 242026

Works by Catalina Escallón Rosselli at Paradigm

Artwork by Richie Wilde López

Artwork by Margaux McAllister

Like clouds drifting across the sky, the hands of Catalina Escallón Rosselli, Richie Wilde López, and Margaux McAllister move patiently and methodically while creating work in their chosen mediums. Several of the beautiful resulting pieces are featured in Tending to Clouds, a fiber arts exhibition curated by Jessica Aguilar, on view at Paradigm Gallery + Studio until 9/27/26.

From the gallery:

Celebrating the expansive medium of hand-crafted textiles, Aguilar brings together three artists who transform simple materials like thread, wool, and banana leaves into dreamscape compositions, grand ensembles, and embellished tapestries. Each artist engages in a personal definition of ritual while embracing repetitions in everyday tasks: tending to gardens, sustaining a home, and, of course, art-making. Each artist follows while not knowing the final results, but maintaining a strong belief in the possibilities. Embroidery artist Catalina Escallón Rosselli builds abstract colorscapes with her delicate threadwork on paper and photographs, evoking soft, beaded veils floating in space. Weaver Richie Wilde López arranges tree fibers, wool, and natural dyes to tell impactful stories in their texture and layering. Tufter Margaux McAllister adorns spiritual symbols on her ceremonial masks, veiling ethereal beings that preside over fantastical plant forms. Each of these transformations requires time and purposeful labor, a habit which these artists channel back into their art, driven by the urge to work basic material to the point of metamorphosis. Fiber is an inherently relational medium, as we all have reference points for textiles in the home: blankets, kitchen towels, upholstery; all the softer places against the hard doors and walls. In the fog of our busy lives, these artists have found meditation and convalescence through fiberwork. As they encourage the material into new form, they demonstrate the impact of slow and meaningful craft in this contemporary landscape.

New Jersey Murals- ONEQ in Asbury Park

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Sep 182026

Japanese artist ONEQ created this mural, Hara Hara, in Asbury Park in 2023. It is one of the many murals in the area organized by the Wooden Walls Mural Project.

The hearts are by Amberella.

New Jersey Murals and Art Shows- Shepard Fairey in Asbury Park and the Start of the Three Weekend PlusOne Party

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Sep 182026

2011 mural by Shepard Fairey surrounded by work from Danny Clinch and RC Hagan’s 2016 collaborative mural project

The updated Shepard Fairey mural (2026) by photographer Connor Kane (images from PlusOne.ap Instagram account)

The updated Shepard Fairey mural (2026) by photographer Connor Kane (images from PlusOne.ap Instagram account)

Lots to do in Asbury Park, New Jersey, this weekend! Tonight marks the beginning of Wooden Walls inaugural three-weekend art party, PlusOne. It will include new murals, immersive installations, exhibitions, art tours, and more.

Artist Shepard Fairey has returned for the first time since 2011 and has updated his original mural and added several more. The first image above is from 2024 and shows the original mural, plus a few leftover pieces from a 2016 collaborative project (the images of musicians) between photographer Danny Clinch and RC Hagans . The second images are the recent updates, courtesy of PlusOne and photographer Connor Kane.

Raw Power, an exhibition of artwork by Fairey presented by Wooden Walls and Jonathan Levine Projects, is showing in two locations in Asbury Park– The Art Spot (where it opened yesterday, 9/17) and Parlor Gallery (opening tonight 9/18). The works will be on view in both locations until 10/18/26.

Also part of PlusOne’s programming, the 4th Annual “March of Medusa” procession created by multidisciplinary artist Dennis McNett, aka Wolfbat, is taking place on Sunday (9/20). The procession route is along the Boardwalk from the Carousel House to 4th Avenue Pavilion.

The full schedule for all three weekends can be found here and the press release for the event here.

Paintings and Literature- Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s “A Reading from Homer” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Sep 172026

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, “A Reading from Homer” (1885) at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

While interest in Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey grew this summer with the release of Christopher Nolan’s film version, it is also one of the oldest and most popular works of literature in the Western canon. Over the years it has been referenced by many artists in painting, film, and works of literature. In addition, according to Merriam-Webster, there are even a few words in the English language that can trace their origins back to the Odyssey.

Currently on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema‘s painting A Reading from Homer (1885).

From the museum about the work:

Here, a young poet crowned with a laurel wreath reads from Homer to an audience dressed for a festival. The setting is probably Greece toward the end of the seventh century BCE. The Greek letters in the upper right indicate that the place is dedicated to the poet.

Through attention to details such as architecture and dress, Alma-Tadema evokes scenes of everyday life in ancient Greece and Rome. However, his pictures are rarely entirely archaeologically accurate. For example, while he accurately rendered the ancient musical instrument on the left, a cithara, he also included a type of rose that did not exist before the nineteenth century.

Live readings of Homer’s works continue to this day. At the end of October, for example, the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago is hosting a marathon reading of the Odyssey taking place over two days.

Pennsylvania Public Art- Claes Oldenburg’s “Clothespin” in Philadelphia

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Sep 162026

Sculptor Claes Oldenburg‘s Clothespin was installed across from City Hall in downtown Philadelphia in 1976. It was commissioned as part of the Redevelopment Authority’s Percent for Art program.

