Jim Kempner Fine Art

Red, white & blue all over… Wishing everyone a joyful 4th! See you back at the gallery on Saturday.

📣 Please note that the gallery will be closed on Thursday, July 4th, and Friday, July 5th, for the holiday.
We look forward to welcoming you in tomorrow and Sunday to enjoy the art and ambiance.

Spectacular new additions to Christopher Beane’s Silk Avenue series — now on view at the gallery!

Peonies in Marrakesh (Silk Avenue Series), 2024
Flex chromogenic print
60 x 46 inches
Edition of 3

Bearded Iris in Moonlight (Silk Avenue Series), 2024
Flex chromogenic print
60 x 46 inches
Edition of 3

Jessica Helfand’s “The Service Society” is entering into its final weekend at the gallery. Thank you to all who have come out to view and enjoy this amazing show!

Open until this Sunday, June 23rd. 👏

Exciting news! Gallery artist Jim Watt’s ‘Renanthera l’ graces the cover of Turkey’s Masterpiece Magazine No. LXXI!

Tap the link in our bio to read Watt’s full interview with Ayelin Kumdagezer in English. Discover his journey as an architect and artist, his unique approach to painting, and the inspirations behind his work. 👏

One of the many stunning pieces featured in Jessica Helfand’s “The Service Society” on view now at the gallery until June 20th. Have you gotten a chance to view the show?

“Bred To A Harder Thing”, 2024
Digital pigment and oil on canvas
12 x 12 inches

Reimagining the silenced voices of history. Jessica Helfand’s “The Service Society” sheds light on the resilience of Irish women who endured relentless servitude.

View the exhibition anytime from now until June 23rd on the upper level of the gallery. See you there!

The ground floor of the gallery bursts with color and vibrancy as soon as you walk in. Come experience for yourself! 🌟

A newly framed “Down Dog” by Elizabeth Murray, now hanging at the gallery. See details below. 👇

Elizabeth Murray
“Down Dog”, 1988
Collaged lithograph
41 1/4 x 50 inches
Edition of 65

A sneak peek behind the scenes of Jessica Helfand’s “The Service Society” installation process! Join us TOMORROW, March 16th, from 6 PM - 8 PM for the grand opening at the gallery. Don’t miss out—see you there!

Selections of work by Jessica Helfand, on view starting this Thursday as a part of solo show “The Service Society”. 👏 See details of featured pieces below!

Image 1
“The Human Frame”, 2024
Digital pigment and oil on canvas
45 x 30 inches

Image 2
“The Upstairs Girl”
Digital pigment and oil on canvas
20 x 16 inches

Image 3
“A Terrible Beauty”, 2024
Digital pigment and oil on canvas
45 x 30 inches

Image 4
“Your Memory Has Not Played Truant Yet”, 2023
Digital pigment and oil on canvas
20 x 16 inches

A look into upcoming exhibiting artist ’s world. Join us at the gallery this Thursday, May 16th, from 6PM - 8PM for the unveiling of Jessica Helfand’s solo exhibition, “The Service Society” at Jim Kempner Fine Art.

Born in 1960, Jessica Helfand is a multifaceted talent, excelling as an artist, designer, and writer. She grew up in Paris and New York City, and received hjer BA and MFA from Yale University where she taught for more than two decades. A founding editor of Design Observer, Helfand is the author of numerous books on visual and cultural criticism. The first-ever recipient, in 2010, of the Henry Wolf Residency at the American Academy in Rome, she was a 2018 Director’s Guest at Civitella Ranieri, a 2019 fellow at the Bogliasco Foundation, and the 2020 Artist in Residence at Caltech. Currently residing in New England, Jessica continues to inspire with her diverse portfolio and insightful perspectives.

Image 1 credit: Albert Vecerka

Discover new treasures with every visit. Don’t miss the prints during your next trip in! 🖼️

A crowd favorite from our last group exhibition is now showcasing solo starting on May 16th. 🎉

Join us at the gallery on May 16th, 2024 from 6PM - 8PM for the opening of Jessica Helfand’s “The Service Society”.

Can’t make it on the 16th? View the exhibition anytime from May 16th to June 23rd. See you there!

Mel Bochner’s “Go Away” on view now at the gallery. 🎨

Mel Bochner
“Go Away”, 2022
Monoprint in oil with collage, engraving and embossment on handmade paper
12 1/4 x 16 inches

Introducing “Untitled #563”, the latest masterpiece by Jay Kelly, proudly showcased at the gallery. Come explore this new sculpture along with more of Jay’s exceptional collection, only at Jim Kempner Fine Art.

