current Exhibitions
Home is Where the Heart Is /
Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space /
Abstraction in the Alcove Gallery
10/23/25 - 11/16/25
Meet the Artist Sunday 11/2, 3-5p -see more
Preview/Mana Open Studios: Sunday, 10/19/25, 12-6p
Opening Reception: Saturday, 10/25/25 6-9p
Gallery Hours Start 10/23/25 Thurs/Fri 4-6p, Sat/Sun 2-6p
Join us for MEET THE ARTISTS: SUNDAYS 11/2/25 and 11/9/25 3-5p
Closing Reception: Sunday, 11/16/25 4-6p
Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space /
Abstraction in the Alcove Gallery
10/23/25 - 11/16/25
Meet the Artist Sunday 11/2, 3-5p -see more
Preview/Mana Open Studios: Sunday, 10/19/25, 12-6p
Opening Reception: Saturday, 10/25/25 6-9p
Gallery Hours Start 10/23/25 Thurs/Fri 4-6p, Sat/Sun 2-6p
Join us for MEET THE ARTISTS: SUNDAYS 11/2/25 and 11/9/25 3-5p
Closing Reception: Sunday, 11/16/25 4-6p
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We’re on our way home.
We’re on our way home.
We’re going home.
The Two of Us – The Beatles
What is the stage set of your interior life? Surrounded by objects used in our daily life that reflect our interests, joys, and challenges and which also hold memories of the past, present, and a desired future—these objects make up the contents of a home and tell the story of a cherished life. Featuring 30 artists and over 40 works that concern the theme of home.
In keeping with our love of music, this show is dedicated to The Beatles, that English rock band from Liverpool formed in 1960 thought to be the most influential band in Western popular music and integral to the 1960s counterculture. John, Paul, George, and Ringo, the Fab Four, were a band for less than a decade—however, they forever changed music, and we are all the better for it. We love so many of their songs and dedicate “Home is Where the Heart Is” to their album "Let It Be" and specifically the song “Two of Us” which Paul wrote about the travel adventures he had with his then-girlfriend, Linda Eastman, before they were married.
Home is Where the Heart Is Artists:
Anne Gilley, Bud McNichol, Cara London, Carol Thompson, Darren Singer, Denise Mortensen, Efrat Baler-Moses, Elizabeth Bisbing, Ellen Stavitsky, Ellen Weider, Eva Weiss, Francine Demeulenaere, Gail Vachon, Gevork Sherbetchyan, Ida Picker, Janette Aiello, Janice Belove, Karen Abada, Kate Temple, Katherine, Nagel, Kerry Sclafani, Kristen Lynn Iannuzzelli, Lisa Turcotte, Michael Wolf, Neha Kulkarni, Oxana Kovalchuk, Pam Malone, Roxa Smith, Songer Yang
We’re on our way home.
We’re going home.
The Two of Us – The Beatles
What is the stage set of your interior life? Surrounded by objects used in our daily life that reflect our interests, joys, and challenges and which also hold memories of the past, present, and a desired future—these objects make up the contents of a home and tell the story of a cherished life. Featuring 30 artists and over 40 works that concern the theme of home.
In keeping with our love of music, this show is dedicated to The Beatles, that English rock band from Liverpool formed in 1960 thought to be the most influential band in Western popular music and integral to the 1960s counterculture. John, Paul, George, and Ringo, the Fab Four, were a band for less than a decade—however, they forever changed music, and we are all the better for it. We love so many of their songs and dedicate “Home is Where the Heart Is” to their album "Let It Be" and specifically the song “Two of Us” which Paul wrote about the travel adventures he had with his then-girlfriend, Linda Eastman, before they were married.
Home is Where the Heart Is Artists:
Anne Gilley, Bud McNichol, Cara London, Carol Thompson, Darren Singer, Denise Mortensen, Efrat Baler-Moses, Elizabeth Bisbing, Ellen Stavitsky, Ellen Weider, Eva Weiss, Francine Demeulenaere, Gail Vachon, Gevork Sherbetchyan, Ida Picker, Janette Aiello, Janice Belove, Karen Abada, Kate Temple, Katherine, Nagel, Kerry Sclafani, Kristen Lynn Iannuzzelli, Lisa Turcotte, Michael Wolf, Neha Kulkarni, Oxana Kovalchuk, Pam Malone, Roxa Smith, Songer Yang
Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space: Julian Schaevitz-"Life on Mars"
"Life on Mars" follows a boy and a red coyote wandering a dreamlike desert, a story sparked in the vibrant streets of Coyoacán. In it, Julian explores themes of identity, connection, and survival through the intertwined journey of Marco, a solitary traveler, and Mars, a wild red coyote. The series examines the formation of self-hood through mutual recognition
Abstraction in the Alcove Gallery: 5 series of works
Lisa Pressman: Works from her "Messages' and "What Remains" series. "I am presenting a continuum: one body of work tracing the language of memory, the other embodying its weight. Shown together, they deepen one another, inviting viewers into a space where presence and absence, silence and speech, mourning and renewal coexist.
