ARTIST TALKS: Dana Bell & Chris McCaw
Mar
6
Artist Talk

ARTIST TALKS: Dana Bell & Chris McCaw

Join us Thursday, March 6th for an evening of artist talks with our three featured March & April solo features, Dana Bell and Chris McCaw. Doors will open up at 6pm, with talks kicking off at 6:30pm. Please RSVP so we can prepare enough refreshments!

We look forward to seeing you March 6th!

Doors open and refreshments served at 6:00pm

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CANDELA HOLIDAY HOURS (BY APPOINTMENT)
Dec
24
to Dec 31

CANDELA HOLIDAY HOURS (BY APPOINTMENT)

The Candela team will be spending extra time with friends and family for the winter holiday, so the gallery will not be holding regular hours Tuesday, December 24 – Tuesday, December 31.

To make an appointment to view the current exhibitions or our gallery inventory, click the link below:

Regular hours will resume Tuesday, January 1 for the final days of Harrison Walker’s Portals II and Susan Worsham’s Crystals of Silver, which will end Saturday, January 6.

Join us as we open our next exhibition, Memory Orchards, Friday, January 19.

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ARTIST TALK: Susan Worsham
Nov
21
Artist Talk

ARTIST TALK: Susan Worsham

Join us Thursday, November 21st, at 6:30pm for an artist talk with local Richmond artist, Susan Worsham. Worsham will be talking about her solo exhibition, Crystals of Silver, which features limited edition gelatin silver prints of the artist’s seldom-seen black and white images.

Because we will be providing refreshments and hosting the artist in-house, we ask that you confirm your attendance in advance

We look forward to seeing you November 21st!

Doors open and refreshments served at 6:00pm

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OPENING: Portals II | Harrison D. Walker
Nov
1
Opening Reception, Solo Show

OPENING: Portals II | Harrison D. Walker

Candela is excited to share a new installment of work by featured artist, Harrison D. Walker. Walker's second solo exhibition at Candela Gallery showcases new works from his "Portals" project. The artist continues experimenting with a repeated circular form, blending various photographic, printmaking, and drawing techniques. Through this cameraless process, he builds a new portfolio of unique, abstract objects, pushing the boundaries of his artistic exploration.

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OPENING: Crystals of Silver | Susan Worsham
Nov
1
Opening Reception, Solo Show

OPENING: Crystals of Silver | Susan Worsham

Candela Gallery is thrilled to announce a solo exhibition by Richmond, Virginia-based photographer Susan Worsham. Entitled 'Crystals of Silver,' the November exhibition is inspired by the artist's extensive collection of microscopic slides and will showcase rarely-seen black-and-white photographs. Much like her collection of slides, Worsham's work aims to capture and preserve photographs as memorials of remembrance.

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ARTIST TALK: Morgan Ashcom
Oct
8
Artist Talk

ARTIST TALK: Morgan Ashcom

Join us Tuesday, October 8th, at 6:30pm for an artist talk with Charlottesville artist, Morgan Ashcom. Ashcom will be talking about his gallery takeover, Abstract Land & Filing Co., on view through October 26th.

Because we will be ordering food for attendees and hosting the artist in-house, we ask that you confirm your attendance in advance.

Doors open and refreshments served at 6:00pm

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OPENING: Abstract Land & Filing Co. | Morgan Ashcom
Sep
6
Opening Reception, Solo Show

OPENING: Abstract Land & Filing Co. | Morgan Ashcom

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.

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OPENING: UnBound13!
Jul
5
Opening Reception, Group Show

OPENING: UnBound13!

Candela Gallery is excited to announce our thirteenth annual UnBound! Exhibition. The selected and invited artists for UnBound13! will have works on display at Candela Gallery from Friday, July 5th - Saturday, August 3rd, 2024. Featured works will also be viewable (and shoppable) on our website.

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OPENING: I am an unruly wind | Daisy Patton
May
3
Solo Show, Opening Reception

OPENING: I am an unruly wind | Daisy Patton

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.

