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Ground Floor Gallery connects local artists to new audiences through inviting exhibitions of original art for all New Yorkers.

The gallery seeks to empower the general public by educating them about contemporary art practice, hosting artist salons and other events, and encouraging conversations between local residents and the artists-in-residence in the gallery throughout the exhibition season. Ultimately, the gallery’s intent is for everyone from the art lover to the art novice to get to know the person and the story behind the work in a warm and inviting setting.

01/27/2022

In January 2017, Authorized to Work in the US Press produced a stunning collection of original prints from our gallery space. Conceived as the artist residency “Drums on Paper,” by ATWUP founder, Cem Kocyildirim, this collaboration helped us kick off the New Year by inviting 17 artists to create 17 new prints on-site.

We’ve featured photos from Cem’s studio space in Industry City to illustrate how we designed a comparable set-up: printing drum and all! - for the gallery during their stay. We’ve also included a selection of the poignant, timely, and dynamic prints created by some of the participating artists.

Ben Cowan * Sy Abudu * AM DeBrincat * Sonny Ross * Michael J. Hildebrand * Gabriel Garcia Roman * Derrick Schultz * Cem Kocyildirim

Thank you for an unforgettable partnership!

01/20/2022

Many congratulations to artist and poet extraordinaire, JoAnne McFarland (seen here in the bottom left corner), one of only 12 National Arts Club Fellows! This well-deserved honor acknowledges JoAnne’s enormous contribution to the Gowanus art community she has helped nurture over the years in addition to her impact on the Brooklyn and greater New York City art world and beyond.

We’ve worked with JoAnne on several occasions since meeting her in the early years of our gallery and hosted a reading of her poetry at our space in tandem with our 5th Annual Gowanus Open Studios exhibition, “Duty Free,” in 2017.

We are so thrilled for her and can’t wait to see what she does next!

01/19/2022

We are excited to be working with artist Linda Colletta again! We last worked with Linda in April 2020 for our online exhibition, “Deep Blue See,” in partnership with Prevent Child Abuse America.

Now, we’re working closely with the artist and her studio on a residential commission employing one of the artist’s signature motifs as seen here in “Periwinkle IV,” 2021. Stay tuned for more about this project and the process as our collaboration unfolds!

01/13/2022

Happy New Year, friends!

It’s been a while so we thought we’d check in with this 2021 highlight:

The acquisition and installation of artist Ed Grant’s, “Anima,” for a new building in Taichung, Taiwan! Kudos again to Ed on this well-deserved honor and thank you to the Art Povague team on this stunning collaboration.

You can see available work by Ed Grant on our page and support his “Daily Project” fundraiser .

08/19/2021

Very pleased with our recent placement of Juan Hinojosa’s masterful “True North” collage with a collector in New Jersey. DM to in inquire about other available works by Hinojosa and look out for the final installment of his virtual exhibition with the gallery next week!

TRUE NORTH, 2017
40 x 50 inches
Mixed media on paper
Window blinds, ink, spray paint, Metrocards, decals, postcards, fabric, iron on patches, plastic flamingo, jewelry, cookie wrappers, scratch off tickets and found objects on paper.

08/12/2021

It’s the last week to see artist Rhia Hurt’s installation, “Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love” at The Painting Center in Chelsea. Rhia’s nuanced color blends, bodily forms, and graceful drips and trails carry the eye on an inescapable journey that practically leaps off the wall.

In June of 2019, we presented Rhia’s debut solo gallery show in NYC, “Seeing Through,” which illuminated her quest for balance through chance, trial and error. Reconnecting with Hurt this summer and experiencing her new work has been a treat, to say the least. We miss her in New York City but are equally as thrilled to see the work coming out of her California studio!

06/30/2021

She’s ba-ack!

“West of Here”
A solo virtual exhibition featuring Rachel Chaldu

Follow along as we wind down the spring season of virtual solos. DM for details about “Buried” (shown here) and read more about Chaldu below.

“I grew up in cowboy country—independence and rugged individualism are American myths that hold strong in the cultural heritage of my homeland. As a woman, I am looking for ways to reclaim these spaces for myself outside of the male dominated narrative of The West. I want to
investigate the landscape on my own terms and recall the magic for myself. I am interested in the visual nuances that create the culture and myth of this landscape.”

06/19/2021

On View:
The American Treasure Map
Juan Hinojosa

In his exhibition, “The American Treasure Map,” Hinojosa explores American culture through his lens as a first-born child of Peruvian parents. He uses found objects as tools to play with in the studio, which, in turn, has changed the way he looks at his own trash and the trash around him.

