Schedule of Exhibits

Schedule of Exhibits – (Artists looking for a solo show? Please contact us today)

2024

  • Mary Okeeffe – “The Lemon Zone” – Acrylics – January
  • Colleen McCarthy – “Biological Alchemy” – Mixed Media – February
  • Elizabeth Breakell – “Painterly Impressions” – Oils – March
  • Beth Camagna – “to come“ – Prints & Watercolors – April
  • Jessica Graae – “to come“ – Oils – May
  • Celebrate Community Artists Group Show – Painting and Photography – June & July
  • OPEN – “to come“ – Medium to come – August
  • Cynthia Murray – “to come“ – Oils – September
  • OPEN – “to come“ – Medium to come – October
  • OPEN – “to come“ – Medium to come – November
  • Friends of Little Crum Creek Group Plein Air Painting Exhibit– “Four Seasons Outdoor Swarthmore” – Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor – December

2023

  • Monique Sarkessian – “Love’s Abundance” – Oil and Encaustic Wax – January
  • Kathy Agostinelli – “Changing Gears” – Medium – February
  • Betty Wallace – “Images Within: Seeing Beyond the Usual” – Digital Photography – March
  • Bob Bohne – “Close To Home“ – Oils and Acrylics – April
  • The Mixed Media Studio (Molly Wing Berman, Georgianna Grentzenberg, Gail Herring, Michele Southworth) – “Explorations“ – Mixed Media – May
  • Celebrate Community Artists Group Show – Painting and Photography – June & July
  • Nancy Markezin – “Past and Present“ – Acrylic – August
  • Carolyn Langdon – “Portrait Stories“ – Acrylic and Pastels – September
  • Delaware County Art League (DVAL) – “title to come“ – Acrylic & Oil – October
  • Ellen Rosenholtz – “Flora and Fauna of New Jersey“ – Medium to come – November
  • Friends of Little Crum Creek Group Plein Air Painting Exhibit– “Four Seasons in the Park” – Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor – December

2022

  • MMX (10 Women Artists) – “January Jazz – Art for a New Year” – Mixed Media – January
  • Swarthmore Friends Nursery School – Mixed Media – February
  • Skip Gosnell – “Seeking the Next Wave” – Acrylic Paintings – March
  • Dotty Lee – “Title To Come” – Alchohol Ink Paintings – April
  • Celebrate Community Artists Group Show – Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media Paintings – May
  • Linnie Greenberg – “Magic & Fantasy on the Yellow Brick Road” – Mixed Media – June
  • Mary Pax – “Be Where You Are” – Mixed Media – July
  • Megan Lee – “Of the Quarry” – Mixed Media – August
  • Friends of Little Crum Creek Group Plein Air Show – Landscape Paintings – September
  • Celebrate Community Photographers Group Show – Photography – October
  • Elizabeth Breakell – “Sunlit Impressions” – Oil Paintings – November
  • Michele Southworth – “When the Student is Ready, the Teacher Appears” – Mixed Media Paintings – December

2021 (We’re back and scheduling exhibits of our local artist community… interested in exhibiting? Contact us today and keep creating!)

  • Swarthmore Friends of the Arts Board Members’ Exhibit – “There and Back Again” – June 17 – August 15
  • Emily Richardson – “Emily Richardson Retrospective: Four Decades of Photographs” – Photography – August 18 – September 20
  • Group Artist Show – “Celebrate Community Artists” – October   
  • Linnie Greenberg, Sharon Ostrow, and Florence Weisz – “Assemblage – Giving new meaning to ordinary objects” – Mixed Media – November
  • Page Brothers (David and Paul) – “Seasons of Light and Verse” – Photography – December

2020 (all in-person exhibitions at Borough Hall have been postponed due to Covid restrictions)

