Current Exhibitions
Past Exhibitions
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Black and White
Group Exhibition May 10 - June 21, 2025 Jerald Melberg Gallery proudly presents a group exhibition featuring works of art in black and white: powerful, evocative, timeless, evoking simplicity and purity. The opening reception will be held at the gallery on Friday evening, May 9, from 6-8pm. Without the distraction of color, black and white art compels viewers... Read more -
Lee Hall
Collages March 15 - April 26, 2025 Jerald Melberg Gallery proudly presents a solo exhibition of collages on both canvas and paper by Lee Hall, a North Carolina native and renowned Abstract Expressionist. Hall’s poetic landscapes are iterations of the tradition of abstraction derived from meditations on nature. The opening reception will be held at the gallery... Read more -
Charles Basham
Continuum January 11 - March 1, 2025 Jerald Melberg Gallery proudly presents a solo exhibition of paintings and pastels by CharlesBasham, spanning his four decades with the gallery. Basham received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from Kent State University in his native state of Ohio, where he still resides on the family farm. Continuum features the artist’s visually... Read more -
Robert Motherwell
Signs of Mystery November 9 - December 31, 2024 Abstract expressionist painter, collagist and printmaker, Robert Motherwell, is widely known for his sweeping, gestural mark-making. Although he worked in a variety of media, his gestures, which he interchangeably referred to as signs and conjured through automatism, are a throughline within his oeuvre. Signs of Mystery is an exhibition that... Read more
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Philip Mullen
Air & Light September 14 - October 26, 2024 Jerald Melberg Gallery proudly presents a solo exhibition of new paintings by Philip Mullen . Exploring the unique qualities and effects of light and air, Mullen has been described as creating works with both thoughtful technique and carefree fluidity. Mullen earned a PhD at Ohio University and began teaching at... Read more -
40th Anniversary Celebration
May 4 - June 29, 2024 Since 1984, internationally recognized artists have found a congenial home for their work at Jerald Melberg Gallery. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the business Melberg founded with his passion for art and faith in Charlotte as the hub for his far-reaching client base. To commemorate this milestone, Jerald... Read more -
Spring Fever
Group Exhibition April 6 - 20, 2024 An exhibition of paintings, sculptures and works on paper to celebrate the spring season! Featured artists include Charles Basham, Katherine Boxall, Raul Diaz, Lee Hall, Robert Kushner, Thomas McNickle, Dennis Lee Mitchell, Roland Poska, James Rosati, Brian Rutenberg, Donald Sultan, and Tula Telfair. To view the exhibition and inquire please... Read more -
Remembering Wolf
January 13 - March 23, 2024 The world has lost perhaps the most beloved and respected American painter of the last 60 years. Wolf Kahn touched thousands of lives as a friend, teacher, patron, brilliant colorist and scrubber: Scrub, scrub, scrub. I'm not a painter, I'm a scrubber. There are few artists who could produce such... Read more
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Closely Observed: Paintings by Christopher Clamp
Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA December 16, 2023 - March 3, 2024 A solo exhibition of paintings by Christopher Clamp on view at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, GA. The exhibition features a broad range of work, some on loan from collectors and some just recently released from the artist's studio. Art Now Artist Talk: Christopher Clamp February 15, 6-8pm... Read more -
Katherine Boxall
Time and Place October 27 - December 30, 2023 Jerald Melberg Gallery proudly presents a solo exhibition of new abstract paintings by gallery artist Katherine Boxall. Time & Place features work inspired by the time Boxall recently spent between her studio in Austin , Texas , and her summer studio in New York City. The opening reception... Read more -
Dennis Lee Mitchell
Playing With Fire September 16 - October 21, 2023 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present Playing With Fire , a solo exhibition of works by Dennis Lee Mitchell, an artist who creates works on paper purely with smoke from a burning flame. The opening reception will be held at the gallery on Friday evening, September 15, with the... Read more -
Raul Diaz
Dreaming of Life’s Journey June 10 - July 22, 2023 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of recent paintings , sculpture and works on paper by the celebrated Argentin e artist Ra u l Di a z. In this new body of work, he continues the exploration of boats as a metaphor for the journey of... Read more
