Pen and Brush - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Pen and Brush. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Deborah Jack “20 Years”
Deborah Jack: 20 Years, a retrospective exhibition brings together two decades of work by Deborah Jack. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and growing up in Sint Maarten, Jack’s body of work consists mainly...More »
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“Multi” and “Focus Space” Exhibitions
Pen + Brush presents to the public two concurrent exhibitions: Multi in our main floor gallery and a focus space, Miriam Kruishoop in our lower-level gallery. Multi features work by six different women...More »
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“This Is Who We Are” Exhibition
This Is Who We Are is Pen + Brush’s first exhibition of 2021. This Is Who We Are showcases, loudly and proudly, a selection of the women and non-binary artists who make up Pen + Brush. Featured here...More »
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“Isolation to Revolution / Rebirth to Dissent” Exhibition
There is a reason Isolation to Revolution / Rebirth to Dissent is our very first exhibition after “the shutdown” and it is because this show is about reflection. It is about the artists. From their eyes...More »
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“In Defense of Painting” Exhibition
In Defense of Painting brings together three contemporary artists, Julia Jo, Samantha Palmeri, and Hojan, who are working with the age-old medium through the basics of form, color, shape, and materiality...More »
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“The Now” Exhibition
Pen + Brush presents our first exhibition of 2020, The Now, featuring artists Hannah Layden, Felicita Felli Maynard, Rowan Renee, and Beatrice Scaccia. These four artists are creating work that tells of...More »
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Katelyn Kopenhaver, Paola Martínez Fiterre and Renee Cox Exhibition
Pen + Brush presents Katelyn Kopenhaver, Paola Martínez Fiterre, Renee Cox an exhibition of new and recent works by three contemporary photographers engaged in a dialogue about ways in which bodies, specifically...More »
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“Women’s Work: Art and Activism in the 21st Century” Exhibition
Curated by Grace Aneiza Ali Featuring artists: Sama Alshaibi, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Suchitra Mattai, Miroa Rajaonary, and Ming SmithMore »
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“Furies, Fairies, and Visionaries” Exhibition
Curated by 21c Museum Hotels Chief Curator and Museum Director Alice Gray Stites, Furies, Fairies, and Visionaries features works from thirty artists addressing gender, age, and sexuality; the evolution...More »
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Michela Martello / Tricia Wright Exhibition
Pen + Brush presents the debut of two distinct bodies of work by Michela Martello and Tricia Wright. This exhibition uniquely showcases aspects of humanism, inquiry, and want for understanding that inherently...More »
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“Pen + Brush In Print” Exhibition
The second edition of Pen + Brush In Print examines places where “fiction by women” overlaps with “women’s fiction.” This issue features the work of Marissa Anne Ayala, Silvia Bonilla, Enid Harlow, Carolyn...More »
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“On Adornment” Exhibition
On Adornment is a group exhibition, curated by Jenn Hampton featuring emerging and mid-career artists who create works that challenge and destabilize conventional thinking on the term ‘adornment’. Through...More »
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Renee Phillips & Kati Vilim “Process and Color”
Process and Color features new works by Renee Phillips & Kati Vilim. Renee Phillips investigates the natural world at both macro and micro levels while Kati Vilim’s work originates in the invisible...More »
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“200 Women: Who Will Change the Way You See the World” Exhibition
200 Women: Who Will Change the Way You See the World, a photography exhibition showcasing a diverse group of 200 women from around the world. Presented by BMW Group, the show is based on the storytelling...More »
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“Angst and Contempt: New Painting” Exhibition
Angst and Contempt: New Painting brings together five artists dealing with the grim realities of today’s world within the context of contemporary painting. Collectively, these artists address issues of...More »
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Lola Flash “1986 - Present”
We will inaugurate our 2018 exhibition program with the first comprehensive view of photographic work by Lola Flash. A fixture in the New York City art scene, Flash uses photography to challenge stereotypes...More »
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“King Woman” Exhibition
Curated by Mashonda Tifrere The centerpiece exhibition this fall at Pen + Brush Gallery is King Woman, which presents recent work by 25 contemporary women artists - both established as well as lesser-known...More »
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“Broad Strokes” Exhibition
The show offers an earnest contemplation of modern art’s rich history beyond the exclusionary lens of the accepted canon. As a result, Broad Strokes incites and encourages deeper considerations and reconsiderations...More »
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“THE TYPEWRITER PROJECT: THE SUBCONSCIOUS OF THE CITY” Exhibition
The Poetry Society of New York (poetrysocietyny.org), producers of The Poetry Brothel (thepoetrybrothel.com) and the New York City Poetry Festival (newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com) are pleased to announce...More »
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“Domesticity Revisited Opening Reception” Exhibition
The four artists included in this inaugural exhibition at Pen + Brush come from very different social and professional backgrounds, and prior to this show, they had not met or seen each other’s work. Two...More »
