CURRENT EXHIBITION

We’re Taking a Break…

We’re taking some time to be mad/sad/disappointed, but we will be back soon. Sometimes you just need to stop and regroup.

If you are already past the grief stage and would like to donate time or money to a good cause, here are just a few that we like to support:

William Way LGBT Community Center

Philadelphia Community Bail Fund

The Trevor Project

Planned Parenthood

Plan C

PAST EXHIBITIONS

Lydia Ricci

No Big Deal

September 28th - October 27th 2024

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Help us celebrate our creative young artists! Friday June 7th 5-7 PM.

Can’t make it? Click the image to donate what you can to support the Kearny School Mural project.

We hope to see you there!

Harrison James

Harrison James brings a unique style to the world of collage. Characterized by its fusion of disparate elements and thought-provoking themes, James’ work is ever expanding.

The exhibition will run April 5th - May 5th with an opening reception April 5th from 6 - 8 PM.

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Love’s Other Name

A show of drawings and works on paper curated by Opal Mae Ong. Work by María Esthela, Sakura Maku, Miguel Martinez, and Phyllis Yao.

Sept 23 - October 22

Opening reception September 23, 6-8 PM

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Kassy Kova

Kassy Kova’s body is a vessel of expression. Her mission is to explore the potential intersection between visual art and movement. She uses the energy of dance movement as a medium in order to capture its tangible remnant.

Her work surrounds themes of human existence, racial injustice, detrimental prejudice. Furthermore, her works aim to evaluate an individual's own cultural and racial identity in a globalized world.

Kassy Kova currently lives and works in Barcelona, Spain. She holds a BA in Visual Arts: Art History and Criticism, and is currently enrolled in the Metafora Studio Arts Program.

The Spite Haus will screen two works, “Somewhat Black and White” and “Reflected Dimensions”, beginning May 13th and continuing through the month of June.

Watch our Interview with the artist below.

Kassy Kova Interview with Erin Batson for The Spite Haus May 2023

Anthony Iacono

The Spite Haus presents Edge Play, an exhibition of recent drawings by Anthony Iacono, a New York based artist who works primarily in collage from painted papers. Influenced by the aesthetics of print and posters, Iacono depicts queer figures in seemingly mundane scenarios that are offset with coded language and suspense. In this group of new drawings, he focuses on objects, and magnifies into the anonymous figure for a zoomed in perspective on the body. Though we never explicitly see skin, the body is implied through garments and accessories.

Opening November 12 from 4 - 8 PM. Artist will be present.

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Sam Jaffe

Characterized by wacky, toxic color and overstuffed, mutated forms, Sam Jaffe’s recent work explores labor, folk and domestic art traditions, ornamentation, collecting behaviors, femininity, and the grotesque fallibility of the human body. All art materials are recycled, reused, repurposed, dead-stock, vintage, or otherwise sustainably sourced.

Sam received her BFA from The Rhode Island School of Design in 2005 and her MFA from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago in 2009. Sam Jaffe is an artist currently living and working in Chicago, IL.

Opening Oct 8 from 6 - 8 PM.

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The Spite Haus is open by appointment only. Please contact us to make an appointment to come by.

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Rosae Reeder

Rosae M. Reeder is a book artist and printmaker who lives, works and teaches in Philadelphia.

She received her MFA from the Book Arts/Printmaking program at University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Her work combines various alternative photographic processes, digital collage, traditional printmaking media such as letterpress, lithography, monotype along with book structure. The imagery and content of her work is that of reference and reflection: a moment remembered, a time almost forgotten, a thought process evolved.

Her work has been exhibited in many galleries and centers for book arts across the country and internationally.

The Spite Haus is proud to announce Rosae Reeder: Explorations in Format with an opening September 16th from 6 - 8 PM. Artist will be present.

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CALETHIA DeCONTO

These videos I make are always a sort of moving sketch book for something grander and more “real” to be made in the future. However, time waits for no one and I will always make art whenever and anyway I can.

Calethia DeConto

The Spite Haus is proud to present two works by L.A.-Based artist, Calethia DeConto. Sacred Vortex and it’s companion piece Chaotic Vortex will screen in our front window from July 9th through August 13th.

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K’ERA MORGAN

MAY 21ST - JUNE 4TH

EXTENDED THROUGH JUNE 12TH !

K’era Morgan is a Los Angeles-based mixed media painter who’s had a long term love affair with textile traditions from around the world. Her current mixed media work is based in an intuitive art practice. Her collaged paintings include found paper sourced from magazines, newspapers and books as well as hand-painted paper along with her own mark-making.

K’era holds a BFA from California College of the Arts and an MFA from The School of the Art Institute in Chicago.

Our exhibition will open on May 21st with an opening reception from 6-8pm.

We will have regular gallery hours from 12-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays until the closing of the show on June 4th. In addition, we will also be open by appointment only, during the week.

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SARAH PATER

February 8th - March 14th

New works by Sarah Pater on view at The Spite Haus February 8th - March 14th.

Sarah Pater holds a BFA in painting from Boston University and a MFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design. She lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.

Please join us for an an opening reception February 8th from 6-8pm with the artist.

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KIMMY QUILLIN

OPENS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14TH

THE SPITE HAUS IS PLEASED TO PRESENT AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY KIMMY QUILLIN. KIMMY QUILLIN IS A BROOKLYN-BASED ARTIST FROM THE MIDWEST. THESE TWO LOCALES FIND THEMSELVES REPRESENTED IN HER MORE MINIMALIST WORKS.

GALLERY HOURS ARE 12PM - 4PM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

LIMITED EDITION PRINTS AVAILABLE IN THE GALLERY AND ON OUR WEBSITE. CONTACT US FOR MORE INFO AT THESPITEHAUS@GMAIL.COM.

THERE WILL BE A CLOSING EVENT WITH THE ARTIST ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 2020. PLEASE JOIN US THEN FOR A CHEERS!

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OPAL MAE ONG

NOVEMBER 9 - DECEMBER 7 2019

OPAL MAE ONG

November 9th - December 7th 2019

THE SPITE HAUS IS PROUD TO PRESENT OPAL MAE ONG. WE WILL HOLD THE ARTIST’S FIRST SOLO SHOW OPENING NOVEMBER 9TH AND RUNNING THROUGH DECEMBER 7TH.

OPAL MAE ONG WAS BORN IN LOS ANGELES AND HOLDS A BFA FROM THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS IN NEW YORK AND A MFA FROM HUNTER COLLEGE.

Please join us for the opening reception, November 9th from 6pm - 8pm.

Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday 12pm - 4pm and by appointment.

Please send all inquiries to thespitehaus@gmail.com.

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MAGNOLIA LAURIE: TO RISE AND FALL

“Within my paintings and installations, the structures and systems created are illogical; they are delicate and makeshift in a way that may not endure their own weight, let alone the impending disruptions. Yet, they are made, and to me they reference the sustained need to try, to build, to create, even in the face of complete futility. They depict the instinctive, sometimes manic, and desperate human act of building and within them I am thinking about the cyclical rise and fall of civilizations.” - Artist Statement

The Spite Haus is pleased to celebrate our first exhibition with work by Magnolia Laurie.

Magnolia Laurie lives and works in Baltimore, MD. She received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, her P.B.A. from San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA and her M.F.A, from Mount Royal School of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.

Exhibition dates August 3rd, 2019 - September 15th, 2019 *this exhibition has been Extended through the 13th of October

Opening Reception August 2nd 6pm-8pm

Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday 12pm - 5pm and by appointment.

Please send all inquiries to thespitehaus@gmail.com.

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