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Washington, DC | BreakfastTable with Carol Duke
2025-03-13 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) | Mount Vernon Triangle Neighborhood, Exact Address to be Provided, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001, United States
Join ArtTable for the return of the BreakfastTable event! Launched by a group of dedicated members based in Washington, DC, this long-loved program welcomes female and nonbinary leaders in the arts to share their stories in a casual setting. This month, please join us in welcoming ArtTable Board Member Carol Duke as our featured speaker.

With a passion for the arts and architecture for over 30 years, Carol Duke helps museums and galleries plan for and design facilities that best suit the needs of their audiences, communities, and colleagues. She leads client development and strategy at DLR Group, expanding the firm’s international cultural and performing arts studio. Her long-range planning and commitment to equitable community-building supports projects at a high level, resulting in exceptional, inspiring design solutions. Carol is a trustee of the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. and actively supports several arts organizations, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Society for College & University Planning, the American Institute of Architects, and the International Association of Museum Facilities Administrators. She holds a BA in Art History from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. In her spare time, Carol loves to curate her Little Free Library, travel with her husband and twin daughters, attend the theater, and visit museums.

We hope you will join us!

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $10

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Please note that ArtTable registration fees go toward administrative costs for the organization.

New York, NY | MeetAT at Fountain House Gallery & Studio
2025-03-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Fountain House Gallery & Studio, 702 9th Ave, New York, New York, 10019, United States
You’re invited to our next NY MeetAT networking event on March 13, graciously hosted by Rachel Weisman, Gallery Director of Fountain House Gallery & Studio. Join us for an evening of light refreshments and engaging conversations with fellow ArtTable members and new connections.

Fountain House Gallery and Studio supports the careers and creative visions of contemporary artists living with mental illness. Founded by Fountain House in 2000 as a not-for-profit exhibition space for its member artists living and working with mental illness, the Gallery sells original artworks and collaborates with a wide network of artists, curators, and cultural institutions. Embracing artists who are emerging or established, trained or self-taught, Fountain House Gallery cultivates artistic growth, makes a vital contribution to the New York arts community, and challenges the stigma surrounding mental illness.

For this event, the gallery will present Meticulous Markings which features 9 artists who utilize a unique method of mark-making in their work. All works intrigue and invite the viewer to look more closely at the images, to see something more. This fastidious attention to detail by the artist will hopefully transfer to the viewer and allow them time to focus. Everyone’s life is often busy, and people rush about, but we hope this exhibition will allow audiences to pause, reflect, and find hidden things in the art, to bring about a greater sense of well-being.

Are you considering joining ArtTable and want to know more about who we are and what we do? This is a great opportunity for potential members to get to know us!

Admission:

FREE to ArtTable Members and their guests*

*Each member is allowed to bring one guest with them at this time

Not a member? Join today!

ArtTable’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Virtual | New Member Orientation & Member Portal Walkthrough
2025-03-17 15:00 - 15:30 | NY
12 pm PT / 1 pm MT / 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET

Welcome new ArtTable members! Please join us for a virtual orientation session where you will meet other new members and learn how to take full advantage of all the ArtTable community has to offer. This program is free and open to all ArtTable members.

Whether you are new to our community or have been a long-time member, there’s no wrong time for a refresher course! Connect with other members in a casual and relaxed online environment and learn more about what our community is all about.

Not a member? Join today!

(You will receive an email confirmation containing the Zoom link.)

Accessibility: Please note that this program will offer live closed captioning. If you require additional accommodations, please email programs@arttable.org.

Can’t join us for this new member orientation? Don’t worry, we host virtual orientation sessions every 3 months! In the meantime, we hope you can join us for another upcoming program or support other ArtTable initiatives!

Virtual | Member Networking for Affiliate, Associate, and Professional Members
2025-03-17 17:30 - 18:30 | NY
ArtTable Affiliate, Associate, and Professional Members are invited to a Virtual Networking Session on March 17 at 5:30 PM EST/2:30 PM PST.

Grab a cocktail or some afternoon caffeine and join us on Zoom to connect with fellow ArtTable members nationwide. It is an excellent opportunity to share your projects and ideas while building your network and community. ArtTable staff members Jessica L. Porter, Lila Harnett Executive Director, and Alyssa Garland, Membership and Impact Initiatives Manager, will facilitate this session. Admission:

FREE

Open to Affiliate, Associate, and Professional Members Only

All registrants will receive Zoom details the day before the event.

Reach out to membership@arttable.org with any questions.

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New York, NY | Author Talk: "The Blonde with the Balls: An Insider's View of The Art World" with Patricia Hamilton
2025-03-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Bortolami Gallery, 39 Walker St, New York, New York, 10013, United States
ArtTable is thrilled to present a book talk with trailblazing gallerist Patricia Hamilton, a longtime member of the ArtTable community, at Bortolami in Tribeca. Her memoir, The Blonde with the Balls: An Insider’s View of the Art World, recounts stories that only a figure as inimitable as Hamilton could have collected in a voice that is singularly her own. We’ll follow her riveting recollections of life and work as one of the few women and self-made professionals who emerged onto the scene fifty years ago – and transformed it irrevocably. From the Whitney Museum and Art in America to her eponymous Hamilton Gallery – where she championed Louise Bourgeois, Grace Hartigan, Deborah Remington, Joan Snyder, and many other artists – Hamilton has cut a unique path and shares a perspective no one else has on the art world. Jessica L. Porter, Lila Harnett Executive Director of ArtTable, will moderate the discussion.

Please note that registration for this event does not include a copy of the book. Books will be available at the gallery for purchase and signing.

Seating will be available during this event. Please note that Bortolami’s main entrance is a two-step entrance from the street; the elevator-accessible entrance is directly to the left of the steps. The third-floor event space is primarily accessed by stairs, but there is an onsite elevator that can be used as needed.

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $25

Member Guests – $30

Non-Members – $35

Not a member? Join today!

ArtTable’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

About the Author

Patricia Hamilton, a founding member of ArtTable, has been involved in the art world for fifty years: first as assistant to Robert Doty at the Whitney Museum, then as Senior Editor of Art in America. Finally, she found her calling as a dealer and was Curator of Exhibitions at the Andrew Crispo Gallery. At age 26, she opened her own gallery on 57th Street, the Hamilton Gallery of Contemporary Art. This was 1977, and 10% of women were dealers, and most had family money. She raised all the money to open and showed 60-70% women. She wanted to show mid-career artists who had been ignored by the world. What better reason to show women? She showed Louise Bourgeois (for the first time in a commercial gallery in 15 years), Grace Hartigan, Deborah Remington, and Joan Snyder. Six of the artists have attained blue-chip status. Aside from Louise, Deborah, and Joan, she would include Ron Gorchov, Sam Gilliam, and Robert Colescott. Then, due to a family tragedy, she closed in 1984 and became an artist’s agent. She rented pop-up spaces and showed artists in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. In 1990, she moved to Los Angeles before it was fashionable. She became the first director of the Salander-O’Reilly Gallery and then went off on her own, selling art to Hollywood collectors. Today, she lives in Whitley Heights in Los Angeles with her two dogs and is peaceful and content.

Washington, DC | Curator-Led Tour of "Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
2025-03-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G Streets, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20004, United States
Join ArtTable for a curator-led tour of Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, led by Melissa Ho, Curator of 20th Century Art.

