Past Exhibitions

  1. MAHTAB HUSSAIN – Muslims in America: Syracuse Edition

    February 3, 2024 to March 16, 2024

    Check out the great Media Coverage this exhibition has received!The Daily OrangeSyracuse.comCentral Current British photographer Mahtab Hussain is creating a major new body of work about the Muslim experience in America. This October, ArtRage hosted Hussain for a two week residency to photograph Syracuse’s Muslim…

  2. William Mazza – Forest for Trees

    November 11, 2023 to January 13, 2024

    Mining the Literary Landscape William Mazza—a collective member of Syracuse’s Altered Space gallery (1991-1996) and currently an artist based in New York City—uses chance, duration, and accumulation to interpret landscape as the relationship of people to mediated environments. The most material expressions of his wide-ranging…

  3. HELEN ZUGHAIB – Stories My Father Told Me

    September 9, 2023 to October 28, 2023

    Memories of a Childhood in Syria and Lebanon OPENING RECEPTION – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th from 6-8pm Employing vivid color, rich pattern, stunning beauty, and admiring love, Lebanese-American artist Helen Zughaib has brought her father’s childhood stories of Syria and Lebanon in the 1930s and 40s…

  4. CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Our Shared Future

    April 1, 2023 to May 20, 2023

    OPENING RECEPTION – SATURDAY, APRIL 1st from 6-8pm Three local artists, Christine Chin of Ithaca, and Carrie Drake and Anita Welych of Syracuse, explore the natural environment and the consequences of climate change through their art Christine Chin uses NOAA data to create her Stuffed…

  5. Portrait of A Village, Ukraine – Photographs by Lida Suchy

    January 28, 2023 to March 11, 2023

    For the past 9 years, Ukraine has been represented by images of conflict, destruction, and carnage, brought about by Russia’s war on Ukraine. As a first-generation American and daughter of Ukrainian refugees, Lida Suchy draws on her background as a resource and inspiration for her…

  6. ROMMY TORRICO: Cabeza en las nubes

    November 12, 2022 to January 14, 2023

    A collection of liberatory visions Cabeza en las nubes, directly translated as ‘head in the clouds’, is a body of work that spans a decade of dreamscapes that have been born from liberatory struggle and creative release. Rommy, a queer trans migrant who navigated the…

  7. Without Courage There Are No Other Virtues

    September 10, 2022 to October 29, 2022

    Robert Shetterly’s – Americans Who Tell The Truth. For the past 20 years, Robert Shetterly’s Americans Who Tell the Truth portrait series has tried to be a lantern that throws its light forward andback–knowing the truth of the past’s struggles for justice is essential to…

  8. In the Windows: Syracuse Portraits of Earth Justice Activists

    September 10, 2022 to October 29, 2022

    Photography by Marilú López FrettsBiographies by Lindsay Speer View the Virtual Exhibition Here Successful movements depend not just on one person, but many. These portraits highlight local activists who deserve our gratitude and thanks for their efforts to make our community better, healthier, and more…

  9. IN THE WINDOWS: The Bald Eagles of Onondaga Lake

    July 9, 2022 to September 7, 2022

    ABOUT THE EXHIBIT: Bald Eagles have great significance to the Onondaga Nation & to the US.   Since they have returned to Onondaga Lake people come to photograph them near their roost in the trees of “Murphy’s Island” behind Destiny.   However, their roost is threatened by…

  10. GABRIEL GARCIA ROMAN: Queer Icons

    June 4, 2022 to July 8, 2022

    This exhibition is Dedicated toCommunity Organizer and Black Proletarian FeministNikeeta Slade View the Virtual Exhibition New York City based artist, Gabriel García Román began his ongoing ‘Queer Icons’ series in 2011. This portrait series honors Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC) specifically activists, community…

  11. Nikeeta Slade

    June 4, 2022 to July 9, 2022

    The QUEER ICON exhibition is Dedicated to Community Organizer and Black Proletarian FeministNikeeta Slade We celebrate a brilliant sister, dear friend, comrade, haiku poet, and Lisa’s only baby—Nikeeta A.T. Slade. Nikeeta was our hilarious self-proclaimed curmudgeon, a Black woman in the trades, Texas-raised organizer, worker…

