Upcoming | Art and Legacy Exhibition
Join us on May 2nd for the opening reception.
Our third exhibition of the year is a particularly meaningful one, and you are invited to the opening reception this Saturday!
For this exhibition, artist Alfred Newell Bradley Jr. presents a personal collection of paintings by his late mother, Evelyn Cleopatra Facison. For the first time, Alfred’s own wood creations will be exhibited alongside his mother’s artwork, bringing their creative practices into direct conversation within the gallery space.
Together, these works tell a family story—one rooted in creativity, resilience, and legacy.
Evelyn Cleopatra Facison was a formidable presence in the mid-twentieth century: an entrepreneur, artist, and mother whose life and career were multifaceted.
She began her professional life as a clerk typist and went on to become a manager within the U.S. Army Signal Corps—where she lived in Korea for a time. Alongside her professional career, Evelyn cultivated a creative practice, grounded in formal training and sustained by a commitment to the arts. She studied at the Flesher Art Memorial in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and under painter Humbert Lincoln Howard.
Working under the surname “Facison,” she later opened her own art gallery in Philadelphia, where she coordinated and hosted a number of exhibitions—creating space for artists and contributing actively to the rich cultural life of the city.
Now, decades later, her son Alfred carries that legacy forward. His wood creations—carefully constructed with quality materials—stand beside Evelyn’s paintings not only as individual works, but as echoes of shared values.
This exhibition offers an opportunity to witness how artistic inheritance can take many forms, unfolding across generations. We are grateful to share this family narrative with our community and to honor Evelyn’s life through this exhibition.