Bowery Gallery Invitational Exhibitions

The Bowery Gallery offers exhibition opportunities each summer. Artists and artist groups living in the U.S. are invited to apply. Students are not eligible.

The gallery's exhibition space measures about 900 square feet, which can either be configured as a single rectangle or divided by a moveable partition to accommodate a two-person exhibition. There is an adjoining bathroom and elevator. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

To Apply

We are no longer accepting applications for 2025, but we are accepting applications for 2026.

To apply for an invitational show at Bowery Gallery, send an email Hearne Pardee at whpardee@ucdavis.edu that includes:

  • a web site URL of images of your work that accurately represents the work you will exhibit,

  • a PDF or Word Doc of your resume,

  • any other supporting materials (optional).

    If you do not have a website, you can send images via Drop Box or Google Drive link or mail a flash drive with your images to: Bowery Gallery, attention: "Invitational," 547 West 27th St., Suite 508, New York, NY 10001.

    Please address questions to Hearne Pardee whpardee@ucdavis.edu or call Bowery Gallery at 646-230-6655.

The cost to the Artist covers:

  • Gallery staffing

  • Show announcements on Social Media and Gallery website

  • Blog post on Gallery website

  • Listings in Art in America's Chelsea Art Guide

  • Space for announcement display in gallery building lobby

  • Gallery mailing list of over 1,000 pre-addressed mailing labels

  • All ongoing gallery expenses: electricity, rent, and telephone

Please contact the gallery for pricing and other details.