Selected Exhibitions & Fairs
WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE DMV
A major, multi-venue survey of female visual artists from the DC–Maryland–Virginia region.
Women Artists of the DMV will be the first large-scale curated exhibition dedicated to showcasing the work of active female visual artists from the region. Featuring more than 300 artists, it will be one of the largest curated fine art exhibitions in the United States. The show will run from September through December 2025 across eleven venues in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia: American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center at American University in DC, The Athenaeum in Alexandria, and The McLean Project for the Arts, both in Virginia; and Artists & Makers Galleries and the Galleries at Strathmore Mansion, both in Rockville, Maryland, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville, MD, The Writer's Center in Bethesda, MD, and the Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, MD, Maryland Hall in Annapolis, the University of Maryland Library at College Park, MD, the Adah Rose Gallery in Rockville, the Joan Hisaoka Gallery in DC, the Melissa Ichiuji Gallery in Virginia and the Children's National Hospital Galleries (my work will be shown at this venue) in Washington, DC.
The exhibition is curated by Florencio Lenny Campello, a widely respected artist, writer, and curator who has lived in the DC area since the late 1980s.
Opening reception: to be announced in September
Artists: Patricia Edwine Poku, Shiri Achu, Maremi Andreozzi, Erin Antognoli, Sondra N. Arkin, Michele Banks, Marilyn Banner, Suzi Balamaci, Kate Barfield, Jennifer Barlow, Denée Barr, Holly Bass, Jennifer Lynn Beaudet, Judith Benderson, Dianne Bugash, Shante Bullock, Melissa Burley, Mei Mei Chang, Anne Cherubim, Shanthi Chandrasekar, Hsin-Hsi Chen, Joan Danziger, Anna U. Davis, Jenny Davis, Tanya Davis, Patricia de Poel Wilberg, Wendy Donahoe, Margaret Dowell, Jen Droblyen, Mary Early, Bria Edwards, Cheryl Edwards, Dana Ellyn, Hyunsuk Erickson, Cynthia Farrell Johnson, Felisa Federman Cogut, Cianne Fragione, Helen Frederick, Jenny Freestone, Marie Gauthiez-Charpentier, Genie Ghim, Susan Goldman, Carol Brown Goldberg, Graciela Granek, Josephine Haden, Debra Halprin, Elyse Harrison, Muriel Hasbun, Rania Hassan, Jennifer Hayes, Mira Hecht, Francie Hester, Ellen Hill, Leslie Holt, Michal Hunter, Melissa Ichiuji, Selena Jackson, Martha Jackson Jarvis, Barbara Januszkiewicz, M. Jane Johnson, Jessica Kallista, Jenny Kanzler, Maria Karametou, Lori Katz, Sally Kauffman, Trish Kent, Zofie King, Linda Lawler, Ngoc Le, Jun Lee, Kyujin Lee, Harriet Lesser, Shelley Lowenstein, Carol Levin, Kirsty Little, Taina Litwak, Dalya Luttwak, Kara Lin, June Linowitz, Shelley Lowenstein, Laurel Lukaszewski, Caroline MacKinnon, Akemi Maegawa, Susan Makara, Joey Mánlapaz, Katherine Mann, J.J. McCracken, Maggie Michael, Amber Robles-Gordon, Molly Springfield, Renee Stout, Zsudayka Nzinga Terrel, Andrea Way, Ellyn Weiss, Marcie Wolf-Hubbard, Sharon Wolpoff, Sue Wrbican among others.
August 1, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Press release: Daily Campello Art News, East City Paper & Old Town Crier
TRANSIT
MFA Thesis exhibition 2025 featuring works by:
Patricia Edwine Poku, Phaedra Askarinam, Connor Gagne, Julia Cheng Zhang, Andres Izquierdo and Pooja Campbell.
Six artists, whose practices encompass painting, photography, ceramics, installation, and performance, draw on their unique personal histories as they find common ground in the concept of Transit— a word that defined as “an act, process, or instance of passing through or over.”
To varying degrees, their work examines the transitions—between cultures, through grief, into parenthood—that define moments of self-discovery.
April 19-May 18, 2025
Curated by: Molly Springfield
Press release: AU Museum at the Katzen Art Center
EWIA
Duo exhibition by Anacostia Arts Center featuring works by:
Patricia Edwine Poku, Rodney “BUCK!” Herring
The exhibition embodies the concept of art serving as a time machine, transporting us across different eras and perspectives, by investigating the convergence of past, present, and future, deeply influenced by West African history and contemporary literature.
Ewia, meaning “sun” in English, symbolizes the universal connection of humanity under a shared sky.