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OPENINGS: Nick Lenker, Holly Roberts, and Kathleen Clark
Mar
8
Opening Reception, Exhibition, Solo Show

OPENINGS: Nick Lenker, Holly Roberts, and Kathleen Clark

Candela Gallery is pleased to share three solo features by artists incorporating the photographic image from the perspectives of ceramics and painting. These exhibitions by Nick Lenker, Holly Roberts, and Kathleen Clark open Friday, March 15th, running alongside the 2024 NCECA ceramics conference (March 20 – 23) and closing Saturday, April 20th, 2024.

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BOOK RELEASE: Memory Orchards
Feb
1

BOOK RELEASE: Memory Orchards

LINDA MOSES

BOOK RELEASE EVENT
Memory Orchards:

Join us Thursday, February 1st, from 6pm to 10pm as we celebrate the book release and companion exhibition for Memory Orchards, an anthology about photographers and their families.

Come take a walk through the exhibition, meet some of our book artists, and enjoy some snacks and karaoke! Earlybirds will get a chance to snag an early release physical copy of the book.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Memory Orchards presents a broad survey of family experience, through highs and lows, through lust and loss, creating a survey of work which reflects our understanding of ‘family’ in this moment. The work is derived from long term documentary projects, from archive based explorations, from mundane interactions to moments of intimacy, from family snapshots to artful portraits. While the motivations of any given photographer are always distinctly individual, there are some foundational ideas which persist and are shared widely. Some artists write of their desire to remember, to document their own peculiar and beautiful realities. Others write of their desire to share their experience in hopes of adding to larger conversations about representation or identity. Taken as a whole, this engaging collection of work is complex and personal but deeply relatable.

Featuring 186 photos from 60 photographers:
Thomas Alleman
Hannah Altman
Debe Arlook
Niki Boon
Nancy Borowick
Tommy Bruce
Emily Buckley
Edgar Cardenas
Justin A. Carney
Velianna Catalano
Adrain Chesser
Daniel Coburn
Jess Dugan
Matt Eich
Kristen Joy Emack
Kev Filmore
Amy Friend
Riley Goodman
Elijah Gowin
Karla Guerrero
Rashed Haq
Jessica Todd Harper
Kate Izor
Susan Rosenberg Jones
Rachel Jump
Priya Kambli
Takako Kido
Gillian Laub
Judith G. Levy
Pixy Liao
Louviere + Vanessa
Monika Merva
Linda Moses
Nadiya Nacorda
Lydia Panas
Toni Pepe
Greta Pratt
Lissa Rivera
Emily Schiffer
Betsy Schneider
Maria Jose Sesma
Safi Alia Shabaik
Jennifer Shaw
Sarah Stellino
Zachary Stephens
Gordon Stettinius
Jerry Takigawa
Ron Tarver
Rashod Taylor
Rachel Elise Thomas
Al J. Thompson
Stephanie Thulin
Paul Thulin-Jimenez
Anne Vetter
Melanie Walker
Becky Wilkes
John Willis
Susan Worsham
Megan Wynne
Arin Yoon

Essay from Rebecca Senf PhD, curator at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson.

Essay from Andy Grundberg, independent curator, writer, and educator.

Edited by Gordon Stettinius, founder and senior director of Candela Gallery.

Designer Jeff Louviere, New Orleans.

Printing in Barcelona.  Production coordinator is Matt Harvey, formerly of Aperture.

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OPENING: Memory Orchards
Jan
19

OPENING: Memory Orchards

NADIYA NACORDA

EXHIBITION OPENING:
MEMORY ORCHARDS

JANUARY 19, 2024
12PM - 6PM

Candela Gallery is thrilled to announced the opening of Memory Orchards, an exhibition supporting our latest publication project. This exploration of family has been in the works from founder Gordon Stettinius for the past several years and will be released in book form in February of 2024.

