In the Gallery November 4 – December 26

Dori Miller, Kate Norris, Jeanine Pennell

Meet the Artist Wine & Cheese Reception, Thursday, November 13, 5-7pm, FREE

Join us for the opening of this special exhibit of work by exciting local artists: Dorri Miller, Kate Norris, Jeanine Pennell

The artists will be on hand for the opening to share information on their inspiration and process. Light refreshments will be served. Cosmopolitan Club Members and their Guests, Artists and their Patrons are most welcome to attend.

Club members and their guests can REGISTER HERE.
Artists and their guests can REGISTER HERE.

Exhibition Closing Reception, Thursday, December 18, 4-6pm, FREE

Join us for your last chance to view our current art exhibition featuring brilliant local artists: Dori Miller, Kate Norris, Jeanine Pennell

Tea, coffee and cookies will be served. The exhibit closes December 26. Bring your non-member friends. Cosmopolitan Club Members and their Guests, Artists and their Patrons are most welcome to attend.

Club members and their guests can REGISTER HERE.
Artists and their guests can REGISTER HERE.

The Gallery is also OPEN Monday - Thursday, 10:30am-2pm. If you’d like to view the works outside of these hours or events, please call 215-735-1057 to make an appointment. The works on display at the Club are for sale, with a percentage of the purchase price donated by the artist to The Cosmopolitan Club. If you are interested in discussing purchase, please reach out to our Receptionist Caryn Whittington or Club Manager Agneta Bacican.

Dori Miller: Speaking in the visual language of the subconscious

Speaking in the visual language of the subconscious, I represent the unobserved. My paintings are slow, love letters that invite you to stay awhile. Epic moments pregnant with an explosive stillness shimmer into being. This abundant, quantum soup of entanglement chronicles the tug-of-war between the known and the unknown. Such ethereal works yearn for a solid, foundation. With a nod to the ancestors, the paintings begin with a mix of oils, linen, copper nails and handmade paper.

Dori Miller is an oil painter, papermaker, and teaching artist. She was a visiting artist, juror and lecturer and is the 2023 inaugural artist-in-residence at Hartwick College. She was keynote speaker for CMSMC’s “Tools of the Trade” symposium on material culture. She won several awards, including the MFA Artistic Excellence (PAFA 2020), the Tepper Chair in Visual Arts, NJ State Federation of Women’s Clubs Fine Arts Fellowship (MGSA 2017). Notable solo and group exhibitions include Pen + Brush (NYC), Gross McCleaf, FMC Tower, Morgan Conservatory, and Rutgers University Art Library. Dori currently paints on-the-Hudson in Kingston, New York.

Kate Norris: Unveiling hidden histories and sparking a sense of wonder

Kate Norris is a teaching artist based in Baltimore, MD. Her current body of work pays homage to naturalists and illustrators from the 16th to 19th centuries. Through mixed media collages, Norris repurposes vintage wallpaper, tearing and reconstructing the pieces to create new works with contemporary meaning. These collages prompt conversations about process, technique, and symbolic associations.

In her artwork, Norris combines historical scientific illustrations with vintage wallpaper, offering a new perspective on the past. By piecing together torn images in unexpected ways, she creates a unique whole that invites viewers to form their own interpretations. The juxtaposition of wallpaper textures with scientific imagery adds depth and nuance to each piece, unveiling hidden histories and sparking a sense of wonder and surprise in the viewer. Her work evokes curiosity and invites reflection on the natural world. Norris graduated with a BA from Stanford University and earned her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her work has been exhibited in San Francisco, New York City, Tampa, Tennessee, and Baltimore.

Jeanine Pennell: Capturing memories in clay as they bubble up from long forgotten places

I create kiln-fired paperclay figures that combine whimsy with deeper, often unspoken human emotions. My pieces, hand-sculpted and painted with underglaze washes, are typically fired multiple times to achieve a gritty, illustrative quality. Each figure strikes a balance between playful lightness and the darker, more difficult things we struggle to express. I’ve been sculpting faces and figures in clay since childhood, but for many years, I put aside my artistic dreams to focus on being a mother, wife, and business owner. A few years ago, I decided to dream again. I began sculpting freely, without boundaries or self-editing, listening only to my inner voice. As a self-taught artist, my work carries a sense of refreshing naivety and freedom, inviting viewers into a personal world of imagination and emotion.