Current Exhibition

“Established Color” by Thomas Del Porte

Established Color, an exhibition of paintings by Thomas Del Porte, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from September 7-28, 2018. Del Porte received a 2018 Fellowship Visual Arts: Painting. The artist will host a free opening reception on Friday, September 7 from 5-7 p.m.

The exhibition will feature Del Porte’s still life paintings and landscapes. In his work, Del Porte intends to tell a visual story within each stroke of paint. His paintings are made with little jeweled, thorn-like curls, each stroke acting as an individual recording of a moment in time.

Del Porte explains, “I paint from direct observation, in the attempt to capture a unique portion of the infinite gifts of light, line, color and spaces that nature provides. My goal is to communicate a visual quality that reveals something new within the movement and drama of the images I translate.”

Meet the Artist

The Mezzanine Gallery is located in the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French St., Wilmington, DE 19801 and open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Mezzanine Gallery Application

The Mezzanine Gallery, located in the Carvel State Office Building in Wilmington, features one-person exhibitions of Delaware artists in disciplines including painting, photography, sculpture, crafts, folk, and media arts.

To be considered for an exhibition, artists may submit a Mezzanine Gallery Application. Artists who have received an Individual Artist Fellowship in the visual arts are also given the opportunity to exhibit in the gallery.

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Visit the Gallery 

Hours

Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Photo ID required after 4:30 p.m.

Parking 

On-street and garage parking
available

Admission

Free and open to the public

About the Gallery

The Mezzanine Gallery presents solo exhibitions of work by Delaware artists in disciplines including painting, photography, sculpture, crafts, folk, and media arts.

This opportunity is available to Delaware’s emerging and established visual artists who have won Individual Artist Fellowships, or have been chosen by the Division’s annual Gallery Panel.

Opening Reception

Held the first Friday of the month from 5-7 p.m. Dates are subject to change.

Charles Guerin

Works on Paper
October 5-26, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, October 5 from 5-7 p.m.

Kevin Bielicki

Sculpture
November 2-30, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, November 2 from 5-7 p.m.

Lauren E. Peters

Painting
December 7-28, 2018
Opening Reception: Friday, December 7 from 5-7 p.m.

Leah Beach

Photography
February 1-22, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, February 1 from 5-7 p.m.

Olga Nielsen

Sculpture
March 1-29, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, March 1 from 5-7 p.m.

Robert Bruce Weston

Fine Craft
April 5-26, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, April 5 from 5-7 p.m.

Jim Rehak

Painting
May 3-31, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, May 3 from 5-7 p.m.

Ekaterina Popova

Painting
June 7-28, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, June 7 from 5-7 p.m.

Katie Lillard

Painting
July 5-26, 2019
Opening Reception: TBA

Cynthia McGrellis

Painting
August 2-30, 2019
Opening Reception: Friday, August 2 from 5-7 p.m.