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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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….
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…
November 4, 2017 to January 19, 2018
For this exhibition, ArtRage sought out local elder women activists; all are 80 years or older. Still the One addresses urgent questions: what exactly is “activism” and where do we find it? What and who have we lost sight of? What endures? What will get…
September 9, 2017 to October 21, 2017
This fall marked the 100th anniversary of New York State signing women’s suffrage into law. As we mark the historic milestone of our ancestors’ activism we recognize that the struggle for gender equality is far from over; and today’s women know it. In January 2017…
June 10, 2017 to July 7, 2017
Fifteen artists of diverse immigrant backgrounds were invited to create large-scale woodcuts depicting images and messages inspired by their experiences as documented or undocumented citizens. The themes explored deportation, justice, worker’s rights, the immigrant’s contributions to society and the freedom to move across borders. Artists…
April 8, 2017 to May 20, 2017
Earl Dotter has been photographing American workers on the job for over forty years. Beginning in the Appalachian coalfields in the early 1970’s and continuing to the present, he has put a human face on those who labor, often in dangerous and unhealthy conditions. In…
February 11, 2017 to March 25, 2017
Unwrapping Vanessa, by Syracuse fiber artist and storyteller Vanessa Johnson, highlighted a new body of work that honors the voices of women and girls who continue to influence the artist’s life, and speaks to her own transnational experience through the women who inspire her….
November 19, 2016 to January 21, 2017
In God’s House examined religious diversity as a reflection of the contemporary immigration crisis and demographic shifts facing Europe. Knight’s photographs of religious services juxtaposed historic Christian churches with contemporary mosques in cities across Europe, and revealed both similarities and differences between faiths. The resulting…
September 10, 2016 to November 12, 2016
“My work offers a link between the community of people who struggled for justice in our past and the community of people who are doing it now. To participate in that struggle can be very hard, but it is also a place to find deep…
June 4, 2016 to July 16, 2016
Created by Christine Chin, The Genetically Modified Foods Kitchen explored the controversial technology that allows us to transfer genes between species. Part human and part vegetable, Chin’s Vegetable Human Hybrids made visible the usually invisible process of genetic modification. In the familiar context of a…
April 9, 2016 to May 21, 2016
Photographers usually venture out into the world to find their subjects. This time, a group of Syracuse area photographers allowed the world to come to them. Their portraits of service providers, delivery people, and sales people, along with brief biographical details, peer inside the intricate…
February 6, 2016 to March 19, 2016
Racist Memorabilia from the Collection of William Berry, Jr. Berry’s collection highlights how ordinary household artifacts have distorted how generations of Americans view people of African descent as somehow less than human. Mainstream media may refer to a post-racial 21st century America, but stereotypes and…
November 14, 2015 to January 16, 2016
This solo exhibition was, in part, the result of Consuelo Underwood creating a site-specific mixed media installation on an ArtRage gallery wall. It also included a selection of her fiber and woven art from the past thirty years. Underwood says her work “is a reflection of…
September 12, 2015 to October 24, 2015
“As long as we are, we can use our images, text and other tools to build Campaigns of Awareness in defense of human rights and the environment. The voice of the image becomes the open passage for the viewer, only if the viewer is willing…
June 6, 2015 to July 18, 2015
Impressions: South Sudan featured photographs by Michelle Gabel, a former photojournalist with the Syracuse Media Group and graduate student at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications, and Bruce Strong, a multimedia storyteller and Newhouse School professor. Maureen Sieh’s commentary provided a background for the…
April 11, 2015 to May 23, 2015
Hailing from Oswego, New York, Ron Throop is a prolific expressionist painter. This exhibition was selected from his Fracking Series. Throop began painting on the subject in 2009, concerned that the process of hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale for natural gas had the potential of…
February 7, 2015 to March 28, 2015
The 1965 Selma marches were pivotal events in the Civil Rights Movement, bringing international attention to the brutality of racist segregation and amplifying Alabama’s denial of voting rights to African Americans. Herron’s powerful photographs conveyed not just the political but the personal impact of this…
November 8, 2014 to January 17, 2015
Minneapolis-based Rouille’s conceptual art posed questions about masculinity and femininity, traditional gender norms, and what shapes identity. Be it erroneous assumptions, the hurdles of transitioning, or violence (including murder), Rouille’s art lay bare the challenges that transgender and gender-nonconforming people face daily. But people are…
September 6, 2014 to October 18, 2014
G.C.C. was the first juried exhibition hosted by the ArtRage Gallery! The submission process was open to all contemporary artists, including Central New York artists, who are creating work that fits the ArtRage mission to inspire resistance, promote social awareness, support social justice, challenge…
June 7, 2014 to July 19, 2014
Proof Through the Night is a retrospective of traditional silver-based photography and lithographs by Paul Pearce, a certified disabled combat veteran who now declares himself to be a “backward observer”. His photography focuses on issues of war and morality and questions the very notion of…
April 12, 2014 to May 24, 2014
“For nearly 50 years Max Ginsburg has created paintings that explore the human experience, ranging from everyday activities to social injustices.Throughout his career he has maintained a commitment to realism when teachers, galleries, museums and even institutions where he taught often viewed it with contempt.”…
February 22, 2014 to March 29, 2014
Vernacular Photographs From the Collection of Dan Lenchner Curated by Nancy Keefe Rhodes. Dan Lenchner’s collection of photos of Third Reich life makes the power of the “uncanny” visible. They are both strange and somehow familiar, these snapshots:Nazi officers at family picnics, weddings and…
November 9, 2013 to December 21, 2013
“Craftivism is a way of looking at life where voicing opinions through creativity makes your voice stronger, your compassion deeper & your quest for justice more infinite.” ~ Craftivist, Betsy Greer Spoken Threads was a collection of fiber art that takes its inspiration from…
September 7, 2013 to October 19, 2013
Celebrating our 5th Anniversary, we have brought COMBAT PAPER back to Syracuse! An earlier version of this exhibit featuring images on paper made out of shredded combat uniforms was our Grand Opening exhibition in October 2008. The Combat Paper project began as art therapy utilizing…
June 1, 2013 to July 20, 2013
An award-winning photographer for the Syracuse Post-Standard, Mike Greenlar traveled 10 times to a remote mountain region of Laos to document the effects of cluster bombing on the Hmong people. The US covert bombing campaign, between 1964 and 1973, gave Laos the distinction of being…
March 23, 2013 to May 18, 2013
Sandra Stephens’ exhibition was an in-depth look at how culture contributes to our construction of identities. Pieces looked at race, class, gender and sexuality. She explored how war propaganda simplifies and objectifies the view of the “other” – the “enemy”; the effect our visual culture…