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CDCP x WCDC Present: Lizzee Solomon
Mar
16
to May 25

CDCP x WCDC Present: Lizzee Solomon

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CDCP x WCDC Present: Lizzee Solomon

Artist Reception: Saturday, March 16th 12:00 pm-3:00pm

On view: March 16th - May 25th, 2024
Gallery hours: Saturdays 12-5pm

Join CDCP and WCDC for our third collaborative show of the season, featuring new work by artist Lizzee Solomon.

I make art that enlivens and captures the imagination. Using a unique blend of mixed media techniques, I create bold portraits of a wide range of subjects, both real and imagined. The vibrant color palette I use is inspired by my experience woodcarving in rural Oaxaca, Mexico. There, I learned how to transform copal tree chunks into alebrijes - brilliantly colored sculptures of wild creatures.

My studio practice is meticulous and tedious at times, fueled by my compulsion to complete visual puzzles, and the desire to work with my hands doing small tasks. I choose to work this way for its unexpected meditative qualities. I am entranced by every nuance of my subjects, creating shapes out of shadows, patterns out of pores, and exaggerating distinctive features.

Each work begins as a drawing, resembling a puzzle. After software processing, I use a CNC laser cutter to fabricate the components using colorful plastic, birch plywood, and adhesive vinyl. After assembling the parts, the whole semi-nightmarish portrait emerges with satisfying textures and juicy colors. Working this way allows me to create artwork for a wider range of collectors. I am a strong believer in art that is accessible, not out-of-reach.

About Lizzee:

Lizzee Solomon was born in New York, NY, and grew up in suburban Chicago, IL. She earned a BFA in Studio Art and Hispanic Studies at Carnegie Mellon University in 2011. Lizzee is based in Pittsburgh and participates in group and solo exhibitions as an artist and curator in the region. In addition to her studio practice, Lizzee is a commercial artist, working with businesses to elevate their products and brands using a combination of new and traditional techniques. Lizzee also has over fifteen years of professional teaching experience, having taught at the Carnegie Museum of Art, TechShop, and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. She is currently an instructor and Board Member at Protohaven in Wilkinsburg.

WCDC's Lohr Gallery

725 Wood St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15221

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CDCP x WCDC present: Jasmine Green Opening Reception
Dec
9
12:00 PM12:00

CDCP x WCDC present: Jasmine Green Opening Reception

CDCP x WCDC Present: Jasmine Green

Artist Reception: Saturday, December 9th, 12:00pm-3:00pm

On view: December 9th, 2023 - February 24th, 2024
Gallery hours: Saturdays 12-5pm

Black women exist within an unrelenting ecosystem built to convince us that we are insufficient. To persevere, counternarratives that remind us of our humanity are crucial. As a painter and poet, my work exists as a safe harbor for Black women and girls, centering themes such as mental health, systemic oppression, joy, liberatory visions, and power.


I practice mainly in acrylic media but also engage in digital painting, tufting, and laser cutting. What excites me most is ideating new ways to showcase aspects of Black feminine identity outside of the limiting bounds and tropes we often see ourselves defined within; I can depict nudity in ways that are not inherently sexual, beauty in ways not restricted by Eurocentric standards and a deep and emotional personhood that can not be bypassed or erased.


I am most influenced in practice and philosophy by the works of Claudia Rankine, Audre Lorde, Kehinde Wiley, Romare Bearden, Octavia Butler, and Kerry James Marshall. The questions I want to be answered in my work are: what is challenged when Black women are centered unapologetically; and what effect do the societies we live in have on Black women’s capacity for joy, love, peace, and processing trauma?

WCDC's Lohr Gallery
725 Wood St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15221

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CDCP x WCDC Present: Jasmine Green
Dec
9
to Feb 24

CDCP x WCDC Present: Jasmine Green

CDCP x WCDC Present: Jasmine Green

Artist Reception: Saturday, December 9th, 12:00pm-3:00pm

On view: December 9th, 2023 - February 24th, 2024
Gallery hours: Saturdays 12-5pm

Black women exist within an unrelenting ecosystem built to convince us that we are insufficient. To persevere, counternarratives that remind us of our humanity are crucial. As a painter and poet, my work exists as a safe harbor for Black women and girls, centering themes such as mental health, systemic oppression, joy, liberatory visions, and power.

