Matéria Gallery

Matéria Gallery Contemporary Art and Design Gallery. Matéria Eastern Market (EHXIBITIONS), Matéria Cass Corridor (OFFICE)

Opening in October 2008, Simone DeSousa Gallery was born as a physical reminder of art’s connectivity to community and social transformation, a space designed to channel inspiration in the form of some of the best manifestations of contemporary art today, and cultivate a new culture of art collecting in Detroit. Simone DeSousa Gallery was formerly known as Re:View Contemporary Gallery.

Throwback to Alberte Tranberg’s solo installation, “Silhouette (landscape),” presented .contemporary last Fall in Detroi...
06/15/2026

Throwback to Alberte Tranberg’s solo installation, “Silhouette (landscape),” presented .contemporary last Fall in Detroit 🩶✨✨✨ A continuation of the artist’s body of work presented in her last solo exhibition at Materia, “A third thing. Some topping out” which took place Nov-Dec 2024.

Tranberg’s ongoing sculptural explorations manifest in a series of spatial contemplations in the pursuit of converging one’s sense of body with the built environment. Grounded in craft, Tranberg primarily works with structural steel, reflecting familiar architectural forms and textures introducing moments of malleability to challenge notions of rigidity, weight, light, and movement.

New works were also included in the two-person project “Still Work of Mild Hands” recently presented at Wasserman Projects.

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Jane visiting from Miami today, and getting to do her two favorite things: experiencing the Eastern Market and seeing ne...
06/13/2026

Jane visiting from Miami today, and getting to do her two favorite things: experiencing the Eastern Market and seeing new Art ✨☀️ Standing in front of one of her favorite Shirley Woodson works, “Bather with Pink Wave” (1996) Acrylic on canvas, 34 x 44 inches 🩷💙💚

Reminder that Shirley Woodson’s solo exhibition “Bright Moments” is on view through June 27 at Matéria Eastern Market. Not to be missed if you visit Detroit. Matéria is open Saturdays, 11 am - 5 pm, and during the week by appointment. Presented in collaboration with Century Partners.





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Shirley Woodson, “Maiden Voyage #1” (2017) Acrylic, Vinyl, on Canvas, 60 x 48 inches, is part of the artist’s solo exhi...
06/13/2026

Shirley Woodson, “Maiden Voyage #1” (2017) Acrylic, Vinyl, on Canvas, 60 x 48 inches, is part of the artist’s solo exhibition “Bright Moments” on view at Matéria Eastern Market through June 27 ✨✨✨🔥 Swipe for a couple of details.

The gallery is open Saturday, 11 am - 5 pm, and by appointment during the week.

In more recent painting works, typography and explicit references to Black history and cultural legacies intermingle on the surface of the paintings to remind us more directly of our responsibilities in this world, as direct and indirect agents of our present and future realities. The three large drawings included in the exhibition, also from the 1990s, reflect dream-like states, collages of brilliant, animated insights.

Woodson’s works evoke the desire for complete freedom, a return to our very expressive core, fully connected to Life, embodying our most fundamental natural human rights.

Link to Full Description in Bio





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✨REMINDER✨Carole Harris’ conversation with writer and curator Taylor Renee Aldridge is TONIGHT, 6 - 7:30 pm at MOCAD! 💫“...
06/11/2026

✨REMINDER✨Carole Harris’ conversation with writer and curator Taylor Renee Aldridge is TONIGHT, 6 - 7:30 pm at MOCAD! 💫

“Join us for a conversation on This Side of the River, an exhibition exploring the innovative textile practice of Detroit-based artist Carole Harris. The program brings Harris into dialogue with writer and curator Taylor Renee Aldridge, Executive Director of Modern Ancient Brown Foundation, and will be introduced by Abel Gonzalez Fernandez, Curator at MOCAD.”

For full description: https://mocadetroit.org/event/carole-harris-taylor-renee-aldridge/

IMAGES:
1- Installation view of “This Side of the River” at MOCAD
2 - Carole Harris during the opening at MOCAD





🔆 Matéria in Spaces 🔆 A vibrant new painting from the “Crescendo” series by Detroit Cass Corridor artist Robert Sestok w...
06/10/2026

🔆 Matéria in Spaces 🔆 A vibrant new painting from the “Crescendo” series by Detroit Cass Corridor artist Robert Sestok was added today to our ongoing art installation at ✨

Matéria is pleased to collaborate with Leña to bring together an intentional curation of artworks to their space in Detroit’s Brush Park neighborhood 🔥

We are looking forward to seeing the art installation continue to evolve as it interacts with the space and Leña’s vision of a warm and sustainable experience ✨🧡💙





THIS THURSDAY, June 11, 6 pm, at MOCAD ✨ Carole Harris in conversation with Taylor Renee Aldridge.Not to be missed!Harri...
06/08/2026

THIS THURSDAY, June 11, 6 pm, at MOCAD ✨ Carole Harris in conversation with Taylor Renee Aldridge.
Not to be missed!

