8405 Germantown Ave, Phildelphia, PA 19118

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Happy New Year from Gravers Lane Gallery!

As we step into a new year, we want to express our deepest gratitude to all of the art lovers, loyal collectors, friends, neighbors, and new customers who supported us throughout the past year.

Your passion for Contemporary Craft and its artists keeps the spirit of fine art and handmade work alive in Chestnut Hill.

In the coming year, we look forward to bringing you even more thought-provoking, beautifully crafted, and expertly made works. We will showcase artists who are legendary in their field alongside new voices who show talent and promise. We hope you’ll gather at GLG for our lively First Friday openings each month, where we can share a glass of wine, discuss art, and connect with one another and the artists themselves. Your engagement and curiosity inspire everything we do.

To our cherished artists — both long-time collaborators and new connections — thank you for trusting us with your work. We are honored to represent and support you. Our mission is to champion the Studio Craft Movement by sharing your unique stories, mastery of materials, and innovative creations with the broader community.

Here’s to a new year filled with creativity, connection, and the celebration of craft and contemporary art.

With heartfelt appreciation,

The Team at Gravers Lane Gallery

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BITE SIZE: Small Works Straight from the Studio

November 29, 2024 – January 9, 2025

Gravers Lane Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition featuring over 70 talented artists in BITE SIZE : Small Works Straight from the Studio. Specially commissioned for the holiday season, the gallery is offering our clients a small taste from our artists’ larger scale work. All mediums including ceramic, metal, wood, fiber,

glass and painting will be represented in this extensive group exhibition which will feature the work of well established artists represented by our gallery as well as emerging artists. Together, let’s support and celebrate our contemporary craft artists this holiday season.

Carol Eckert | Popillia japonica | 2024 | cotton & metallic threads, wire, with found drawer | 9.5″ x 5.5″ x 2″

Barbara Lee Smith | Landscape Shadows #5 | 2020 | Non-woven synthetic fabric with acrylic paint, machine stitched | 9″ x 13.5″ x 1″

Leslie Pontz | Tiny Tim 1 & 2 (Earring) | 2024 | hemp, monofilament, thread, and plexiglass | 14” x 5.5” x 3.5″

Steve Donegan | Reseed #2 | 2024 | acrylic paint on gessoed wood | 14″ x 11″ x 1″

Jill Bonovitz | Set of two ceremonial tea bowls | 2023 | black porcelain, glazed, handbuilt

Pamela Becker | Red and pink divided by shades of burnt orange | 997 | reed, linen and rayon threads | 10″ x 9″ x 9″

Featured artists included in the exhibition are Kate Anderson (fiber), Izzie Ashley (fiber), Joyce Barker-Schwartz (mixed media), Polly Barton (fiber), Sasha Baskin (fiber), Pamela Becker (fiber), Lanny Bergner (metal), Karin Birch (fiber), Jill Bonovitz (ceramic), Anna Boothe (glass), Eileen Braun (fiber), Christian Burchard (wood), Randall Cleaver (mixed media), Ann Coddington (fiber), Mardi Jo Cohen (metal), Kate Crankshaw (glass), Dona Dalton (wood), Marcia Docter (fiber), Steve Donegan (painting), Carol Eckert (fiber), Shane Fero (glass), Donna Festa (painting), Avishai Greis (metal), Leslie Grigsby (fiber), Andrea Haffner (metal), Catherine Haverkamp (painting), Doug Herren (ceramic), Bruce Hoffman (mixed media), Jan and Chris Hopkins (mixed media), Judith Hoyt (mixed media), Jan Hulin (fiber), Lissa Hunter (mixed media), Ron Isaacs (wood), Nancy Koenigsberg (fiber), Chloë Le Pichon (ceramic), Barbara Lee Smith (fiber), June Lee (fiber), Kari Lonning (fiber), Marya Lowe (fiber), Paula Mandel (mixed media), Bruce Metcalf (metal), Joseph Miceli (painting), Don Miller (wood), David Moore (painting), Scott Newman (wood), Amy Orr (fiber)), Leslie Pontz (Fiber), Sally Prangley (fiber), John Rais (metal), Joh Ricci (fiber), Madeline Rile Smith (glass), Brienne Rosner (metal), Paz Sandoval (wood), Rona Satten (print/metal), Biba Schutz (metal), Jane Sauer (fiber), Eric Serrittella (ceramic), Theresa Shields (fiber), Joan Shrager (print), Rita Siemienski Smith (painting), Barbara Straussberg (painting), Louise Strawbridge (mixed media), Robin Tedesco (painting), Tara Thacker (ceramic), Trudy Wang (fiber) and Brian Willette (painting).

More about the exhibition

BRILLIANCE: Covetable Gifts of the Season

November 29, 2024 – January 9, 2025

For the second year running Gravers Lane Gallery presents an annual showcase of American Studio Craft as personal adornment, decor for the home and an array of artist made objects for gift giving throughout the holiday season. This exhibition will feature the hand selected work of 50 talented artists and craftspeople from across the country, many of whom make their home in the Philadelphia area.

A selection of the artists participating in this year’s holiday marketplace are Victoria White Berry ceramics, Kate Dannenberg metals, Tien Do glass, Ruth Easterbrook ceramics, Wendy Ellertson journals, Cecilia Frittelli scarves, Morgan Gilbreath glass, Isabelle Gougenheim scarves, Melissa Hampton jewelry, Keith Hershberger ceramics, Kara Hetz jewelry, Holly Jean Studios woodwork, Brynn Hurlstone glass, Audrey Jung fiber, Christopher Kerr-Ayer glass,, Victoria Moore metals, Jake Pfeifer glass, Kenny Pieper glass, Emilie Pritchard jewelry, Julie Shaw jewelry, Matthew Thomas woodwork and Elisa Warder jewelry.

Clockwise: Sushi Board by Matthew Thomas | Catch-All Dishes by Morgan Gilbreath | Salad Servers by Kate Dannenberg | Scarf by Cecilia Fritelli

EXHIBITON INFORMATION

PENLAND RESIDENCY

Our very own Kate Crankshaw

CONGRATULATIONS to Kate Crankshaw who has been accepted to the highly sought out Penland’s Winter Residency program with a Fellowship covering all costs. We are proud of her ! Kate will be away for part of January to focus on her glass work. We can’t wait to hear all about the Penland experience and see what she’ll be making.

Penland’s Winter Residency program is a short-term residency opportunity for artists seeking to work independently in one of their 16 studios. Practicing artists of all backgrounds and at any stage of their career are encouraged to apply for a 2-week or 4-week session. Shared studio access is provided to a small number of artists each session; they invite enough people to encourage conversation and creative camaraderie, but not so many that focused time in the studio is compromised. Penland’s goal is to support creative experimentation by offering artists the time, space, and equipment they need to advance creative development.