I practice mainly in acrylic media but also engage in digital painting, tufting, and laser cutting. What excites me most is ideating new ways to showcase aspects of Black feminine identity outside of the limiting bounds and tropes we often see ourselves defined within; I can depict nudity in ways that are not inherently sexual, beauty in ways not restricted by Eurocentric standards and a deep and emotional personhood that can not be bypassed or erased.

I am most influenced in practice and philosophy by the works of Claudia Rankine, Audre Lorde, Kehinde Wiley, Romare Bearden, Octavia Butler, and Kerry James Marshall. The questions I want to be answered in my work are: what is challenged when Black women are centered unapologetically; and what effect do the societies we live in have on Black women’s capacity for joy, love, peace, and processing trauma?

WCDC's Lohr Gallery
725 Wood St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15221

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The Art of Democracy Exhibition
Oct
5
to Nov 2

The Art of Democracy Exhibition

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Keystone Progress Education Fund and Casey Droege Cultural Productions are thrilled to present our exhibit The Art of Democracy. This exhibit features work that creates a dialogue around democracy as a whole and the current political climate, especially in a year when we have local/municipal elections. Exploring how democracy impacts censorship, reproductive justice and abortion access, workers' rights, and economic justice, this show demonstrates what a healthy democracy should look like.

WHEN:
September 29
Opening Reception from 6-9pm at Brew House Arts
711 S 21st, St #210
Pittsburgh, PA 15203

October 5 - November 3
Work on display at Repair the World
6140 Station St
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Gallery Hours:
Mon-Fri, 9a-3:30pm

Juried by Fran Flaherty
Featuring work by:
Andrew Ellis Johnson
Frank Harris
Vaishali Paliwal
Max Almeida
Louise Silk
Penny Mateer
Tony Del Sardo
Helena Valentine
Jean Davis
Jacquet Kehm
Lindsey Peck Scherloum
William Bill Kawah
Melanie Linn Gutowski

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The Art of Democracy Opening Reception
Sep
29
6:00 PM18:00

The Art of Democracy Opening Reception

Keystone Progress Education Fund and Casey Droege Cultural Productions are thrilled to present our exhibit The Art of Democracy. This exhibit features work that creates a dialogue around democracy as a whole and the current political climate, especially in a year when we have local/municipal elections. Exploring how democracy impacts censorship, reproductive justice and abortion access, workers' rights, and economic justice, this show demonstrates what a healthy democracy should look like.

WHEN:
September 29
Opening Reception from 6-9pm at Brew House Arts
711 S 21st, St #210
Pittsburgh, PA 15203

September 30 - October 31
Work on display at Repair the World
6140 Station St
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Juried by Fran Flaherty
Featuring work by:
Andrew Ellis Johnson
Frank Harris
Vaishali Paliwal
Max Almeida
Louise Silk
Penny Mateer
Tony Del Sardo
Helena Valentine
Jean Davis
Jacquet Kehm
Lindsey Peck Scherloum
William Bill Kawah
Melanie Linn Gutowski

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CDCP x WCDC Present: Sense of Self by the Wilkinsburg and Braddock Youth Project and Meshwork Press
Nov
5
to Jan 14

CDCP x WCDC Present: Sense of Self by the Wilkinsburg and Braddock Youth Project and Meshwork Press

CDCP x WCDC Present: Sense of Self by the Wilkinsburg and Braddock Youth Project and Meshwork Press

Opening Reception: Saturday, Nov. 5th, 1-3pm
Community Workshop: Saturday, December 10th, 1-3pm

On view: Nov. 5th - Jan. 14th 2023
Gallery hours: Saturdays 12-5pm

WCDC's Lohr Gallery
725 Wood St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15221

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Tiny Talk: Living Room Session with Darrin Milliner
Oct
28
8:00 PM20:00

Tiny Talk: Living Room Session with Darrin Milliner

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Tiny Talk: Living Room Session with Darrin Milliner
Oct. 28, 8pm

Our resident artist Darrin Milliner is joining Small Mall for a Tiny Talk! Our Living Room Session series brings our Tiny Talk events to the comfort of your home. 