Harris’ museum solo exhibition “This Side of the River” is on view through June 21 🔥


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ARTIST TALK LOADING...

We are THRILLED to welcome back legendary Detroit textile artist for yet another ARTIST TALK this Thursday, June 11th, from 6-7:30pm!

In conversation with the amazingly talented , Co-founding editor of .black and Executive Director of , these two will sit down and DIG DEEPER into Carole’s current exhibition “This Side of the River,” now on display through June 21.
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In the spirit of Carole’s work, here are some interesting facts you may not have known...

FUN FACTS:
- Carole Harris has a background as an interior designer
- Her artistic inspiration is largely based on the evolving history of her hometown -
- Her technique purposely strays away from precision + perfect form and intentional embraces fraying imperfection as a nod to the imperfections of the world and times we live in
- Many materials incorporated in Carole’s work are textiles and pieces she encounters in the community - from packing materials to old fabrics that she epicycles

WE HOPE YOU JOIN US ON 6/11 FOR THIS EPIC TALK!

Learn more: https://mocadetroit.org/event/carole-harris-taylor-renee-aldridge/

Spending time with Alba and Javier today exploring the works by one of their new favorite artists: Shirley Woodson ✨💫Rem...
06/06/2026

Spending time with Alba and Javier today exploring the works by one of their new favorite artists: Shirley Woodson ✨💫

Reminder that Woodson’s solo exhibition “Bright Moments” has been extended through June 27. Matéria Eastern Market is open Saturdays, 11 am - 5 pm, and during the week by appointment ☀️

Matéria Gallery is thrilled to present Shirley Woodson: Bright Moments, a solo exhibition of paintings and drawings spanning from 1992 to 2025 by the artist, educator, arts advocate, and 2021 Kresge Eminent Artist. Presented in collaboration with Century Partners.

LINK to FULL DESCRIPTION: https://www.materia-art.com/shirley-woodson-bright-moments




Shirley Woodson, “Niagara Bather #2” (1997) Acrylic on canvas, 32 x 46 inches, is part of the artist’s solo exhibition ...
06/06/2026

Shirley Woodson, “Niagara Bather #2” (1997) Acrylic on canvas, 32 x 46 inches, is part of the artist’s solo exhibition “Bright Moments,” currently on view at Matéria Eastern Market through June 27 🩵💙💚💛🤎❤️

The gallery is OPEN today, SATURDAY, 11 am to 5 pm ☀️

Matéria Gallery is thrilled to present Shirley Woodson: Bright Moments, a solo exhibition of paintings and drawings spanning from 1992 to 2025 by the artist, educator, arts advocate, and 2021 Kresge Eminent Artist.

Woodson’s paintings connect with Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s Bright Moments—a live album created in 1973 and released in 1974—and his musicality in general, as they express vitality and improvisation like the simultaneous playing of several instruments present in the late musician’s performances. In Shirley Woodson’s paintings color acts as life force from which figures appear and disappear—a part of the environment itself—in a continuum of energies that celebrate all kinds of bodies, where different expressions become a dynamic one.

Woodson recalls what she experienced when she first saw Niagara Falls, from both sides, saying it was beyond her imagination, like being in the clouds and touching the elements of the Earth. This vivid and transcendent moment carries into a series of works she created in the 1990s, a few included in her new exhibition, Bright Moments.

LINK to FULL DESCRIPTION: https://www.materia-art.com/shirley-woodson-bright-moments





Installing at collectors’ homes is a great reminder of the power of art to engage and transform environments✨💫 These two...
06/05/2026

Installing at collectors’ homes is a great reminder of the power of art to engage and transform environments✨💫 These two works by the late Cass Corridor artist Michael Luchs, both ’ “Untitled (Rabbit),” both from around 2016, were recently installed in completely different settings, producing the same level of impact and joy for those inhabiting the homes 🩶

Michael Luchs would have also been very happy to see how the works interact with the spaces and connect to the outside ✨🌱





Perfect 82°F afternoon in Detroit and a chance to catch up with Cass Corridor artist Robert Sestok at his studio, just b...
06/03/2026

Perfect 82°F afternoon in Detroit and a chance to catch up with Cass Corridor artist Robert Sestok at his studio, just back in town from a project in London.

Sestok’s decades-long practice has always oscillated between sculpture and painting/drawing.

Always a treat to be in the studio 🧡💚💙🩵





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