a virtual reception will be held via our facebook and instagram pages on december 2nd. Follow us at BRGallery for updates and images!

the in-person FIRST WEDNESDAY OPENING RECEPTION & artICULATE aRTIST tALK have been cancelled for this exhibition due to risks associated with the covid-19 pandemic. the gallery will be open during regular business hours (Tu - Su, 12pm - 6pm) for individuals or groups under 25 people. social distancing and masks are required.

Leslie Friedman is an artist and educator who specializes in printmaking, sculpture, and installation. She has a BA in political theory from Brown University and an MFA in printmaking from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally with some highlights including solo shows at Space 1026 in Philadelphia, Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, and the Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington. Her work deals with political and social themes like identity, simulacra, stereotype, gender, and religion.

“Issues of identity are at the heart of my work. In particular, I am interested in the distortion between how we represent ourselves and how others see us. The distinctly personal is made universal utilizing a powerful visual vocabulary of appropriated images—from popular culture and current events—setting the stage for a dialogue about identity politics.

Wrenches and Starlight Mints is an outgrowth of the work I have been showing called Yaddah Yaddah Yaddah, based on a fictitious all-female, all-Jewish biker gang led by my alter-ego, Challah Knish. In this show, I am focusing on the digitally embroidered wall-hangings I started experimenting with in 2018. The focal point of this exhibition is the wall-hanging composed of all the things Challah Knish would have at the bottom of her purse. Crumpled shopping lists, lip balm, pre-packaged cinnamon buns, and bobby pins combine with other elements into a non-traditional self-portrait of the woman Challah is.” - Friedman

This exhibition is presented alongside the latest works from Paul Dean, Kelly A Mueller & Nonney Oddlokken. All works from these artists are on view, free of charge, during normal gallery hours (12 - 6 p.m., Tue - Sun) from December 1 through December 23, 2020.