Tiny Talk: Living Room Sessions operate on a pay-what-you-can model between $5-20. All profits from this series will go to paying our guest artist and Small Mall staff.

​To sign up for our Tiny Talk with Darrin, purchase a ticket below!

​Ticket purchases are required to receive the RSVP link to the event via email. Participants will receive the Zoom link to the event one hour prior to the start of the event. To purchase a ticket, click here


More on Darrin:

Darrin Milliner, b. 1992, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania currently lives and works in Pittsburgh. His work focuses on finding the inspirational, educational, and empowering aspects of everyday life. Taking every opportunity to absorb various subjects that spark emotion and action, then bringing them to the forefront of his work, all in an attempt to highlight the importance of the separate worlds that surround each of us on a daily basis.

At his core, he is really just an artist or someone who is meant to create, whatever that may be. From a young age, he has always been creating and always exploring how to produce things that aren't already in existence. He doesn't think he'll ever stop doing that and he’s not sure if he ever can.

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Check out Darrin's solo show at the CDCP Project Space!

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Tiny Talk with Claira Heitzenrater
Aug
27
8:00 PM20:00

Tiny Talk with Claira Heitzenrater

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Tiny Talk with Claira Heitzenrater

Thursday, 8/27, 8pm

​$5-20 Suggested Donation
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Our Tiny Talk series continues! Next up is Claira Heitzenrater.

Living Room Sessions will be pay-what-you-can between 

$5-20 to sign up. Proceeds will go to Small Mall staff and the artists to help them through this crisis. 

 To sign up, purchase a ticket at our website. You will receive an invitation link via email one hour before the event begins. 

More on Claira:

​Claira Heitzenrater is a contemporary painter, witch & educator living and working in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She holds an MFA in Painting from Edinboro University and a BFA in Studio Art from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She has been featured in issue 13 of Create! Magazine, volume 38 of Studio Visit Magazine, issue 11 of Fresh Paint Magazine, as well as various regional publications. She has completed residencies at SparkBox Studio in Picton, Ontario, Canada and the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont. Claira currently works as a teaching artist in Design at the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild in the North side of Pittsburgh. She is a lover of animals, magick, nature, good music, tea, and a damn fine cup of coffee.

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Tiny Talk with Sarah Jacobs
Aug
21
8:00 PM20:00

Tiny Talk with Sarah Jacobs

Poster photo of Sarah Jacobs artist talk featuring colorful images of Sarah and her work with the Small Mall interior in the background.

Tiny Talk with Sarah Jacobs

Friday, 8/21, 8pm

​$5-20 Suggested Donation

Our Tiny Talk series continues! Next up is Sarah Jacobs.

Living Room Sessions will be pay-what-you-can between 

$5-20 to sign up. Proceeds will go to Small Mall staff and the artists to help them through this crisis. 

 To sign up, purchase a ticket at our website. You will receive an invitation link via email one hour before the event begins. 


More on Sarah:

Sarah Jacobs is a contemporary artist. Her work has been exhibited in the US and in Europe and she has taken part in artist residencies in Grimma, Germany, Cali, Colombia, and Taos, New Mexico. She has won multiple grants, including the Arts Council England Grant, and her work can be found in public and private collections in the US, UK, and Hong Kong. She has had solo and two person exhibitions in New York City, London, Wrocław, Poland and Bristol, England, among other cities. A large scale reproduction of one of her paintings was displayed at the Pittsburgh International Airport from 2018 - 2019. 

​Born in West Virginia in 1984, Jacobs was raised in Littlestown, Pennsylvania. She was educated in Art History at Gettysburg College and received her MFA from the Hoffberger School of Painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore in 2010. There she studied under Joyce Kozloff and Timothy App. Jacobs moved back to the USA in 2014 after 3 years living in London and Bristol, UK where she became a naturalized British citizen. From 2014 – 2016 she taught art at the University of Maryland and Gettysburg College. She now teaches at Carlow University in Pittsburgh and spends her time there and in New York.