Miki Hayakawa (1899-1953), Hisako Hibi (1907-1991), and Miné Okubo (1912-2001) were three of the most active and critically acclaimed American artists of Japanese descent in the years leading up to World War II. Their careers spanned eight decades and four US states, yet the full extent of their contributions remain underrecognized within twentieth-century American art history.

Pictures of Belonging is an unprecedented examination of these three trailblazing figures. By tracing their artistic development before, during, and after the mass incarceration and displacement of Japanese Americans during World War II, the exhibition offers a nuanced view of how these women continued to explore and experiment with new artistic expression throughout their lives. Created during tumultuous decades in modern US history, their paintings, along with their stories of resilience, remind us of art’s power in the face of adversity and challenge.

Click here to read more about the exhibition.

Please review the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s accessibility page for available accommodations.

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $15

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Please note that ArtTable registration fees go toward administrative costs for the nonprofit organization. The Smithsonian American Art Museum does not charge an admission fee.

About Melissa Ho

Melissa Ho is the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s curator of 20th-century art; she joined the museum’s staff in September 2016. Ho is responsible for research, acquisitions and exhibitions related to the museum’s collections focusing on art since 1945. She currently is leading an initiative to expand and enrich the representation of Asian American experiences, perspectives and artistic accomplishment in the museum’s collection and public displays.

Recent projects include “American Voices and Visions: Modern and Contemporary Art” (2023), the first phase of a multiyear renewal and reinstallation of the museum’s permanent collection galleries, and “Composing Color: The Paintings of Alma Thomas” (2023), which will travel to several venues in the United States. Ho organized the critically acclaimed exhibition “Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965-1975” (2019) and “Artist to Artist” (2021).

Previously, Ho worked as a curator at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden from 2011 to 2016, where she organized “Barbara Kruger: Belief+Doubt” (2012), “Salvatore Scarpitta: Traveler” (2014) and “Shirin Neshat: Facing History” (2015) with Melissa Chiu. She also co-curated with Evelyn Hankins “At the Hub of Things” (2014), a re-installation of the museum’s collection.

Ho earned a bachelor’s degree in studio art and art history from Princeton University and a master’s degree in art history from the University of Pennsylvania.

Image credits:Miki Hayakawa, One Afternoon, ca. 1935, oil on canvas, 40 x 40 in., New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, Gift of Preston McCrossen in memory of his wife, the artist, 1954, 520.23P

2025 IFPDA Print Fair | General & VIP Passes
2025-03-27 17:00 - 2025-03-30 21:00 | NY
For ArtTable Executive, Circle, Patron, and Benefactor Levels only.

ArtTable Executive, Circle, Patron, and Benefactor Members are invited to claim their complimentary General or VIP passes for IFPDA’s 2025 Print Fair.

Established in 1987, the IFPDA is the preeminent international membership organization for galleries, dealers, and publishers specializing in prints and editions. Join us at the Park Avenue Armory from March 27th through the 30th for the IFPDA Print Fair, a celebration of 550+ years of prints and printmaking.

You may choose General passes or VIP passes.

VIP passes will allow you access to our VIP Preview on Thursday, March 27th from 5-9 PM, as well as access to our VIP calendar of events once those have been finalized.

General passes will allow for access to the fair during public hours.

Admission:

FREE

Executive, Circle, Patron, and Benefactor Members Only with the possibility to open to other levels if availability allows later.

All registrants will receive an email after registration here with how to get their ticket(s). These passes are only offered while supplies last.

Location: Park Avenue Armory643 Park Avenue, New York, NY

OPENING DAYVIP Preview Thursday, March 27, 2025Invitation and VIP Pass Only 5 – 9 PM

PUBLIC HOURSFriday, March 28, 202511 AM – 7 PMSaturday, March 29, 202511 AM – 7 PMSunday, March 30, 202511 AM – 5 PM

If you want to be eligible for this or other opportunities, consider upgrading your membership! Reach out to membership@arttable.org with any questions.

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2025 Annual Benefit & Award Ceremony
2025-04-03 18:30 - 20:30 | NY
People of all gender identities are allies in supporting women and nonbinary professionals’ leadership in the arts, and everyone is welcome to attend our Benefit events.

Details on Ticket Levels Below

Please join us at the Bohemian National Hall in New York City, honoring ArtTable’s 2025 Distinguished Service to the Visual Arts Awardee Komal Shah, and New Leadership Awardee Danielle Amodeo.

ArtTable’s Annual Benefit & Award Ceremony was launched in 1993, 13 years after the organization was founded. The inaugural event honored actress, singer, television personality, spokesperson for the arts, and then Chair of the New York State Council on the Arts, Kitty Carlisle Hart, with the first-ever Distinguished Service to the Visual Arts Award. In following years, the event would go on to honor trailblazers and powerhouse women in the arts, including Agnes Gund, Marcia Tucker, Yoko Ono, Thelma Golden, Lowery Stokes Sims, and many more. In 2005, the New Leadership Award was introduced to honor and celebrate emerging women leaders in the arts. Click here to learn more about ArtTable’s Annual Benefit & Award Ceremony.

Register to be a part of one of the year’s most celebrated art world events and contribute to ArtTable’s vision for a more equitable art world!

This program is a standing cocktail reception with refreshments, light bites, and remarks from our honorees. Limited seating is available. ASL interpretation will be provided.

Details on Ticket Levels Below

Tickets $25,000 - Mentorship and Equity Supporter Named support of one ArtTable Fellowship* in 2025Support 5 Mentorship tickets for emerging professionals or former fellow in the field1 purchaser ticket and 9 guest tickets to the BenefitAcknowledgement as a contributor to ArtTable’s Impact Initiatives Fund, in Honor of Meg Perlman on website and press releases for one yearPremier recognition on Benefit listings and spoken recognition at BenefitPremier advertisement$15,000 - Member Supporter Support of 20 Affiliate level* Memberships for emerging professionals in the artsListing on ArtTable Membership webpage as an Affiliate Supporter for one year1 purchaser ticket and 9 guest tickets to the BenefitSupport 5 Mentorship tickets to the Benefit for emerging professionals in the artsPremier recognition on Benefit listingsPriority screen advertisement$10,000 - Visionary Supporter 1 purchaser ticket and 9 guest tickets to the BenefitPremier recognition on Benefit listingsSupport 1 Mentorship ticket to the Benefit for an emerging professional in the artsPriority screen advertisement$5,000 - Community Supporter 1 purchaser ticket and 4 guest tickets to BenefitRecognition in Benefit listingsClassic screen advertisement$3,000 - Leadership Ticket 1 purchaser ticket and 3 guest tickets to BenefitRecognition in Benefit listings$1,000 - Executive Ticket 1 purchaser ticket and 1 guest ticket to BenefitRecognition in Benefit listings$550 - Member Friend Ticket 1 purchaser ticket to BenefitRecognition in Benefit listings$375 - General Ticket $225 - ArtTable Member Ticket (Sign into your ArtTable account to access) $200 - Mentorship Ticket Mentorship tickets provide access to the Benefit for a current or former ArtTable Fellow or other early career professional (Please note that mentorship tickets are distributed through the national office and may not be purchased for a specific person).*ArtTable's Fellowship Program is one of ArtTable’s Impact Initiatives which provides work experiences and mentorship to women and nonbinary emerging professionals in the visual arts. *ArtTable's Affiliate Level is a subsidized ArtTable Membership Level for early career professionals. Advertisement Levels $1,375 - Premier Video Advertisement Five-second video advertisement to be played at the Benefit a minimum of 30 timesInclusion in dedicated e-blast to ArtTable members$775 - Priority Screen Advertisement Three-second stationary advertisement to be played at the Benefit displayed a minimum of 20 timesInclusion in dedicated e-blast to ArtTable members$475 - Classic Screen Advertisement Three-second stationary advertisement to be played at the Benefit displayed a minimum of 10 timesInclusion in dedicated e-blast to ArtTable members$200 - Priority Message Maximum 150-character message to be played at the Benefit displayed a minimum of 20 times $100 - Classic Message Maximum 150-character message to be played at the Benefit displayed a minimum of 10 timesAll advertisements and messages are digital and will be displayed at the Benefit if received by March 20th, 2025. Messages can be in support of the honorees or ArtTable itself. All messages are subject to review by ArtTable. Advertisement purchases do not include a ticket to the Benefit.

