Leigh Blanchard, “Meet Me Underwater,” a solo show of photographs and mixed-media images, runs through May 24.
Follow @440gallery here to stay up to date on our shows and activities, and read more about the work at 440gallery.com
Install day ✔️
Ever wonder how a 440 Gallery show gets installed? It’s a combination of curation, collaboration, drilling, cleaning and painting. Fred Bendheim: Music For My Eyes opens tomorrow, with an opening reception this Saturday, October 11, 4–6pm.
OUR TWO SHOWS run October 9 through November 9:
• Fred Bendheim, Music for My Eyes, a solo exhibition of abstract paintings and sculpture.
• In the Project Space: Framing the View, a group show of work by Leigh Blanchard, Joy Makon, Catherine Orrok, Janet Pedersen
This weekend, come see our group show, “Drawing the Line,” featuring work by Jo-Ann Acey, Catherine Orrok, and Janet Pedersen. Each artist approaches line in a distinct and thoughtful way, exploring its expressive possibilities through very different visual languages. The exhibition invites viewers to consider how line can define form, suggest movement, create rhythm, and convey emotion. #whattodorhisweekend #brooklyngalleries #brooklynartists
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Applications will be accepted until 11:59:59pm on Friday, May 22.
440 Gallery is still accepting submissions for an open Call for Artists for our 2026 Annual Theme Show — Harmony & Chaos! The group exhibition will be juried by artist/curator/educator Hayley Ferber @hayleyferber .
Harmony & Chaos — Examining the interplay of order and disorder, revealing how balance and structure can arise from unpredictability and flux.
How do the far-reaching ideas of harmony and/or chaos show up in your work? We invite you to apply to 440 Gallery’s Annual Theme Show.
Artists age 18+ with a U.S. mailing address are invited to submit work in all mediums. Selected artwork will be exhibited at our gallery July 2 – July 31, 2026.
Extended deadline for submissions is May 22 at 11:59pm. Submission fees start at $25.
Click the link in our bio for more info and to apply.
About the juror:
Hayley Ferber is a Brooklyn-based independent curator, educator, and artist with a professional mission to support a creative community of multidisciplinary artists. She has served in the roles of Artistic & Development Director of the Pelham Art Center, Operations Director at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center and Deputy Director of Chashama.
Hayley has curated more than 20 exhibitions for institutions including Westbeth Gallery, BronxArtSpace, Residency Unlimited, SVA Residencies, All Street Gallery, Art Gotham, Lichtundfire, Equity Gallery, and the Consulate General of Brazil in New York among others. She has visited with artists from ISCP, NARS Foundation, Kunstraum LLC and Art Cake and has contributed to jury panels for NYSCA, DCLA, Brooklyn Arts Council, and Queens Council on the Arts. Hayley holds an MAT in Art & Design Education from RISD and a BS in Studio Art from NYU.
“These pieces do not resolve the contradictions they hold, says Leigh Blanchard. “Instead, they remain in tension: comfort and unease, autonomy and limitation, understanding and misinterpretation. This show is both a reflection of personal transformation and an exploration of how identity is shaped within broader social and political frameworks.”
Stop by the gallery this week to discover how this collection of photographs and mixed-media images reveal one artist’s recent personal exploration.
featured:
Leigh Blanchard, A Fist Full of Petals 1, 2026, Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle paper, Edition of 15
Our two shows run through May 24, 2026
“Meet Me Underwater” a solo show by Leigh Blanchard.
“Drawing the Line” a group show by Jo-Ann Acey, Catherine Orrok and Janet Pedersen.
Follow @440gallery here to stay up to date on our shows and activities, and read more about the work at 440gallery.com #autisticartist #neurodivergentartist #artisticautistic #photomixedmedia
Happy Mother’s Day! Please stop in to see the two interesting shows that are on exhibit in the gallery. One of our artist-members will be on hand to talk about the work, and even make suggestions for great gifts of art.
