A contemporary art space in the Historic Anacostia neighborhood. Free Admission.
Wed - Sat, 12 - 5pm or by appointment.
1241 Marion Barry Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 631-6291
November 22, 2024 - January 4, 2025
Tête-à-Tête: Making Space For Conversations
By Samuel Miranda
Opening Reception: November 22, 2024 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Free Admission. RSVP here.
Sami Miranda is a multi-talented individual, a poet, teacher, and visual artist, who has called DC his home for over 35 years. His work, diverse and captivating, has been exhibited in Madrid, Puerto Rico, and the DC metropolitan area. Currently, his work is on display at the Molina Family Gallery at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. It is also part of the University of Maryland Global Campus and various private collections. Miranda's creativity extends beyond visual art; he is the author of three poetry collections and has co-directed and co-produced four short films that have been featured in festivals across the US and internationally.
Tête-à-Tête is an exhibit that embodies the spirit of collaboration. Each piece results from a dialogue between Sami Miranda and other artists, incorporating elements of each artist's practice to create a unique and harmonious blend that transcends individual creativity.
THE OTHER SIDE: SURVIVORSHIP THROUGH CREATING
By Felicia L. Reed and Preference L. Evans
Show Dates: October 5th - November 7th, 2024
Opening Reception: October 5th; 7-9pm | RSVP bit.ly/SurvivorshipReception
Artist Talk: October 19th; 7-10pm | RSVP bit.ly/SurvivorshipArtistTalk
“Survivorship” implies survival, but in the case of two female artists, it represents a shift from victimhood to empowerment achieved primarily through creating artistic products. Historically, popularized art which has been assigned the highest values and appreciation is more frequently designated to male artists; values are often based on technical aspects and the execution of media. This exhibition, however, focuses on the healing aspects of art, bringing light to the content and subject of domestic violence from a recovery standpoint. Through contrasting media and presentation, Felicia Reed (fiber) and Preference Evans (paint) document their journeys.
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BLACK BEACHES
DURING SEGREGATION
By Rik Freeman
Honfleur Gallery is pleased to present "Black Beaches During Segregation" by award-winning DC muralist and artist Rik Freeman as part of its Artist in Residency Program. This series of oil on canvas paintings focuses on the Atlantic Seaboard and how segregation and "Jim Crow" laws meant to degrade the humanity of Black people, instead inspired the creation of these Black beaches and recreational areas. Says Freeman, "I chose to portray the fellowship, joy, and history of Black Beaches, a history of overcoming the degradation of racist "Jim Crow." laws.
The series features six beaches, from Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, to American Beach, Florida; five still exist as primarily Black-owned beaches or municipalities. "The paintings pay attention to the uniqueness of each beach and the similarities. They emphasize characters' interactions and the compositional flow of scenes, referencing the periods of each beach's respective histories, " says Freeman.
Born in 1956 in Athens, Georgia, Freeman began his professional career as an Artist and Muralist in Washington, DC, in 1989. While known for his many public commissions, including Ode to Barry Farms (2016, Barry Farm Recreation Center), KNOWLEDGE (2011, Dorothy I. Height Library), Freeman has a steady exhibition history of his works on
canvas, having been featured in numerous group shows, including Honfleur Gallery, Hill Center, and the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum of African American Art.
HOME/MADE : FLESH/BONE
JULY 11 - AUGUST 17, 2024
An evocative and immersive exhibition that marks the first gallery show of the nomadic Family Arts Museum. Curated by Mēlani N. Douglass, this powerful exhibition delves into the concept of home as a portable sanctuary, especially for people experiencing gentrification, migration, under the guise of urban renewal. The exhibition features the compelling photography of David L. McDuffie, artist-in-residence at the Family Arts Museum, who has documented Black culture across over 17 cities in the U.S. and the Caribbean. Each photograph tells a story of resilience and adaptability, offering a visual narrative that explores the intrinsic human need for a sense of belonging. Over the course of the exhibition, the gallery evolves to include aspects of the physical home and written responses from Douglass and McDuffie to be embedded into the photographs and wall space.
Visitors will experience a unique gallery setup designed to resemble a double helix, symbolizing DNA and mirroring the seven chakras. This design emphasizes the idea that Black culture and heritage are carried through our DNA, transcending time and geography. The exhibition includes a robust schedule of programming that brings the rituals of home into the gallery space, curated by Douglass. Highlights include an opening/exhibition blessing, an exhibition housewarming and non-traditional artist talk, a compost teach-in, a live virtual tour, a Playback Theater performance about home, and a closing house party. These events will create an intimate environment, inviting visitors to reflect on their own internal concepts of home and the ways in which home shapes our identities and lives.
