Exhibits & Events

Artist Meet and Greet: Saturday, November 8th, 12 - 5pm

First Friday:

Friday, November 7, 2025

5 - 8 pm

Harper's work consists of hand sewn large format quilt portraits and hand embroidered batik portraits of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. These are all people whom the artist has or had a relationship with, most residing within a Pennsylvania State Correctional Facility. Many have been imprisoned for decades, and many for a crime they did not commit or took no active part in. The portraits are an attempt to show the humanity of those whom the world has forgotten. They are a call to action against an unjust system, and for redemption and second chances. Each portrait is accompanied with a short statement written by the person portrayed.

52 North Second Street
Old City, Philadelphia 19106

215. 627. 5310