Past Shows

Peg Johnston, Curator -- Open entry show. All welcome.

SmartPhone Photo Contest and Exhibit

March 3rd -  March 24th, 2018

Luma Festival: Smart phones at the ready! 48 photographers showing 119 photos snapped on their phones. Smartphone photos are ubiquitous on social media and at all gatherings, and this show demonstrates both the sheer beauty and often the serendipity of the images the exhibitors have captured. The show is a result of a public call … read more

Martha Colgan / Nancy Ryan

Treelove / Collection

February 2nd -  February 24th, 2018

On First Friday, February 2, 3-9:00 p.m., Cooperative Gallery 213 opened exhibits by Nancy Ryan, titled “Collection,” and by Martha Colgan, titled “Treelove.” The dual exhibit, running through Feb. 24, presents two experienced artists following their artistic curiosity. The front part of the gallery this month is a group show of black, white, and grey … read more

Open to all Photographers

7th Bob Johnston Memorial Photography Show & Competition

January 5th -  January 27th, 2018

“Gioia con Bolles di Sapone” Best of Show by Richard Lee “Le Luce” one of four Judge’s Choice by Greg Chianis An open-theme showcase of our area’s best photography, co-sponsored by Cooperative Gallery 213 and Two Rivers Photography Club. Awards for Best of Show, two Judge’s Choice each in Black and White and Color, and … read more

Supporting and exhibiting members

Annual Holiday Show: All Members’ Show

December 1st -  December 23rd, 2017

Pick-up of unsold art is Thursday, December 28, 10 AM – 2 PM, or by appointment. All artists, please be sure to initial your inventory sheets before leaving with your work.

Barbara Bernstein and Karen Kuff-Demicco

Figurative Journey: Bernstein and Demicco

October 6th -  October 29th, 2017

Karen Kuff-Demicco and Barbara Bernstein, sculptors working in clay, glass, and mixed media, present a new show entitled “Figurative Journey”. Their work explores human forms, emotions and life’s experiences. The show opens at the Cooperative Gallery 213 on October 6th on First Friday. The public is invited to an artists’ reception on October 5th. The … read more

Susan Kendrot and Betsy Williams

Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture

September 1st -  September 24th, 2017

Susan Kendrot Susan Kendrot’s “Fragments” features drawings that dissemble and abstract the stone images of the Parthenon Marbles. Her paintings of the horses symbolize a broader human theme. Betsy Williams sculpture, titled “Struggle”, is made from stoneware clay and sticks. She sculpts to freeze a single moment in time, to capture the “wow” moment when … read more

Aubrey Clark and John Thomson

Renewal and Contrast

August 4th -  August 27th, 2017

About ‘Renewal’ Aubrey Clark says, “Renewal is part of the process of revisiting work, materials, and ideas. Recurring themes emerge to engage me: the natural resources of clean water, fresh air, fertile soil, animals and plants, planet sustainability, and life cycles.” ‘Contrast’ by John Thompson comprises drawings and small scale sculptures that reflect a life … read more

Eileen Seeley Schlag & Karen Fedczuk

“What Meets the Eye” & “Aloha”

July 7th -  July 28th, 2017

East Beach Hawaii An exhibit by new member Eileen Seeley Schlag entitled “What meets the eye and touches the heart.” Also on display is “Aloha” Recent Works by Karen Fedczuk, a long time gallery member known for her fine print making.

Judy Salton and MaryRose

Altared /Altered States

June 2nd -  June 25th, 2017

Altar piece to Dance (outside) Collage after Caravaggio Still Life (detail) This installation explores the form of the altarpiece placed in a chapel-like setting, but without religious connotations. Judy Salton venerates the Arts – Music, Dance and Theatre using the techniques of carving, mosaic tiles, paintings and drawings to create her altars. “Altared /Altered States” … read more

Glenda Blake and Chuck Haupt

Forces of Nature: Paintings and Photographs

April 7th -  April 30th, 2017

River Watcher Wishing Stone Black and white photographs of nature across two continents by Chuck Haupt; paintings by Glenda Blake of allegorical figures in natural settings.

Exhibiting members, supporting members and new exhibiting members

Special All Members’ Show

March 3rd -  March 26th, 2017

New works from all members

Kathryn Niles with Tess Zizak

Transience and Continuance

February 3rd -  February 26th, 2017

Kathryn Niles Tess Zizak Kathryn Niles, who teaches at Binghamton University, and Tess Zizak, a BFA candidate at BU, are showing “Transience and Continuance,” featuring transient images by Niles, such as the “End of Season Milkweed” with pods and fall leaves. Zizak works primarily in landscape paintings, both watercolor and oil, as well as pen-and-ink … read more

All members of Cooperative Gallery 213

Holiday Show 2016: All Members’ Show

December 2nd -  December 25th, 2016

Give the gift of Art! Find unique and affordable artworks from more than 50 artists and fine crafters, as the Cooperative Gallery is transformed into a showplace for original and wonderful works from all of our members. Extended Gallery hours: Fridays 3 – 6 PM, Saturdays 11 AM – 4 PM

Kit Burnham-Ashman, Jean Luongo and Bryna Silbert

Living Absently

November 4th -  November 27th, 2016

Patsy’s Beach (A Dream) by Jean Luongo Nude by Kit Burnham-Ashman The theme of the show is derived from a story about a cat that would stay for a while and then go away for a while. Says Kit Ashman, “We all go away for a while in our different conscious states, sometimes in suffering, … read more

Carolyn Gilligan and Joanne Thorne Arnold

“Water” by Carolyn Gilligan and “DAY” by Joanne Thorne Arnold

October 7th -  October 30th, 2016

Cape Scape by Joanne Thorne-Arnold Sunset I by Joanne Thorne-Arnold DAY is an exhibition of oil paintings and glass scenes by Joanne Thorne Arnold. Landscape in subject matter, the work is influenced by the beautiful day; the kind you hate to see end because the air, the light and the atmosphere feeds your spirit. The … read more

Ken Weir, David Saffer, Robert Lobe and Morgan Taylor

Separate Paths: Four students from the New York Studio School, 1978

September 2nd -  September 25th, 2016

Onions on a Window Sill by David Saffer The Imagination of Man by Ken Weir This is a collective show of Ken Weir and three of his classmates from the New York Studio School, 1978 . The exhibit is dedicated to the artists’ friend and classmate, David Saffer. It will be the first public display … read more

Shirley Ernst & Ada Stallman

Ada Stallman Retrospective & Watercolors by Shirley Ernst

August 4th -  August 27th, 2016

Flowers, Ada Stallman Shirley Ernst and Ada Stallman created art together for many years and were good friends until Ada’s death in 2015. They have had many shows together so it is fitting that a retrospective of Ada’s long artistic career will hang next to Shirley’s watercolors.