RECENT EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
"THE ORACLE'S EYE" AT 14 BC GALLERY NYC
February 16 - 26 2024
Curated by Stephen Romano Gallery
Featuring William H. Mortensen, Wolfgang Grasse, Charles Dellschau, A Fiorello, William Blayney, Albrecht Durer, Jacob Bohme, Jordan Barlow, Darcílio Lima, Josh Stebbins, Edward Colver, Chris Stein, Matthew Bede Murphy, Barry William Hale, Daniel Gonçalves , Destiny Turner, Kim Bo Yung, Alexis Karl, Courtney Brooke Hall, Dan Barry, Ken Weaver, Erik Bergrin, Cormac Figgis, Ray Robinson, Ellen Stagg, India Evans, Dolorosa De La Cruz, Thann Clark, Adam De Ville, Brittany Rose Luciani, Shane Michael Donnelly, Ebon Flowe, Dominic Murphy, Sam Wellington, Matthew Dutton, and others.
"THE SHAMANIC EYE" galleryX, Dublin
NOVEMBER 30 - JANUARY 26 2024
CURATED BY STEPHEN ROMANO GALLERY
Featuring works by William Mortensen (1897-1965), alongside the photographic art of Chris Stein, Edward Colver, Courtney Brooke Hall, Cormac Figgis, Brittany Rose Luciani, Andres Serrano, Adam De Ville, Ken Weaver, Erik Bergrin and Alexis Palmer Karl.
"HOMAGE TYO H.R. GIGER"
DECEMBER 1 - FEBRUARY 28 2023
The art of H.R. Giger
curated and catalog by Stephen Romano
Catalog available here with words by Robert Cozzolino, Christopher Ian Lutz and Michael Bonesteel.
full press release
PDF of exhibition catalog
RECENT EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
"WITCH'S EYE: THE CAMERA LENS
AS OCCULT DEVICE"
WILLIAM MORTENSEN'S ART AND LEGACY
Curated by Stephen Romano
OCTOBER 22 - DECEMBER 6 2022, Wyrd War Gallery Portland, Oregon full press release
"MAGIA PRORECTORIA"
The art of Luciana Lupe Vasconcelos and Darcilio Lima
curated by Stephen Romano '
at The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick, Cleveland.
the art of Brazilian artists Luciana Lupe Vasconcelos and the late Darcilio Lima (1944 - 1991) will appear in a two person exhibtion at the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick!
Opening July 1 and extended through October 30!
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January 27 - April 15 2022
"WHM CXXV"
A celebration of the 125th anniversary of William Mortensen, born January 27 1897.
WHMCXXV.COM and WHM.CXXV.NET
Venues paying homage include:
The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick
curated by Steven Intermill January 17 - April 15 2022.
The Gallery of Everything, London
"Dark Matters - The Art of William Mortensen" January 17 - March 1 2022
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston displaing the recent acquisition of William Mortensen's epic book "King of Kings"
January 17 - ongoing
The Orange County Historical Museum, Santa Ana, CA
curated by Stephen Romano
Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn. January 17 - ongoing
November 17 - January 15 2022
RAY ROBINSON - "THE THIRD DOOR PAINTINGS"
Curated by Stephen Romano
Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick
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"BEYOND THE PLEASUREDOME: THE LOST OCCULT WORLD OF BURT SHONBERG".
August 15 - January 15 2022
Produced by Stephen Romano Gallery .
Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick, Cleveland Ohio. August 17 - November 15 2021
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June 12 2021 - May 15 2022
"Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art" curated by Robert Cozzolino Works by Charles Dellschau and Folk Art Magic Poppets courtesy Stephen Romano Gallery.
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March 4 - May 30 2021
TRANSMUTATIONS: WITCHES HEALERS ORACLES Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick, Cleveland Ohio, curated by Stephen Romano featuring the art of ALEXIS KARL, COURTNEY BROOKE, NAHW YG, LORENA TORRES MARTELL, WITH WORDS BY KRISTEN J. SOLLEE MARCH 4 - MAY 30 2021
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October 15 - February 15 2021
BUCKLAND MUSEUM OF WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK and stephen ROMANO gallery present "APPARITIONS" specters, conjures and the paranormal ...
