Join us on FIRST FRIDAY for the Opening Reception!

5pm-8pm in Studio #1, Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia.

On view through January 1, 2020 by appointment. Walk-ins welcome!

A Sense of Place brings together artworks in which place is a critical component. Each of the three participating artists depict different geographic locations, but all works convey intimate emotion, memory, and history.

Julia Fox, Livingroom Nap, lino cut

Julia Fox transcribes memories into gracefully stark, white-line linocuts. In her artist statement, she writes, “By delving into my past, I am learning to discover a personal narrative and uncover new ways of seeing. Here, I work from memory, uncovering and re-experiencing to create a new understanding of my personal experiences.”

Felise Luchansky, E, mixed-media collage

Felise Luchansky was born and raised in New Jersey by the ocean. She comments “the memories of that place has stayed with me through the decades. Regardless of my permanent address, home has always been in the Garden State.” Her sense of place is documented and altered through collage and the use of vernacular found photography.  As an artist as archivist, she gathers specific memories and transforms them to create a general shared experience. 

Alice Thompson, Brick Atmosphere, screen print on cotton sateen fabric

Alice Thompson interprets the brick and mortar architecture of Philadelphia row homes through screen print, cut paper, and kites. A building known as “Castle Row”, built in 1888 in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, served as the inspiration for lace-like, bifold cut paper. Similar imagery appears in a repeat pattern fabric, “Brick Atmosphere”, that Alice created at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in the Spring 2019 Apprentice Training Program. The fragility of cut paper, and the tenuous flight of a kite, serve as metaphors for life in Philadelphia’s row homes. Neighbors share walls, stoops, sidewalks, noise, parking spots, and hopefully forge friendships that transcend brick walls.