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Matt Mullican (exhibited January 19–February 26, 2016); Courtesy of the artist, Mai 36 Galerie. Photo credit: Studio LHOOQ

Exhibiting national and international artists

 

 

On View
Image of Kambalu's seres of multicolored square framed and arranged on a white wall
Samson Kambalu: Crossing Borders
Sept. 14–Dec. 2, 2022

Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery at University of the Arts is proud to present the work of Samson Kambalu in his premiere Philadelphia exhibition.


 

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Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller exhibition at Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery

Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller, Oct. 17–Dec. 7, 2019

 

About the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery is the primary exhibition space of the University of the Arts, located six blocks south of City Hall, across from the Kimmel Center. The gallery is free and open to the public. Noted projects of the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery include Yvonne Rainer: Radical Juxtapositions 1961-2002 and Seductive Subversion: Women and Pop Art 1958-1968—both supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage—which have won AICA Awards and been reviewed in major publications such as The New York Times, Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Artforum, Art in America, Artnews, Art History and Burlington Magazine, among others. Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery's most recent exhibition, Invisible City: Philadelphia and the Vernacular Avant-garde was also supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

 

 

News
Image in of bedspread rippling with deep grey shadows and light highlights
Closing Reception for 'Wilmer Wilson IV: To lessen the demand of visibility'
Friday, June 3, 5-7pm

Join us at the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery reception for Wilmer Wilson IV: To lessen the demand of visibility.

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Installation view of Larry Day exhibition showing two paintings hanging side by side on a white wall; one is larger, one is smaller
Reception for 'Larry Day: Nature Abstracted'
Thursday, Nov. 11, 5-7pm

Join us at the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery Reception for Larry Day: Nature Abstracted; RSVP is required.
 

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Installation view of 'Resist Covid Take 6' billboard at Hamilton Hall
The Center for Immersive Media Shares A New ‘Resist Covid Take 6!’ Virtual Experience

The 360-degree documentation includes panoramic video clips created at five installation sites throughout UArts campus using an Insta360 Pro VR camera.

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Neon overlay cover Invisible City Catalog
Invisible City Catalog Now Available for Purchase!

The much-anticipated Invisible City catalog is here! Available now for purchase at the university's online store.

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Front and side view of catalog for Les Amazones du Pop exhibition catalog
UArts Curator Sid Sachs on the Heroines of Pop Art

Sid Sachs, chief curator and director of exhibitions at University of the Arts, contributed an essay to the recently published exhibition catalog accompanying She-Bam Pow POP Wizz! Les Amazones du POP, currently on view at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Nice (MAMAC) in France.

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Photograph of Carrie Mae Weems art installation on Broad Street
Media covers Carrie Mae Weems’ ‘Resist Covid Take 6!,’ Brought to Philly by UArts

Conceived by Carrie Mae Weems and Pierre Loving, Resist Covid Take 6! aims to create an artist-driven public awareness campaign to educate and enlighten Black, Latinx and Native American communities about the impact of COVID-19 on their lives.

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'Super Sunset' billboard by Roy Lichtenstein in front of Hamilton Hall
Critics Review 'Invisible City: Philadelphia and the Vernacular Avant-garde'

Invisible City: Philadelphia and the Vernacular Avant-garde highlights Philadelphia’s significant contributions to visual, literary, and musical culture between 1956 and 1976.

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multiple magazines and comics sit on shelves
Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller Catalog Now Available!

Read more about Ed Emshwiller and his art in the new 'Dream Dance' catalog! Available for purchase at the university's online store.

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Past Exhibitions
Installation view of exhibition showing three pillars made of plywood, one in foreground, two in background, covered in large posters and tacks
Wilmer Wilson IV: "To lessen the demand of visibility"
April 13-June 3, 2022

Closing reception June 3

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of University of the Arts is pleased to present Wilmer Wilson IV: To lessen the demand of visibility.

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Self portrait of the artist Paul Mpagi Sepuya, artist posing in a white space behind a photo tripod with face obscured by camera
The Hamilton Public Art Project / Paul Mpagi Sepuya
June 29, 2021–April 29, 2022

The University of the Arts is pleased to present two billboards by Los Angeles-based artist Paul Mpagi Sepuya in The Hamilton Public Art Project, an initiative of Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, on Broad Street.