  12. The War in Ukraine: Dispatch from Moldova. Photographs by Maranie Rae Staab

    April 28, 2022 to May 31, 2022

    VIEW THE VIRTUAL EXHIBITION One week after Russia invaded Ukraine, photojournalist, Maranie Rae Staab traveled to Moldova at the Ukrainian border and to the Southern Ukrainian cities of Odessa and Mykolayiv. Her intention with this virtual exhibition is to share the experiences of those she…

  13. FROM WHERE WE STAND: Photographs from The Stand’s Annual South Side Photo Walk

    April 2, 2022 to May 14, 2022

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIRTUAL EXHIBITION The South Side Newspaper Project, a collaboration of neighborhood residents and Syracuse University, has given voice to the South Side community of Syracuse since its founding in 2010. The annual summer Photo Walk is its largest annual community…

  14. THE STRUGGLE TO CONNECT: A Call and Response Conversation on Race and Gender by Women Artists, Curated by Vanessa Johnson

    February 5, 2022 to March 19, 2022

    The Struggle to Connect is an invitational group exhibition featuring a racially diverse group of women artists from CNY and beyond. The exhibit will confront the differences between white feminism and the feminist issues of women of color and explore differences in experiences and perspectives….

  15. ROBIN HOLDER: USA: The United States of Anxiety/We’re In It Together

    November 13, 2021 to January 15, 2022

    Click here to view the Virtual Exhibition. Watch our Virtual Artist Talk on YouTube. Robin Holder has been on ArtRage Gallery’s radar for quite some time and we are thrilled to be sharing work from two of her recent series with you.  Her art career…

  16. LIVING IN LIMBO: Portraits from the Border by Bill McLaughlin

    September 11, 2021 to October 30, 2021

    VIEW THE VIRTUAL EXHIBITION HERE Artist Bill McLaughlin of New Berlin, NY traveled to Tijuana, Mexico in December 2019 to photograph the migrants and asylum seekers left stranded at the border. They were stranded due to the January 2019 abrupt change in US immigration policy…

  17. In the Windows: Finding the Sunny Side

    June 25, 2021 to August 30, 2021

    This photography showcase highlights five young refugee clients from InterFaith Works. InterFaith Works asked these girls what they wanted the community to see through their eyes. Each girl came back with a different story. Please join us and see our community through their eyes. Thank…

  18. Leslie Feinberg: SCREENED IN, LOOKING OUT: A Disabilities Photo Exhibit

    May 13, 2021 to July 11, 2021

    MAKE IN-PERSON RESERVATIONS HERE VIEW OUR VIRTUAL EXHBITION READ CARL MELLOR’S REVIEW HERE Leslie Feinberg (1949-2014) was a renowned trans activist, historian, writer and the author of the groundbreaking gender- nonconforming 1993 novel ‘Stone Butch Blues.’ Feinberg made this photographic series between summer 2009 and…

  19. In the Windows: The Power of the Ordinary: Masked Portraits by Katie Mulligan

    May 1, 2021 to June 14, 2021

    Katie Mulligan is a Syracuse based, freelance illustrator and animator. This series of masked portraits drawn in ink, celebrates the efforts of ordinary people in fighting COVID-19 and captures the moment we are currently living in. The choice to wear a mask for the collective…

  20. DEADLOCKED AND LOADED: Disarming America

    February 11, 2021 to April 18, 2021

    View the Virtual Exhibition HERE. Share on facebook. Share on Instagram. PRESS LINKS. Read all about itThe Indypendent WAERBridge StreetThe Daily OrangeNewhouse Communications Center NCC News and NCC VideoUrban CNY Syracuse.com/Carl Mellor ABOUT THE EXHIBIT: Curated by Karen M. Gutfreund. The Pandemic was top-of-mind for…