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Christopher Clamp
Far From Home April 29 - June 3, 2023 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present new paintings by contemporary realist still life painter, Christopher Clamp. Growing up in Leesville, South Carolina, Clamp spent much of his time combing through odds and ends in his grandfather's barn, divining stories about their importance and meaning. Now, he sources all manner... Read more -
Spring Selections
Group Exhibition April 1 - 22, 2023 An exhibition of paintings, sculptures and works on paper to celebrate Spring . Featured artists include Charles Basham, Katherine Boxall, Raul Diaz, Lee Hall, Robert Kushner, Thomas McNickle, Dennis Lee Mitchell, Roland Poska, James Rosati, Brian Rutenberg, Donald Sultan, and Tula Telfair. To view artworks and inquire, please visit the... Read more -
Romare Bearden
Ways of Working March 3 - June 3, 2023 Although Bearden is best-known for his collages, he was constantly experimenting throughout his career, using various techniques to achieve his artistic goals. Ways of Working, Experiments & Techniques , highlights many of his most frequently used mediums, from screenprints and etchings to photo projections and monotypes. Many artists never branch... Read more -
Brian Rutenberg
Banners of the Coast January 14 - March 11, 2023 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present the ninth solo exhibition of abstracte d landscape paintings by Brian Rutenberg. The opening reception will be held at the gallery on Friday evening, January 13 , with the artist in attendance from 6-8pm. With these new oil paintings on linen and paper,... Read more
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Tula Telfair
Wilderness Does Not Locate Itself October 29 - December 24, 2022 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to officially welcome American artist Tula Telfair to Charlotte. An exhibition of h er imagined landscape paintings will be presented in the artist’s inaugural solo exhibition with the gallery. A full color catalogue has been p ublished for the occasion. The opening reception will be... Read more -
Katherine Boxall
Intelligent Abstraction II September 17 - October 22, 2022 Jerald Melberg Gallery proudly presents new abstract paintings by gallery artist Katherine Boxall. Intelligent Abstraction II is Boxall's second solo exhibition with the gallery. Melberg states, Continuing the title from Boxall's first exhibition with my gallery was important to me, as I am still struck by the intelligence of her... Read more -
America Seen - American Scenes
Group Exhibition June 25 - September 3, 2022 To View The Exhibition Please Visit Our Online Viewing Room Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings and works on paper depicting landscapes, cityscapes and flora seen in America, as well as abstract interpretations of American scenes. The artists featured in this exhibition include John Alexander,... Read more -
Donald Sultan
Iconic Florals April 23 - June 18, 2022 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to welcome Donald Sultan, a titan of American art, to Charlotte. An exhibition of his iconic paintings, conte crayon drawings, sculpture and screenprints will be presented in the artist’s inaugural solo exhibition with the gallery. The opening reception will be held at the gallery on... Read more
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Robert Motherwell Paintings / Paper / Prints
A Survey February 19 - April 9, 2022 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present a survey exhibition of paintings, works on paper and prints by Robert Motherwell . Featured works will include paintings from the Hollow Men series , Open series and an important Elegy series painting , as well as collages, ink drawings , etching s... Read more -
Lee Hall
The Quarry Paintings January 15 - February 19, 2022 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present our sixth solo exhibition for Lee Hall, focusing on paintings Hall made over fifty years ago of a quarry in Maine, several of which were exhibited at the Betty Parsons Gallery in 1975. Whether it is the play of light and shadow on... Read more -
Brian Rutenberg: Synchronicity
Franklin G. Burroughs & Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC January 15 - April 16, 2022 Opening Reception Saturday, January 15, 4 – 6 pm (FREE/members | $20/non-members) Artist-Led Gallery Talk Sunday, January 16 1-2:20pm (FREE) Reservation required. Call the Art Museum at (843) 238.2510. to reserve your spot. All works by Brian Rutenberg on loan from Jerald Melberg Gallery Read more -
American Abstraction
Group Exhibition November 6, 2021 - January 1, 2022 Jerald Melberg Gallery presents an exhibition featuring works of American Abstraction . Abstraction firmly took hold in the United States during the mid-twentieth century when the Abstract Expressionist movement emerged in New York City. The artists of that time left such an indelible mark on the aesthetics and ethos of... Read more