Amy Kupferberg : Includes works from her "Monad" series exploring mark-making to create works on paper using traditional sculpture-making tools and methodology. "Tantric repetitive movements make the gesture. Each becomes a visual affirmation, provoking a physical experience with the work. From the discarded, I reveal the unseen, the residue left behind."
Stephanie DeManuelle's semi-abstract paintings have their origins in nature - shapes found in roots, driftwood or shells. The paintings are a result of a continuous drawing process that accretes layers of paint as the artist follows a visual trail through the motif. The resulting paintings are experienced through the voice of the material – the use of thickly textured and viscous earth toned mixtures that suggest anthropomorphic or geographic imagery.
Guillermo Bublik: Ink Drawings- "This year I have been obsessed with the spectacle of ink flowing on any given surface. I start every piece by pouring large archival ink on either paper or canvas. I follow this methodology purposely in order to introduce an element of chance: even though after long hours of practice I can exert a high level of control of the ink's path, slight variations in how I move often result in unexpected marks. I enjoy the challenge of having to incorporate these unintended gestures into the overall work of art."
John Patterson: "Control Suite (7)" These works on paper"frame this question around the human body’s potential for abstraction, as a site and resource for dreams, commerce, science and manufacturing. It is a contested site, much that is dynamic, angry, and moving forward at warp speed; yet we can still have hope. Bodies are words. Gesture, drawing, and calligraphy are language. This is how my abstractions are created. The word, the figure, the art historical idea of the figure, are embedded in these abstracted fields."
"Life on Mars" follows a boy and a red coyote wandering a dreamlike desert, a story sparked in the vibrant streets of Coyoacán. In it, Julian explores themes of identity, connection, and survival through the intertwined journey of Marco, a solitary traveler, and Mars, a wild red coyote. The series examines the formation of self-hood through mutual recognition
Abstraction in the Alcove Gallery: 5 series of works
Lisa Pressman: Works from her "Messages' and "What Remains" series. "I am presenting a continuum: one body of work tracing the language of memory, the other embodying its weight. Shown together, they deepen one another, inviting viewers into a space where presence and absence, silence and speech, mourning and renewal coexist.
Amy Kupferberg : Includes works from her "Monad" series exploring mark-making to create works on paper using traditional sculpture-making tools and methodology. "Tantric repetitive movements make the gesture. Each becomes a visual affirmation, provoking a physical experience with the work. From the discarded, I reveal the unseen, the residue left behind."
Stephanie DeManuelle's semi-abstract paintings have their origins in nature - shapes found in roots, driftwood or shells. The paintings are a result of a continuous drawing process that accretes layers of paint as the artist follows a visual trail through the motif. The resulting paintings are experienced through the voice of the material – the use of thickly textured and viscous earth toned mixtures that suggest anthropomorphic or geographic imagery.
Guillermo Bublik: Ink Drawings- "This year I have been obsessed with the spectacle of ink flowing on any given surface. I start every piece by pouring large archival ink on either paper or canvas. I follow this methodology purposely in order to introduce an element of chance: even though after long hours of practice I can exert a high level of control of the ink's path, slight variations in how I move often result in unexpected marks. I enjoy the challenge of having to incorporate these unintended gestures into the overall work of art."
John Patterson: "Control Suite (7)" These works on paper"frame this question around the human body’s potential for abstraction, as a site and resource for dreams, commerce, science and manufacturing. It is a contested site, much that is dynamic, angry, and moving forward at warp speed; yet we can still have hope. Bodies are words. Gesture, drawing, and calligraphy are language. This is how my abstractions are created. The word, the figure, the art historical idea of the figure, are embedded in these abstracted fields."
DRAWING ROOMS
926 Newark Ave, #T101
Jersey City, NJ Enter on Newark Ave.
www.drawingrooms.org
ABOUT US
Drawing Rooms is a nonprofit art space and gallery in the Topps Building on the Mana Campus in the Journal Square neighborhood in Jersey City. We show two and three-dimensional works by emerging and mid-career artists in NJ and the NY metropolitan area. Our innovative and exciting exhibitions, public programs and publications enrich the lives of our community through an appreciation of and involvement with contemporary art.
Drawing Rooms is operated by Victory Hall Inc. a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization producing exhibitions, programs and public art projects in the NJ/NY area since 2001.
926 Newark Ave, #T101
Jersey City, NJ Enter on Newark Ave.
www.drawingrooms.org
ABOUT US
Drawing Rooms is a nonprofit art space and gallery in the Topps Building on the Mana Campus in the Journal Square neighborhood in Jersey City. We show two and three-dimensional works by emerging and mid-career artists in NJ and the NY metropolitan area. Our innovative and exciting exhibitions, public programs and publications enrich the lives of our community through an appreciation of and involvement with contemporary art.
Drawing Rooms is operated by Victory Hall Inc. a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization producing exhibitions, programs and public art projects in the NJ/NY area since 2001.