Two details about the 45-foot, 10-ton Cor-Ten steel sculpture may have you looking at it a bit differently. The first is it’s spring, which is meant to resemble the number 76, a reference to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776. The other is that Oldenburg was influenced by Constantin Brâncuși‘s The Kiss when creating this work. The Kiss is on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

For more information about the sculpture and its history, this article on The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, is worth checking out.

Delaware Art Shows- “Shadow Work” at Chris White Gallery in Wilmington

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Sep 112026

Jennifer Hintz Eggers, “Through the Night”, Oil on birch panel

RitaMarie Cimini, “After the Dream”, Oil on acrylic

Maia Palmer, “Splitting Headache”, Migraine Portrait Series, Charcoal and pastel on paper

Jennifer S. Rodgers, “Nearly every day (PHQ-9 Depression)” and “More than half the days (GAD-7 Anxiety)” acrylic paint, ink on canvas

Interactive work by Jennifer S. Rodgers– gallery visitors are encouraged to write down worries, fears or anxieties on the paper and place them in the box

Acrylic on wood paintings by Carly Maiorano

Tonight (9/11/26) is the closing reception for Shadow Work, a group exhibition at Chris White gallery in downtown Wilmington. Curated by Jen Hintz Eggers and Rebecca Howell, nine local artists present work exploring what can be discovered through “shadow work“.

From the gallery:

Shadow Work invites impolite conversations. By shining a light on the hidden aspects of ourselves and our society, each artist examines their experience through honest dialog around parts rarely seen or discussed. From impeccably constructed portraits and florals to expressive large scale paintings and found object sculptures, these works offer a space for vulnerability by opening up the door to community.

Other artists included in the exhibition but not pictured: Regina Katz, Jane Quarterone, Rebecca Howell, and Samara Weaver.

Tonight is also Art Loop Wilmington, a monthly event where galleries and cultural spaces stay open late.

Philadelphia Public Art- Lisa Kelley’s Murals at Suburban Station and Philadelphia International Airport

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Sep 082026

Located in Philadelphia SEPTA’s Suburban Station, my art gives me a voice by Philadelphia artist Lisa Kelley was created for Mural Arts Philadelphia in 2022.

Throwback- Ohio Art Shows- Cynthia Daignault at Akron Art Museum

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Sep 032026

Cynthia Daignault, “Light Atlas”, 2014-2016, Oil on linen (detail)

Light Atlas, a painting series by Cynthia Daignault, was on view at Akron Art Museum in 2024.

From the museum:

In 2014, Cynthia Daignault began driving north from her home in Brooklyn, New York. She turned west in New England and south at the Pacific Northwest, and she kept going until she had traced the entire outer perimeter of the continental United States. Having calculated the necessary distance, the artist stopped about every twenty-seven miles to make a sketch so that she could record a total of 360 images, representing the full circle of her journey. After five months on the road, she returned to her studio and created the paintings of Light Atlas. In each picture, Daignault placed the horizon line at the center, helping to suggest a continuous narrative and a collective portrait of the country. Having intentionally set out in the spring, she aimed to capture a mood of optimism and rebirth.

This series is currently on view as an installation at Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, NY. The 360 landscape paintings, will be on view until November 1st. On Saturday, September 12th, you can create a landscape painting with her for the site’s Second Saturday Workshop, and on Sunday she will be discussing Light Atlas for their Sunday Salon lecture series.

Daignault’s recent series, based on Yosemite National Park‘s iconic Tunnel View, is on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston until January 2027. For these paintings she used “the “mediated consciousness” of digital images, to meditate on our urgent and evolving relationship with the American landscape”.

For more about this series, this interview, from the museum’s website, provides more background on many of the conceptual ideas she is exploring with this work.

Installation view, Cynthia Daignault: Valley, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, 2026-27. Photo by Mel Taing (Image via the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston website)

Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026)

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Aug 282026

Kusama- Infinity- Official Trailer

Yesterday it was announced that Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama passed away on August 14th, at the age of 97. Although she had a long career, she became very popular much later in life for her dot-covered sculptures and paintings, as well as her Infinity Mirror Rooms installations. Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (2013) and  Longing for Eternity (2017), are currently on view at The Broad in Los Angeles.

Kusama: Infinity, directed by Heather Lenz, follows Kusama’s life from her childhood in the mountain town of Matsumoto, to years trying to build a career in New York in the 1960s, her struggles with mental illness, and later, years after her return to Japan, her tremendous career success. The film is a fascinating portrait of an artist who dedicated so much of her energy into making art.

Delaware Art Shows- “The People’s Gallery” at Delaware Art Museum

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Aug 282026

As part of their programming for the nation’s 250th birthday, Delaware Art Museum is showing the work of local artists in their current exhibition, The People’s Gallery. It is a non-juried exhibition which allowed artists at all levels to contribute work.

It’s a fantastic opportunity to see what this community of artists has created and to purchase local art. Check it out before it closes on 9/6/26.

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