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Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick Drector Steven Intermill and curator Stephen Romano in conversation
The art of Josh Stebbins at Elvis Presley's GRACELAND
unfortunately cancelled due to COVID.
Stephen Romano Curator in Residence at MONSTER BRAINS
"one of the best websites in the world" - director Guillermo del Toro
LE POITEVIN, Les Diables de Lithographies, 1832
Josh Stebbins
Barry William Hale
Wolfgang Grasse (1930 - 2008)
Das Kloster, weltlich und geistlich. r 1845-1849
Dance with Death as interpreted by David Deuchar 1778
Matthew Dutton
Luciana Lupe Vasconcelos
Ray Robinson - The Third Door.
Selections from lobby card and ephemera collection
Selections from Stephen Romano Gallery
March 5 - 8 2020.
SCOPE Art Show and Stephen Romano Gallery are pleased to announce that "WILLIAM MORTENSEN'S WITCHES", an exhibition that originated at the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick in Cleveland Ohio, and featured in Hi Fructose magazine, will be presented at the SCOPE Art Show New York at the Metropolitan Pavilion
December 3 - February 15 2020
Steven Intermill, Director of the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick in Cleveland Ohio and Stephen Romano Gallery in Brooklyn New York are pleased to announce a one person exhibtion of the works of internationally renowned Australian occult artist Barry William Hale.
Press Release, Catalog and PDF.
August 3 - November 3, 2019.
www.witches.photos RAYMOND BUCKLAND'S MUSEUM OF WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK in Cleveland Ohio and Stephen Romano Gallery are thrilled to announce they will be collaborating on an exhibition of vintage photographic works by WILLIAM MORTENSEN (1897 - 1965) entitled "WITCHES". The exhibition will feature many previously unseen works along with some of Mortensen's most well known iconic occult themed photographs, which Huffington Post declared as "Some of the most beautifully terrifying images ever made". The exhibition will open
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William Mortensen (1897 - 1965) Untitled Pieta photograph circa 1926 courtesy Stephen Romano Gallery Morbid Anatomy Exhibition at Green-Wood Cemetery "Our Lady of Sorrows: A Visual Exploration of Grief and Femininity" curated by Joanna Ebenstein and Laetitia Ante Delictum.
October 9 - 16 2019
www.no-stars-online.com
Stephen Romano Gallery is thrilled to announce “No Stars” an exhibition of Twin Peaks themed works for the benefit of The Phillip C. DeMars Foundation, October 9 - 16 2019, at The Living Gallery Outpost in New York City. The exhibition is a collaboration with vocalist Rebekah Del Rio, who was seen in "Mulholland Drive" and "Twin Peaks: the Return". The exhibition will feature a new suite of drawings by Josh Stebbins, as well as new works by Natan Alexander, Alexis Palmer Karl, Jen Bandini, Luciana Lupe Vasconcelos, Daniel Gonçalves, Matthew Dutton, Barry William Hale, Blake Morrow, Jill Watson and Caitlin McDonagh. mmA special reception will take place October 10 from 5 - 10pm. Rebekah Del Rio will perform.
September 7-8, 2019,
Brooklyn New York - Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair:
April 20 – June 30, 2019
Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory: Visions of the Afterlife in the Catholic Tradition Featuring artworks by Mark Dion, Phyllis Galembo, José Guadalupe Posada, Jacques Callot, Shannon Taggart and pieces spanning the 17th century to the present from the collections of Stephen Romano Gallery, Evan Michelson, Eva Aridjis and Eye's Gallery and much more! In the Catholic worldview, when the body dies, the soul of the deceased is sent to a location in the afterlife to await the final judgment, at which point it will be reunited with the resurrected body. “Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory: Visions of the Afterlife in the Catholic Tradition” and the Morbid Anatomy Library are free and open to the public at the Fort Hamilton Gatehouse on Saturdays and Sundays, 12 –5 PM, from April 20 to June 30. To visit outside of these hours, email events@green-wood.com .