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Abstract drawing with layered swirls and cross hatching of black ink and some additions of white
Jim Dine: The Secret Drawings
Jan. 19- March 4, 2022

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of University of the Arts is pleased to present, for the first time anywhere, a recent series of over 40 large-scale drawings by Jim Dine.

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Abstract painting with dabs of different color paints layered on top of one another
Body Language: The Art of Larry Day
Oct. 8–Dec. 3, 2021

Three venerable Philadelphia-area institutions mount the most expansive exhibition to date of the art of Larry Day (1921-1998).

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detail of a rose painting inset of a larger painting by Meredith Sellers
Window on Broad / Meredith Sellers: Roses Fall But Thorns Remain
Sept. 3–Oct. 31, 2021

Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery presents Roses Fall But Thorns Remain, featuring a new triptych by Meredith Sellers in the Window on Broad project space.

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A painting by Mike Cloud with the words Eye, Lip, Ear, Nose, Tooth on the corners of the frames
Mike Cloud
Aug. 18–Oct. 2, 2021

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of the University of the Arts is pleased to present the first Philadelphia exhibition of paintings by Mike Cloud. Cloud is widely known for his large-scale, layered and constructed paintings.

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Billboard that says 'Life is Beautiful' in front of Hamilton Hall, part of Carrie Mae Weems Resist Covid–Take 6 campaign
Resist Covid Take 6!

Conceived by Carrie Mae Weems and Pierre Loving, Resist Covid Take 6! aims to create an artist-driven public awareness campaign to educate and enlighten Black, Latinx and Native American communities about the impact of COVID-19 on their lives.

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Photo of gallery installation of Dream Dance with two pieces of artwork in the backgroun--a purple face facing the viewer and a portrait on a side wall––with a television and stool in the foreground
Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller
Oct. 17–Dec. 7, 2019

Lightbox Film Center presents Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller, the first major monographic exhibition of the artist’s groundbreaking work. A concurrent exhibition at the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery highlights Emshwiller’s visual and fine art background.

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Installation view of Julian Hoeber exhibit at RWG with two canvases in background and sculpture in foreground on either side
Julian Hoeber
Aug. 2–Sept. 12, 2019

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of the University of the Arts is pleased to present a major installation of work by Julian Hoeber.

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Installation view of Jonathan Lasker exhibition with large canvas with letter-like swirls and blocks of color to right; to the left a much smaller multicolored artwork
Jonathan Lasker: Paintings and Studies for Paintings
March 22–April 20, 2019

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of the University of the Arts is pleased to present a major exhibition of paintings and studies by Jonathan Lasker.

 
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Image of Mark Thomas Gibson's exhibition with one canvas at center in black and white ink
Mark Thomas Gibson: The Dangerous One
Jan. 15–March 8, 2019

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery is proud to present 'The Dangerous One', an exhibition of new drawings, paper collage and sculpture by Mark Thomas Gibson.

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Image of Tal R's exhibition in Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery with one smaller brightly colored canvas on wall straight ahead and one larger brightly colored canvas on left wall
Tal R: THE MINUTE
Oct. 5–Nov. 16, 2018

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of the University of the Arts is pleased to present a major exhibition of paintings and drawings by Tal R.

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Image of Anne Neukamp exhibition at Rosenwald-Wolf showing one large canvas with hands on the wall to right and one smaller image with yellow on far wall towards back of space
Anne Neukamp: The Prop Master
Aug. 17–Sept. 28, 2018

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of the University of the Arts is pleased to present a major exhibition of paintings by Anne Neukamp.

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Visit & Contact


Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery is currently featuring the exhibition Samson Kambalu: Crossing Borders until Fri, Dec. 2.

Gallery Hours
Tues-Fri    10 am–5 pm
Sat            12 pm–5 pm 

In line with local and national guidance, masking is now optional for all visitors to University of the Arts.

Learn more about UArts' COVID-19 policies and response.

 

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333 S. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-717-6480
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