  • Cynthia Murray – “Landscapes Imagined” – January
  • Alicia Nock – “Preserving the Legacy” – Quilts – February
  • Robert Heasley – “Men’s Friendships” – Photography – March
  • April Exhibit Cancelled due to current health concerns
  • Library Book Sale – Cancelled due to current health concerns
  • Group Show – “Celebrate Community Artists”  – Postponed – stay connected for future dates
  • David Page – “Title” – Media Type – July
  • Jay Ressler – “Title” – Media Type – August 
  • Helen Larkin – “Title” – Media Type – September   
  • Group Show – “Celebrate Community Photographers” – October   
  • Library Book Sale  November TBD
  • Michele Southworth- “Title” – Media Type – Nov TBD – December

2019

  • Kathy Agostinelli – “Searching for Questions” – Oil & Mixed Media – January-February
  • Lora Lavin – “Paintings by Lora Lavin” – Oil & Acrylic Paintings – March
  • Melissa Husted-Sherman & Polly Dressler Bech – “New Work” – April
  • Library 90th Anniversary Exhibit – May
    • Library book sale May 2-4
  • Group Show – Celebrate Community Artists  – June
  • Georgianna Grentzenberg – “Multiple Art Personalities”- July
  • Jay Ressler – “Country Roads: An Uncommon Take” – Photography – August 
  • Deena Ball – “Observing the Land” Landscape Paintings – September   
  • Group Show – Celebrate Community Photographers – October   
  • Library Book Sale  November 6 – 11
  • Waverly Ray – “Ascent” – Nov 15 – December

2018

  • Swarthmore Friends Nursery School Student Show – January
  • Rochelle Myers – “Illusions of Reality” – Acrylic Paintings – February
  • CAC Mixed Media Studio – March 1-27
  • Rinal Parikh – Various Media – March 29th – April 22nd
  • Local Artists Group Show – May 2 – June 3
  • Marie Samohod – “The Language of Color and Line” June 6 – 30
  • Brit Ray – “My Cognosphere” July 3 – 30
  • Rick Prieure Photographs – August 2 – 30
  • Clair Oaks – September 5 – 29
  • Celebrate Swarthmore Photographers – October Group Show
  • Pete Prown – Art Exhibit, November 6 – 24
  • Skip Gosnell – “Something for Everyone” Art Exhibit, November 27 – December

2017

  • Leslie Gerhart – “Journeys in Color” – Abstract Painting Exhibit – Mid-November – December
  • Celebrate Swarthmore Photographers – October
  • Susanne Fell Adams -“Reflections” – photography – September
  • A Few Steps  – “Are We There Yet?” – Photography – August
  • Tracy Bouvette – “Reality & Fantasy” – Paintings – July
  • Monique Sarkessian – “Sacred Space” – Oil Paintings – February

2016

  • Cynthia Murray – “A Painterly Perspective” – Oil, Oil Pastel – Nov. & Dec.
  • Carol Baca – “Was. Time. Is.” – Paintings, Sculpture, Mixed Media – September
  • Alicia Ruley-Nock – “Illusions” – Textile Art – August
  • Wendelin Ray – “City and Seascapes” – Photography – July
  • Martha Perkins – “Hope Springs Eternal” – Acrylic paintings, jewelry – April
  • Kevin Goethe – “My Mind Talks in Colors” – Acrylic paintings
  • “Works from Ireland – A Group Exhibition” – Various Media – February
  • Denise Allen – “My Son Matters!”. Photography – January

2015

  • Kathy McLamb – “Exploring Life and Art…”. Acrylic Paintings (December)
  • A Few Steps – “Water, Water, Everywhere”. Photography (November)
  • Celebrate Swarthmore Photographers (October)
  • Delaware Valley Collage Collaborative (September
  • Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists (August)
  • Rose Marie Cunniffe – “Enchanted Places”. Acrylic paintings. (April)
  • Paul Downie – “Many Lives”. Drawings and paintings (March)
  • Helen Larkin – “Landscapes of The Imagination” Art quilts and jewelry (February-March)
  • Bobbie Davis – Watercolor (December-January)