ArtTable is a 501.c.3 organization and all events are non-refundable. A portion of all ticket levels is tax-deductible; mentorship tickets are fully tax-deductible for the purchaser. Registrants will receive an acknowledgement letter confirming the tax-deductible donation amount after the event. Please email programs@arttable.org with any questions.

New York, NY | Curator-Led Tour of "Anonymous Was a Woman: The First 25 Years" at NYU's Grey Art Museum
2025-04-04 16:00 - 17:00 | NYU Grey Art Museum, 18 Cooper Square, New York, New York, 10003
Join ArtTable for a curator-led tour of Anonymous Was A Woman: The First 25 Years at the Grey Art Museum at New York University, led by exhibition co-curators Nancy Princenthal and Dr. Vesela Sretenović.

In 1996, artist and philanthropist Susan Unterberg founded the Anonymous Was A Woman (AWAW) award, making a simple, yet radical commitment to redress the lack of institutional support for women visual artists over the age of 40. She sought to provide mid-career artists with the means to procure workspace, art supplies, childcare, or whatever else they needed to further their artistic careers. For the past two and a half decades, AWAW has provided unrestricted grants of $25,000 to ten or more artists each year.

Showcasing some 50 artworks by 41 of the 251 award recipients from AWAW’s first 25 years (1996 through 2020), this exhibition explores several themes surrounding anonymity and, ultimately, celebrates the transformative impact women artists have made on contemporary art since the award’s founding. With each year represented by at least one artist, the exhibition includes works created within a few years of their grant, demonstrating the significance of the award to the artist’s growth. The range of artists featured in the exhibition demonstrates the demographic and aesthetic diversity of past awardees. All 251 artists are represented in a publication accompanying the exhibition, which also includes critical essays about the awardees by Princenthal, Sretenović, and other women scholars.

Click here to read more about the landmark exhibition.

Visitor Notes:

The Grey is fully walker- and wheelchair-accessible, and several portable stools are available to borrow for use within the galleries upon request.

Please note that large bags and backpacks must be checked in a secure locker, and food & drink (including water bottles) are not permitted.

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $15

All registrants for this event will be provided with a 20% discount on ArtTable’s limited edition scarf celebrating 25 Years of Anonymous Was a Woman, created in 2021 in conjunction with ArtTable’s 45 year anniversary and the year Susan Unterberg received the Distinguished Service to the Visual Arts Award. Made of 100% silk habotai, only a handful of scarves remain in our inventory!

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All program registration fees go toward event expenses and administrative costs for the organization.

ArtTable’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

About the Curators

Nancy Princenthal is a Brooklyn-based writer whose book Agnes Martin: Her Life and Art (2015) received the 2016 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography. She is also the author of Hannah Wilke (2010) and Unspeakable Acts: Women, Art, and Sexual Violence in the 1970s (2019), and co-author of Mothers of Invention: The Feminist Roots of Contemporary Art (2024). Princenthal has taught at Bard, Princeton, Yale, the School of Visual Arts, NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts, and elsewhere.

Dr. Vesela Sretenović has been a long-time curator of modern and contemporary art with special interest in cross-disciplinary art practices and in bridging theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience. Most recently (2009-23) she served as Director of Contemporary Art Initiatives and Academic Affairs at The Phillips Collection in Washington DC. During her tenure, she had organized Intersections, a series of ongoing contemporary art projects, as well as monographic exhibitions of prominent artists including Robert Ryman, Ellsworth Kelly, Antony Gormley, and the first museum retrospective of Cuban artist Zilia Sanchez. Additionally, she oversaw academic partnership initiatives with the University of Maryland (UMD) and the University of Virginia (UVA). Prior to The Phillips, Sretenović worked at Brown University, the University at Buffalo SUNY, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. She is a frequent visiting faculty, teaching modern and contemporary art history and theory, and works as an independent curator. Sretenović holds a BA in Art History from University of Belgrade, Former Yugoslavia, an MA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a PhD in Humanities from Syracuse University.

Image credits:Judy Pfaff, Ram’s Delhi, 2012. Wood, mild steel rod, melted plastics, black aluminum foil, and LED and UV Fluorescent light, 70 x 132 x 17 in. Collection of the artist, New York

Washington, DC | Curator-Led Tour of "Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist" at the National Gallery of Art
2025-04-08 15:00 - 16:00 | National Gallery of Art, East Building, 4th St and Constitution Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20565, United States
Join ArtTable for a curator-led tour of Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist at the National Gallery of Art, led by Dr. Lynn K. Matheny, Deputy Head of Interpretation and Curator of Special Projects.

This retrospective exhibition showcases the enduring legacy of Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) as a visionary artist and an unwavering activist. As the most comprehensive presentation devoted to Catlett in the United States, it features more than 150 works, including well-known sculpture and prints, rare paintings and drawings, and important ephemera. The exhibition is co-organized by the Brooklyn Museum and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and presented in collaboration with the Art Institute of Chicago.

One of the defining artists of the 20th century, Elizabeth Catlett addressed the injustices she witnessed and experienced through her bold prints and dynamic sculptures. In striving to make art for the people—from her roots in Washington, DC, Chicago, and New York to the remarkable body of work she made during some 60 years in Mexico—Catlett put social justice at the very center of her work. An avowed feminist, lifelong activist, and deft formalist, Catlett passionately addressed injustices such as class inequality, racial violence, and U.S. expansionism through her politically engaged art, injustices which continue to shape the world today.

“I have been, and am currently, and always hope to be a Black Revolutionary Artist and all that it implies.”– Elizabeth Catlett, 1970

Click here to read more about the exhibition and this visionary artist-activist.

Please review the National Gallery of Art’s accessibility page for available accommodations.

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $15

Member Guests – $20

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Please note that ArtTable registration fees go toward administrative costs for the nonprofit organization. The National Gallery of Art does not charge an admission fee.

About Lynn K. Matheny

Dr. Lynn K. Matheny currently serves as Deputy Head of Interpretation and Curator of Special Projects at the National Gallery of Art. She has worked on a wide array of modern and contemporary art exhibitions, including Philip Guston Now; Afro-Atlantic Histories; Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940-1950; and Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings, among many others. She frequently collaborates with museums in the United States and abroad and is honored to help bring to the National Gallery Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist.

