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MUSEUM EXHIBITION | LA VAUGHN BELLE | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY
La Vaughn Belle presents three large-scale sculptures, "The House That Freedoms Built", inspired by the vernacular architecture of Saint Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The exhibition "Making Home- Smithsonian Design Triennial" is the seventh installment in the Smithsonian Design Triennial series, presenting over 30 artists at the Cooper Hewitt. This show focuses on the concept of "home" and how art shapes the emotional and physical aspects of domestic life in the United States, its territories, and tribal nations. November 2, 2024 - August 10, 2025
PRESS | TO BE BOUND BY PLACE AND LORE | Artsy Editorial
Artsy has featured our exhibition "To Be Bound By Place and Lore" under their "Featured Shows" section, chosen by Artsy’s curatorial team.October 21, 2024
PRESS | TO BE BOUND BY PLACE AND LORE | Dosage Magazine
"Dosage Magazine" reviewed our exhibition "To Be Bound By Place and Lore".October 28, 2024
PRESS | RAYMOND SAÁ | CC
Raymond Saá was featured in issue #36 of "Contemporary Collage" magazine in a 16-page spread highlighting his artistic practice, methods, and work. Known for his vibrant collages, Saá explores themes of identity and memory, drawing on his Cuban heritage.
MUSEUM EXHIBITION | LA VAUGHN BELLE | Michael C. Carlos Museum, Atlanta, GA
La Vaughn Belle's solo exhibition "Come Ruin or Rapture" at the Michael C. Carlos Museum. This exhibition featured works from two of Belle's series "Storm (in the time temporary and spatial collapse)" and "Storm (how to imagine tropicalia as monumental)".September 19 - December 8, 2024
MUSEUM EXHIBITION | LA VAUGHN BELLE | MSU Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, MI
La Vaughn Belle's group exhibition, "Puerto Rico and The Survival of a People", represented a collage of overlapping histories of colonialism, resistance, and survival. August 31, 2024- February 2, 2025 
MUSEUM EXHIBITION | LA VAUGHN BELLE | Clark Atlanta University Museum, Atlanta, GA
La Vaughn Belle's solo exhibition, "A Haunting Between Us", featured works from her series "Swarm". This exhibition included transformed photographic images inspired by the Danish West Indies, alongside "Sovereign", a medium-scale sculpture that adds depth to the experience. September 10 - December 13, 2024
INSTITUTION EXHIBITION | KIKI GAFFNEY | The McLanahan and Sheetz Art Galleries, Altoona, PA
Kiki Gaffney's exhibition, "Symphonic Worlds", opened at The McLanahan and Sheetz Galleries. This exhibition explores the natural world through a unique blend of conceptual and abstract ideas.
October 31 - December 14, 2024
INSTITUTION EXHIBITION | BRANDON J. DONAHUE-SHIPP | KOHL GALLERY, Chestertown, MD
Brandon J. Donahue-Shipp's group exhibition, "Freestyle" opened at Kohl's Gallery. This exhibition featured his "Basketball Bloom" series, which explores transformation, resilience, and the reinvention of dreams. September 5, - October 19, 2024
PRESS | TO BE BOUND BY PLACE AND LORE | Hyperallergic
Hyperallergic featured our exhibition "To Be Bound By Place and Lore" in an article as one of the "Six Art Shows to Visit in Philadelphia This Fall."September 15, 2024
AWARD | STEVEN BARIS | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Through its artist grants, the Foundation provided financial resources for artists to create new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare exhibitions, attend a residency, and offset living expenses, allowing them to better pursue their art.July 11, 2024
AWARD | JACKIE MILAD | Rubys Artist Grant
Jackie Milad has been named the 2024 Alumni Awardee by Rubys Artist Grants.The Ruby's were established in 2013 to provide project-based support for individual artists. The goal of the program is to provide meaningful support to individual artists to allow for the creation of new work. The Rubys supports the notion of risk-taking (in practice, content, process, and/or outcome) and equally values artistic integrity, strong ideas, feasibility, and communal meaning.July 10, 2024
MUSEUM ACQUISITION | LA VAUGHN BELLE | 21c Museum Hotels, Louisville, KY
Pentimenti is thrilled to announce that 21c Museum Hotels has acquired "Swarm (002_2023)" from La Vaughn Belle's solo exhibition 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙤, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙞𝙧 at Pentimenti, for their permanent collection.May 18, 2024
PRESS | JACOB FEIGE | Artsy Editorial
Jacob Feige’s solo exhibition was highlighted on Artsy’s Editorial page as a featured “show to see”.May 2, 2024
PRESS | JACKIE MILAD | Artsy Editorial
Undoing the knotted parts, by Jackie Milad, was selected as one of "5 Standout Shows to See at Small Galleries This March" by Artsy’s Maxwell Rabb.March 15, 2024
PRESS | JACKIE MILAD | BmoreArt
BmoreArt celebrated Jackie Milad in their article "Seven Baltimore-Based Artists on the Rise — and on Display Across the Nation." The article highlights Milad's inaugural exhibition at Pentimenti.March 10, 2024
PRESS | JUDY GELLES | Artscope
Judy Gelles and her photograph “Self Portrait Watching the Soaps” were featured in a review in "Artscope" magazine about the exhibition “Unfinished Business” at Newport Art Museum. The article explores how Gelles' work encapsulates the complexities of making art as a woman artist.March 1, 2024
PRESS | CHRISTINE PFISTER | Bold Journey
Pentimenti’s Director, Christine Pfister, was interviewed by "Bold Journey". This LA-based online magazine centers its attention on the narratives, experiences, and insights woven by communities-at-large—knowledge that are worth more than all of the wealth in the world.February 13, 2024
PRESS | BRANDON J. DONAHUE-SHIPP | Hyperallergic
Brandon’s mural was featured in a "Hyperallergic" article celebrating the Harriet Tubman Cultural Center’s recent Project of the Year Award. January 31, 2024
AWARD | JACKIE MILAD | Creative Capital Award
Creative Capital’s mission is to advance artistic freedom of expression by funding underserved, risk-taking artists in the creation of new work. Known as the “gold standard in artist support,” Creative Capital Awards are made via a democratic, national open-call process, and provide grantees with unrestricted project grants, professional development, and community-building services to foster sustainable careers. Out of 5,600 applicants, Jackie was chosen as one of 54 artists.
January 22, 2024
MUSEUM ACQUISITION | EMILY WEINER | PAFA Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Pentimenti is delighted to have played a pivotal role in facilitating the museum acquisition of Emily Weiner's painting, "Paradox", (2023) which will now find its permanent home at the PAFA (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts) Museum.January 18, 2024