2014

  • Michele Southworth – “Along the Way” – Mixed media paintings (Nov – December)
  • Celebrate Swarthmore Photographers (October)
  • Bob Deane – Paintings and drawings (September)
  • Bess Gonglewski – “Wire Works” – Metal wire wall sculptures (August)
  • Outside the Frame Collective Arts Program – (July)
  • Celebrate Swarthmore Artists (May – June)
  • Rinal Parikh – “Nisarg – The Nature” – multiple styles (April)
  • Austin Dodson & Kelly Nicholson – “Fictigraphica” – print and mixed media (March)
  • Marge Gillis & Eileen Morgan – “Yes, but…” – acrylic and mixed media paintings (February)
  • Georgianna Grentzenberg – “Maps and Journeys” – drawings and ceramic work (January)

2013

  • Nancy Barch – “All Mixed Up” – mixed media work (November – December 2013)
  • “Alternative Perspectives” – Celebrate Swarthmore Photographers exhibit (October 2013)
  • Ted Harris – paintings (August 2013)
  • Robert Potter – “Métropolitain de Paris” – photographs of the Paris Metro (July 2013)
  • Emily Geddes – “Photographic Art Capturing the Miracles of Ordinary Life” (June 2013)
  • “The Citiscapes and the Built Environment” – Invitational to all Swarthmore-Wallingford School District area artists (May 2013)
  • Wayne Brown – acrylic and oil landscapes, local vistas (March-April 2013)
  • Laura Demme – paintings (oils, encaustics, and acrylics with mixed media) and ceramics (February 2013)
  • Rinal Parikh – “Daffodil Arts Classes ” (January 2013)

2012

  • Cathy Larkin – “Reflections” – photographs (November to December)
  • Lynnette Shelley – “Curious Creatures: The Animal Artwork of Lynnette Shelley” (August – September)
  • Alicia Ruley-Nock – “Inspired Thought ” – quilts and fabric arts (July)
  • Helen Mangelsdorf/Roman Tybinko: “Glimpses” – paintings (May)
  • “Love Makes a Family” photography exhibit presented by Swarthmore LGBTS Network
  • Nancy Markezin: “Travels” – acrylic and encaustic paintings (March)
  • Monique Kendikian-Sarkessian: “Light and Truth: Inspired Paintings” (February )
  • Claudia McGill: “Second Life” – collage (January)

2011

  • Nicole Hope Matthews: “Painting with Light” – photographs (December)
  • Madeline Kelly:”Local Color” – paintings (September)
  • Martha Perkins and Clair Oaks: “The Paintings of Martha Perkins and Clair Oaks” – acrylic paintings (July)
  • Mimi Muhlenberg – encaustic paintings, and Janet Seraphin – watercolor paintings (May 8 – June 30, 2011)
  • Lora Lavin (March 1)
  • Strath Haven High School Artists (January-February 2011)

2010

  • Peter Prown: “Imaginary Landscapes” (November 22, 2010 – January 2, 2011)
  • “Art About Swarthmore”, Featuring many Swarthmore artists (September 17 – November 14, 2010)
  • Kathy Agostinelli: “Delaware County and Beyond” – photography (June 4 – September 7, 2010)
  • Rinal Parikh: “Essence of India” (April 19 – May 31, 2010)
  • George T. Wilson: “Thirty Years of Sketching” (March 29 through April 11, 2010)
  • Carol Woolford: “Painting the Landscape in Pastel and Fiber” (February 24 – March 28, 2010)

2009

  • Kristen Weldon Peri: “Something New” (November 17 – December 6, 2009)
  • Elizabeth Vodges: “Drawing Near Home: Building Portraits in Swarthmore and Beyond”  (September 11 – November 1, 2009)
  • Kristin Grossi and Amy Babiak: “Specimens from Enchanted Habitats”, digital and embroidered work (July 10 – July 31, 2009)
  • Barbara Drebing Kauffman: “Selling Electric Cars, 1895 to 1934” (June 5 – July 5, 2009)
  • Emily Richardson: “Journey With a Camera” (March 16 – April 30, 2009)
  • “Recent Work by Polly Bech and Melissa Husted-Sherman” (February 6 – March 5, 2009)

