Pennsylvania Art Shows- Arden Bendler Browning at Philadelphia International Airport

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Mar 052026
 

Nonstop (2107) by Arden Bendler Browning was commissioned by Philadelphia’s Percent for Art Program and is on view at Philadelphia International Airport.

From Art at PHL about the work-

Philadelphia artist Arden Bendler Browning is known for creating large-scale, highly energized, gestural paintings inspired by her urban surroundings. Browning’s paintings are mostly abstract, yet include hints of realism with the suggestion of architectural structures, roadways, telephone poles, and green spaces. Browning’s paintings envelop the viewer with their scale, intensity, and sense of movement. Her imagery is derived from photos taken while traversing the city. The photos enable her to see the city from various vantage points and, as she has described, “jump through time and space.”

Browning’s paintings visually capture that sense of timelessness as she often conveys a disorienting landscape where colors and shapes collide and overlap, where only glimpses of reality come into focus. She speaks of the urban environment as “a vast sea of fluctuating boundaries arguing claim to the demarcation of space.” This statement also describes Browning’s work as she depicts the urban landscape using an amalgam of colors, shapes, and painterly marks adrift and influx.

Browning has said, “Nonstop is multifaceted and dense, full of action, and vibrancy in unexpected places with pockets of space and clusters of commotion. It is just like Philadelphia.”

Browning is currently part of the group exhibition, The Landscape: Lost and Found at Ellen Miller Gallery in Boston, on view until 3/28/26.

Pennsylvania Art Shows- “Justine Kelley: My Neighborhood” at Philadelphia International Airport

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Feb 182026
 

This mural by Justine Kelley is one of several located in Philadelphia International Airport as part of their rotating exhibition programming.

From Art at PHL curator Helen Cahng and the artist-

Justine Kelley is a Filipino-American, Philadelphia-based printmaker, illustrator, and designer. She is inspired by vibrant colors, emotions, and the accidents that happen during the art-making process. Most of Kelley’s work is hand-drawn, infusing it with an honest, intimate quality. Her illustrations aim to explore the social barriers that exist between people to create new structures of meaning and connectivity. Kelley likens her art-making process to cooking—she uses the resources she has to feed the people she loves. Her goal is to synthesize emotion as a raw material and use it to create a magic funhouse mirror which reflects the world back at itself.

For her exhibition at Philadelphia International Airport, Kelley presents the Bella Vista neighborhood with an emphasis on the Italian Market, the nation’s oldest open-air market which spans 20 city blocks in South Philly. Bella Vista means “Beautiful Sight” in Italian. For many generations, this neighborhood has been home to a variety of immigrant communities, from Irish, Italian, and African descendants in the 1800s to Vietnamese, Korean, Cambodian, and Mexican communities settling in the 1900s. Having recently moved to South Philly, Kelley says, “I wanted to celebrate the abundance of food and fresh produce, colorful signage and typography, and bustling community that exist in the Italian Market and Bella Vista area, with much thanks to the shopkeepers who run their businesses and the neighbors who live here… If the path to one’s heart is through the stomach, then this place is an artery pumping vitality to the city, feeding us with nutritious foods and delicious sights. It’s a feast for all the senses. If I were to rename Bella Vista, it would be the Italian words for “Beautiful Sights, Sounds, Tastes, Smells, and Feelings”.

Pennsylvania Art Shows- “King Saladeen: Create Your Gold” at Philadelphia International Airport

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Feb 182026
 

King Saladeen created these murals for the Philadelphia International Airport’s Exhibitions Program.

From Art at PHL about this exhibition–

Philadelphia artist King Saladeen has created his largest painting installation to date currently on view at Philadelphia International Airport. Saladeen’s art is motivational and energetic. His paintings are filled with vibrant colors, shapes, patterns, markings, and text, along with representational imagery that includes his trademark JP the Money Bear and Philadelphia’s skyline. The work represents his passion to inspire as he says, “Dream Big, Love What You Do!” A message evident in this epic four-part painting.

Saladeen created this artwork partially in his studio as four paintings scaled to the proportions of the four gallery walls. The original paintings were scanned, printed on vinyl, and adhered on site. Over two nights, Saladeen painted atop the vinyl to complete his vision. It was an amazing performance to watch as he intuitively added more colors, shapes, and details until it was deemed complete.