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"Celebrating Women's Work" Exhibition
- Media: Painting - Drawing - Photography - Prints - Video installation
- 2012-03-08 - 2012-03-25
The Pen and Brush, Inc. presents Celebrating Women's Work. This all media group exhibition features just over three hundred new works by one hundred thirty of our artist members and past exhibitors. [Images:...More »
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Nena Tahil "Expressions on Silk"
Artist Nena Tahil is having a solo exhibit featuring her original silk paintings at the Pen and Brush. Ms. Tahil will also be launching her book, “Impressions and Expressions on Silk” at her show. Ms....More »
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"The Peoples' Choice" Exhibition
The Pen and Brush, Inc. presents an international group exhibition that originated from the public voter's selections. This all media show consists of seventy-six works by fifty-six individual artists....More »
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Trixie Pitts "New Works"
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"Contemporary Currents" Exhibition
The Pen and Brush presents an exhibition of paintings by seven emerging and established New York artists. The works range from small portraits and figurative canvases to landscape/cityscape and abstract...More »
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"Is It Fine Art? Does It Matter?" Exhibition
The Pen and Brush, Inc. presents Is It Fine Art? Does It Matter? This international group exhibition showcases the work of over 70 women artists. Curated by Kenneth Hutter, Gallerist/Auctioneer and Jennifer...More »
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"The Pen and Brush Salon des Refusés" Exhibition
- Media: Painting - Drawing - Photography - Sculpture - Installation - Video installation
- 2011-03-03 - 2011-03-27
In the spirit of the original Salon des Refusés in the 1800’s, artists and galleries exhibited rejected works bypassing the need for legitimization by the French Académie and annual salon jurors to bring...More »
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Fay Lansner "1921-2010 A Memorial Exhibition"
The artist Fay Lansner (1921-2010) will be honored in a memorial exhibition at the Pen and the Brush Gallery in January 2011. A renowned figure in the art world for over 60 years, Lansner, whose influences...More »
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"Body Image" Exhibition
Body Image presents a diverse exploration of female and male forms as reflected in our minds, imagination, media, and culture. Body Image is a two-part all media event, comprising an online gallery accessible...More »
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Liz Cendella "Thread Bearer"
Decorative and Wearable Fiber Art Mixed Media Sculpture and Mobiles Works on Paper and CanvasMore »
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Nette Forné Thomas "Traversing Three Themes"
Women's Struggle Lace Doilies and Paper Dolls Victorian LegacyMore »
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"Home is Where the Art Is" Exhibition
The Pen and Brush presents Home Is Where The Art Is: Fine Craft and Alternative Folk Media, curated by Stacy C. Hollander of the American Folk Art Museum. This exhibition is presented in conjunction with...More »
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"Fall Brush" Exhibition
Margaret Kelly Trombly is a Creative Arts Executive specializing in curatorial work, teaching and museum administration. A seasoned corporate manager, she has built credibility and an excellent reputation...More »
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Dorothy Dierks Hourihan "Fifty Years of Painting"
This 50 Year Retrospective & Solo Exhibition of Dorothy DIERKS Hourihan consist of 70 paintings that span a period from 1959 to 2009 and shows selected works from eight series created over fifty years....More »
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"Contemporary Expressions" Exhibition
Curator: Daile Kaplan, Director of Photographs, Swann Galleries Inc. [Image: Kasey Hembel "Untitled 3" Quietly Living Series]More »
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"63rd Annual Sculpture" Exhibition
Curator: Ellen Landis, Curator, Grounds for Sculpture [Image: Gabriele Roos "9/11"] More »
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"In Your Dreams" Exhibition
- Media: Painting - Drawing - Photography - Prints - Sculpture - Crafts
- 2009-04-02 - 2009-04-26
In Your Dreams, a juried exhibition of paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, photography, craft, and mixed media, is inspired by the recent resurgence in interest in the arts of fiction and fantasy,...More »
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"Art into Life/Life into Art" Exhibition
“Art into Life/Life into Art” invites contemporary artists to consider the reaction of artists in the 1960s to the modernist credo of “art for art’s sake.” This exhibition seeks art works that forge new...More »
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"First Response" Exhibition
Artists Imagine...America How will Obama's election change our world? The "First Reponse" theme is structured to bring together works that are literally a responsive, creative reaction to the recent...More »
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"In the News" A Multi-Media Exhibition
Juror of Selection and Awards: Morley Safer More »
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"Upstairs/Downstairs" A Fine Craft Exhibition and Boutique
Juror of Selection and Awards: Joanna Rothbard More »
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"All Award Winners" Exhibition
Award-Winning Multi-Media Work from the 2007-2008 seasonMore »
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Spring Brush Show: Works on Canvas, Works on Paper, and Mixed Media
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62nd Annual Juried Sculpture Exhibition