HEDGE Gallery

HEDGE Gallery HEDGE provides contemporary space for emerging and professional artists HEDGE Gallery features the freshest contemporary art in Northeast Ohio.
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The mission and motivation behind HEDGE Gallery is to present a vehicle for elevating accessibility to the arts and to continue creative collaboration with surrounding communities and businesses in Ohio and beyond. We are located in the 78th Street Studios arts complex, and is owned and operated by Hilary Gent, who has spent the last ten years staging public exhibits, launching art walks, and plan

ning elaborate receptions for individuals and organizations, all of which have transformed the way residents and visitors view Northeast Ohio. The Gallery represents the freshest contemporary art in this region, with a roster of 18 established artists who are diverse in technique and style. Hilary Gent specializes in curating compelling artwork into off-site spaces such as offices, hotels, and homes, and can be hired for art delivery and installation services. Many of our represented artists can be hired to work n commission projects as well.

Thank you to everyone for an incredible Preview Reception of Managing the Darkness! Hilary Gent and Edward Raffel confro...
06/18/2026

Thank you to everyone for an incredible Preview Reception of Managing the Darkness!

Hilary Gent and Edward Raffel confront the shadows of the current era with radiant light, both painted and reflected in this exhibition.

We hope you can join us tomorrow for the Opening Reception, from 5:00-8:00pm, during June Third Friday.

06/16/2026

Celebrate the opening of Managing the Darkness with us this week!

Preview Reception: Wednesday, June 17th from 5:00-7:00pm

Opening Reception: Friday, June 19th from 5:00-8:00pm during Third Friday

We’ve been nominated for Best Art Gallery in Best of Cleveland 2026! There are only two days left to submit your vote. ...
06/13/2026

We’ve been nominated for Best Art Gallery in Best of Cleveland 2026!

There are only two days left to submit your vote. You can click the link in our bio for quick access to cast your vote. 🎉 Polls close on June 15th.

Managing the Darkness, a two person exhibition featuring work by Hilary Gent and Edward Raffel, opens next week! Mark yo...
06/12/2026

Managing the Darkness, a two person exhibition featuring work by Hilary Gent and Edward Raffel, opens next week!

Mark your calendars to join us next week:

Preview Reception: Wednesday, June 17 from 5-7pm
Opening Reception: Friday, June 19, from 5-8pm

Image 1: Edward Raffel, Squaring the Circle, 13.25” x 4” x 13.25”

Image 2: Hilary Gent, Exuberant Pink, latex on canvas, 18” x 28”, 2025

Illuminating the gallery space from every perspective, this upcoming exhibition, Managing the Darkness, juxtaposes Raffe...
06/08/2026

Illuminating the gallery space from every perspective, this upcoming exhibition, Managing the Darkness, juxtaposes Raffel’s light boxes, tessellations, and found object sculptures with the latest oil and latex paintings by Hilary Gent. Together, these works delve into the conceptual interplay of light as it permeates through darkness.

Raffel, a self-taught sculptor whose information-based pieces reveal the structure and beauty in common objects, often in patterns involving self-symmetry. Raffel’s works, created from materials like roof flashing angles and non-reversing mirrors, eschew art school formalism. His light boxes investigate how light passes through acrylic sheets, while his non-reversing mirror dyad pieces correct image reversal, creating an observer-dependent reality for the viewer.

Preview Reception: Wednesday, June 17th, 5:00-7:00pm

Opening Reception: Friday, June 19th, 5:00-8:00pm

Image 1: Studio image of Edward Raffel

This month, we are pleased to present Managing The Darkness, a two person exhibition featuring artists Hilary Gent and E...
06/04/2026

This month, we are pleased to present Managing The Darkness, a two person exhibition featuring artists Hilary Gent and Edward Raffel. 

Gent translates her personal connection to the meditative nature and dimensionality of water, particularly Lake Erie, through layers of poured latex paint. Her recent paintings capture intense reflections of light on water—often vivid colors reflected during sunrise or sunset—representing “glimmers of hope amidst life’s storms” and light interrupting darkness with its power.

In spite of the world’s perceived chaos and the weight of darkness, we invite you to confront the shadows of the current era with radiant light, painted and reflected.

Preview Reception: Wednesday, June 17, 5:00-7:00pm

Opening Reception: Friday, June 19, 5:00-8:00pm.

Image 1: Hilary Gent in her studio at 78th Street Studios

Image 2: Hilary Gent, Navigation, latex on canvas, 36” round, 2026

We had a lovely night, filled with great conversations at our Artist Talk yesterday.Thank you to the exhibiting artists,...
05/29/2026

We had a lovely night, filled with great conversations at our Artist Talk yesterday.

Thank you to the exhibiting artists, .richards .billings and for their vulnerability and for sharing their thoughts with us.

Things That Ache Softly will be on view through this Saturday, May 30th.

This is the last week to view the exhibition, Things That Ache Softly. You can view the exhibition during open hours or ...
05/26/2026

This is the last week to view the exhibition, Things That Ache Softly. You can view the exhibition during open hours or at the Artist Talk this Thursday.

The Gallery hours this week are:
Wednesday 11a-6p
Thursday, 11a-7:30p
Friday, 11a-5p
Saturday 12-4p

Image 1: Maeve Billings, Wake (Shaker Blvd.), oil on canvas, 40”L x 52”W, 2025

Image 2: Katy Richards, Detail of My Love Away, oil on panel, 20”Lx16”W, 2024

Image 3: Madison Mayle, Detail of Resting in Moonlight, oil on canvas, 32”Lx26”W, 2026

Mark your calendars for an Artist Talk with Katy Richards, Maeve Billings and Madison Mayle on Thursday, May 28th from 5...
05/19/2026

Mark your calendars for an Artist Talk with Katy Richards, Maeve Billings and Madison Mayle on Thursday, May 28th from 5:30-7:30pm!

You can also view their work in person during our Gallery hours this week:

Wednesday, 11a-6p
Thursday 11a-6p
Friday 11a-5p
Saturday 12-4p

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night during Third Friday! Things That Ache Softly is on view for one more week...
05/16/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night during Third Friday!

Things That Ache Softly is on view for one more week, so if you haven’t seen the exhibition make sure to stop by today or next week during our open hours.

Wednesday, 11a-6p
Thursday, 11a-6p
Friday, 11a-5p
Saturday, 12-4p

Things That Ache Softly is on view through Saturday, May 30th.

Address

1300 W 78th Street
Cleveland, OH
44102

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+12166504201

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