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The Art League Gallery opens a new juried group exhibit every month, and solo artist exhibits nine times a year. We post photos, videos, and behind-the-scenes news from our exhibits here.

For gallery hours and info on current exhibits, visit the Gallery home page.

The Artful Five

Welcome to The Artful Five -our weekly picks for getting your art and culture fix!     See The Art League 2025 Student/Faculty Show….
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The Artful Five

Welcome to The Artful Five -our weekly picks for getting your art and culture fix!   SEE Finding a Voice Through Printmaking: Works by…
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The Artful Five

Welcome to The Artful Five -our weekly picks for getting your art fix!     Explore the vibrant and diverse art scene of Washington,…
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Artful Weekend November 16 – 17

Welcome to Artful Weekend -our listing of area art exhibits and events- This weekend: November 2024 Open Exhibit, Little Winter, Forged in Service, The Art of Mystery…
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Q&A with Keeley Rae

By Julia Chance   Portraitist Keeley Rae tells a funny story about how she became aware of her artistic talent. “My middle school teacher…
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Q&A with Rashad Ali Muhammad

By Julia Chance   If you’ve visited the second floor of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, perhaps you have seen Rashad Ali Muhammad in…
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Q&A with Mike McSorley

By Julia Chance   In Spirit of Life, June solo artist Mike McSorley draws on his recent challenges and inspiration with thoughtful still-life paintings…
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2023 Solo Exhibits at The Art League Gallery

2023 Solo Exhibits at The Art League Gallery March – Jimmy James Greene April – Khalid Alaani  May – Keith Parks  June – Mike…
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Ten Questions for Khalid Alaani

By Julia Chance   If it seems like the cheerfully colored, large-scale paintings in Khalid Alaani’s solo exhibit The Enemy are in conflict with…
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Ten Questions for Jimmy James Greene

By Julia Chance   Artist Jimmy James Greene utilizes exaggerated hues and striking designs in his paintings to weave narratives about Black people. In…
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Ten Questions for Cindi Lewis

Our December solo artist talks about her inspiration and process for Homestead Elegy.   by Julia Chance When painter Cindi Lewis saw photos of…
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Member Spotlight: David Mosher

  Fine art photographer David Mosher is having a moment. He has three photographs in the Art League of Germantown’s 9th Annual Juried Exhibit at Kentlands…
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Ten Questions for Tania Karpowitz

By Julia Chance   To fully appreciate the magnificent paintings in Tania Karpowitz’s solo exhibit Headlands, be prepared to spend time with them. First,…
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Ten Questions for Bryan Sieling

Our August solo artist on assemblage, and collecting random objects for art sake.   By Julia Chance As an artist whose medium is found objects,…
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Ten Questions for Yasmin Bussiere

Our July solo artist shares her inspiration for her exhibit Eastern Light.   by Julia Chance You could say that artistic inspiration struck Yasmin…
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Ten Questions for Abol Bahadori

June’s solo artist Abol Bahadori talks about his intuitive process, the questions that drive his art, and the meaning of his exhibit Perspectives.   By…
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The Poetry of Collage in “Symbiosis”

Artist Rashad A. Muhammad, winner of The Art League’s Best-in-Show award for the March 2021 Line by Line exhibit, shares his thoughts on the…
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Yongsuk Adams Focuses on Optimism in Her Award-Winning Photo

By Haven Ashley   A dramatic coalescence of sea and sky, Yongsuk Adams’ photograph Become One was captured on the scenic Snæfellsnes peninsula in…
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A Painting Started in the Past Speaks to the Present

By Haven Ashley Five years ago, painter Sally Davies began work on Labyrinth of Life: View From the Top of the Whitney, NYC, sorting…
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Graphic Whimsy

by Haven Ashley Turning Over a New Leaf, Kay Walsh’s Best-in-Show Award-winning painting for the July 2020 Open Exhibit, is a model of graphic…
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Light as Muse in Ray Goodrow’s Gleaming Cityscape

By Haven Ashley Six o’clock a.m., south of Lincoln Center. It’s January in New York and painter Ray Goodrow is on foot, eager to…
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A Comforting Painting in a Time of Discomfort

By Haven Ashley   Painter Sweta Shah’s The Embrace, the May Open Exhibition Best-in-Show winner, is a timeless expression of the comfort found in…
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A Painting Inspired by Two Masters and a Dose of Anxiety

By Haven Ashley   Teresa Oaxaca’s The Journey of Life is charming as it is brutal, a visual confection with layers of silk and…
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The Enchanting Garden: How a scene from a travel photo became an award-winning painting

by Haven Ashley Lismore Flowers, the March Flora/Fauna Best-in-Show Award-winning painting by Angela Lacy, is like a postcard scene beckoning you to step inside…
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