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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

**Please note our new summer hours: Open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday and Monday by appointment. Closed Sundays.

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Moon, flowers and other space objects against black background

Leidy Churchman

April 26-June 21, 2024
Reception Friday, April 26, 5-7:30pm

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of University of the Arts is pleased to present the first one-person Philadelphia exhibit by Leidy Churchman.

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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 exhibition Invisible City: Philadelphia and the Vernacular Avant-garde was also supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

News

Gallery Talk: Jonathan Santoro and Meredith Sellers on Robert Overby

Tuesday, Oct. 3, 4 p.m.
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery

Join us for a conversation between Director of Exhibitions, Sid Sachs and artists Jonathan Santoro and Meredith Sellers on the work of Robert Overby.

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Installation view of Alex Da Corte's The Street with murals, paintings, placards and brick

Artist Lecture: Alex Da Corte on The Street

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m.
Levitt Auditorium, Gershman Hall

Join Alex Da Corte for a presentation about his exhibition, The Street.

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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

Artwork with repeating small red graphic hearts and two cartoon people overlapping at either end

Julia Wachtel: Thirsty for Myself

Jan. 16-March 9, 2024

Opening Reception Thursday, Jan. 25

Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery is pleased to present the first Philadelphia exhibition by Julia Wachtel, Thirsty for Myself.

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photo artwork showing two Black hands reaching towards one another against a landscape of trees, rocks and water

Naomieh Jovin: Lover’s Hands, Devil’s Pool

Oct 27-Dec 9, 2023
Reception Friday, Oct 27

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of University of the Arts is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of the work of Naomieh Jovin, curated by Nicole Pollard.

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Robert Overby

Aug 18-Oct 7, 2023
Reception Friday, Aug 18

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery is pleased to present the first Philadelphia exhibition of Robert Overby (1935-1993).

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Black and white photo of man sitting on back of a chair painting a large canvas in a studio

William Schwedler: Against the Grain

May 16-June 30, 2023
Reception Friday, May 19

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery is pleased to present William Schwedler: Against the Grain.

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Image of child holding a bunch of unwrapped lollipops and dropping one on a side table

Alex Da Corte: The Street

Jan. 13–March 16, 2023

The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery of the University of the Arts is pleased to present Alex Da Corte’s The Street.

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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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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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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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Resist Covid Take 6!

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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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