Hinojosa creates elaborate pieces constructed from found objects. His work “challenges greed, obsessive consumption, and the social stratification of American culture” according to Hinojosa, who uses fabric, postcards, found jewelry and more in this specific piece titled “True Love”.

You can find this piece along with others online on Artsy and 1stDibs. DM here with inquiries as well.

True Love
2020
16 x 13 inches
Mixed media on fabric in a broken frame
Materials: Fabric, postcards, iron on patches, jewelry, paper, and found objects on paper
$2,000.00

06/11/2021

On View:
The American Treasure Map
Juan Hinojosa

Artist Juan Hinojosa creates collages using found objects to explore the role of consumption in American Culture. He repurposes what people may deem as “trash” into vibrant, outspoken collages.

This piece titled “Lucky” is a collage made using found objects like a soda can, playing card, jewelry, and more.
Can you spot any others?

You can find this piece along with others online on Artsy and 1stDibs. DM here with inquiries as well.

Lucky
10 x 8 x 2 inches
found objects on paper
materials: plastic, soda can, wall paper, jewelry, ribbon and found objects on panel
$500

06/10/2021

Some timely reminders from the postcards of .richey

Now on view:
“This is Only the Beginning”
A virtual solo exhibition featuring John Richey.

Each week, we will debut a new work from his timely series of hand-painted postcards in response to current affairs.

John Richey
“Be Kind,” “Resist,” “Courage,” “We Can do Better”
Hand-painted 4”x6” postcard
Ink on Paper
DM for Pricing

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06/04/2021

And that’s a wrap! This emerald beauty by artist Rhia Hurt will be California-bound soon. Kudos to Rhia and her new collector on a successful commission! Interested? Drop us a line here and we can walk you through the (easy!) process.

06/02/2021

Sneak peek of a sumptuous new “Balancing Acts” commission by artist Rhia Hurt. Stay tuned!

05/27/2021

“This postcard series relates to my practice because its process lies with elements created by a union of craft and technology. Aesthetically and technically each work embodies both a sense of control/rigidity as well as a more gestural/chaotic quality in the looseness of the ink application. The final texts are drawn from an ongoing personal collection which is similar to other pieces/or series that are frequently found in my work.” —John Richey .richey on his process and practice.

Now on view:
“This is Only the Beginning”
A virtual solo exhibition featuring John Richey.

Each week, we will debut a new work from his timely series of hand-painted postcards in response to current affairs.

John Richey
“Stand up Speak out Fight Back”
Hand-painted 4”x6” postcard
Ink on Paper
DM for Pricing

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05/26/2021

Live with Art.
It’s good for you!

Don’t just take our word for it: Louis here highly recommends it too.

Kudos to artist Rachel Burgess whose luminous diptych found a home in Manhattan with a new client who now feels like an old friend! This update really made our day.

05/25/2021

Now on view:

“West of Here”
A virtual exhibition featuring Rachel Chaldu.

I grew up in cowboy country—independence and rugged individualism are American myths that hold strong in the cultural heritage of my homeland. As a woman, I am looking for ways to reclaim these spaces for myself outside of the male dominated narrative of The West. I want to investigate the landscape on my own terms and recall the magic for myself. I am interested in the visual nuances that create the culture and myth of this landscape.

Acrylic On Canvas
30 x 24 in
2017

05/24/2021

Now on view:
The American Treasure Map
Juan Hinojosa

As May comes to a close, we look forward to June and the official start of summer including NYC beach season and the return of NYC’s Pride March!

This piece titled “Narcissus in Love” is a collage featuring found objects such as postcards, paper, an army medal, and more by Juan Hinojosa, which is a part of his exhibition “The American Treasure Map”.

What other objects do you see?

You can find this piece along with others online on Artsy and 1stDibs. DM here with inquiries as well.

Narcissus in Love
25 x 21 x 1.5 inches
mixed media on fabric in gold frame
Fabric, postcards, iron on patches, jewelry, paper, army medal and found objects on paper.
$3,000.00

05/21/2021

Very proud of this recent placement: “Firmament” by Ed Grant arrives at its new home in Taiwan next week! Congratulations to Ed whose spellbinding panorama was selected to anchor the lobby of a new office building to be completed next month.

05/18/2021

So thrilled to have placed Joni Sterbach’s “Water Connection” in a new home here in Brooklyn!

Joni Sternbach uses large format cameras and early photographic processes to explore the present-day landscape and to make environmental portraits. Her work centers on our relationship with water. Her long-term projects involve the pursuit of understanding the American West and the series Surfland, which captures portraits of surfers in tintype.

15.11.07 #3
Water Connection
11 x 14’’ Unique Tintype. Santa Barbara, California, 2015

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Friday	3pm - 8pm
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Sunday	1pm - 6pm

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