Then, please join us for our monthly Artists Talk at 4:40pm. Moderated by Jon Bunge, this afternoon’s talk centers on the inspiration and processes that each artist brings to their work. There will be time, also, for the audience to make comments and ask questions.
Our two shows run through May 24, 2026
“Meet Me Underwater” a solo show by Leigh Blanchard.
“Drawing the Line” a group show by Jo-Ann Acey, Catherine Orrok and Janet Pedersen.
Follow @440gallery here to stay up to date on our shows and activities, and read more about the work at 440gallery.com #autisticartist #neurodivergentartist #artisticautistic #artisttalk
Today, May 9th, we will be hosting the Young Artists Workshop from 10:00-11:30am here at the gallery. Families will be guided by teaching artists through a project inspired by the work presently on exhibit. This program is recommended for children ages 5+, and all children must be accompanied by a grown-up.
#whattodothisweekend #childrensartprograms #artactivitiesforkids
I put together a playlist of some of the music I listened to while creating the work for Meet Me Underwater 🌊 A lot of these songs directly inspired the pieces, with lyrics making their way into artwork titles and even into the work itself.
You can listen on Spotify and YouTube Music through the links in my bio (@leigh.blanchard ) 🎶
#contemporaryartwork #embroideryart #textileart #brooklynartist
Stop by this week to see the two interesting shows that are on exhibit in the gallery. One of our artist-members will be on hand to talk about the work, and even make suggestions for great Mother’s Day gifts of art.
Plus, this weekend, our Young Artists Workshop returns on Saturday, 10am for fun, creative activities that revolve around the art on display. 440gallery.com for info
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Join in on the Artists Talk, Sunday at 4:40pm. There’s always time to make comments and ask questions about what you see in the shows.
Our two shows run through May 24, 2026
“Meet Me Underwater” a solo show by Leigh Blanchard.
“Drawing the Line” a group show by Jo-Ann Acey, Catherine Orrok and Janet Pedersen.
Follow @440gallery here to stay up to date on our shows and activities, and read more about the work at 440gallery.com #autisticartist #neurodivergentartist #artisticautistic #youngartistworkshop #artisttalk
Lace becomes a recurring motif in Leigh Blanchard’s new works. Her show of photographs and mixed-media images, “Meet Me Underwater,” has several pieces that feature lace as an element.
“Lace, in particular, has held a significance throughout my journey as an autistic artist,” says Leigh. “I use it as a way to ground myself, and in turn, I extend that same sense of relief to the figures within the work.”
Our two shows run through May 24, 2026
“Meet Me Underwater” a solo show by Leigh Blanchard.
“Drawing the Line” a group show by Jo-Ann Acey, Catherine Orrok and Janet Pedersen.
Follow @440gallery here to stay up to date on our shows and activities, and read more about the work at 440gallery.com #autisticartist #neurodivergentartist #artisticautistic #drawingtheline #lace
Come by and check out our group show, “Drawing the Line,” with work by Jo-Ann Acey, Catherine Orrok and Janet Pedersen. Each artist explores line in a very different way.
#whattodothisweekend #drawingtheline #linewithinpainting #brooklyngallery #brooklynartists
Thank you to everyone who stopped by this weekend to see our new shows.
In the front gallery, “Meet Me Underwater” is a solo show of photographs and mixed-media images by Leigh Blanchard. Diagnosed as Autistic in 2024, Blanchard created this body of work in response to her diagnostic journey. Combining photography and fiber elements such as lace and embroidery, Blanchard’s pieces evoke both comfort and unease.
In the Project Space, “Drawing the Line” is a group show by Jo-Ann Acey, Catherine Orrok and Janet Pedersen. Three painters explore the importance of line as a basic means of expression.
Our two shows run through May 24, 2026
Follow @440gallery here to stay up to date on our shows and activities, and read more about the work at 440gallery.com
@nysopwdd #autisticartist #neurodivergentartist #artisticautistic #drawingtheline