2008

  • Dennis Goldsborough: “Reflections”, watercolors (December 19, 2008 – February 1, 2009)
  • Amelia Furman: “Travels” (November 14 – December 14, 2008)
  • Claire Thurman and Anna Caruso: “Pics and Threads”, photography and original needlework (August 29 – September 8, 2008)
  • Joseph Knepler and Michael Rabbett: “Images of Ireland”, paintings and photography (June 20 – July 20, 2008)
  • David Hogan: “Where’s the Desert?” (April 12 – May 3, 2008)
  • Peter Tompkins, SHHS student: “Abstract Design in Pen, Ink, and Print”(February 25 – March 28, 2008)
  • David R. Evanson: “Night Lights” (January 26 – February 25, 2008)

2007

  • Ted Harris: “Bold is Better” (December 21, 2007 – January 19, 2008)
  • “People, Places and Things: Artwork by Doris Silk Levy” (September 28 – October 24, 2007)
  • “Watercolors by Bobbie Davis and Grandsons” (August 24 – September 24, 2007)
  • John Brodsky: “Faces”, Photography (July 18 – August 20, 2007)
  • Kathy Agostinelli: “Life in Delaware County”, oil paintings (June 15 – July 14, 2007)
  • Emily Richardson, Photography (March 16th – April 30, 2007)
  • Carol Woolford: “Natural Views”, Pastels and Fiber Art (February – March 2007)
  • Original artwork by members of the Swarthmore Senior Citizens Association (January – February 2007)

2006 and prior years

  • Nancy Field and Bobbie Davis (December 2006 – January 2007)
  • Gerry Lavin – Paintings and Drawings – A Retrospective (November 2006)
  • Johanna Sibbett (watercolors – landscapes & florals)
  • Wendilee O’Brien (watercolors)
  • Monica Rozin (abstract photography)
  • Joseph Knepler (watercolors, oils, charcoals)
  • Nancy Field (abstract paintings)
  • Elizabeth Pierson (paintings)
  • Sally Paynter (acrylic painting)
  • Ted Harris (whimsical paintings in poster paint)
  • Kite Fliers of America (members’ handmade kites)
  • Polly Bowring (photography of urban architecture and florals)
  • Sasha Prood (1st ever solo show by a high school student, mixed media)
  • Celebrate High/Middle School Artists – Strath Haven High School
  • David Appelbaum (photography and paintings)
  • Mary Custer (watercolors & mixed media)
  • William Weldon (military history & Viking fantasy art paintings) & Flavia Goldenstein(acrylic and soft pastel as well as abstract collages)
  • Wendilee O’Brien (watercolors & Japanese ink paintings)
  • Peg Getty (abstract paintings and fiber art)
  • Judy Chang Wenderoth (sketches and photographs of Mongolia)
  • Ian Boccio (abstract paintings)
  • Lora Lavin (paintings)
  • Bobbie Davis (watercolors), Polly Dressler Bech (quilts)
  • Amelia Furman (colored gouache and colored pencil artwork)
  • Adele and Alex Huestis (paintings and drawings)
  • Claire Thurman: “Around the Town: Glimpses of Swarthmore” (photographs)
  • Tinicum Wildlife on View
  • John Brodsky (“Brodsky Reproduction Retrospective”)
  • Marta Bartolozzi (“Of Fields and Figures – Earthforms, Landscapes and Nudes”)
  • Phil Beaston (“A Different View of the Ordinary” – Watercolors)
  • Monica Rozin (photography)
  • Community Arts Center Workshops
  • Robert Detweiler (Sporting Greats and More: Drawings by Robert Detweiler)
  • Siv Spurgeon (watercolors)

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  1. I just purchased a Mary Custer original watercolor off of someone from Facebook Marketplace, and I saw she had a 2006 exhibit at your studio. Do you have any more information on the artist? It is a lovely painting of daffodils.

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      1. Thank you! I feel privileged to have found such a special painting! I am thrilled she was a local artist!

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