Image credits:Elizabeth Catlett, Gossip, 2005color digital and photo-lithograph on wove paperimage: 37.47 x 45.72 cm (14 3/4 x 18 in.)sheet: 59.69 x 60.96 cm (23 1/2 x 24 in.)National Gallery of Art, Washington, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams© 2024 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Lynn K. Matheny, courtesy of the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, George Washington University.

New York, NY | MeetAT at Magenta Plains
2025-04-08 17:30 - 19:00 | Magenta Plains, 149 Canal St, New York, New York, 10002, United States
Moira Dryer. The Perpetual Painting, 1988.

You’re invited to our next NY MeetAT networking event on April 8, graciously hosted by Olivia Smith, Director at Magenta Plains. Join us for an evening of light refreshments and engaging conversations with fellow ArtTable members and new connections.

Magenta Plains was founded in the Lower East Side in 2016 and relocated to a multi-floor, 4,500 square-foot space at the intersection of Canal Street and Bowery in 2022. With an intergenerational emphasis, the gallery’s mission is to foster context and meaning for the development of new ideas and emerging art as well as to exhibit and preserve older generations of artists’ work. The gallery has organized more than 65 exhibitions and presents a dynamic discourse through curated group shows and programming across a multitude of disciplines.The gallery represents artists including Jennifer Bolande, Ebecho Muslimova, Rachel Rossin, Ken Lum, Zach Bruder, Don Dudley, the Estate of Barbara Ess, Tiril Hasselknippe, Jibade-Khalil Huffman, Alex Kwartler, Liza Lacroix, Matt Keegan, Anne Libby, Chason Matthams, Peter Nagy, Bill Saylor, Jane Swavely, and the Stan VanDerBeek Archive. Additionally, the gallery presents a dynamic discourse through its program of curated group shows and project-based solo exhibitions including Sascha Braunig, Danica Lundy, Daniel Boccato, David Ostrowski, Matthew Metzger, Alexis Rockman, and Alan Uglow.Magenta Plains has presented memorable historical solo exhibitions including William Wegman’s rare, altered photographs and drawings from the 1970s and 80s, Lillian Schwartz’ critically acclaimed debut New York solo gallery show at age 89, German artist Georg Herold’s caviar paintings and sculptures, a critically acclaimed exhibition of paintings from the 1980s by Martha Diamond, an exhibition of Tina Girouard’s rarely exhibited “DNA-Icons” series, and new found object sculptures by Jon Kessler. The gallery also looks forward to upcoming presentations of works by Moira Dryer and Paul Gardère.

From March 13 – April 25, 2025, Magenta Plains will present Ebecho Muslimova & Maria Lassnig, an exhibition that brings together the work of two artists who confront the psychological and physical experience of the body in profoundly individual yet resonant ways. New paintings and Sumi ink drawings by Muslimova are paired with historic works by Lassnig dated from 1970-1992.

From March 13 – April 26, 2025, Magenta Plains will also present Moira Dryer: Perpetual Painting, a posthumous solo exhibition of works from 1986 to 1992.

Are you considering joining ArtTable and want to know more about who we are and what we do? This is a great opportunity for potential members to get to know us!

Admission:

FREE to ArtTable Members and their guests*

*Each member is allowed to bring one guest with them at this time

Not a member? Join today!

ArtTable’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

2025 San Francisco Art Fair | Complimentary General Passes
2025-04-17 16:00 - 2025-04-20 18:00 | NY
All ArtTable Members are invited to claim their complimentary General passes for the 2025 San Francisco Art Fair, running April 17- April 20!

Art Market San Francisco is now the San Francisco Art Fair. This evolution is a direct affirmation of the fair’s commitment to the thriving arts ecosystem that defines the Bay Area. Continuing the fair’s dedication to San Francisco’s vibrant cultural institutions, active collecting community, and the vital notion of unwavering patronage, the San Francisco Art Fair is a year-round platform for the many voices of its region.

Make sure to also sign up for our Guided Tour of the San Francisco Art Fair for ArtTable Members on April 18 at 1 pm.

These passes are only offered while supplies last.

Admission:

FREE to All ArtTable Members

All registrants will receive an email after registration here with how to get their ticket(s). These passes are only offered while supplies last.

Location: Fort Mason Festival Pavilion2 Marina BoulevardSan Francisco, CA 94123

Select VIP Preview:Thursday, April 17, 2025: 4 pm – 6 pmExclusive Entry for Select VIPs

Opening Night presented by RBC Wealth ManagementThursday, April 17, 2025: 6 pm – 9 pmExclusive Entry for Fair Pass Holders and Select VIPs

Public HoursFriday, April 18, 2025: 11 am – 7 pmSaturday, April 19, 2025: 11 am – 7 pmSunday, April 20, 2025: 11 am – 6 pm

If you want to be eligible for this or other opportunities, consider upgrading your membership! Reach out to membership@arttable.org with any questions.

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San Francisco, CA | Guided Tour of the San Francisco Art Fair
2025-04-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Fort Mason Center – Festival Pavilion, 2 Marina Blvd., San Francisco, California, 94123, United States
Join ArtTable for a special tour of the San Francisco Art Fair. Produced by AMP with Fair Director Kelly Freeman working in partnership with Artistic Director Nato Thompson, the 2025 edition of the San Francisco Art Fair will present 85 leading galleries from around the world alongside a dynamic series of public programming at Fort Mason Festival Pavilion. This year’s programming will be a continuation of the fair’s consistent commitment to providing a platform that celebrates diverse perspectives and pushes the boundaries of artistic expression.

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $15

Member Guests – $20

Admission includes complimentary access to the fair.

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Please note that ArtTable registration fees go toward administrative costs for the organization.

Image credits:2024 San Francisco Art Fair, Courtesy AMP

2025 Photography Show by AIPAD | Complimentary VIP Passes
2025-04-23 11:00 - 2025-04-27 22:00 | NY
ArtTable Members are invited to claim their complimentary VIP passes for the 2025 Photography Show Presented by AIPAD.

The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) cordially invites you to attend The Photography Show at the iconic Park Avenue Armory. The Photography Show transforms one of New York’s most notable architectural landmarks, rich with social and design history, into an immersive photography experience, transcending eras, attitudes, and artistic styles.

The fair is the longest-running exhibition dedicated to the photographic medium in the world. It provides an international platform for collectors, museum curators, executives and professionals, artists, and photography enthusiasts.

Each VIP Pass provides access for two guests

– VIP Pass, access Wednesday, April 23 – Sunday, April 27– VIP Pass, access Thursday, April 24 – Sunday, April 27

These passes are only offered while supplies last.

All registrants will receive an email after registration here with how to get their ticket(s). These passes are only offered while supplies last.

Location: Park Avenue Armory643 Park Avenue, New York, NY

VIP Opening Evening: Wednesday, April 23 | 4pm – 9pm

Show Hours: Thursday, April 24 | 12pm – 8pm (11am VIP Hour)Friday, April 25 | 12pm – 7pm (11am VIP Hour)Saturday, April 26 | 12pm – 7pm (11am VIP Hour)Sunday, April 27 | 11am – 5pm

If you want to be eligible for this or other opportunities, consider upgrading your membership! Reach out to membership@arttable.org with any questions.

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2025 EXPO Chicago | Complimentary VIP Passes
2025-04-24 11:00 - 2025-04-27 20:00 | NY
ArtTable Members are invited to claim their complimentary VIP passes for EXPO CHICAGO 2025.