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Manuel Reyna
Simple Eloquence September 11 - October 23, 2021 Jerald Melberg Gallery proud ly present s an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Argentine artist, Manuel Reyna . Considered a national treasure in his homeland, Manuel Reyna was born in Cordoba, Argentina, in 1912, where he lived and worked until his death in 1989. Trained as a... Read more -
Summertime
Group Exhibition June 21 - August 28, 2021 An exhibition of paintings, sculptures and works on paper inspired by summertime . Featured artists include Jesse Redwin Bardin, Charles Basham, Romare Bearden, Katherine Boxall, William Partridge Burpee, Dale Chihuly, Christopher Clamp, Raul Diaz, Susan Grossman, Lee Hall, Wolf Kahn, Kim Keever, Robert Kushner, Thomas McNickle, Robert Motherwell, Roland Poska,... Read more -
Brian Rutenberg
Point of Pine May 1 - June 12, 2021 Brian Rutenberg POINT OF PINE solo exhibition on view at Jerald Melberg Gallery May 1 - June 12, 2021 Read more -
Thomas McNickle
The Pond March 13 - April 24, 2021 Thomas McNickle's solo exhibition THE POND will be on view March 13 through April 24, 2021 at Jerald Melberg Gallery. Read more
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Katherine Boxall
Intelligent Abstraction January 16 - March 6, 2021 Introduction It is a rare occurrence to add an artist to my gallery roster. It is a decision I take seriously as my philosophy has caused me to represent a relatively small group of artists I wholeheartedly believe in. It is my distinct pleasure to introduce the work of Katherine... Read more -
Winter Selections
Group Exhibition January 16 - March 6, 2021 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition featuring works by gallery artists Charles Basham, Romare Bearden, Christopher Clamp, Raul Diaz, Susan Grossman, Lee Hall, Wolf Kahn, Kim Keever, Kimo Minton, Robert Motherwell, Roland Poska, James Rosati, Brian Rutenberg, Esteban Vicente and Charles White. Click here to VIEW... Read more -
Southern Artists
Group Exhibition November 14, 2020 - January 2, 2021 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present an invitational group exhibition featuring artists with southern connections by birth or residence. The exhibition will feature paintings, sculpture and works on paper of varied context and imagery including both realism and abstraction. Read more -
Kim Keever
Underwater Canvas September 26 - November 7, 2020 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of Kim Keever's boldly colored, abstract images. This is the artist's second solo exhibition with the gallery. Read more
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Fall Selections
Group Exhibition September 26 - November 7, 2020 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition featuring works by gallery artists Charles Basham, Romare Bearden, Katherine Boxall, Christopher Clamp, Susan Grossman, Lee Hall, Gordon Onslow Ford, Frank Faulkner, Wolf Kahn, Kim Keever, Robert Kushner, Thomas McNickle, Dennis Lee Mitchell, Robert Motherwell, Roland Poska, James Rosati, Brian Rutenberg, and Esteban Vicente. Read more -
Chris Clamp
12X12X12 OBJECTS AS PORTRAITS August 8 - September 19, 2020 Chris Clamp
12x12x12 Objects As Portraits
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Summer Selections
Group Exhibition August 8 - September 19, 2020 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present a summer group exhibition featuring works by all represented gallery artists. The exhibition features works by artists Charles Basham, Romare Bearden, Katherine Boxall, Christopher Clamp, Raul Diaz, Daniel Douke, Susan Grossman, Lee Hall, Rick Horton, Wolf Kahn, Kim Keever, Ida Kohlmeyer, Robert Kushner,... Read more -
Spring Selections
Group Exhibition March 14 - August 1, 2020 Group exhibition featuring works by gallery artists Charles Basham, Romare Bearden, Christopher Clamp, Raul Diaz, Daniel Douke, Susan Grossman, Lee Hall, Rick Horton, Wolf Kahn, Kim Keever, Ida Kohlmeyer, Robert Kushner, Thomas McNickle, Robert Motherwell, Roland Poska, Manuel Reyna, James Rosati, Brian Rutenberg, Ramon Urban, and Esteban Vicente. Read more
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Lee Hall ON PAPER
November 9, 2019 - January 11, 2020 Lee Hall created a wonderful variety of art both on paper and with paper: acrylic paintings on paper, watercolors, and collages. Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present our fifth solo exhibition for Lee Hall focusing on her colorful, abstracted landscapes on paper. Read more -
Esteban Vicente
September 14 - November 2, 2019 During the course of his long and lauded career as a member of the first generation of Abstract Expressionists, Esteban Vicente closely studied shape, light, and the possibilities of pigment. Bortn in Turegano, Spain, Vicente moved to New York after the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Influential New York galleries,... Read more -
