Past
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The Game Is Mine
Dapper Bruce Lafitte 7 Mar - 6 Apr 2024 Born and raised in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina made a deep impact on the young artist. While so much of his world quite literally disappeared with the passing of the storm, the ritual and resilience of his community remained – against all odds – in-tact. Lafitte’s work is a celebration... Read more -
Tinta Viva
Federico Cartas 26 Jan - 1 Mar 2024 Opening Friday January 26, 2024, at Alchemy Gallery , Tinta Viva will be accompanied by a captivating short film, exhibited as editioned video works, by renowned creative Amanda Demme , documenting the artist’s process from the Ajusco Volcano. Cartas works with an abundance of unexpected materials including his own blood,... Read more -
Excavated Selves: Becoming Magic Bodies
The Immigrant Artist Biennial 2023 30 Nov 2023 - 14 Jan 2024 The Immigrant Artist Biennial (TIAB) presents work by immigrant artists. The first biennial Here, Together! took place in NYC in 2020, across several venues, including Brooklyn Museum, EFA Project Space, Greenwood Cemetery and virtually, presenting over 65 artists. The second edition of TIAB will take place September 8 2023 -... Read more -
Once Upon A Time
David Sabastian 26 Oct - 26 Nov 2023 As a passionate creative with an established presence in music and fashion, Sabastian’s venture into visual arts is one loaded with intention, as he seeks a new format for his anti-establishment ideals. Viewing himself and his life as an extended performance piece, Once Upon A Time sees Sabastian breaking into the visual arts in earnest, with vibrant and heavily layered paintings addressing Black History and contemporary issues. Ranging from playful riffs on pop culture to thought-provoking explorations of race and class, this new body of work is threaded with intimate reflections on his lived experience as a Jewish American Black man.
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What I Eat In A Day
Lisa Larsson 15 Sep - 21 Oct 2023 Larsson’s colorful works manifest a form of escapism that invites a blissful experience: A passion for life.
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Pardon Me
Marquis Lewis (RETNA) 30 Aug - 12 Sep 2023 Created during a period of clarity and reflection, Lewis recalls feeling compelled to paint whilst listening to a song, though he is unable to recall the exact song he was listening to at the time of its creation. But he can easily recognise his starting points, a C in the top corner of the first panel, and can follow the flow of the song through each panel of the work. The piece has harmony, the color and text follow a rhythm. Read more -
C⭒NDY L⭒ND
Kyle Quinn 22 Jun - 16 Jul 2023 C⭒NDY L⭒ND is an exhibition of new work by Brooklyn-based artist Kyle Quinn . Coinciding with NYC Pride Month, the show will feature a new body of lustful paintings, sculpture, and installation in celebration of the City’s queer cultural history. C⭒NDY L⭒ND was conceived as an homage to the bygone... Read more -
Machine Theory
Chris Chandler 11 May - 17 Jun 2023 Machine Theory pays homage to the tools Chandler uses in his practice, namely, a Vandercook 232P letterpress machine, Alpha-Blox, and Futura Schmuck woodcut fonts. Chandler and his father describe his artmaking practice as “Art-Mechanica”, a nod to his beloved letterpress machine and inspiration for the exhibition’s title, Machine Theory. As... Read more -
Folklore
Matija Bobičić 6 Apr - 7 May 2023 Folklore, at its core, is a way of making sense of the world around us. Through myths, legends, and traditional stories, we explore our deepest fears and desires, as well as our relationship with nature and the supernatural. The use of Balkan folklore in Matija Bobičić’s work speaks to this tradition, drawing on the region's rich history and mythology to create a new narrative that reflects contemporary concerns. Read more -
No Stone Left Unturned
Elliot Purse 16 Feb - 16 Mar 2023 Alchemy Gallery is elated to work in collaboration with our guest curator Katsiaryna Danilchyk in presenting No Stone Left Unturned, a collection of large-scale charcoal drawings by Elliot Purse. Read more -
Kool Thing
Kim Myers 27 Jan - 12 Feb 2023 Alchemy Gallery is pleased to present Kool Thing, a provocative, compelling retrospective covering over 25 years of renowned photographer Kim Myers’ career as its first show of 2023 and Myers’ debut gallery showing. Read more -
Don't Worry, Everything's Cool
John Copeland | Rose Eken | Erik Brunetti | Ada Bligaard Søby 18 Nov 2022 - 15 Jan 2023 Alchemy Gallery is excited to present Don’t Worry, Everything’s Cool, a group exhibition curated by American artist John Copeland, opening November 18th, which brings Copeland’s neo-expressionist figurative paintings together with the multi-media works of sculpture artist, artist/designer Erik Brunetti, and filmmaker Ada Bligaard Søby. Read more -
Self Portrait as a Thumb in a Storm
Simon Foxall 20 Oct - 12 Nov 2022 Foxall’s work explores a unique dichotomy between old world art, and contemporary culture. Heavily influenced by the intricately elaborate imagery of medieval and gothic genres, Foxall seeks to create similar escapist portals with his small-scale paintings. Read more -
DEAD SEA
Christina Allan 7 Sep - 8 Oct 2022 'DEAD SEA' builds on a recurring character in Allan’s work - the skeleton motif - for a series of paintings that unveil a world of spiritual creatures lurking in the depths of the deep sea which exude a bioluminescent-quality, created by Allan’s energetic painting technique that blends bold and hazy spray-painted and airbrushed forms. Read more -
fem.
Heather Benjamin | Christina Allan | Kelly Shami 18 Jun - 30 Jul 2022 Titled 'fem.', this revelatory group exhibition showcases the three artists’ distinct, yet complementary artistic styles: each canvas bearing its own unique, striking subject created with layers of paint and symbolism - bright, bold palettes of color that provide a visceral allure, while offering a glimpse into the various life experiences of each of these incredible artists. Read more -
The End of Play and Infancy
Karim Hamid 18 May - 16 Jun 2022 Entitled 'The End of Play and Infancy', the show features Hamid’s thought provoking artistic style; a layered approach that results in paintings that capture a kind of psychic element of the person or thing being observed, with a depth of detail not ordinarily interpreted by the conditioned eye. Read more