February 14-April 4, 2025
Curated by: Jess Randolph
Press release: Washington City Paper
ITERATION REITERATION
Group exhibition by Touchstone Gallery featuring works by:
Andrew Chalfen, Anice Hoachlander, Anne McInnis, Anne Stine, Anthony Nsofor, Barry Goldstein, Behrouz Vatankhah, Beth Nogay Carenbauer, Brandin Barón, Charlene Nield, Chris Combs, Craig Cramer, Corey Drieth, Corinne Diop, David Salgado, Deb Almond, Debra Disman, Gaylia Wagner, Gregory Little, Hernan Murno, Ira Upin, Jacques Liautaud, Jane Powers, Javaid Nayyar, Jenee Mateer, Jeanne Lauziere, Jenny Price Corder, Jenny Singleton, Jim Burwinkel, Joy Nutt, John Chamberlin, Karen Larson-Voltz, Kathryn E. Martin, Katelin Hiller, Kelly Irvine, Leigh Lambert, Lesley Clarke, Lisa Sheirer, Lyn McCormick, Marcel Artes Deolazo, Mark Armbruster, Mary Anne Hensley, Neal Cox, Patricia Edwine Poku, Peggy Black, Rosa Ines Vera, Ryan Lewis, Sam Modder, Sara Tack, Shahrzad Heyat Jalinous, Shari Werner, Shelley Lowenstein, Stephen Manger, Sufie Berger, Suzanne Keith Loechl, and Tara Barr.
August 1- September 2, 2024
Juried by: Roya Amirsoleymani, Addoley Dzegede and Christopher Kardambikis
WALL MOUNTABLES 2024
Open community exhibition by DC Arts Center featuring works by DC artists:
Olaoluwa Akinsola, Alexa Alarcón, Anne Albright, David Alfuth, Frankie Alika, John T. Allen, Todd Aman, Bathsheba Amante, Tronja Anglero, Juliet Antipolo, Elizabeth Ashe, Tracey Barton, Patricia Edwine Poku, Cheryl Bearss, Robert Berger, Lisa Bernstein, Margaret Biser, Dehejia Butler, Isabelle Carney, George Carter, Yvonne Carter, Eric Celarier, Brenda Chandler, Michele Colburn, Chris Combs, Amber Cooper, Delna Dastur, Kim Deane, Timothy L. DeVenney, Kendall Dorman, David Eastlack, Mentwab Easwaran, Darcy Elburn, Maluchi Enyi, Brian Feldman, among others.
July 12-August 11, 2024
Curated by the DC Arts Center
Press release: East City Art
INTERSECTING NARATIVES: WOMEN OF TAAH
Online art exhibition in collaboration with Artsy presenting a collection of works by the Women of TAAH (The African Artists Hub).
Hailing from diverse corners of Africa and its diaspora, these artists bring forth a multitude of perspectives, crafting a mosaic of interconnected narratives.
Theresah Ankomah (Ghana), Sheila Fuseini (Ghana), Tayhe Munsamy (South Africa), and Patricia Edwine Poku (Ghana/USA) each offer unique explorations of identity, transformation, and societal dynamics through their art.
Collectively, these artists challenge conventional boundaries, inviting audiences to reconsider notions of beauty, functionality, and societal constructs. Through their diverse mediums and distinct voices, they illuminate the intricacies of the human condition, forging connections that transcend geographical and cultural divides. Join us as we embark on a journey of discovery, where art becomes a universal language uniting us in dialogue, introspection, and transformation.
March 20- April 15 2024
Curated on Artsy by: TAAH UK
HOLDING HANDS, HOLDING SPACE
American University’s Studio Art MFA program presents Holding Hands, Holding Space, a group exhibition in the Katzen Arts Center Rotunda. This exhibition brings together 16 artists; 8 students from AU’s Studio Art MFA Program and 8 students from other local university MFA programs, including the University of Maryland, Maryland Institute College of Art, and George Washington University.
Artists participating are: Phaedra Askarinam, Sanah Brown-bowers, Pooja Campbell, Maren Casana, Connor Gagne, Marie B Gauthiez, Trisha Gupta, Jeffrey Warren Hampshire, Lindsay Mueller, Patricia Edwine Poku, Julia Reising, Taylor Sizemore, Jill McCarthy Stauffer, Jeehee Yoo, Margaret Connon Walker, and Julia Zhang.
January 26th, 2024 - March 3rd, 2024 American University - Katzen Center, Rotunda Washington, D.C
Curated by: Taylor Sizemore and Marie B Gauthiez
EMERGENCE
Studio Gallery is proud to present recent works by students pursuing Masters in Fine Art degrees from universities in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore region. The exhibition has no overarching theme. Instead, it is intended as a window into the vision and aesthetics of these emerging artists.
Artists participating are: Patricia Baca · Mark Burchick · Trevon Jakaar Coleman · Marie B. Gauthiez · Alexis Irby · Dan Ortiz Leizman · Lindsay Mueller · Patricia Edwine Poku · Julia Reising · Jill Stauffer · Margaret Walker · Julia Zhang
January 3rd - January 27th, 2024
Curated by: Irene Pantelis
