A Message from Paul So

Dear Friends, You may remember that in early January a water main break on U Street, NW, flooded the basement of Hamiltonian Gallery. With water levels reaching close to six feet, the flood severely damaged the paintings, sculptures and photography of our Hamiltonian Fellows, many beyond the point of repair. Losing pieces from a [...]
Sarah Knobel Reviews Tropical Obstructions, Joshua Wade Smith’s exhibition

Walking through Joshua Wade Smith’s, Tropical Obsructions, seems like it would be similar to walking into Smith’s studio. One will see an array of home-made objects like walking sticks, a nerf bat, colored rocks tied onto concrete slabs with bungee cords and drawings that have a similar feel as da Vinci’s invention drawings. The gallery [...]
Artist Talk: Jessica van Brakle and Joshua Wade Smith

Hamiltonian Gallery is pleased to present Tropical Obstructions, an exhibition of new works by Hamiltonian Fellows Jessica van Brakle and Joshua Wade Smith. Through painting, sculpture and installation, both artists present landscapes of tropical foliage, water and islands to explore what affect human consciousness has on the perception of nature, and to question the limits [...]
SOFAlab debuts latest project at Smith Center

SOFAlab 3: ACTS OF TRANSLATION between Art, Science, and Medicine – Friday, May 18, 7-9pm Panelists: Caroline Wellbery, Medical Doctor, Associate Professor, Georgetown University, PhD in Comparative Literature Erwin Timmers, Green Artist, MFA Design Arts and Architecture, Co-founder Washington Glass School Giorgio Ascoli, Molecular Neuroscientist, Professor, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University Alice [...]
Art21 Screening Part 2 + Panel Discussion

Washington Project for the Arts and Hamiltonian Artists presents Art21: Change and History Episodes from Season 6 of Art in the Twenty-First Century, followed by artist-led discussions Screening One: History featuring a post-screening discussion led by artists Holly Bass, Mariah Johnson, and Matthew Mann Date: Wednesday, April 18, 7pm Location: Hamiltonian Gallery, 1353 U St., [...]
Selin Balci exhibits in 2012 UMD MFA Thesis Exhibition

The Art Gallery proudly presents an exhibition showcasing the work of six Master of Fine Arts candidates from the Department of Art Masters of Fine Arts program. The works exhibited by this year’s 2012 MFA Exhibition candidates Selin Balci, Michael Booker, Felicia Glidden, Pete Karis, Adam Nelson, and Alex Peace represent the culmination of their [...]
Folds and Trembling: a review of Sarah Knobel’s Recover

Self-identity, the ways in which it is arrived at, its anxieties and the navigation of the social pressures exacted upon women are key subjects of Sarah Knobel’s show Recover. The work charts this internal investigation through the documentation and reimagining of the act of folding 999 paper cranes through video, animation, photography, and installation. Traditionally, [...]
Jenny Mullins and Sarah Knobel get Editors’ Pick in Washington Post’s Going Out Guide

Poetic artworks can get under your skin By Michael O’Sullivan Friday, April 6, 2012 Hamiltonian Gallery‘s latest exhibition, a tightly focused spotlight on up-and-comers Jenny Mullins and Sarah Knobel, is all about surface. But it’s what lies beneath that’s more interesting in this thoughtful pairing. Knobel explores the idea of superficiality in “Recover,” which includes [...]

Current Exhibition

Hamiltonian Gallery is pleased to present Tropical Obstructions, an exhibition of new works by Hamiltonian Fellows Jessica van Brakle and Joshua Wade Smith. Through painting, sculpture and installation, both artists present landscapes of tropical foliage, water and islands to explore what affect human consciousness has on the perception of nature, and to question the limits [...]

April 21 to May 19, 2012