EVENTS

Ceres Gallery is a feminist, not-for-profit alternative space in New York City dedicated to promoting contemporary women in the arts. Founded to expand opportunities for women artists, Ceres provides an inclusive exhibition space that raises public awareness and challenges the limited access women often face in commercial galleries.

Beyond visual art, Ceres welcomes writers, musicians, dancers, poets, and storytellers to share their work and take creative risks that might not be possible elsewhere. The gallery artists believe deeply that art is a vital social service — one that can educate, inspire, and enrich the quality and depth of people’s lives.

  • May 16, 2026 Gallery Talk

    Saturday, May 16, 2026, 3:00 – 4:30 PM

    Women’s Self-Portraits, Part 4, the 16th to 18th Centuries

    Sofonisba Anguissola, Italian, c. 1532 – 1625                 
    S-P Holding a Medallion with her Father’s Name
    c. 1550, 3 ¼ x 2 1/2 in.
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

    What did they look like and how did they see themselves? Self-portraiture offers a lens through which to explore numerous artists’ legacies. This program, the fourth and final in a series of talks on women artists from history, will focus on the 16th – 18th Centuries, when women were beginning to assert their presences as professional artists, despite huge obstacles.

    The presenter, Robert Bunkin, is a painter, art historian and curator, who taught art history for over 40 years in art schools, universities, cultural centers and museums around New York City and abroad. Bunkin is also a regular Ceres Gallery receptionist since 2023.

    Free Admission, limited seating. This is a live program.

  • April 25, 2026 Closing Reception

    Closing Reception

    Susan Grabel – Lost My Husband / Can’t Lose My Country
    Date: April 25
    Time: 3:00–5:00 PM

    Join us for the closing reception of Susan Grabel’s exhibition, Lost My Husband / Can’t Lose My Country. This powerful body of work features cast paper portraits housed in molded cardboard boxes alongside mixed media installations. Through these intimate and evocative pieces, Grabel explores personal loss while situating it within the context of a broader national crisis

  • April 18, 2026 Gallery Talk

    Saturday, April 18, 2026, 3:00 – 4:30 PM

    Women’s Self-Portraits Part 3
    The Nineteenth Century


    Sarah Goodrich, American, 1788 – 1853, Self Portrait, circa 1825. Watercolour on ivory.
    Smithsonian American Art Museum. Beauty Revealed, 1828. Watercolor on ivory.
    Metropolitan Museum of Art.

    What did they look like and how did they see themselves? Self-portraiture offers a lens through which to explore numerous artists’ legacies. This program, the third in a series of talks on women artists from history, will focus on the Nineteenth Century, a period of tremendous growth in the number of women who achieved careers in the visual arts.

    The presenter, Robert Bunkin, is a painter, art historian and curator, who taught art history for over 40 years in art schools, universities, cultural centers and museums around New York City and abroad. Bunkin is also a regular Ceres Gallery receptionist since 2023.

    Free Admission, Limited Seating. This is a live program.

  • March 21, 2026 Gallery Talk

    Saturday, March 21, 2026, 3:00 – 4:30 PM

    Women’s Self-Portraits Part 2: 20th – 21st Centuries (continued)


    Left to right: Marie Laurencin, French, 1883 – 1956, 1906, Charcoal, MoMA; Elizabeth Catlett, American,
    1915 – 2012, 1999, silver pencil on black paper, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art; June Leaf, American,
    1929 – 2024, 2006, pencil on paper, 14 x 11 in. Estate of the artist

    What did they look like and how did they see themselves? Self-portraiture offers a lens through which to explore numerous artists’ legacies. This program is the second in a series of talks on women artists from history and the contemporary scene.

    The presenter, Robert Bunkin, is a painter, art historian and curator, who taught art history for over 40 years in art schools, universities, cultural centers and museums around New York City and abroad. Bunkin is also a regular Ceres Gallery receptionist since 2023.

    Free Admission, Limited Seating. This is a live program.