Bridgette Mayer Gallery & Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts Presents:
Land & Sea and Everything In Between,
127th Live Annual Exhibition, juried by: Bridgette Mayer
January 8– January 25, 2025
Artist Reception and Award Ceremony: Friday, January 10, 4:00 – 7:00 PM
Philadelphia, PA - December 13, 2024. Bridgette Mayer Gallery in partnership with The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is delighted to announce the 127th Live Annual Exhibition: Land & Sea and Everything in Between, a juried exhibition by Bridgette Mayer. The exhibition will be on view from Wednesday, January 8 to Saturday, January 25, 2025. There will be an opening reception on Friday, January 10th from 4:00 – 7:00 PM.
The exhibition features 53 artists, all by Academy Fellowship Members, highlighting a variety of different media – including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, fiber art, digital art, and photography. The show’s title references the different subject matters, diversity, and reach that art has in connecting us all. In jurying the exhibition, Bridgette Mayer had the honor of selecting six awards to participating artists which will be announced during the opening reception. Bridgette states: “This exhibition was a joy to curate as we had over 120 incredible entries showcasing the strength of PAFA’s education and programming over it’s many years. The selection I made encompasses a range of strong works both large and small from figurative to abstract. We had many sculptors apply and there is a beautiful range of sculpture in all media. The public and artists will be delighted and thrilled to see the works on display.”
Curated artists are:
Jock Anderson
Sandra Benhaim
Rita Bernstein
Kate Brockman
Maryanne Buschini
Paula Cahill
Rachel Citrino
Fred Danziger
Mostafa Darwish
Diane Deery
Maureen Drdak
Morgan Dummitt
Varvàra Fern
Steve Flom
John Formicola
Cary Galbraith
Michael Gallagher
Rosemary Gilhool Miller
Phyllis Gorsen
Peter Groesbeck
James Hamilton III
River Hennick
Su Knoll Horty
Nadia Klionsky
Jonathan Laidacker
Alphonse Lane
Alan Lankin
Megan Lawlor
Jessica Libor
Jon Manteau
Nina Martino
Nicole Maye Luga
Emily McLaughlin
Nicole Michaud
Chris Nissen
Christine Penrose
Rhoda Rosenberg
Rikki Morley Saunders
Joshua Schaefer
Neil Schaeffer
Francine Renée Schneider
Emily Selvin
Peter Smyth
Barbara Sosson
Nell Stifel
Beth Stoddard
Jennye Stubblefield
William Timmins
Mayumi Tomii
Elizabeth Wilson
Douglas Witmer
Julie Zahn
Dganit Zauberman
About The Fellowship of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts:
The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is one of the oldest Alumni art nonprofits in America. Staffed solely by volunteers, which speaks of the impressive loyalty and dedication of our Board and artists. An independent entity, its purpose is to benefit the entire PAFA family, including students, faculty and staff in addition to Alumni.
About Our Beginnings:
On Monday evening, April 19, 1897, approximately five hundred people met in the Pennsylvania Academy lecture room to form an organization of alumni that would come to be known worldwide as The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. They came together at the behest of Edward H. Coates, President of PAFA, and Harrison S. Morris, Managing Director. The idea had been endorsed by 32 prominent artists. Robert Vonnoh, a former student and later Academy instructor, suggested that a notice be sent to several thousand alumni. As stated in the notice of the meeting, those in attendance at this initial gathering were then, as now, affirming their interest "in the welfare of the Academy and the benefits to be derived from a common purpose and close union." That night the Philadelphia painter, Charles Dana, was elected as president and six vice presidents, including Cecilia Beaux and Charles H. Stevens, were chosen.
About Bridgette Mayer:
Bridgette Mayer founded one of Philadelphia’s preeminent contemporary galleries, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, in 2001. The Gallery has earned a national reputation for finding and cultivating American abstract artists over the last decade and today represents nearly two dozen leading established and mid-career artists.
Building on 23 years of experience in the national art market, her professionally curated program facilitates access to innovative works from a diverse group of artists engaged on both a local and global scale. Bridgette Mayer is a leader in the Global arts community, actively partnering with local organizations to support fundraising initiatives and generating opportunities for our artists to engage with the public. Mayer is able to utilize all of her resources when approaching a client’s specific needs for projects.
Exhibition information: Land & Sea and Everything in Between will be on view from Wednesday, January 8 to Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Bridgette Mayer Gallery.
Gallery information: Bridgette Mayer Gallery is free and open to the public. We are located at 709 Walnut Street, 1st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00am – 5:00pm. Gallery hours are Tuesdays – Saturdays, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. There will an opening reception on Friday, January 10 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM
For more information, please contact Emma Burke at: eburke@bmayerart.com.