Hilda Shapiro Thorpe at Marymount University's Cody Gallery through March 9

Through March 9, 2019, the Cody Gallery at Marymount University features a solo exhibition of Hilda Shapiro Thorpe’s painting and paper works. Hilda Shapiro Thorpe: Women of Jefferson Place Gallery is the first in a series of exhibitions the Cody is planning to feature women artists of Jefferson Place. 

The Jefferson Place Gallery was founded in 1957 by Alice Denney and five American University art professors: William Calfee, Robert Gates, Helene (McKinsey) Herzbrun, Mary Orwen, and Ben Summerford. Often credited for being the spark that ignited DC’s contemporary art scene in the 1960s and 70s, artists who exhibited at the gallery included Gene Davis, Kenneth Noland, Jacob Kainen, Howard Mehring, Tom Downing, Jennie Lea Knight, Rockne Krebs, Willem de Looper, and Sam Gilliam. 

Hilda Shapiro Thorpe: Women of Jefferson Place has been organized by Meaghan Kent, director of the Cody Gallery and John Anderson, an independent curator and writer. 

The Cody Gallery of Marymount University is located at 1000 North Glebe Road, 2nd Floor, Arlington, VA. Street parking and Capital Bikeshare are available. The gallery is located near the Metroline Orange: Ballston-MU.

Gallery hours: Thursday-Saturday, 12-5pm, and by appointment.