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 – “Between the Trees“ – Oils – May
- Celebrate Community Artists Group Show – Painting and Photography – June
- Brit Ray – “to come“ – Medium to come – July
- Ivy Egger – “to come“ – Medium to come – August
- Cynthia Murray – “to come“ – Oils – September
- Martha Perkins – “to come“ – Medium to come – October
- Nina Yocum – “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)
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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Hi, Heather. I was not a member in 2006 but will forward your inquiry to other members who may have more information on Mary Custer.
Thanks for reaching out.
Martha Perkins
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http://www.nolanfidale.com/obituaries/Mary-Custer
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Thank you! I feel privileged to have found such a special painting! I am thrilled she was a local artist!
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Mary Custer was my mother. I’m so pleased to hear you are enjoying one of her paintings.
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