  21. JOE GUERRIERO: ESPERANDO A LA NORMALIDAD – Cuba y los Estados Unidos

    November 5, 2020 to January 17, 2021

    ArtRage Gallery se complace en anunciar que nuestra exposición actual, “Esperando a la normalidad: Cuba y los Estados Unidos” ya está disponible en español, tanto en la galería como en línea con nuestra exposición virtual. Puede hacer clic aquí para reservar una fecha para ver la exposición en la galería Haga clic aquí para ver la exposición  virtual. Hay una…

  22. JOE GUERRIERO: WAITING FOR NORMAL- Cuba and the United States

    October 22, 2020 to January 17, 2021

    CLICK HERE to reserve your time to see the exhibit. CLICK HERE to read a review by Carl Mellor. CLICK HERE to see the exhibition virtually. CLICK HERE to review our visitor safety guidelines. CLICK HERE to watch the Zoom Artist Talk recorded on November 12, 2020….

  23. TIM ATSEFF: THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS – A Trump Dystopian Heptology

    September 3, 2020 to October 4, 2020

      CLICK HERE to review our visitor safety guidelines. CLICK HERE to read a Review by Carl Mellor. Tim Atseff has been painting since 1970. He spent his professional career in journalism including several years as an editorial cartoonist exposing hypocrisy and corruption with the…

  24. 8 MINUTES 46 SECONDS: A VIRTUAL EXHIBITION

    July 16, 2020 to August 23, 2020

    Four Syracuse photographers capture the current movement for racial justice and police accountability; featuring the work of Ciara Feltham, Dennis Fernando, Maranie Rae Staab and Julio Urrutia. CLICK HERE TO VIEW EXHIBITION We at ArtRage stand in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter and join those in our…

  25. ArtRage Past & Present: A Virtual Group Exhibition

    May 26, 2020 to July 15, 2020

    ArtRage has been closed to the public for over two months and we are deeply missing our friends, volunteers and supporters along with the social interactions at gallery openings, lectures, films and other events here at ArtRage. This tumultuous period of social distancing, isolation, quarantine,…

  26. (In)dispensable: Who is essential in America?: The Photographs of Maranie Rae Staab

    May 8, 2020 to May 25, 2020

    ArtRage Gallery is pleased to announce our first ever “virtual” exhibition. (In)dispensable: Who is essential in America?: The Photographs of Maranie Rae Staab. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE EXHIBITION Maranie Rae Staab is an award-winning photographer and recent graduate of Newhouse School of Public Communications…

  27. CARRYING THE WEIGHT: Fire & Ice. The Art of Zaria Forman and Stuart Palley

    February 1, 2020 to March 14, 2020

    Climate Change is the greatest threat facing our world. In this powerful exhibition, two highly acclaimed artists document our earth, in two distinctly different ways, to bring attention to our fragile planet. Brooklyn, New York based Zaria Forman creates large-scale pastel drawings of glaciers, icebergs…

  28. JEROME WITKIN: THIS TIME, THIS WORLD

    November 9, 2019 to January 11, 2020

    OPENING RECEPTION – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9th from 6-8pm. Jerome Witkin, who after studying art in both the U.S. and Europe, became a professor of art at Syracuse University in 1971. Jerome Witkin is one of the most important figurative painters alive today. John Handley, Director…

  29. RECREATING HOME: Photographs of the Refugee Experience

    September 14, 2019 to October 26, 2019

    OPENING RECEPTION – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th from 6-8pm Nearly 15,000 refugees have resettled in Syracuse over the course of the past 15 years. The majority of these families and many of those who continue to arrive ultimately call the Northside neighborhood home. Most families have…

  30. The New York Civil Liberties Union and Shane Lavalette present – A Shadow Cast: Interstate 81

    August 18, 2019 to August 24, 2019

    The New York Civil Liberties Union and Shane Lavalette present A Shadow Cast: Interstate 81   Opening Reception – Sunday, August 18, 2-5pm Related events: Film Screening on Tuesday, August 20, 5:30-8pm (screening begins at 6pm) Panel Discussion on Thursday, August 22, 5:30-8pm (panel begins at 6pm) Closing…