Raul Diaz
Reflection May 11 - June 22, 2019 The topics of Raul Diaz’ paintings are the topics of life, an exploration of metaphors, if you will. People and history become part of the things that form us from infancy. Memories from his childhood, perhaps simply a series of shapes or figures, reoccur in his work. In this new... Read more -
Motherwell Monotypes
March 16 - April 27, 2019 Prints are magic. They can capture texture unttainable in painting, the ink nestling and cresting the subtle bumps and crevices of a heavy rag paper. Their color radiates more intensely than the results of any other two-dimensional technique. In printmaking Robert Motherwell favored the French ink Charbonnel; it contained a... Read more
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Roland Poska
Deckle Edge September 15 - November 3, 2018 Roland Poska (1938-2017) was a pioneer in the field of printmaking and papermaking and sought to extend and break the boundaries of his chosen medium. He landed on what he called “Papestries” or paper tapestries , which are featured in this exhibition of paintings, sculptures and prints from his four-decade... Read more -
Brian Rutenberg
Thunderhead May 19 - July 21, 2018 With the oil paintings on linen and paper featured in the solo exhibition, Thunderhead , Brian Rutenberg returns once again to his meditations on the landscapes of the South Carolina Low Country. This is Rutenberg’s seventh exhibition with the gallery. Read more -
Wolf Kahn
A 50 Year Survey March 17 - May 12, 2018 Wolf Kahn: A Fifty Year Survey is a retrospective exhibition of paintings and pastels by the internationally acclaimed artist . New work will be shown alongside art from the past five decades, allowing viewers the opportunity to enjoy the subtle progressions Kahn has made in his career. Kahn has been... Read more -
A Pastel Invitational
May 13 - July 8, 2017 Presenting an invitational exhibition of artists from across the United States who are known for their mastery in pastel. This velvety medium is capable of remarkable diversity if directed by a proficient artist, one who can capture its opposing realms of delicacy and power. As a group, these artists capture... Read more
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The Wyeth Family
March 25 - May 6, 2017 An exhibition of drawings, watercolors and paintings by America's First Family of Art, the Wyeths. N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth have collectively captured the spirit of 20th century America, depicting its people and landscapes. This exhibition coincides with the Mint Museum’s The Wyeths: Three Generations, Works from the Bank of... Read more -
Raul Diaz
Poetic Vision January 21 - March 18, 2017 Raul Diaz (b. 1952) has spent many years perfecting a technique for his two-dimensional works in which he carves thick wooden panels and then paints them. His imagery draws on childhood memories of lake fishing with his father and grandfather. The sight of wooden fishing boats, either dotting the water... Read more -
Lee Hall
Celebration September 17 - November 5, 2016 Lexington, North Carolina native, Lee Hall, has pursued careers as artist, educator and writer. Her paintings allow us to share her love for subtle shapes, variety in texturing, and muted color relationships. Her works are poetic landscapes, many deriving from the tradition of abstractions produced by meditations on nature, a... Read more -
Robert Kushner
Layered Form March 12 - April 23, 2016 Robert Kushner has been an important figure in our national art scene since the 1970s. In this recent body of work, Kushner continues expanding the style he has worked in for decades: boldly colored, opulent paintings patterned with flowers and plant forms. The exhibition includes paintings and works on paper,... Read more
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Wolf Kahn
Early Pastels January 16 - March 5, 2016 Born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1927, Wolf Kahn immigrated to the United States as a child. An internationally acclaimed artist, Kahn has been honored with numerous museum exhibitions and awards, including both Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships. These pastels, dating from the late 1940s to the 1960s, illustrate the perspective of... Read more -
Ida Kohlmeyer
Paintings and Sculpture January 16 - March 5, 2016 Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer became one of the most prominent abstract artists in the South. Influenced by her study with Hans Hofmann and fellow abstractionist Mark Rothko, she changed her style from representation to abstraction including the blurring of bands of color into large geometric shapes. In the 1970s, she developed... Read more