Save the dates April 24–27, 2025 for the next edition of EXPO CHICAGO Contemporary Art Fair. Leading contemporary and modern art galleries return to Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, alongside a diverse and inventive program of talks, on-site installations, and public art initiatives. EXPO CHICAGO draws upon the city’s robust history as a vibrant international cultural destination, while highlighting the region’s contemporary arts community.

Make sure to register for the ArtTable Brunch at EXPO on April 25 at 9:30 AM.

Each VIP Pass provides access for one guest– VIP Pass, access on Thursday, April 24 at 12 pm.

These passes are only offered while supplies last.

All registrants will receive an email after registration here with how to get their ticket. These passes are only offered while supplies last.

Location: Navy Pier Festival Hall600 E Grand AveChicago IL 60611

VIP Preview:Thursday, April 24, 2025By Invitation Only. Check your VIP pass for entry time. Fair closes at 8:00pm

General Admission:Thursday, April 24, 2025 | 5:00–8:00 pm* Opening Night Ticket holders onlyFriday, April 25, 2025 | 11:00 am – 7:00 pmSaturday, April 26, 2025 | 11:00 am – 7:00 pmSunday, April 27, 2025 | 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

If you want to be eligible for this or other opportunities, consider upgrading your membership! Reach out to membership@arttable.org with any questions.

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Chicago, IL | ArtTable Brunch at EXPO Chicago
2025-04-25 09:30 - 11:00 | EXPO Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Here at ArtTable, we love nothing more than a pre-art fair brunch. Join us at EXPO Chicago for drinks, bites, and networking before exploring the 2025 edition of the fair. We are excited to be joined by Kate Sierzputowski, Artistic Director of the fair!

EXPO CHICAGO Contemporary Art Fair showcases leading contemporary and modern art galleries each April at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, alongside a diverse and inventive program of talks, on-site installations, and public art initiatives. Inaugurated in 2012, EXPO CHICAGO draws upon the city’s robust history as a vibrant international cultural destination, while highlighting the region’s contemporary arts community. In 2023, EXPO CHICAGO was acquired by Frieze, the world’s leading platform for modern and contemporary art.

Please review EXPO Chicago’s accessibility page for available accommodations. Please email us at programs@arttable.org with any accommodation requests.

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $50

Member Guests – $60

General Admission – $70

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All registration fees go toward administrative costs for the nonprofit organization.

Image credits:The scene at the 2023 edition of Expo Chicago, at Navy Pier.

Chicago, IL | MeetAT at Dark Matter Coffee - Star Lounge
2025-05-01 17:30 - 19:00 | Dark Matter Coffee – Star Lounge, 2521 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60622, United States
You’re invited to our next Chicago MeetAT networking event on May 1, graciously hosted by ArtTable member Lindsey Owen at Dark Matter Coffee – Star Lounge. Grab a coffee or a tea and gather around a table to engage in conversations with fellow ArtTable members and new connections.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Are you considering joining ArtTable and want to know more about who we are and what we do? This is a great opportunity for potential members to get to know us!

Admission:

FREE to ArtTable Members and their guests*

*Each member is allowed to bring one guest with them at this time

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New York, NY | Private Walkthrough at Bonhams with Senior Specialist Kacie Desabla
2025-05-06 09:30 - 10:30 | Bonhams, 580 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10022, United States
Bonhams is pleased to welcome ArtTable Members for a private walkthrough and viewing of their 20th and 21st Century Sales, including the 20th / 21st Century Art Evening Sale, Impressionist & Modern Art, and Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, led by Senior Specialist, Post War & Contemporary Art, Kacie Desabla.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $20

Member Guests – $25

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Please note that ArtTable registration fees go toward administrative costs for the nonprofit organization.

ArtTable’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

2025 New York Art Week | VIP Pass Packages
2025-05-07 09:00 - 2025-05-11 18:00 | NY
PC: Frieze New York

ArtTable VIP Access Passes for fairs taking place during New York Art Week are now live and available to all ArtTable members for purchase! To secure your pass, login to the member portal and select your preferred available pass option. Participating fairs and remaining pass types indicated below; we look forward to seeing you in in New York in May.

Participating Fairs:

Frieze New York

Future Fair

NADA New York

Independent

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VIP Access Pass Levels Available:

Platinum Level – $150

Gold Level – $115

Silver Level – $100

Bronze Level – $60

2025 TEFAF New York | Complimentary VIP & General Admission Passes
2025-05-08 11:00 - 2025-05-13 18:00 | NY
ArtTable Members are invited to claim their complimentary VIP Collector’s Pass or General Admission pass for 2025 TEFAF New York from May 8 – May 13.

As the world’s most prestigious and vibrant art market, New York City provides the ideal setting for a TEFAF fair outside of Maastricht. TEFAF is proud to present the tenth edition of TEFAF New York at the Park Avenue Armory from May 9-13, 2025. The historic Park Avenue Armory is a prime Manhattan location and setting for the world’s leading art dealers to showcase their work. TEFAF New York will also include a concurrent edition of TEFAF Online with a selection of the works on display at the Armory, alongside Programming, Stories, and other content from the TEFAF community.

These passes are only offered while supplies last, and Collector’s Passes are first-come, first-served.You choose from the following:

– Collector’s Pass – Access May 8– General Admission Pass with secret digital floor plan – Access May 9

These passes are only offered while supplies last.

All registrants will receive an email after registration here with how to get their ticket(s). These passes are only offered while supplies last.

LocationPark Avenue Armory643 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10065United States, IL 60611

Opening HoursCollectors Preview (by invitation only):Thursday, May 8

General AdmissionFriday, May 9, 11 am – 7 pmSaturday, May 10, 11 am – 7 pmSunday, May 11, 11 am – 7 pmMonday, May 12, 11 am – 7 pmTuesday, May 13, 11 am – 6 pm

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New York, NY | ArtTable’s Art Law Series: Building and Managing a Fine Art Collection
2025-05-09 09:00 - 11:00 | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, 1133 6th Ave 24th Floor, New York, New York, 10036, United States
Join us for the third installment of ArtTable’s Art Law Series, produced in partnership with Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP. In this conversation, we will explore the various roles and responsibilities that are involved when building and managing an art collection. Coinciding with the Spring art fair season in New York, a city whose contemporary art scene is constantly evolving, this panel will focus on the professionals who help collectors navigate the collection- building and management process. What resources are available to guide collectors when purchasing artworks? How should a collector care for the art once it is in their collection? What are the responsibilities when owning fine art that new collectors might not be aware of? We will hear from several arts professionals involved at the different stages of collection-building, from the initial purchase to long-time care and conservation.

This conversation will build on topics explored in the first two conversations in this series: Responsible Transacting in the Art Market (held at Patterson Belknap’s New York office in April 2024) and From Purchase to Patronage: Stewarding Your Growing Collection (hosted at Untitled Art Miami Beach in December 2024, with additional support from Private Client Select and SRI Fine Art Services). If you missed us in Miami Beach, you can enjoy our December conversation courtesy of the Untitled Art Fairs Podcast!

Panelists:

Moderator: Anne-Laure Allehaut, Counsel, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Sharon Chrust, President, Sharon Chrust & Associates

Maura Kehoe Collins, Principal, Artiphile

Tanya Wells, Owner, TMSW Art Advisory

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $15

Member Guests – $20

General Admission – $25

Not a member? Join today!

Please note that ArtTable registration fees go toward administrative costs for the organization.

