Bill Arning Exhibitions closed its storefront in Kinderhook, NY, on November 23. After five years of maintaining spaces in Houston (2020–2023) and the Hudson Valley (2022–2025), it has become clear that keeping a permanent storefront is no longer sustainable.

Like many galleries worldwide this past year, the regular exhibition program is winding down to focus resources on pop-up projects and select art fairs. This shift will allow continued support of artists and the presentation of work in new, flexible formats as the art world navigates changing economic realities.

  • Ali Alamdar  
    Reed Anderson  
    Polly Apfelbaum  
    Franco Andres  
    Tod Bailey  
    Hannah Barrett  
    David Becker  
    Uta Bekaia  
    Justin Vivian Bond  
    Roddy Bottum  
    Caleb Brown  
    Richard Butler  
    Elijah Burger  
    Richmond Burton  
    Christopher Cascio   
    Carter Ernst  
    Dan Devine  
    Johnny Defeo  
    Alexandria Deters  
    Daniella Dooling  
    Mark Doty  
    Colton Dowling  
    Enid Ellen  
    James Esber  
    Eric Hibit  
    Steven Evans  
    Russell Etchen  
    Jane Fine  
    Gail Fitzgerald  
    Jeff Fleming  
    John Franklin  
    Tara Fracalossi  
    Betsy Friedman  
    Janice Freeman  
    Meghan Gerety  
    Matthew Gilbert  
    Daniel Gibson  
    Judy Glantzman  

    Mike Glier  
    Jim Goss  
    TJ Griffin  
    Oliver Halkowitz  
    Karen Heagle  
    Daniel Heidkamp  
    Shirley Irons  
    Elizabeth Insogna  
    Allison Hunter  
    Wes Holloway  
    Rinaldo Hopf
    Scott Hunt  
    Bo Joseph  
    Roberto Juarez  
    Alyssa Kazew  
    David Kelley  
    Matt Knife  
    Phil Knoll  
    Wayne Koestenbaum  
    Kevin Larmon  
    Michael Lazarus  
    David Le June  
    Jill Levine  
    Chris Lively  
    Ario Elami  
    Jean-Paul Mallozzi  
    Joe Mama-Nitzberg  
    Mark McCray  
    Douglas Melini  
    Charles Merward  
    Andy Ness  
    Ariel Isaac Norman  
    Kate Mulholland  
    Matthew Bede Murphy  
    Robbie Moore  
    Cobi Moules  
    Donna Moylan  
    Mark Ponder  
    Cory Perry  
    Enoc Perez  
    Denise Prince  

    Preetika Rajgariah  
    RABIT  
    Rajab Ali Sayed  
    Luke Rose  
    Henk Rossouw  
    Kevin Sabo  
    Don Shewey  
    Jason Schneiderman  
    Laurel Sparks  
    Allison Schulnik  
    Ellen Siebers  
    Paul C. Smith  
    Stephen Truax  
    Gerardo Rosales  
    Elijah Ruhala  
    Michael St. John  
    Joseph Staley  
    Eric Stefanski  
    Lina Tharsing  
    Harrison Tenzer  
    Terry Suprean  
    Kevin Tobin  
    Harper Walters  
    Oliver Wasow  
    Michael Walden  
    Susan Wides  
    Eric Wolf  
    Brian Wood  
    Joachim West  
    Jade Yumang  
    Daniel Zamora  

Russell Etchen: About Six Thousand Five Hundred Rocks, About One Thousand Five Hundred People, and Some Clover [BAE/Houston, July 9–Aug 22, 2021]

Preetika Rajgariah: Servicing Self [BAE/Kinderhook, Sept 10–Oct 30, 2022]

Upcoming Curatorial Projects 

Ambiguous Storytellers
Jan 17–Feb 28, 2026

Hannah Barrett, Tyler Brandon, Ario Elami, Matthew Gilbert, TJ Griffin Paula Hayes, Brian Kenny, Phil Knoll, Steven Lack, Jean Paul Mallozzi, Daniel Morowitz, Donna Moylan, Rajab Ali Sayed, Erik Daniel White

LUNCH (Location Under NADA Central Headquarters)
NADA East Broadway 
311 East Broadway, Floor 2
New York, NY 10002  

Hours: Thurs–Sun, 1-6PM

Being raised on an art history overflowing with religious and historical storytelling—stories museum educators could elucidate—was always captivating. Learning that a prince was a usurper or that a saint was martyred by being flayed alive was thrilling, especially knowing that early viewers were assumed to already understand these narratives, even though that shared knowledge has since been lost.

As storytelling in film and literature evolved to embrace unreliable narrators and multiple viewpoints, art likewise began to welcome a rich measure of ambiguity. These fourteen artists have woven elliptical anecdotes, myths, confessions, and dreams into their picture-making in ways that open-hearted viewers are sure to find irresistible.

Stephen Lack, White Lies, 2018-2023. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches

Presented by Bill Arning Exhibitions & Marisa Newman Projects

Conjured out of Clay and Thread
Mar 19–22, 2026

Uta Bekaia + Matthew Gilbert

Outsider Art Fair 2026
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18 Street
New York, NY 10011

Matthew Gilbert, Boots of Lead, Again, 2025. Polyester thread, black denim, wool, lint, 28 x 18 inches