Jay Kelly
“Untitled #563”, 2024
Metal and enamel paint
9 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 2 inches

Big thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the opening of Underground’s “Off the Grid” at Jim Kempner Fine Art!!

The contemporary abstract exhibition is open until May 11th on the bottom floor of the gallery. See you there!

🔔 YOU’RE INVITED!

Join us and at the gallery on April 11th, 2024 from 6PM - 8PM for the opening reception of Off the Grid.

Can’t make it on the 11th? View the exhibition anytime from April 11th to May 11th at AHA Fine Art Underground @ Jim Kempner Fine Art. See you there!

New work by Rinaldo Frattolillo, whose conceptual work uses irony to countervail popular culture and the art world. 👏

Stop by the gallery to see more Frattolillo works, including paintings, prints, and sculptures.

Rinaldo Frattolillo 
“Married The Wrong One”, 2024 
Digital Print
Edition of 25

Christopher Beane’s “Sumac Obi with Lei and Dahlia (Silk Ave Series)” brings a burst of color and imagination to our gallery walls — now on display alongside more of Beane’s works on the lower level. 🌼

Christopher Beane
“Sumac Obi with Lei and Dahlia (Silk Ave Series)”, 2023
Flex chromogenic print
48 x 36 inches
Edition of 3

MUST SEE! Christopher Beane takes over a floor of the gallery. Discover a selection of Beane’s works from the 90s and beyond on the lower level. ✨

From left to right: 

“Titian’s Ring (Ranunculus Series)”, 1997-2010
Flex chromogenic print
36 x 30 inches
Edition of 3

“Delphinium Spots (Silk Ave Series)”, 2023
Flex chromogenic print
60 x 46 inches
Edition of 3 

“Half Saint (Ranunculus Series)”, 1997-2010
Fuji chromogenic print
36 x 30 inches
Edition of 3

Kiki Smith’s “Promising” on view now at the gallery. 💫

Kiki Smith
“Promising”, 2018
Lithograph with silkscreen and foil
39 1/4 x 29 1/2 inches
Edition of 28

Stop by to see Jay Kelly's newest drawings hanging next to Rashid Johnson!nyc

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the JKFA fam to yours! 🍀

Pictured: “Vincent’s Muse and Rodney’s Box” by now on view at the gallery.

Entering into the last weekend of “Faces and Figures”!

Come experience the beauty and depth of each masterpiece in person until this Saturday, March 10th.

“Mirroring Idealism” by Derrick Adams on view as a part of “Faces & Figures” — open until March 10th!

Derrick Adams
“Mirroring Idealism”, 2021
Wall relief of UV curable pigment on Mirror Dibond
28 1/4 x 53 1/2 x 3 inches
Edition of 40

“I play with a lot of subject matter that is in the arena of male interest while trying to reappropriate parts of it into the female world.” — Ana Benaroya for Art She Says, May 2021

“Angel Eyes” by Ana Benaroya on view as a part of “Faces & Figures” — open until March 10th!

Ana Benaroya
“Angel Eyes”, 2022
Silkscreen in artist designed frame
24 × 20 inches
Edition of 30

Jim with Dana Nehdaran portrait and rare 1975 self portrait.

Don’t miss Faces & Figures—an exhibition showcasing 40 artists, from Picasso to Rashid Johnson. On view now until March 10th. 🎨

Artist Katelyn Alain behind her piece “Treading in Time Space”.

The piece is on view now in our entrance window and a part of the “Faces & Figures” show, going on now through March 10. 🖼️🎭

Katelyn Alain
“Treading in Time Space”, 2017
oil on canvas, 48 x 36”

Read below for a full description of “Treading in Time Space” in the words of Katelyn:

“I was thinking about what an archetype for inner power might look like and how I might depict coming home to center amid a world in chaos. What comes across first is her luminous orb-like head that appears floating in a red ochre ground. She treads in a metaphorical oceanic or womb-like space outside of time where the action and movement of the physical world and body is distilled around a steady and direct gaze. There is much in the painting that is easily missed in a jpg, but in the subtle depiction of arms and legs in movement I pay homage to the many armed goddesses of the east that dance with the creative and changing powers of life. In stylistic approach I was inspired by unfinished masterworks of the renaissance that I became enamored with not just because they appear so contemporary, but because in what is left unsaid and untold, the brain has the freedom and potential to complete the work and the piece can then continually unfold for every viewer.”

📣 You don’t want to miss this! During the run of our current exhibition “Faces & Figures”, Carole Freeman will be creating stunning portraits LIVE and you can participate!

Get your very own portrait by signing up for a session on Eventbrite. Head to ’s bio to sign up! 👏

Have a question before you grab your spot? Leave them in the comments below.