The Gatehouse is located at Fort Hamilton Parkway and Micieli Place, easily accessible on the F and G trains at Fort Hamilton Station. The exhibition and library space are not handicap accessible.
March 9 & 10 2019
The New York City Book and Ephemera Fair celebrates William Mortensen's golden Hollywood years with a special exhibition curated by Brian Chidester. The exhibition will feature works from William Mortensen's personal collection that have never been shown before, as well as works from the estate of his first wife Courtney Crawford that will also be exhibited for the first time ever. March 9 & 10, 2019, Sheraton Central Park / Times Square 811 7th Avenue New York His work was startling and new. It had the power to surprise, shock, even haunt the viewer. William Mortensen was a highly controversial artist during his lifetime, stirring up the photographic world in the early twentieth century with images that were in direct opposition to the prevailing realism of his contemporaries. Today we recognize Mortensen as the trailblazer he was —the first to use highly manipulated imagery in a way that wasn’t embraced until Photoshop almost a century later. The New York City Book & Ephemera Fair will mount a special exhibition of the artist’s work when it returns to the Sheraton Central Park/Times Square hotel on March 9 & 10. Curated by author/art historian Brian Chidester, courtesy of the Stephen Romano Gallery, “Celluloid Babylon” draws from the artist’s Hollywood years in the 1920s and '30s.
more information at www.celluloidbabylon.com
October 30 2018
Stephen Romano Gallery presents "NOCTEM DIABOLI" (Devil's Night), a one night exhibition event at The Living Gallery Outpost at 246 East 4th Street NYC October 30 from 7pm to midnight. The exhibition will be a curated installation which blends works by established and emerging contemporary artists, historical and vernacular images, folk art painting and sculpture, acclaimed visionary and outsider artists, vintage photography and works by anonymous or unknown artists all addressing themes of animism, witchcraft, shamanism, voodoo, magic and demonology, celebrating the themes of the evening preceding ALL HALLOW'S EVE .
September 15 - December 2, 2018
"Bridging Two Worlds: The Land of the Living and the Land of the Dead" curated by Joanna Ebenstein and Laetitia Barbier through Sunday, Dec 2, 2018 at The Fort Hamilton Gatehouse at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY How do the dead find their way to the next life? Who directs them on their journey? And when they arrive, can they establish a connection to those left behind? Across time, and around the globe, people have imagined that the dead might live on in another, imperceptible world.
October 3 - 7 2018
OPENING THE THIRD EYE curated by Stephen Romano October 3 - 7 2018 The Living Gallery NYC Stephen Romano Gallery is please to announce a four person exhibition of the works of Natsumi Goldfish, Alexis Palmer Karl, Daniel Goncalves and Barry William Hale at the Living Gallery Outpost on the Lower East side in New York City. The exhibition's theme will be further asserted with the inclusion of historical and vernacular images and objects including works by Jacob Bohme, Karl Kohl, Burt Shonberg, Jack Edwards, Darcilio Lima, Wolfgang Grasse, William Mortensen, spirit photography, as well as unknown artists.
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Stephen Romano Gallery is thrilled to announce that the art of Charles A.A. Dellschau is included in the exhibition "Out of This World: Artists Explore Space", curated by Larry Gagosian for the 2018 Seattle Art Fair's Gagosian Gallery booth, courtesy of Stephen Romano Gallery. "Gagosian is pleased to present Out of This World: Artists Explore Space, curated by Larry Gagosian for the 2018 Seattle Art Fair. The booth presentation gathers works involving artistic and scientific explorations of the cosmos, flight, and the unknown. Human fascination with outer space is enduring, as evidenced by the worldwide media spectacle sparked by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s historic moon landing in 1969. Gagosian juxtaposes the materials and technologies of astronomical and aeronautical research—including early celestial maps, meteorites, and space telescopes—with the many artistic fantasies and interpretations that they have inspired." Other artists in the exhibition include Richard Avedon, Andisheh Avini, Chris Burden, Alexander Calder, Jean-Dominique Cassini IV, Vija Celmins, Nicolaus Copernicus, Ellen Gallagher, Andreas Gursky, Damien Hirst, Johannes Honter, Neil Jenney, Mike Kelley, Yves Klein, Vera Lutter, Brice Marden, Marc Newson, Nam June Paik, Robert Rauschenberg, Thomas Ruff, Ed Ruscha, Tom Sachs, John Senex, Taryn Simon, Joel Sternfeld, Yves Tanguy, Mark Tansey, Gaston Tissandier, and Andy Warhol, among others."