This program is hosted in partnership with and supported by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

ArtTable’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

About the Speakers

Anne-Laure Alléhaut is Counsel in Patterson Belknap’s Art and Museum Law practice. Anne-Laure started her career at Skadden Arps in M&A before serving as a Senior Vice President of Sotheby’s legal transactional team, negotiating many of the auction house’s most complex and high value transactions while also overseeing Sotheby’s advisory, appraisal and valuation departments.

Anne-Laure brings 18 years of law firm and in-house experience to the art industry and draws on her broad and deep experience to advise her clients with speed and efficiency. Her client base includes private collectors, galleries, estates, start-ups, art dealers, museums, advisors and financial institutions. Anne-Laure is a graduate of Université Paris X, Nanterre and Université Paris II, Panthéon-Assas. She received her J.D. and LL.M. from Cornell University.

Maura Kehoe Collins is founder and director of Artiphile, an independent art advisory firm specializing in art collections management services. Established in 1991 to promote the conscientious stewardship of cultural property, Artiphile is primarily concerned with the preservation of artistic and historic works held in collections outside museums. Artiphile implements museum standard procedures for inventory and registration, cataloguing, photo-documentation and records management, condition surveys and baseline condition reports; advises on installation, conservation and framing, lighting, environmental controls, appraisal and insurance needs, loans, storage, packing, and transit; provenance and authentication procedures, as well as succession concerns. All needs germane to the proper maintenance of any art collection large or small, from acquisition to disposition.

Collins is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College with a BA in Art History and a minor in Asian Studies acquired during fourteen months of study in Taiwan and at Beijing Normal University in the PRC. During college Collins worked as a curatorial assistant in the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum and as acting registrar initiated the project to computerize the Museum’s catalogue. In post graduate studies Collins was the first recipient of the C.V. Starr Fellowship for training in Far Eastern Art Conservation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, a position she held for three years. A Kress Foundation grant then funded an internship in the Eastern Pictorial Art Conservation Department of the British Museum, London, which led to a permanent post. Collins continued her interest in computerized documentation by representing her department on a task force to network conservation records in all UK museums.

Sharon Chrust has been involved in the Contemporary Art market for over 25 years. In 2003, she started Sharon Chrust & Associates, which provides appraisal and art consulting services to private and corporate clients. She has attained the highest accreditation of the Appraisers Association of America, that of a Certified member and is the Immediate Past President of the Board of the organization. In addition, Sharon has been an adjunct instructor at New York University in the Appraisal Studies program, is an instructor for the Appraisers Association of America’s CASP program, and was President of the Board of Franklin Street Works, a non-profit arts space in Stamford, Connecticut.

Sharon has participated in a number of national and international panels, and discussions on art and art appraising, in cities as diverse as Shanghai, New York City, Greenwich, and Sarasota. She has been quoted in articles in Artnews, and Artsy, and has written articles on insurance appraisals, and contributed essays to publications on posthumous editions, and appraisal writing. Prior to starting Sharon Chrust & Associates, Sharon was a gallery director at the Waterside Art Gallery in Stamford, CT, a docent at the Whitney Museum of American Art and worked in the public relations department of the Cooper Hewitt Museum. She has a Masters in Art History from Hunter College, a BA from Boston University, has completed the Certificate of Appraisal Studies at NYU and has passed the Uniform Standards of Appraisal Practice Exam.

Tanya Wells began her career in museum education at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth under Terri Thornton and Michael Auping. She has worked as a specialist and sales director with Christie’s New York and Bonhams in 19th and 20th Century art for almost twenty years. Tanya also spent a brief time with Winston Art Group in the advisory division assisting large collections and family offices.

Tanya currently owns and oversees TMSW Art Advisory, an independent practice focused on creating fine art collections and consulting with families and fiduciaries to manage the unique needs of collectors during a transition, or at the end of a collecting period. Tanya is a former participant in the ArtTable career fair, a member of The Modern and Contemporary Collectors Committee of The Morgan Library and Museum, an IFAR supporter, and recently became a member of The Cosmopolitan Club.

New York, NY | Breakfast MeetAT at DC Moore Gallery
2025-05-10 10:00 - 12:00 | DC Moore Gallery, 535 West 22nd Street, New York, New York, 10011, United States
Valerie Jaudon, Pantherburn, 1979, Metallic powder and oil on canvas, 96 x 72 inches

You’re invited to our next NY Breakfast MeetAT networking event on May 10, graciously hosted by DC Moore Gallery. We are grateful to be welcomed back to DC Moore, after our exciting Holiday Party MeetAT in December for a lively breakfast of pastries, coffee and mimosas, while engaging in conversations with fellow ArtTable members and prospective members before heading to the May New York Art Fairs. Join us!

Make sure to get your New York Art Week Pass Package and TEFAF Passes before the fairs from May 7 – May 13.

Founded in 1995, DC Moore Gallery represents nationally and internationally known contemporary artists whose diverse practices include painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, and installation; important estates and foundations including those of Charles Burchfield, Romare Bearden, Robert De Niro, Sr., David Driskell, Jacob Lawrence, George Tooker, Jane Wilson and George Woodman; and specializes in the sale of major 20th century American painting, sculpture, and works on paper, including Modernism, Magic Realism, African American, Social Realism, and Abstract Expressionism. The gallery organizes fifteen to twenty exhibitions a year and publishes significant catalogues and books, with essays by distinguished historians and critics. As a member of the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) the gallery subscribes to the highest standard of connoisseurship and scholarship.

Exhibition on view: Interlayered from May 8 through June 14, 2025DC Moore Gallery is pleased to present Interlayered, an exhibition of work by Valerie Jaudon, Joyce Kozloff, Whitfield Lovell, and Chie Fueki. Each of these artists creates intricate explorations of space, meaning, and memory. Interweaving repetition, reference, order, and disjunction, each artwork contains complex networks of relations. These relationships extend inward and outwards, including the viewer in a participatory search for meaning.

Are you considering joining ArtTable and want to know more about who we are and what we do? This is a great opportunity for potential members to get to know us!

Admission:

FREE to ArtTable Members and their guests*

*Each member is allowed to bring one guest with them at this time

Not a member? Join today!

ArtTable’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

New York, NY | Curator-Led Tour of "Madalena Santos Reinbolt: A Head Full of Planets" at the American Folk Art Museum
2025-05-13 14:00 - 15:00 | American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square, NY, United States
Join ArtTable for a curator-led tour of Madalena Santos Reinbolt: A Head Full of Planets at the American Folk Art Museum, led by Valérie Rousseau, PhD, Curatorial Chair and Senior Curator of 20th-Century & Contemporary Art.

Featuring 42 textile works and oil paintings, Madalena Santos Reinbolt: A Head Full of Planets is the first comprehensive survey of Santos Reinbolt’s art ever presented and marks the first-ever solo museum exhibition for the artist organized outside her native Brazil. Best known for her large-scale embroideries made from hundreds of vibrant colored threads, which the artist referred to as quadros de lã (“wool paintings”), the exhibition represents more than half of all known works by the artist and examines the artist’s work through a variety of lenses, including gender, race, and socio-economic dynamics.

A Head Full of Planets explores the context in which Santos Reinbolt’s artistic practice crystallized in the early 1950s, after she became a live-in cook for the architect Lota de Macedo Soares and her partner, the American poet Elizabeth Bishop, at their home in Petrópolis, a mountain getaway favored by Brazilian high society. It was not until the mid-1960s, while working in another household, that she began to dedicate herself to embroidery and would begin creating many of the works for which she is best known today.

