Current + Upcoming Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
A Soft Place to Land: Queer Tenderness and Intimacy
Luster Gallery + Studio presents “A Soft Place to Land: Queer Tenderness and Intimacy.”
A Soft Place to Land centers queer tenderness through intimacy, sensuality, care, softness, and connection through deeply personal and embodied practices. This group exhibition invites viewers into moments of vulnerability and presence, offering space to rest, feel, and be held. This exhibition features works by Jah Beverly, Santiago Galeas, Peri Law, Stevie Laney, Olivia “LIT LIV” Morgan, German Vazquez, and Nila Devaney and is curated by founder and director Chelsey Luster.
Join us Thursday, February 12 | 6–9 PM for the opening reception. The exhibition will be on view through April 11.
A Soft Place to Land centers queer tenderness through intimacy, sensuality, care, softness, and connection through deeply personal and embodied practices. This group exhibition invites viewers into moments of vulnerability and presence, offering space to rest, feel, and be held. This exhibition features works by Jah Beverly, Santiago Galeas, Peri Law, Stevie Laney, Olivia “LIT LIV” Morgan, German Vazquez, and Nila Devaney and is curated by founder and director Chelsey Luster.
Join us Thursday, February 12 | 6–9 PM for the opening reception. The exhibition will be on view through April 11.
Soft Light
Dates: January 15 - February 27, 2026
Location: Hyatt Centric
Luster Gallery + Studio presents Soft Light, a group exhibition at Hyatt Centric Philadelphia featuring works by Brittany Baum, Devyn Dais, Michele Pierson, and Susan Raglan. Soft Light celebrates presence, intimacy, and brilliance through glowing portraiture, playful expression, and the quiet vitality of still life. The exhibition explores how gentle illumination—both literal and emotional—can transform the everyday into something tender, luminous, and deeply felt.
Location: Hyatt Centric
Luster Gallery + Studio presents Soft Light, a group exhibition at Hyatt Centric Philadelphia featuring works by Brittany Baum, Devyn Dais, Michele Pierson, and Susan Raglan. Soft Light celebrates presence, intimacy, and brilliance through glowing portraiture, playful expression, and the quiet vitality of still life. The exhibition explores how gentle illumination—both literal and emotional—can transform the everyday into something tender, luminous, and deeply felt.
Past Exhibitions
Bye, Buy: 100 Works at $100
Dates: November 13, 2025 – January 10, 2026
Location: Luster Gallery + Studio, Crane Arts, Philadelphia
Luster Gallery + Studio presents Bye, Buy: 100 Works at $100, a vibrant group exhibition featuring 100 original works by Queer artists, artists of color, and women/femmes based in Philadelphia. Every piece in the show is 12” x 12” or smaller and priced at $100, inviting both new and seasoned collectors to support local artists through an accessible, community-centered experience.
Location: Luster Gallery + Studio, Crane Arts, Philadelphia
Luster Gallery + Studio presents Bye, Buy: 100 Works at $100, a vibrant group exhibition featuring 100 original works by Queer artists, artists of color, and women/femmes based in Philadelphia. Every piece in the show is 12” x 12” or smaller and priced at $100, inviting both new and seasoned collectors to support local artists through an accessible, community-centered experience.