"HOME/MADE FLESH/BONE" is on view from July 11 to August 17, 2024.
Gallery Hours are Thursday through Saturday, 12 to 5 p.m., or by appointment.
auxilium continuum: reframing
EXHIBIT DATES: May 16 - June 29, 2024
ONLINE ARTIST TALK: June 26, 2024 @ 1pm - RSVP here!
Honfleur Gallery presents auxilium continuum: reframing, a group exhibition (re)constructing support as a fluid and matriarchal practice that relies on collaboration and generativity.
For this exhibition, five contemporary women-identifying artists practicing in the greater Washington DC area were each provided stipends to create an artwork of their choosing – without any creative, conceptual, or practical limitations – in exchange for their participation in unfiltered conversations about their experiences with support (and lack thereof), inequality, and discrimination in their art careers, and how they imagine/desire art spaces and publics to evolve in the future.
Curated by Marta Lola Staudinger, auxilium continuum: reframing is both a seed and a field study. It initiates dialogue around under-investigated aspects of feminine energy (creation, intuition, fluidity) in the arts marketplace by gifting the participating artists time, space, and financial compensation to create freely. As a result, with deep reverence for practice and process, artists Ceci Cole McInturff, Rania Hassan, Jean Jinho Kim, Leah Lewis and Nicole Salimbene respond using a variety of media to present individual expressions of current needs and/or themes in their practices.
Concepts that intersect across the artists’ artworks and the exhibition’s composite offering include radical unity, hospitality, nourishment and collective care, rest and regeneration, matriarchs and mother lines, traditions of craft (predominantly created by women), resilience, women gathering, exchange, and the need for boundaries and protection.
This exhibition is sponsored by the 2023 Honfleur Women in Arts Program Curator Grant and ARCH Development Corporation.
auxilium continuum: reframing curated by Marta Lola Staudinger is on display at Honfleur Gallery May 16 - June 29, 2024. Located at 1241 Marion Barry Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020. Open Thursday- Saturday from noon to 5 pm or by appointment. A public reception will be held for the artists on Friday, May 31st from 7-9 pm. An artist and curator talk will be scheduled; date/time TBD. Press inquiries should be directed to info@honfleurgallerydc.com. Inquiries for art purchases should be directed to jason@archdevelopmentdc.org.
APRIL 4 - MAY 3, 2024
LAYING BARE
By Amelie Haden
JOIN US FOR THE ARTIST TALK ON THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024 AT 7PM
FREE ADMISSION
ARTIST STATEMENT
“This project focuses on the stereotypes and expectations of the male and female genders, as well as the perception of different body types. It is not to condemn stereotypes but to acknowledge them and coexist with them out in the open. These stereotypes exist within ourselves and it is a call out and a space for recognition and perhaps acceptance.
The figures are constructed of locally sourced Virginia poplar, semi-precious gemstones, and an array of both procured and found objects.”
- Amelie Haden
This exhibit contains nudity.
Award-winning Washington, D.C. writer, director, and producer Jay Sun unveils his highly anticipated film, "The Art of Unemployment," on YouTube on April 20, 2024, at 4:20 PM.
This project was made possible by Honfleur Limited under the Sharon Hughes Gautier Legacy Fund. The release date playfully nods to a well-known global holiday, reflecting a pivotal scene in the film that explores the protagonist's journey as a full-time artist grappling with the complexities of fatherhood.
In honor of Women's History Month, Honfleur Gallery presents
HER: An Exhibit Celebrating Women
This exhibit, curated by DC Artist Jay Sun, features works from the Honfleur Gallery Collection that highlight and celebrate women's strength, beauty, and wisdom.
On display through March 30, 2024.
Opening Reception on Saturday, March 9 at 7pm.
Free admission. RSVP here.
Featuring Artwork By:
J. F. Baurette
Java Cirebon
Owen Franken
Christina Helferich-Polosky
Sonia Jones
John K. Lawson
D. Perlstein
Herberth Romero
Matthew Rose
Gabriel Schmidt
James Terrell
Zsudayka Nzinga Terrell
Renee Woodward
PRESENTED BY HONFLEUR GALLERY
Free event, but pre-registration required at bit.ly/HistoryOfTheDrum
His Story of the Drum was written, produced, and directed by jay sun.