Click here to read more about the exhibition and this mysterious yet extraordinary artist, as well as a recent artnet article about the exhibition and Dr. Rousseau’s curatorial process.

The American Folk Art Museum is fully accessible. Gallery stools and wheelchairs are available upon request, and an access ramp is available to enter the upper gallery if needed. If you require additional accommodations, please email us at programs@arttable.org.

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $15

Member Guests – $20

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Please note that ArtTable registration fees go toward administrative costs for the nonprofit organization.

ArtTable’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

About Valérie Rousseau, PhD

Valérie Rousseau, PhD, is Curatorial Chair and Senior Curator of 20th-Century & Contemporary Art at the American Folk Art Museum, New York. She overviewed critically acclaimed exhibitions, notably Willem van Genk: Mind Traffic (2014), When the Curtain Never Comes Down (AAMC award, 2015), Art Brut in America: The Incursion of Jean Dubuffet (2015), Photo|Brut (2021), Morris Hirshfield Rediscovered (2022), as well as projects on the legacy of Francesc Tosquelles, the concomitance of psychiatric and artistic avant-gardes (FACE Foundation Curatorial Fellowship “Étant Donnés,” 2019), neurodiversity (IMLS, 2023–2025), art brut literature, art environments, and artists like Henry Darger, William Edmondson, Eugen Gabritschevsky, and Madalena Santos Reinbolt. She authored Bill Traylor (FILAF award, 2018), “Regarder par les failles de ce monde: Intersections de l’art brut et de l’art populaire” (Les cahiers du Musée national d’art moderne, 2024), The Hidden Art (Rizzoli, 2017), “Visionary Architectures” (Alternative Guide to the Universe, Hayward Gallery, 2013), and guest edited the issue “The Fate of Self-Taught Art” (The Brooklyn Rail, 2018). In 2022, she participated in the seminar “Showing/Searching: art brut and its archival impulse” of the Bibliothèque Kandinsky Summer University (Centre Pompidou, Paris).

Image credits:Madalena Santos Reinbolt, Untitled, 1965–1976. Acrylic wool on burlap, 35 7/8 x 46 in. Collection Renan Quevedo, São Paulo, Brazil

Valérie Rousseau, courtesy of the American Folk Art Museum.

New York, NY | Curator-Led Tour of "Saya Woolfalk: Empathic Universe" with Alexandra Schwartz
2025-05-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Museum of Arts & Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York City, NY, 10019, United States
Join ArtTable for a curator-led tour of Saya Woolfalk: Empathic Universe at the Museum of Arts & Design, led by Alexandra Schwartz, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Craft, and Design.

The first retrospective of the artist’s two decades of world-building installations, the exhibition showcases Woolfalk’s ambitious fictional narrative of an imagined race of women known as “Empathics.” Woolfalk has created for the Empathics’ their own distinctive visual imagery, symbolism, and folklore, which reflect her investigations of African, African American, Japanese, European, and Brazilian art, craft, and storytelling. In this parable told through garment-based sculptures, video, paintings, works on paper, and performances, cultures mix, clash, and are ultimately transformed through shared understanding.

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $15

Member Guests – $20

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Please note that ArtTable registration fees go toward administrative costs for the nonprofit organization.

ArtTable’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Image courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Design

Boston, MA | MeetAT at Gallery NAGA
2025-05-22 17:30 - 19:00 | Gallery NAGA, 67 Newbury St, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116, United States
You’re invited to our next Boston MeetAT networking event on May 22, graciously hosted by Meg White, Director of Gallery NAGA. Join us for an evening of light refreshments and engaging conversations with fellow ArtTable members and new connections.

Located within the Church of the Covenant in Boston’s historic Back Bay neighborhood, Gallery NAGA (formerly Newbury Associated Guild of Artists) was founded in 1977, when a group of artists placed their work on display in what used to be the chapel of the church.

As we approach our 50th year, we continue NAGA’s legacy as an inclusive and contemplative sanctuary for art and dialogue, supporting both emerging and established artists in the New England area and beyond.

While our primary focus is painting, we also represent exceptional contemporary photographers, printmakers, and sculptors. We specialize in studio furniture, presenting many of the premier makers of unique and limited edition furniture in the country.

For this event, Gallery NAGA is pleased to present our fourth major solo exhibition of paintings by Nicole Chesney.

Nicole Chesney: New Paintings is on exhibition from May 2 to 31.

Nicole Chesney’s abstract paintings are oil paint on acid-etched and mirrored glass. This exhibition continues Chesney’s endless wondering with notions of sky and water and investigations of perception.

Glass, with all its transformative qualities, is a surface onto which Nicole Chesney can add, subtract, and move oil paint around; colors are reflected in a way that canvas or paper doesn’t allow for. Seen from one angle, her painting surfaces are matte and brushy, seen from another angle, they are reflective and elusive.

Chesney’s work is exhibited and collected internationally including the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, New Britain Museum of American Art, Toledo Museum of Art, Newport Art Museum, RISD Museum, Palm Springs Art Museum, Corning Museum of Glass and many more.

Are you considering joining ArtTable and want to know more about who we are and what we do? This is a great opportunity for potential members to get to know us!

Admission:

FREE to ArtTable Members and their guests*

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Los Angeles, CA | Artist Studio Visit with Suchitra Mattai
2025-05-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Suchitra Mattai’s Studio, Address will be provided to registrants
We’re excited to present a studio visit with Suchitra Mattai in Los Angeles!

Suchitra Mattai is a multi-disciplinary American artist of Indo-Caribbean descent who creates work that sheds light on untold histories through the exploration of memory and myth. She often combines processes and materials once associated with the domestic sphere, such as embroidery, sewing, “weaving,” and found clothing, to honor the labor of women and to preserve ancestral stories. Past projects include solo exhibitions at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC, the ICA San Francisco, the Tampa Museum of Art, Socrates Sculpture Park in NYC and group exhibitions at the MCA Chicago, the ICA Boston, Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, the Sharjah Biennial 14 (Sharjah, UAE), and the MCA San Diego. Her works are represented in public and private collections which include Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Tampa Museum of Art, the MCA San Diego, the Nasher Museum of Art, and the Joslyn Museum of Art. Suchitra received an MFA in painting and drawing and an MA in South Asian Art from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and is a recent recipient of an Anonymous Was a Woman Award (2023).

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $15

ArtTable Guests – $20

General Admission – $25

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All program registration fees go toward event expenses and administrative costs for the organization.

ArtTable Artist Talk programs are generously supported by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.

Image 1: Headshot of Suchitra Mattai

Image 2: Pappy’s house, 2024, vintage saris, fabric, and beaded trim, dimensions variable, photo by Nicholas Lea Bruno, currently on view at the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Mattai’s solo she walked in reverse and found my songs

New York, NY | Curator-Led Tour of "Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers" with Jodi Hauptman
2025-05-27 12:00 - 13:00 | The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Join ArtTable for a curator-led tour of Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind Flowers at the Museum of Modern Art! The tour will be led by Jodi Hauptman, The Richard Roth Senior Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints at MoMA.