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Small Mall X PGH Photo Fair present: Tiny Talk with Njaimeh Njie
Jul
23
8:00 PM20:00

Small Mall X PGH Photo Fair present: Tiny Talk with Njaimeh Njie

Poster photo of Njaimeh Njie artist talk at Small Mall featuring her portrait in a circular frame.

Small Mall x PGH Photo Fair present: 
Tiny Talk with Njaimeh Njie
Friday, July 23rd, 8pm

​FREE​

Small Mall and PGH Photo Fair are joining forces to collaborate for our Tiny Talk series! Photo Fair will not occur at the CMOA this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, but we're happy to be bringing you artist talks highlighting photographers in the region.

The event is free and guests must sign up in order to receive the Zoom link. The talk begins at 8pm EST.

Next up is Njaimeh Njie!

More on Njaimeh:

Njaimeh Njie is a photographer, filmmaker, and multimedia producer. Her work documents contemporary Black life, with a particular focus on the past shapes the present. Njie’s work has been featured in outlets including CityLab, Belt Magazine, and the Carnegie Museum of Art’s Storyboard Blog, and she has presented at venues including TEDxPittsburghWomen, Harvard University, and Carnegie Mellon University. Among several awards and grants, Njie was named the 2019 Visual Artist of the Year by the Pittsburgh City Paper, the 2019 Duquesne University/August Wilson House Fellow, and the 2018 Emerging Artist of the Year by the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Njie earned her B.A. in Film and Media Studies in 2010 from Washington University in St. Louis.

Small Mall x PGH Photo Fair Tiny Talks are made possible by the William T. Hillman Foundation. 

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Tiny Talk with Ali Karsh
Jul
18
8:00 PM20:00

Tiny Talk with Ali Karsh

Poster photo of Ali Karsh collage workshop and artist talk featuring her portrait and her artwork with Small Mall interior in the background.

Tiny Talk with Ali Karsh
Saturday, July 18th, 8pm

​$5-$20 suggested donation​

Small Mall artist Ali Karsh will be joining us for a Tiny Talk and Collage Workshop! Ali will be chatting briefly about her practice and how collaging continues to find its way back into her work. This event duals as a collage workshop that Ali will be leading where guests can collage with her.

Collage supplies are open-ended, but guests and encouraged to use some glue (glue stick, tape, Elmer's), paper (scraps, newspaper, magazines, love notes, photos), and cutting utensils (scissors, X-ACTO, paper punches) are a good place to start. It's also helpful to have a drawing utensil or two on hand just in case, and Ali believes the more color, the better!

Living Room Sessions will be pay-what-you-can between $5-20 to sign up. Proceeds will go to Small Mall staff and the artists to help them through this crisis.

Please sign up on our website in order to receive the Zoom link.

​More on Ali:

Ali Karsh is a designer and artist living in Pittsburgh. The art she makes is playful, friendly, and sometimes aggressively colorful. She uses drawing as a tool for thinking, observing, and experimenting with color and shape. She plays with clay to explore her obsession with the way objects and forms make people feel. She makes art that makes her smile and hopes it can do the same for others.

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Small Mall x PGH Photo Fair Present: Tiny Talk with sarah huny young
Jul
10
8:00 PM20:00

Small Mall x PGH Photo Fair Present: Tiny Talk with sarah huny young

Poster photo of sarah huny young artist talk at Small Mall featuring her portrait in a circular frame.

Small Mall x Photo Fair present: 
Tiny Talk with sarah huny young

Friday, July 10th, 8pm
​FREE

Small Mall and PGH Photo Fair are joining forces to collaborate for our Tiny Talk series! Photo Fair will not occur at the CMOA this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, but we're happy to be bringing you artist talks highlighting photographers in the region.

First up is sarah huny young who will be in conversation with us about her work, background, and exciting recent projects!