June 14 - 24 2018
DARK MOFO FESTIVAL "INVISIBLE HOUSE" curated by Brendan Walls. First major exhibtion of the art of WILLIAM MORTENSEN outside of the USA. Opens June 14 2018 at the Salamanca Arts Centre.
June 22 - 24 2018
GENUS SORORUM at THE LIVING GALLERY – "A witch is born out of the true hungers of her time."
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Works by Wolfgang Grasse, Olga Frobe Kapteyn and anonymous masonic courtesy Stephen Romano Gallery.
March 8 - March 11 2018
SCOPE ART FAIR 2018 - featuring the art of William Mortensen, Charles Dellschau, Wolfgang Grasse, Vintage Spirit Photograhy, India Evans, Alexis Palmer Karl, Barry William Hale, Daniel Gonçalves, Vincent Castiglia. mmimages: l to r: Wolfgang Grasse 1990, Barry William Hale 2018, India Evans 2018, William Mortensen 1928.
January 21 - May 27 2018
"Vestiges and Verse: Notes From The Newfangled Epic" featuring Charles Dellschau courtesy of Stephen Romano Gallery and others at The American Folk Art Museum.
Loan Courtesy of Stephen Romano Gallery.
Loan Courtesy of Stephen Romano Gallery.
September 13 - January 14 2018
Darcilio Lima (1944 - 1991) included in the exhibition "DELIRIOUS" MET BREUER curated by Kelly Baum courtesy of Stephen Romano Gallery.
At MET BREUER NYC Nancy Grossman, Christina Ramberg and our beloved Darcilio Lima courtesy of Stephen Romano Gallery.
November 10 - 28 2017
Featuring William Mortensen, Alexis Karl, Kim Bo Yung, Nyahzul C Blanco, Luciana Lupe Vasconcelos, mVivien Masters,Tiffany Hsiang, Tine Kindermann, Aurore Lephilipponnat, Josh Stebbins, Barry William Hale, Ken Weaver, Zach Brown, Alessandro Keegan. curated by Stephen Romano
Press Release Review Zeroequalstwo.net - FLEETING DARKNESS: WILLIAM MORTENSEN AND THE COVEN OF THE SIBYLLINE
October 12 - November 12 2017
Alexis Palmer Karl "THE ECSTASY OF FORBIDDEN DAYLIGHT" PRATT INSTITUTE Pratt Institute and Stephen Romano Gallery are pleased to present a solo exhibition by New York artist Alexis Palmer Karl entitled “ THE ECSTASY OF FORBIDDEN DAYLIGHT” Oct 12-Nov 12 with an opening reception for the artist OCT 12th 6-8.
Press Release.
October 30 - November 4 2017
October 21 2017 - Stephen Romano Gallery is thrilled to announce the exhibition "DE DOMO DIABOLI" (The Devil's House) in association with The Living Gallery Outpost in New York City's East Village. The exhibition celebrates Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) 2017 and All Hallows' Eve (Halloween) 2017 by curating together some of the most celebrated contemporary and historical artists whose subject is the art of the esoteric, βλασφημέω (the old ways) and folkloristic magic. The exhibition will feature never seen before art from William Mortensen, William Hope, Jack Edwards.
Press Release.
April 28 - October 16 2017
Darcilio Lima included in the exhibition at Reina Sophia Museum, Madrid. "Mário Pedrosa: On the Affective Nature of Form", Courtesy of Stephen Romano Gallery.
March 2 - 5 2017
SCOPE ART FAIR 2017 - the art of William Mortensen (1897 - 1965) and Darcilio Lima (1944 - 1991).
January 19 - 22, 2017
OUTSIDER ART FAIR 2017.
November 4 - 27 2016
"MATERIA PRIMA" BLAM GALLERY, Brooklyn curated by Stephen Romano
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