Join us for an incredible evening as we explore the fascinating history of the drum! Immerse yourself in the rhythmic beats and captivating stories that have shaped cultures throughout the ages. From ancient civilizations to modern music, discover how this powerful instrument has influenced our world, featuring live performances by some of the most dynamic drummers, including:
Jabari Exum
Kweku Sumbry
Rahkel Yisrael
Malik Dope
Gerald "GB" Berry
Tony Spoon
DECEMBER 21 - FEBRUARY 9, 2024
YOU CAN’T UNRING THE BELL
BY TERENCE NICHOLSON
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Artist Statement:
“You Can’t Unring the Bell is about spiritual beings having a human experience. It is a journey that I call “ from sleepwalking to open-eyed dreaming.”
Much of the work reflects upon personal themes such as recovery from addiction, self-definition, and recognition of childhood trauma. Then, it expands to issues around truth, denial, resentment, and fear at the personal, provincial, and world levels. I want to give the viewer a look into the chapters of life I experienced in my community, from the Marion Barry years through the epoch of gentrification that took hold in Washington, DC. This offers a more nuanced perspective than many generalizations used to define what has come to be termed “the Black Experience.”
Some of my paintings and conceptual assemblages have a slight patina of sarcasm, but I am clear about my hope for humanity. This body of work lays bare the lessons that society has still struggled to master while I continue to question my own programming and socialization. The reality that race, class, and greed are just as much the three-headed juggernaut as it has always been is clear to me. Overall, the works offer a snapshot of what was like, what happened, and what it’s like now.
You can’t unring the bell, so what do you do next?”
DAP IS A LOVE LANGUAGE
CLOSING RECEPTION: SAT, DECEMBER 16TH, 5-7PM
The "Dap is a Love Language" exhibition at Honfleur Gallery is a visual love letter to native Washingtonians that explores how the Black man's handshake creates and sustains community.
A multi-media experience, this exhibit features artistic works created by youth participants in the 'Dap is a Love Language' Arts Workshop. With the guidance of photographers Joseph Edwards and Ed Underwood, students walked through the Anacostia neighborhood as photojournalists, telling the story of Dap in the community. The exhibit features compelling photos and interviews with local artists, activists, and entrepreneurs.
This event is co-sponsored by The Dap Project, Honfleur Gallery, and the Valley Place Arts Collaborative. A Community Heritage grant from HumanitiesDC supports this project, as well as funding from ARCH Development.
SEPTEMBER 23RD - NOVEMBER 4TH, 2023
HONFLEUR GALLERY PRESENTS
2023 EAST OF THE RIVER EXHIBITION
INTERLOCKED
BY THE INFINITY COLLECTIVE
CURATED BY ZSUDAYKA NZINGA TERRELL
ZSUDAYKA NZINGA TERRELL
Recipient of the 2023 East of the River Distinguished Artist Award
Presented by Honfleur Gallery in memory of Sharon Hughes Gautier
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Zsudayka Nzinga Terrell created the Infinity Program to create a community and empower Black women artists in the DMV area to show their artwork and understand the art business. Judges Carol Dyson, Shante Bullock, and James Brown, Jr. helped narrow down from over 50 applicants the top 11 artists. From the early 20s to early 50s, emerging, practicing, and re-emerging artists met for eight weeks and learned about the art business from various presenters, including an art consultant, grant manager, museum acquisitions coordinator, trademark attorney, and a life coach. We painted together and built our businesses. Our bond was so strong we decided to form a collective, continue supporting each other, and grow together in our art and life journeys. All of our artists are showing regionally now.
This exhibition is titled "Interlocked" and explores the connections forged between groups of people working in unison towards a common goal. Featuring the work of Camille Angel, Sanah Brown-Bowers, Shante Bullock, Bria Edwards, Artiste Fletcher, Dany Green, Joy Nutt, Reshada Pullen, Liz Stewart, Chantae Sudlow, Candice Tavares, and Vanessa Villareal.
Press and purchase inquiries should be sent to info@honfleurgallerydc.com
AUGUST 19 - SEPT 16, 2023
LEAVE IT ON THE BOARD
ART COMPETITION & EXHIBITION
Twelve talented artists competed in this skateboard design competition and art show and competed for four cash prizes and bragging rights!
Enjoy this extraordinary exhibition featuring talented guest artists showcasing their artwork on skateboards. Leave It On The Board is now showing through September 16, 2023. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 12 - 5 pm, and by appointment. Free and open to the public. To request more information and a price list of pieces in the exhibition, email info@honfleurgallerydc.com.
This exhibition was curated by DC artist Luis Del Valle and is made possible by ARCH Development, a Ward 8 nonprofit in partnership with the Valley Place Arts Collaborative.