The event is free and guests must sign up in order to receive the Zoom link. The talk begins at 8pm EST. Visit our webpage to sign up.
 
Small Mall x PGH Photo Fair Tiny Talks are made possible by the William T. Hillman Foundation.

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Jegan Mones Portrait Pop-Up
Mar
12
5:00 PM17:00

Jegan Mones Portrait Pop-Up

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Jegan Mones Portrait Pop-Up
Thurs. March 12th
5-7pm

Small Mall
5300 Butler Street

Join us with Small Mall featured artist Jegan Mones for a custom digital portrait pop up!

Portraits will be created on-site at our shop. Photos can be taken of guests. Guests are encouraged to bring in photos if they'd like a specific photo recreated in Jegan's style! (www.jeganmones.com)

Animal photos are welcome as well.

Portrait pricing varies with size:
4x8 print - $10
8x11 print - $22
11x17 print - $28

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Tiny Talk with Karen Lue
Feb
27
6:00 PM18:00

Tiny Talk with Karen Lue

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Tiny Talk with Karen Lue
Thursday Feb. 27

5300 Butler Street
6-8pm
Free

Join us for a Tiny Talk and Micro Exhibit with Small Mall featured artist Karen Lue!

View and buy work by Karen and hear her give a tiny artist talk.

Event is free and open to the public.

About Karen:

Karen Lue is a Chinese American fine art photographer and illustrator. Her images explore aspects of identity in relation to concepts of race, family, loss, and displacement. H er works chronicle the construction of her own identity, beginning with her search for "home" -- as a physical place, a feeling, a group of people, an idea. She lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA.

For more information and to RSVP, visit the Facebook event page.

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Small Mall Info Session
Dec
12
6:00 PM18:00

Small Mall Info Session

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Small Mall Info Session
Thursday Dec. 12th

317 S Trenton Ave
6-8pm
free

Join us for an info session!

Learn more about how to get involved with CDCP

  • How to get your work exhibited 

  • How to get your work carried at Small Mall, a retail store and concept shop

  • Opportunities for artist lectures and more ways to get involved in the arts community!

Emerging artists welcome! 

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Small Mall Holiday Pop Up
Nov
30
10:00 AM10:00

Small Mall Holiday Pop Up

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Small Mall Holiday Pop Up at TRYP Hotel

Friday Nov. 29, 6-9pm
Saturday Nov. 30, 10am-5pm

If you're already feeling stressed about holiday shopping, have no fear! Small Mall will be hosting a holiday market at the TRYP hotel for Black Friday weekend. Visit us on Friday November 29th from 6-9pm or Saturday November 20th from 10am-5pm to shop some beautiful and affordable artwork from some of Small Mall's favorite artists!

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Small Mall Holiday Pop Up
Nov
29
6:00 PM18:00

Small Mall Holiday Pop Up

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Small Mall Holiday Pop Up at TRYP Hotel

Friday Nov. 29, 6-9pm
Saturday Nov. 30, 10am-5pm

If you're already feeling stressed about holiday shopping, have no fear! Small Mall will be hosting a holiday market at the TRYP hotel for Black Friday weekend. Visit us on Friday November 29th from 6-9pm or Saturday November 20th from 10am-5pm to shop some beautiful and affordable artwork from some of Small Mall's favorite artists!

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Small Mall Info Session
Nov
13
6:00 PM18:00

Small Mall Info Session

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Small Mall Info Session
Wednesday Nov. 13th

5300 Butler Street
6-8pm
free



Join us for an info session!

Learn more about how to get involved with CDCP

  • How to get your work exhibited 

  • How to get your work carried at Small Mall, a retail store and concept shop

  • Opportunities for artist lectures and more ways to get involved in the arts community!

Emerging artists welcome! 

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Small Mall Overhaul
Nov
7
6:00 PM18:00

Small Mall Overhaul

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Small Mall Overhaul
Thurs. Nov. 7th, 6-8pm

5300 Butler Street
Free

Small Mall is having an overhaul for our winter season.

Enjoy new work by new artists and see what we have in store for the holidays.

We’ll provide light drinks and heavy fun.

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