Gallery 138

05/26/2016

11/12/2015

Dear Friends,

We are incredibly sad to tell you that Brookie Maxwell, Artist and Founding Director of Gallery 138, passed away last Wednesday at home in the company of her close family. Brookie was a truly amazing woman, who dedicated her artistic career to healing, educating, and inspiring communities. She has touched the hearts of many.

At Gallery 138, Brookie curated and exhibited work pertaining to race, women's experiences, violence and genocide, and healing trauma, and mediated dialogs about these issues.

In her own words: "I did not find what I was looking for in a gallery - an African style community where artists were given time, space and resources to experiment, where they flourished in the creation of their own work, inspired each other and collaborated together to create the best work of their careers. I founded Gallery 138 to be that space".

Her latest project Coming Home: Journey, Community, Dialog, is a large scale public art experience, with a goal of bringing civilian and military communities together in an honest and open dialog, and helping heal the wounds of war. The staff and advisors of Coming Home are working on ways to continue and complete the project in the way Brookie would have wanted.

Below is her obituary in the New York Times by Sam Roberts
http://nyti.ms/1PyRnXl

Ms. Maxwell, a painter, sculptor and curator, immersed herself in social causes and viewed art as a spiritual haven for homeless children.

07/28/2015

We are thrilled to announce that COL Greg Gadson has been selected a 2015 ArtSlant Showcase winner, in the Photography Category featuring:

Out of Darkness, UK Soldier Ride, by Gregory D. Gadson
Infrared photograph, printed on metal, edition of 10, 45x60″, 2013

A panel of jurors comprised of renowned gallerists, curators, arts professionals and artists have chosen Out of Darkness, UK Soldier Ride, as an ArtSlant Showcase piece.

For more information about the ArtSlant Prize and to see the other Showcase winners click the link below:

http://www.artslant.com/ny/showcases/showcase?listtype=showcase&page=2&sublist=46%5Ephotography

07/22/2015

Brookie Maxwell with Coming Home's amazing advisor and supporter LTC Faith Junghahn, looking at Maxwell's study drawings at Gallery 138.

LTC Junghahn played an important role in bringing the Healing Reenactment and Resiliency Workshop to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst last fall, when Maxwell and a squad of soldiers, consisting of wounded warriors and Army medics, co-directed a reenactment of a rescue after an IED blast.

Maxwell drew scenes from the reenactment in a series of studies for the large scale mural Lazarus in Afghanistan: The Golden Hour.

07/22/2015

IED Study I, II, and III, Caran d’Ache crayon on watercolor paper, 15x11″, 2013 by Brookie Maxwell

These images were made in the early stages of the Coming Home Project.

Want to learn more? Email: [email protected]!

07/13/2015

Visit Gallery 138 to see our current show in progress- Coming Home. Share this with your friends civilian or military, and stay tuned for upcoming programs!

Artist Brookie Maxwell gives a tour to visitors and friends of Gallery 138’s current exhibition, Coming Home: Journey, Community, Dialog.

06/30/2015

We are very proud to announce that Coming Home: Journey, Community, Dialog exhibit, will be extended due to outstanding interest! The exhibit features work by Brookie Maxwell and COL Greg Gadson.

We hope everyone interested in the project gets a chance to see the show, now up through August 30.

Stay tuned for announcements about upcoming dialog programs!

06/10/2015

Our current exhibition, Coming Home: Journey, Community, Dialog, has a FB page! Please take a look and support us by liking!
https://www.facebook.com/Cominghomeproject

Welcome to the Coming Home Project page!

06/05/2015

First Installation of Coming Home