Exhibitions

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Every year, four exhibitions are curated in Light Work’s Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery, each accompanied by an issue of Contact Sheet. Other exhibition venues include Light Work’s Hallway Gallery, the Community Darkrooms Gallery, and the Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery. Light Work regularly collaborates with the Urban Video Project (UVP), the Everson Museum of Art, and other organizations and galleries in Syracuse. Satellite exhibitions are occasionally held at the Palitz Gallery at the Syracuse University Lubin House in New York City.

Light Work has presented over 400 exhibitions since 1973.

Dionne Lee: Trap and Lean-to

January 13 – March 7, 2020
Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery
Gallery Talk: Thursday, January 30, 6pm
Reception: Thursday, January 30, 5-7pm

Nicola Lo Calzo: Bundles of Wood

August 26 – October 17, 2019
Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery
Artist Conversation: Friday, October 11, 6pm
Reception: Friday, October 11, 5-7pm

Robert Benjamin: River Walking

March 18 – July 27, 2019
Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery
Gallery Talk: Friday, March 22, 6pm
Reception: Friday, March 22, 5-7pm

Rodrigo Valenzuela: American Type

January 14 – March 1, 2019
Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery
Gallery Talk: Thursday, January 31, 6pm
Reception: Thursday, January 31, 5-7pm

Keisha Scarville: Alma

November 1 – December 13, 2018
Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery
Gallery Talk: Thursday, November 1, 6pm
Reception: Thursday, November 1, 5-7pm

Karolina Karlic: Rubberlands

March 20 – July 27, 2018
Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery
Gallery Talk: Thursday, March 29, 6pm
Reception: Thursday, March 29, 5-7pm

John Edmonds: Anonymous

November 1 – December 14, 2017
Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery
Gallery Talk: Thursday, November 30, 6pm
Reception: Thursday, November 30, 5-7pm

Exhibitions earlier than 2006 are not archived online, however we hope to do so in the future.

Information about earlier exhibitions can be found within individual issues of Contact Sheet.