Saliim Projects

Thank you for this wonderful, well-written article, Victoria! Brandywine Art Guide

Brandywine Art Guide: Well Within at Saliim Projects - Chadds Ford Live The wonderful thing about art galleries is that each has its own unique spin on the presentation of art. Whether they focus on a style, a region, an artistic tradition, or a vibe, art galleries are much more than walls and hooks. Saliim Projects, which opened last year in Newtown Square, offers a ne...

Opening Reception:
Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 5 PM – 7:30 PM
3715 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA

“Well Within: Portraits by Sarah Fantuzzo, Alpha Massaquoi Jr, and Karla Pankratz.”
April 11 – May 18, 2024
Exhibition Hours:
Thursday | 10 - 2:30 PM
Friday | 10 - 2:30 PM
Saturday | 11 - 5 PM

For more information: http://www.saliimprojects.com
Image: Sarah Fantuzzo, Flying Dreams, Oil on Linen, 42 x 60 in

A must-see fall exhibit in 🏆This Friday 9/22, we will be open 3 pm - 6:30 pm! 📍3715 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square

🖼️Ock Soon Kwon
Harmony, 2022
watercolor on paper
44 1/2 x 30 in (113 x 76.2 cm)

Due to an unforeseen circumstance in the neighborhood (more like near my home), we are opening late today! 🥲

91 degrees and sunshine today! 🌞🌻Enjoy this last bit of summer and come see this beautiful exhibition..😎

🎨Ock Soon Kwon (b.1952), Rise of Azalea, 2023, watercolor on paper, 13 x 17 in (33 x 44.5 cm)…and detail images

Whether painting from a photograph she had taken during her daily walk to nature or drawing inspiration from a black and white image she had found in a newspaper article, Ock Soon Kwon’s efforts singularly manifest into a dynamic fusion of tradition and historical context with personal narratives. Along with Korea’s characteristic sceneries of nature across the four seasons, Kwon’s favorite subject matter include persimmons, a magpie, an azalea field or wild raspberries, all of which are familiar symbols and emblems that appear in popular Korean legends and folklore. While strictly adhering to the classic medium of watercolor on paper throughout her career, Kwon has succeeded in developing a unique style of her own whose compositions, elegant brushstrokes, and a color palette evoke traditional Korean ink paintings of Joseon Dynasty (1492-1910). Through the emotional impact of color and form, Kwon’s work resonate with the viewers, conjuring up a sense of tranquility, presence and belonging.

It’s already September, back to school, back to work! For gallery hours this week, please refer to ‘contact’ section on our website.👆 You do want to this wonderful exhibition in person! 😆

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The wonderful Daye of came to visit my studio a few weeks ago and while here she took some really lovely photos of me. She sent these to me last week just as I was recovering from a week-long migraine. BODIES. That’s all I’ll say for now. But I look so cute in this pictures! 😊

Daye asked me a question a few months ago that I still think about: how does an artist show up to the studio when there are no guarantees? It was a question about financial stability and how one keeps doing a thing that does not pay you (at least not immediately). I can’t remember what I replied with, other than being an artist requires a certain amount of stubbornness. This quality of being stubborn is something that has followed me throughout my life, from male teachers in high school telling me it’s a bad trait, to female teachers in college telling me it’s a superpower. My stubbornness, like my migraines, are apparently a part of what makes me ME. One keeps me at the wall drawing and one puts me on the couch to rest. Life always seems to be providing some kind of balance (and dark humor 💀).

(If you see me around Baltimore today I am wearing this same shirt again 😎)