JULY 20TH - AUGUST 12TH, 2023
THE ART OF UNEMPLOYMENT
Presented By Honfleur Gallery
Created & Co-Curated By jay sun
Co-curated By Luis Del Valle
A multi-dimensional Art Exhibit featuring Visual Art, Culinary Arts, Music and anchored by the Film; The Art of Unemployment.
Join us for The Art of Unemployment Movie Screening & Music Performance on July 22nd and August 12th at 7:00 PM. This unique event will be held at 1241 Good Hope Road Southeast, Washington, DC 20020.
Discover the captivating world of cinema, visual art, and sound created by talented individuals who have experienced and maneuvered the art of unemployment. This exhibition showcases the cinematic artistry of jay sun, the visual artwork of Luis Del Valle, and the sultry voice of JacobSoul providing the soundtrack for the film. The Art of Unemployment Exhibit aims to shed light on the struggles, resilience, and personal crossroads of a young artist affected by unemployment.
Whether you're an art enthusiast or simply curious about the human experience, this event offers a unique opportunity to engage with thought-provoking art and support local Washington DC artists fueled by their own stories of resilience.
Mark your calendar for The Art of Unemployment Movie Screening & Music Performance, and join us for two evenings of art, inspiration, and community!
APRIL 20 - APRIL 30, 2023
The Art of Unemployment
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, April 20, 2023|7 :00pm-9:00pm
Featuring DJ Slimkat and Screening of the Music Video Trailer “Heroes”
Free Admission. RSVP HERE
A multi-dimensional Art Exhibit featuring Visual Art,Culinary Arts, Music and anchored by the Film; The Art of Unemployment.
Friday, April 21, 7-9pm
Screening Premiere and Q&A
$20 Entry. Purchase tickets.
Saturday, April 22, 7-9pm
Live Soundtrack Performance, Film Screening & Live Performance feat. Jacobsoul
$20 Entry. Purchase tickets.
Friday, April 28, 7 - 9pm
Screening and Q&A
$20 Entry. Purchase tickets.
Saturday, April 29, 7pm - 9pm
FINAL Live Soundtrack Performance, Film Screening and Live Performance feat. Jacobsoul
$20 Entry. Purchase tickets.
MARCH 4 - APRIL 8, 2023
SOUND PATTERNS No. 8
presented by SHAOLIN JAZZ
CLOSING RECEPTION
FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2023, 7-10PM
FREE EVENT! RSVP HERE!
SOUND PATTERNS Art Exhibition series with No. 8: An exploration of martial arts within the Black aesthetic.
The original works in this exhibition will explore that relationship through the lens of seven artists and their respective mediums:
Imani K. Brown
Maurice James Jr.
Asad “Ultra” Walker
Kojo Boateng
Christopher Everett
Terence Nicholson
Aniekan Udofia
We invite you to observe, learn, and enjoy the stories that these artists’ works will tell through mediums ranging from tattoo art, graffiti, graphic design, paint, and film.
JAN 14 - FEB 18, 2023
STEVENS JAY CARTER: MODERN MASTER, CURATED BY LUIS DEL VALLE
An exhibition featuring a powerful spectrum of work from the late Stevens Jay Carter (1958-2021). Award-winning DC artist Luis Del Valle curates this collection.
Stevens, a dynamic, prolific, and artistically diverse American abstract visual artist, employed a range of mediums - from painting and sculpture to clothing and decor - to articulate his many visions. In recent years, his work addressed the coronavirus pandemic and other critical social issues.
OPENING RECEPTION
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 2023, 5PM - 8PM
NOV 11TH 2022 - DEC 16TH, 2022
PEACE OF WAR: INTERTWINED BY ART
PEACE OF WAR: INTERTWINED BY ART features ten veteran artists and will launch with an opening reception and performing arts concert this Friday, November 11th, 5-8 pm at the Anacostia Arts Center (1235 Good Hope Road, SE). This event is free and open to the public.
This group exhibition at Honfleur Gallery DC explores intergenerational war experiences and finding peace and unity through art. The collection of two- and three-dimensional art forms, narratives, and associated programming provoke the senses and stimulate meaningful community discussions. Unlike most “war” discussions featuring only veterans, the Peace of War exhibition artwork reveals the consequences of “war” beyond the warfighter and the repercussions and resilience of current and future generations.
This Veterans Day, please join ARCH Development, Honfleur Gallery, and Uniting US as we collaborate to showcase, honor, and celebrate veteran artists and the community in which they live!
Sept 30 - Nov 5, 2022
ARTIST TALK: Sat, Nov 5th at 2pm
Honfleur Gallery presents a solo exhibition by internationally acclaimed light sculptor Craig Kraft.