Featuring works by:
Hannah Altman
Niki Boon
Tommy Bruce
Daniel Coburn
Jess Dugan
Amy Friend
Elijah Gowin
Jessica Todd Harper
Kate Izor
Rachel Jump
Priya Kambli
Takako Kido
Gillian Laub
Linda Moses
Nadiya Nacorda
Lydia Panas
Toni Pepe
Emily Schiffer
Safi Alia Shabaik
Jennifer Shaw
Sarah Stellino
Rashod Taylor
Anne Vetter
Susan Worsham
Megan Wynne

Essay from Rebecca Senf PhD, curator at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson.

Essay from Andy Grundberg, independent curator, writer, and educator.

Edited by Gordon Stettinius, founder and senior director of Candela Gallery.

Designer Jeff Louviere, New Orleans.

Printing in Barcelona.  Production coordinator is Matt Harvey, formerly of Aperture.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Memory Orchards presents a broad survey of family experience, through highs and lows, and lust and loss, creating a survey of work which reflects our understanding of ‘family’ in this moment. The work is derived from long term documentary projects, from archive based explorations, from mundane interactions to moments of intimacy, from family snapshots to artful portraits. While the motivations of any given photographer are always distinctly individual, there are some foundational ideas which persist and are shared widely. Some artists write of their desire to remember, to document their own peculiar and beautiful realities. Others write to share their experience in hopes of adding to larger conversations about representation or identity. Taken as a whole, this engaging collection of work is complex and personal but deeply relatable.

ABOUT THE BOOK
Featuring 186 photos from 60 photographers, including Thomas Alleman, Hannah Altman, Debe Arlook, Niki Boon, Nancy Borowick , Tommy Bruce, Emily Buckley, Edgar Cardenas, Justin A. Carney, Velianna Catalano, Adrain Chesser, Daniel Coburn, Jess Dugan, Matt Eich, Kristen Joy Emack, Kev Filmore, Amy Friend, Riley Goodman, Elijah Gowin, Karla Guerrero, Rashed Haq, Jessica Todd Harper, Kate Izor, Susan Rosenberg Jones, Rachel Jump, Priya Kambli, Takako Kido, Gillian Laub, Judith G. Levy, Pixy Liao, Louviere + Vanessa, Monika Merva, Linda Moses, Nadiya Nacorda, Lydia Panas, Toni Pepe, Greta Pratt, Lissa Rivera, Emily Schiffer, Betsy Schneider, Maria Jose Sesma, Safi Alia Shabaik, Jennifer Shaw, Sarah Stellino, Zachary Stephens, Gordon Stettinius, Jerry Takigawa, Ron Tarver, Rashod Taylor, Rachel Elise Thomas, Al J. Thompson, Stephanie Thulin, Paul Thulin-Jimenez, Anne Vetter, Melanie Walker, Becky Wilkes, John Willis, Susan Worsham, Megan Wynne, and Arin Yoon.

Essay from Rebecca Senf PhD, curator at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson.

Essay from Andy Grundberg, independent curator, writer, and educator.

Edited by Gordon Stettinius, founder and senior director of Candela Gallery.

Designer Jeff Louviere, New Orleans.

Printing in Barcelona.  Production coordinator is Matt Harvey, formerly of Aperture.

BOOK RELEASE EVENT:
Thursday, February 1, 6-10pm
Join the gallery and some of the book’s artists in celebrating its long-awaited release! Earlybirds get a chance for an early release copy of the book, as well as a chance to talk with artists, imbibe in snacks, and sing some karaoke.

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CANDELA STAFF HOLIDAY (BY APPOINTMENT)
Dec
22
to Jan 2

CANDELA STAFF HOLIDAY (BY APPOINTMENT)

The Candela team will be spending extra time with friends and family for the winter holiday, so the gallery will not be holding regular hours Thursday, December 22 – Tuesday, January 2.

If you would like to see the current exhibition, Willie Anne Wright: Conjuring the Composition, during those times, please request an appointment below.

Regular hours will resume Wednesday, January 3 for the final days of Conjuring the Composition, which will end Saturday, January 6.

Join us as we open our next exhibition, Memory Orchards, Friday, January 19.

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