In the spring and summer of 1919 and 1920, during a period of intense engagement with nature, artist Hilma af Klint drew flowers almost every day. “I will try,” she wrote, “to grasp the flowers of the earth.” This exhibition focuses on a portfolio of drawings new to MoMA’s collection—jewel-toned watercolors made by a keen-eyed naturalist, attuned to the rhythms and bounty of the blooming season.

Breaking with traditional botanical art, af Klint juxtaposed her exquisitely rendered blossoms with precisely drawn diagrams: a blooming sunflower is echoed by nested circles; a marsh marigold is accompanied by mirrored spirals; a cluster of budding branches is set against checkerboards of dots and strokes. With this profusion of forms—an expansion of the abstract language for which she is best known—af Klint visualizes “what stands behind the flowers,” demonstrating her belief that careful observation of her surroundings reveals ineffable aspects of the human condition.

Af Klint imagined her portfolio as an atlas—or in botanical terms a flora—that details the plants of Sweden, where she lived and worked. Hers, however, is a flora of the spirit, a mapping of the natural world in spiritual terms that would stand alongside any scientific resource. Putting representation and abstraction, close looking and envisioning, art and botany into dialogue, af Klint’s drawings recognize the interconnectedness of all living things. “I have shown,” she wrote, “that there is a connection between the plant world and the world of the soul.”

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $15

Member Guests – $20

General Admission: $25

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Please note that ArtTable registration fees go toward administrative costs for the organization.

ArtTable’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Image courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art

Washington, D.C. | MeetAT at DTR Modern
2025-05-29 17:30 - 19:00 | DTR Modern, 2820 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20007, United States
You’re invited to our next D.C. MeetAT networking event on May 29, graciously hosted by Jennie Buehler, Gallery Director of DTR Modern Galleries. Join us for an evening of light refreshments and engaging conversations with fellow ArtTable members and new connections.

About DTR Modern:DTR Modern has been at the forefront of the art market since opening its first location in 2003. Today its seasoned gallery operation is the largest and most notable on the East Coast with four brick and mortar locations in Boston, New York City, Washington, DC and Palm Beach.By showcasing modern masters through post-war and working with emerging, mid-career and blue-chip artists or their estates for many years, DTR has cultivated exceptional long term relationships and regularly exhibits a formidable collection due to direct access to studios and archives. Our expert consultants and experienced directors are all veterans of the art world, with a collective experience of over 125 years, and are well-versed in assisting both serious art connoisseurs and novice collectors.

On view will be a collection of works from DTR Modern’s roster of artists including Damien Hirst, Hunt Slonem, Clarence James, Halim Flowers, and Campbell LaPun.

Are you considering joining ArtTable and want to know more about who we are and what we do? This is a great opportunity for potential members to get to know us!

Admission:

FREE to ArtTable Members and their guests*

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San Francisco, CA | Artist Talk & Exhibition Walkthrough with Masako Miki
2025-05-30 15:00 - 16:00 | Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco, 345 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California, 94104, United States
Join ArtTable at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco for an artist talk & exhibition walk through with Masako Miki!

The first fully site-responsive exhibition in the new ICA SF at The Cube, Midnight March will present Masako Miki’s work as never seen before in her largest presentation to date. The exhibition will collapse Miki’s two-dimensional and three-dimensional practices, bringing her paintings known as “Night Parades” to life in experiential form.

Masako Miki (b. 1973, Osaka, Japan) holds an MFA from San José State University, CA, and a BFA from Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, CA. She has enjoyed solo shows at de Young Museum, San Francisco; Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, CA; ICA San José, CA; and KMAC Contemporary Art Museum, Louisville, KY. She was recently included in a two-person exhibition with Paul Klee at SFMOMA. Her work is in the permanent collections of SFMOMA; BAMPFA; the McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, CA; Collección SOLO, Madrid; and Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation, New York, among others. Recent commissions include the design of Maison Hermès’ windows in Ginza, Tokyo; a site-specific installation for the Minna Natoma Arts Corridor in San Francisco; and a permanent installation of bronze sculptures at Uber HQ, San Francisco. She will have a solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art, San Francisco, in May 2025, and a solo exhibition with Jessica Silverman in 2026. Her work is currently included in a group show at the Anderson Collection, Palo Alto, CA, until August 2025. She lives and works in Berkeley, CA. Miki is represented by Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, and Ryan Lee, New York.

Please enter at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco public entrance, 345 Montgomery Street. Please note that parking is limited—the Institute is easily accessible by BART and Muni, and there are many paid parking garages in the area.

Program Admission:

ArtTable Members – $15

ArtTable Member Guest – $20

Non Members – $25

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All program registration fees go toward event expenses and administrative costs for the organization.

ArtTable Artist Talk programs are generouslysupported by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.

Image credits:Headshot courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman. Photo: Francis Baker

Masako Miki, Installation view, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman.

Philadelphia, PA | MeetAT at Arthur Ross Gallery
2025-05-30 17:30 - 19:00 | The Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S 34th St (In the Fisher Fine Arts Library), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
You’re invited to a Philadelphia MeetAT networking event on May 30, graciously hosted by Emily Zimmerman, Director of Exhibitions and Curatorial Affairs at Arthur Ross Gallery. Join us for an evening of light refreshments and engaging conversations with fellow ArtTable members and new connections.

The Arthur Ross Gallery has a mission is to Engage, Educate, and Inspire. The Arthur Ross Gallery is a resource for the entire University community, across schools and departments, as well as the local community and scholars around the world. Located at the heart of the University of Pennsylvania, the Arthur Ross Gallery is an intimate exhibition space that presents thought-provoking exhibitions of art across cultures, media and time. Curators, scholars, artists, and Penn students present original research through our exhibitions, symposia, and curatorial seminars. Exhibition-related programs include films, music, performances, spoken word, talks, and tours.

Housed in the historic Fisher Fine Arts Library building on the main campus of one of the world’s great research universities, the Arthur Ross Gallery serves both the University and the Philadelphia communities. The Gallery is committed to advancing the teaching and research missions of the University through integrating knowledge across disciplines, innovation, and providing access through local, national, and global engagement.

The Gallery is free and open to the public.

For this event, Arthur Ross Gallery is pleased to present Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth: Penn Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition, featuring the work of Eissa Attar and Alvin Luong.

Through installation, moving image, and printmaking, Attar and Luong offer poetic reflections on landscapes and cultural histories. Their works explore geography as a site of cultural memory and migration while critically examining documentary practices and modes of display.

Eissa Attar’s practice investigates migration, belonging, and entropy through photography and moving image works. In Extract You Again, a series of sand drawings on acetate layered over images of consumer products and waste, Attar reflects on cycles of consumption and erasure in Saudi Arabia’s evolving landscape.

Alvin Luong’s multichannel video installation, Corals of Bidong, connects the history of Malaysia’s Bidong Island—once a refugee camp following the Vietnam War—to its present-day use as a coral research facility and a dubious coral wildlife trade. Developed over two years of intensive research, the work offers a profound meditation on human and natural migration. Through video, sculpture, and installation, Luong examines narratives of survival and the enduring social and environmental impacts of historical events.

Curated by Emily Zimmerman, Director of Exhibitions at the Arthur Ross Gallery, this exhibition marks the debut of the MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery.

Are you considering joining ArtTable and want to know more about who we are and what we do? This is a great opportunity for potential members to get to know us!

Admission:

FREE to ArtTable Members and their guests*

*Each member is allowed to bring one guest with them at this time

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Photography by Eric Sucar
