You can rent the Chris White Gallery. Do you need event space for a pop-up market, one-day art exhibit, meeting or party? Our art gallery is in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. Conveniently located at the corner of 7th and Shipley Streets, the gallery is a short block from Market Street. The gallery is available for rent […]
July 2022, The Floating Stinging by Yonnie
Chris White Gallery solo exhibit by artist Yonnie, “The Floating Stinging”. Opening reception on Friday, July 1, 5-9 pm with music by saxophonist Khayden. Art Loop reception on Friday, July 8, 5-8pm. Closing reception on Friday, July 29, 5-9pm. Visual artist Yonnie uses photography, cinematography, digital design and music to create intoxicating imagery. “The Floating […]
Chris White Art Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware
The Chris White Gallery is a two-story exhibition space that is housed on the first floor and basement of Shipley Artist Lofts. The Chris White Gallery serves both the greater Wilmington art community and the resident artists of Shipley Artist Lofts. It is a place for the presentation and appreciation of the contemporary arts. Exhibits […]
Propose a Chris White Gallery exhibit
Would you like to propose an exhibit at the Chris White Gallery? The two-level Chris White Gallery, 701 N. Shipley Street, Wilmington, Delaware, functions as part of the Chris White Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization. Exhibit proposals are first reviewed by the Chris White Gallery Committee, then the full board of our non-profit gets […]
May and June 2022, Let Me Tell You
Exhibit: May 6 – June 24, 2022 70 Works of Art by 47 Artists FEATURING THE ART OF — 4sh • Simone Austin • Jennifer Boland • Katee Boyle • Dana Phillips Busatto • Kasmira Cade • Meghan Oonah Clifford • Laura Colussi • Jie Deng • Rayna DeReus • Kristina Ellura • Traci […]
Curator Checklist at Chris White Gallery
Our exhibits are curator driven. Exhibits at the Chris White Gallery usually have a curator. Curators work with the gallery to manage exhibitions. This includes planning the display of work, setting calendar dates, arranging events, providing publicity materials, arranging delivery and pick-up of work, etc. In general, we pay curators for their work. In general, […]
April 2022, Visions XII by Brandywine Photo Collective
Visions XII: The Twelfth Members Exhibit by the Brandywine Photo Collective. Cityfest Art Loop Reception on April 1, 2022, 5-8pm Images by Walter Borders, Kathy Buckalew, Roman Coia, Andy Macera, Lynn Maniscalco, Gerry Meekins, Jeffrey Rubin, and Danny Schweers. It has been three years since this eclectic band of photographers has displayed their talents. They […]
January-March 2022, Tenth Anniversary Exhibit
Friday, January 21, 2022, 5-8pm Friday, February 4, 2022, 5-8pm, Art Loop Reception Friday, April 8, 2022, 5-8pm, Art Loop Reception Friday, March 11, 5-7pm, by invitation only reception Sunday, March 13, 12-2pm, Coffee Hour This Tenth Anniversary Exhibition brought us up-to-date on the work of 30 artists who have previously exhibited at the Chris […]
Meet Chris White
Chris White was the Executive Director at Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) until he passed away in April 2010. His work at CLASI and on the Shipley Artist Lofts projects exemplified a career devoted to helping those who were less fortunate. Growing up the son of an Episcopal priest on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, […]
November-December 2021, Held In Bloom by Chloe McEldowney
Opening Reception Friday, November 5, 2021, 6-9pm Closing Reception Friday, December 17, 2021, 5-9pm Artist Statement For me, painting is the endless pursuit of understanding. On the surface, my paintings portray a singular figure, but my work expresses instead the idea that nothing exists in isolation. Every individual is comprised of parts: identity and memory, […]
March 2021, Plant Life in the City
An art-science exploration for community engagement curated by JaQuanne LeRoy. Originally scheduled to open in April, 2020, the COVIC-19 pandemic changed all that. A year later, the gallery still closed, we did manage to have an excellent Zoom video conference presentation on March 22, 2021, Earth Day. A catalog was published as well and is […]
September 2020, A New America by Knicoma Frederick
Knicoma Frederick Solo Exhibit “A New America” September 2020 Curated by Michael Kalmbach Upon accepting the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, Vice President Joe Biden quoted the Irish poet Seamus Heaney: “History says, don’t hope on this side of the grave, but then once in a lifetime the longed-for tidal wave of […]
