Please join us on December 13 at 2pm for a panel conversation about all things Art and Philadelphia — from the recent art school closures to local institutional and commercial support, to the city’s proximity to NYC, the local arts community, and more.
Alex Baker is Director of Fleisher Ollman Gallery and has held positions as Senior Curator at the National Gallery of Victoria, Curator of Contemporary Art at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and Associate Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. He holds a PHD from Temple University, Philadelphia in visual anthropology.
Anthony Elms is an independent curator and writer who served as the chief curator of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia from 2015-2021. He was a co-curator of the 2012-2014 Whitney Biennial. Recent curatorial projects include Rodney McMillian: Neighbors, organized for the Henry Art Gallery, which is currently on view through May 2026.
Mark Thomas Gibson is a Philadelphia based artist whose current show Overture is on view at the Berman Museum of Art in Collegeville, PA. He has had recent solo exhibitions at Sikkema Malloy Jenkins (2023) and a solo museum exhibition at MOCAD in Detroit, MI. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Painting at Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts New Brunswick, NJ and is represented by Loyal, Stockholm, Sweden. Gibson has been awarded the Pew Fellowship, the Hodder Fellowship, the Guggenheim Fellowship, The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation grant and the Chiaro Award.
Nasir Young is a Philadelphia based artist. He received his BFA from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art in 2021; and is currently a MFA candidate at the University of Delaware (2026). Nasir is represented by Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia and had his first two solo shows at the gallery in 2024 and 2025.
This event is free and open to the public. Reserve your tickets here.
Alex Baker is Director of Fleisher Ollman Gallery and has held positions as Senior Curator at the National Gallery of Victoria, Curator of Contemporary Art at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and Associate Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. He holds a PHD from Temple University, Philadelphia in visual anthropology.
Anthony Elms is an independent curator and writer who served as the chief curator of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia from 2015-2021. He was a co-curator of the 2012-2014 Whitney Biennial. Recent curatorial projects include Rodney McMillian: Neighbors, organized for the Henry Art Gallery, which is currently on view through May 2026.
Mark Thomas Gibson is a Philadelphia based artist whose current show Overture is on view at the Berman Museum of Art in Collegeville, PA. He has had recent solo exhibitions at Sikkema Malloy Jenkins (2023) and a solo museum exhibition at MOCAD in Detroit, MI. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Painting at Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts New Brunswick, NJ and is represented by Loyal, Stockholm, Sweden. Gibson has been awarded the Pew Fellowship, the Hodder Fellowship, the Guggenheim Fellowship, The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation grant and the Chiaro Award.
Nasir Young is a Philadelphia based artist. He received his BFA from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art in 2021; and is currently a MFA candidate at the University of Delaware (2026). Nasir is represented by Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia and had his first two solo shows at the gallery in 2024 and 2025.
This event is free and open to the public. Reserve your tickets here.
November 13, 2025
