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EXHIBITION: Portals II
Candela Gallery is excited to announce a solo exhibition by Richmond, Virginia-based artist Susan Worsham, opening November 1st. Renowned for her vibrant use of color, Worsham’s upcoming show, Crystals of Silver, draws inspiration from her extensive collection of microscope slides and will feature a limited edition series of rarely seen black-and-white photographs.
EXHIBITION: Crystals of Silver
Candela Gallery is excited to announce a solo exhibition by Richmond, Virginia-based artist Susan Worsham, opening November 1st. Renowned for her vibrant use of color, Worsham’s upcoming show, Crystals of Silver, draws inspiration from her extensive collection of microscope slides and will feature a limited edition series of rarely seen black-and-white photographs.
GALLERY TAKEOVER: Abstract Land & Filing Co.
Candela Gallery is thrilled to announce a gallery takeover by Charlottesville, Virginia-based artist and community organizer Morgan Ashcom. Titled the Abstract Land & Filing Co. (ALFC), this exhibition will be Ashcom’s second at Candela, continuing to showcase his love for parafiction and collaboration.Since 2018, Ashcom has operated his studio practice out of an industrial warehouse in Charlottesville, Virginia. At one time, employees at this commercial building manufactured products for the analog data industry, commonly referred to as the visible records industry. While the factory is no longer in operation, Ashcom has spent the past seven years reimagining this property to feature a community-directed commons and art space called Visible Records, nestled within a constellation of blue-collar workers.
EXHIBITION: I am an unruly wind
Candela gallery is excited to share the monumental, colorful mixed media works of Massachusetts based artist, Daisy Patton. Patton utilizes scale, color, and presentation to elevate the found photograph to an iconographic status, breathing life and distinction into forgotten faces. The gallery will be featuring 14 pieces in Patton’s exhibition, I am an unruly wind beginning Friday, May 3 and remaining up through Saturday, June 22.
ARTIST FEATURE: Nick Lenker’s IRL OBJECTS
Nick Lenker’s IRL Objects are made from a slab ceramic technique with a photo-ceramic decal process. Lenker creates objects made with the visual language of video games and 3D modeling, utilizing found and created imagery inspired by gaming, religion, art history, and personal relationships. Learn more about Philadelphia artist Nick Lenker's mixed media objects, on view at Candela Gallery through April 20.
NCECA WEEK EXTENDED HOURS:
Candela Gallery is pleased to present a fresh selection of inventory by mixed media artist Holly Roberts, one of three solo features by artists incorporating the photographic image from the perspectives of ceramics and painting. These exhibitions open Friday, March 15th, running alongside the 2024 NCECA ceramics conference (March 20 – 23) and closing Saturday, April 20th, 2024.
EXHIBITION: THE WHITE HOUSE CHINA
Candela Gallery is pleased to present images from Kathleen Clark’s series, The White House China. Clark’s is one of three solo features by artists incorporating the photographic image from the perspectives of ceramics and painting. These exhibitions open Friday, March 15th, running alongside the 2024 NCECA ceramics conference (March 20 – 23) and closing Saturday, April 20th, 2024.
EXHIBITION: Big Head (Thinking)
Candela Gallery is pleased to present a fresh selection of inventory by mixed media artist Holly Roberts, one of three solo features by artists incorporating the photographic image from the perspectives of ceramics and painting. These exhibitions open Friday, March 15th, running alongside the 2024 NCECA ceramics conference (March 20 – 23) and closing Saturday, April 20th, 2024.
EXHIBITION: IRL OBJECTS
Candela Gallery is pleased to present Nick Lenker’s ceramic exhibition, IRL OBJECTS, one of three solo features by artists incorporating the photographic image from the perspectives of ceramics and painting. These exhibitions open Friday, March 15th, running alongside the 2024 NCECA ceramics conference (March 20 – 23) and closing Saturday, April 20th, 2024.
EXHIBITION: Memory Orchards
Please join Candela Gallery for the exhibition coinciding with our latest book project, Memory Orchards, from January 19th-March 2nd
End of Year Wishes
A letter (three, actually) from Candela founder, Gordon Stettinius, as we wrap up 2023 and look to 2024.
EXHIBITION CLOSING RECEPTION: Conjuring the Composition
Candela Gallery is pleased to announce Conjuring the Composition, a photography and painting exhibition by Richmond artist Willie Anne Wright, opening November 3, 2023.
EXHIBITION: Conjuring the Composition
Candela Gallery is pleased to announce Conjuring the Composition, a photography and painting exhibition by Richmond artist Willie Anne Wright, opening November 3, 2023.