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  • Art & Design, Arts Beat, SOMa

‘Unveiled26’ Exhibition: Painter Jenn Malone & Photographer Maria Savidis-Markatos

Now through Nov. 8, Malone and Savidis-Markatos are among the 70 artists in a group show at SOPAC called UNVEILED26, juried and designed by painter and curator Jeremy Moss. The show is a preview of next month’s Studio Tour SOMA.

  • Carol Selman
  • October 6, 2026
  • Arts Beat, SOMa

A Life in Art: Judy Targan’s retrospective at South Orange’s Pierro Gallery

Opening Reception: Wednesday Sept. 23, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

  • Carol Selman
  • September 10, 2026
  • Art & Design, Arts Beat, Our Neighbors

BrassWorks and Studio Montclair celebrate late artist Catherine Kinkade

Two exhibitions celebrating the art and generosity of the artist Catherine Kinkade, who died this past October at age 85, are running though August. 

  • Carol Selman
  • August 3, 2026
  • Art & Design, Arts Beat, West Orange

Artist Philip Drill wins JCC Gaelen Gallery’s best in show, see award winners

The juried art show celebrates 25 years with monetary prizes given for best and honorable Mention in five categories, as well as best in show. This year, there were 169 entries from 61 artists with 80 pieces selected by 46 artists.

  • Carol Selman
  • July 7, 2026
  • Art & Design, Arts Beat, SOMa

Maplewood art historian creates magical gardens

Karen Shelby designs gardens large and small. Vegetables, fruit trees, perennials, container annuals and water features serve as her paint brushes and sculpting tools.

  • Carol Selman
  • June 2, 2026
  • Art & Design, Arts Beat, Livingston

Art show at Livingston’s Heidi Gallery explores the mysteries of the color teal

Teal is a chameleon, a trickster, a changeling. The color teal takes a star turn in the Heidi Gallery’s evocative exhibition, showcasing 57 pieces from 20 artists.

  • Carol Selman
  • April 30, 2026
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  • Art & Design, Arts Beat, Montclair

Explore artist Ann Vollum’s Edward Gorey-esque world in Montclair retrospective

Ann Vollum’s "Sharp Teeth, Long Tongues" is a stunning 79-piece solo retrospective at Brassworks Gallery selected and designed by gallery curator Cheryl Minden.

  • Carol Selman
  • April 2, 2026
  • Art & Design, Arts Beat, Must Read, West Orange

Unconventional lives: Janet Boltax’s portraits at Gaelen Gallery

Growing up in a culturally diverse Queens, the artist's boundless curiosity about people saturates her work.

  • Carol Selman
  • April 2, 2026
  • Arts Beat, SOMa

‘Female Hysteria’ Dazzles, Provokes in South Orange Exhibition

Pierro Gallery’s outstanding exhibition Female Hysteria is by turns subversive, smart, funny and an out-and-out gorgeous must-see.

  • Carol Selman
  • March 6, 2026
  • Arts Beat, SOMa

Newark Artist Onnie Strother Confronts Black History in Powerful Show in Maplewood

For over five decades Newark visual artist and educator Onnie Strother, now 76, has touched 1,000s of lives through his art, teaching, curating and community involvement.

  • Carol Selman
  • February 14, 2026
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