Join us for the First Friday opening reception on September 1, 5:30-7:30PM, as Second Street Gallery enters Season 50!
The season kicks off with the annual fundraiser and group exhibition, Teeny Tiny Trifecta 6. On view in the Main Gallery, the exhibition will feature 160 artists, primarily from Virginia, representing diverse styles, techniques, and mediums. Each included artist will have three artworks on display, each measuring 9 x 9 inches or smaller. All works of art in the exhibition will be available for $100 each, with all proceeds split between the gallery and artist.
Preview all the artworks through our online store HERE.
Along with Executive Director & Chief Curator Kristen Chiacchia, this year’s submissions were selected by a panel of 5 guest jurors from the Charlottesville community: Benita Mayo, Adrienne Oliver, Jay Simple, Darryl Smith, and Hagan Tampellini.
TTT6 is generously sponsored by Gardy Bloemers & Nick Duke Sr., The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Second Street Gallery is also pleased to present People in Empty Places, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Lev Keatts (they/them) that blurs the line between psychological states and the physical world. On view in the Dové Gallery, this new body of work is inspired by the artist’s interest in gothic fiction, a genre which is characterized by dramatic emotions and the setting serving as a character. Keatts is drawn to the idea of a location being personified or taking on the characteristics of the people interacting within it, and imbues this inspiration into their paintings through a combination of self-portraiture and non-representational abstract elements.
Keatts was selected as the Teeny Tiny Trifecta 5 Curator’s Choice Exhibition Pick. They are a figurative oil painter based out of Richmond, Virginia, who graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in 2020 with a BFA in Painting and a minor in Mathematics. Lev's paintings delve into the intricate relationship between physical form and mental states. The subjects of their art are beautifully distorted, a deliberate technique that captures the nuances of emotion and inner thought.
Lev has participated in thirteen group shows and two publications, with a special affinity for exhibitions such as "Radiance,” "Love Happens Here," and the zine “MALA LECHE #5” all of which celebrate feminism and the LGBTQ+ community.
Purchase available work from Lev Keatts in our online store HERE.
This exhibition is generously sponsored by The Galdencio-Pontillo Family and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.