  31. ABOUT-FACE: 50 years after Stonewall. The Paintings of Joe Radoccia

    June 1, 2019 to July 12, 2019

    OPENING RECEPTION – SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2019 from 6-8pm Hudson Valley artist, Joe Radoccia’s painted portraits pay homage to LGBTQ elders. The oversized portraits in this exhibition represent our hard won freedom to be present, to be as out and visible and large as we…

  32. In the Windows: Local LGBTQ+ History

    June 1, 2019 to July 12, 2019

      In connection with our current exhibition, ABOUT-FACE: 50 years after Stonewall. The Paintings of Joe Radoccia,  ArtRage Gallery researched the past 50 years of LGBTQ+ activism in Syracuse. On display in the gallery windows and inside the gallery are some of our findings. This…

  33. FROM GODS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE: Indian Folk Artists Challenging Traditions

    April 6, 2019 to May 18, 2019

    OPENING RECEPTION – SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2019 from 6-8pm Representing two painting styles of eastern India, this exhibition includes a male tradition of scrolls from Bengal and a female tradition of wall paintings, now done on paper, from the Mithila region of northern Bihar. Both…

  34. KOKOM LENA of the First Nation Algonquin. The Photographs of Michael Greenlar

    February 2, 2019 to March 23, 2019

    OPENING RECEPTION AT ArtRage – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2019 from 7-9pm OPENING RECEPTION AT Skä•noñh  – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2019 from 3-5pm Syracuse photographer Michael Greenlar documented four generations of Algonquins in the bush of Quebec, Canada for almost 20 years. The work focuses on the…

  35. STITCHING STORIES: Thread, Needle, Narrative. The Quilts of Ellen M. Blalock

    November 10, 2018 to January 12, 2019

    OPENING RECEPTION, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 from 7-9pm. Syracuse artist, Ellen M. Blalock is an accomplished multi-disciplinary artist who is known for her photography, video and fiber art. Ellen connects with the rich history of fiber arts found throughout the African Diaspora and her work…

  36. INVISIBLE PEOPLE: Portraits of the Homeless by Neil Shigley

    September 8, 2018 to October 27, 2018

    San Diego based artist Neil Shigley’s work explores the subject of homelessness by giving visibility to homeless individuals through large-scale portraits. “I have focused my art on capturing the incredible character that life on the streets has given these individuals, many of whom are from…

  37. IN THE WINDOWS: Building Hope and Changing Lives – In My Father’s Kitchen

    September 8, 2018 to October 27, 2018

    In connection with the current exhibition in the gallery, Invisible People: Portraits of the Homeless by Neil Shigley, ArtRage has asked In My Father’s Kitchen to share their story. The display in the gallery windows are from the last seven years of In My Father’s…

  38. DISCORD & DISSENT: Commentary on Contemporary Politics by Jim Ridlon

    June 2, 2018 to July 13, 2018

    “Budget Cutters” by Jim Ridlon This collection of assemblages by Cazenovia, New York artist Jim Ridlon represents visual puns reflecting on the inadequacies and inconsistencies of our political systems. The work focuses on points of contention that establish party lines and inhibit the political process….

  39. WITHIN OUR GATES: Site and Memory in the American Landscape. The Paintings of Keith Morris Washington

    April 7, 2018 to May 19, 2018

    Opening Reception – Saturday, April 7 from 7-9pm KOKOMO, Miss., Jun. 28 — A black teenager who was found hanging from a tree in his front yard in what investigators ruled a suicide may instead have been lynched for dating two white girls, the Rev….

  40. WE ALL FALL DOWN: The Art of Donalee Peden Wesley

    February 3, 2018 to March 24, 2018

      The mixed-media drawings in this exhibition focused on the human/animal relationship. They are a testament to the plight of animals when forced to interact with humans. Encroachment, factory farming, medical research, military experiments, fur industry, trophy hunters, puppy mills and extinction are a few…