Get Off My Lawn (Philly Invades the Suburbs)

Casey Murphy’s “Dreams For Clara” – Antique book pages, (specifically My Life by Isadora Duncan), pencil, paper, thread

Jeanne D’Angelo’s “Welcome to the Abyss, Timmy” – Vacuuformed plastic from an original sculpt, acrylic, spray paint

Katie Tackman’s “Kensington Trailer Park” Archival pigment print on wood panel, scan from Original Fuji Film Instax Instant Camera
Featured Artists:
Rachael Amber
Pat Aulisio
Kelsey Austin
Alan Brown
Michael Bukowski
Jason Chen
Miguel Co
Jeanne D’Angelo
Rose Drew
Kati Driscoll
Alex Eckman-Lawn
Allison Foley
Kate Glasheen
Tia Guts
James Heimer
Darla Jackson
Michelle Avery Konczyk
Robert Kraiza
Maggie Lily
Mackenzie L. McAlpin
Sara McCorriston
Casey Murphy
NDA
Jess Nicholl
Lizzy O’Donnell
Rebecca Reeves
Seymour Robbins
Mike Sgier
Stephanie Slate
Sabrina Small
Janelle Smith
Stephanie Struse
Katie Tackman
Nikki Virbitsky
Alexandra Wasserman
Sean Xenos
“Upstairs Margaret said abruptly, ‘I suppose it starts to happen first in the suburbs,’ and when Brad said, ‘What starts to happen?’ she said hysterically, ‘People starting to come apart.”
― Shirley Jackson, The Lottery and Other Stories
Whether you have lived in the suburbs your entire life, or have occasionally passed through, there is something about the ambiance provided by neatly-lined houses, sidewalks, and manicured hedges that both pacifies and unsettles the mind. GET OFF MY LAWN features the work of 30+ Philadelphia-based artists, with backgrounds spanning from street art and mixed-media sculpture to commercial illustration, each offering their own suburban narrative. The exhibit explores themes ranging from