Kraft, a Smithsonian instructor for the past 24 years, has used neon light to create monumental outdoor light sculptures, such as Vivace sited at the Watha T. Daniel Library in DC, but now turns his attention to pressing social and political issues such as ignored and unaccounted for missing children, Climate Change, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Trump in American politics, and finding HOPE against all odds.
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EMERGENCY NEON
by Craig Kraft
15th Annual East of the River Exhibition
TRANSCENDENCE by James Stephen Terrell
Honfleur Gallery @ Maryland Art Place
218 W. Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 12pm to 4pm
September 9 - October 15, 2022
“As humans we are more then what we see on the surface. We are more than just flesh, blood and bone. There are multiple planes of existence. There are multiple layers beneath our physicality, and mental capacity. Within and around us are unseen but immensely felt dreamlike spiritual realms that intertwines our mind and body and guides our day to day existence. We are not just humans that solely exist on the planet, we also exist and are connected to the cosmos. We are figuratively existing within interstellar spiritual planes. This series of work incorporates line shape pattern immersed and fused together with fabric, paint and paper using the style of collage. Like my collages, our lives are placed together like pieces of a puzzle. The figures in the art seems surreal, unreal, unearthly and other worldly. I seek to explore in this body of work that although our physical existence is temporary our spiritual existence is eternal and other worldly. The collages in this series are portals that propels and transcends the viewer to an otherworldly, ethereal, heavenly, magical, mystical, supernatural existence.”
- James Stephen Terrell
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Lady Ethereal
Revivification
Lady Celastrina
Divine Intervention
August 20th - Sept 24th, 2022
COLOR + FORM = BLACKSTRACTION
Honfleur Gallery
1241 Good Hope Rd, SE, Washington, DC 20020
ARTIST TALK: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2-4PM - RSVP HERE!
Featuring Artists
Aziza Claudia Gibson Hunter
Gail Shaw-Clemons
Adjoa J. Burrowes
Sheila Crider
& Curated by Terence Nicholson
Four women drawn together by abstraction merge decades of creating in parallel universes into a unified vision. Women Of An Undetermined Age synthesize the improvisation, the spirit, the spontaneity, the rhythm, and the experience of being Black in two and three dimensions.
Claudia "Aziza" Gibson Hunter, Flight Patterns
Gail Shaw-Clemons, I'm Done #40
Adjoa J. Burrowes, Rhythm of the Nile
Sheila Crider, Haunting Refrain
Renee Azcra Woodward has a background in all things gothic. Her artistic career started as a model and photographer in the gothic nightclub scene in Philly and DC. She has since grown her career to include fine art, fashion, and wedding photography, but she still takes any opportunity to shoot the darker side of life. She has a particular love of shooting beautiful women and decaying architecture. In this project, Ms. Woodward combines her love for the macabre with her fine art and fashion experience. The backdrops showcased in this exhibit include Eastern State Penitentiary, Alburtis Furnace, Pennhurst Asylum, and La Belle Creolle, an abandoned resort in St. Maarten, to name a few.
Ms. Woodward’s work has been exhibited and published internationally. She has a long working relationship with Honfleur Gallery and is very excited to have the opportunity to work with the organization again through this exhibit.
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CYPRESS BATES
GATE I - Eastern State Penitentiary
SUNSET - Eastern State Penitentiary
ROT & RUIN: PART II - La Belle Creolle
GOTHIC HAUNT II - West Chester, PA
RAISE HELL
May 6th - June 18, 2022
ANACOSTIA PORTRAITS by Elena Volkova
Anacostia Portraits is a participatory art project that used a historic photographic process to create a visual archive celebrating the people who make up the Anacostia region of the District of Columbia. In this revival of the 19th-century tintype, individuals with a connection to the community were invited to portrait sessions with photographer Elena Volkova at the Anacostia Arts Center. Each sitting produced two portraits, one for the participant and one for the final installation.
Anacostia Portraits is supported by a grant from the Corcoran Women's Committee and ARCH Development Corporation.
IN THE POCKET PODCAST
& THE HUT PODCAST
A new podcast started in 2021 that pieces together the history of DC art, music, and culture one conversation at a time. In the Pocket spotlights the connections between the history of art, music, and culture in DC with the city's most interesting people who helped shape its legacy. Presented by host Terence Nicholson (visual artist and founder of rock band Thaylobleu) and co-host Paige Muller (DC blogger and founder of Curious Caravan), the podcast records and broadcasts live from Honfleur Gallery.