Current Exhibit:
the photos of Jamie Feldman, Leni Sinclair, and Barbara Barefield

Artist Reception: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 from 7 to 9PM

Join us to speak with the artists, hear about the history of the theatre and the gallery space, and enjoy complimentary champagne! Artist Receptions are free of charge and open to the public.

Artwork will be on display through the run of Covenant which closes July 7, 2025.

Jamie Feldman Being raised in a family with a strong emphasis on science and the arts provided a basis for my future interests. While I developed a love of music, my interest and abilities in the visual arts were strongly encouraged and supported. My studies at the Arts and Crafts Society of Detroit and the Interlochen Arts Camp included visual media, but also music lessons on every instrument of the orchestra. This was not to master each instrument, but to appreciate the unique sounds and skills to generate music. The academic path as I became an oral maxillofacial surgeon also played a significant role in my development as an artist and a photographer. It merged such elements as exploration, examination, investigation, and documentation, with technical and evaluative comprehension. Propelling me along the way were a grant in medical photography and illustration and research with CAT scans and MRIs. My understanding of photography and writing with light evolved into digital imaging and collecting data.

Barbara Barefield On the path to following her artistic passions, Barbara Weinberg Barefield took a detour. Painting and ceramic sculpture were squeezed between raising her children (violinist Jannina Barefield Norpoth and artist Spencer Barefield IV). She juggled graphic design; photography; producing jazz, classical and world music concerts with her husband, jazz guitarist A. Spencer Barefield; and using her artistic skills to promote Detroit, her Palmer Woods neighborhood, Palmer Park, and numerous peace and social justice organizations. Barefield’s photography has been widely exhibited, and published in her book Jazz Space Detroit (a book of her photos with text by Herb Boyd was published in 1979 and supported by a grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts). Her photos have appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, MetroTimes, LA Times, People magazine, and others.

Leni Sinclair When Leni Sinclair (née: Magdalene Arndt) escaped from East Germany in 1958, she brought almost nothing with her but a camera that her mother gifted her as a going away present. With the help of some relatives, she emigrated to America and settled in Detroit. With her camera she began to document life all around her, leading to a life-long obsession to document the decay and the renaissance of Detroit. Her love of music led her to photograph thousands of musicians, from jazz and blues to rock, to reggae and African music, and more. To see more of Leni Sinclair's photos, you can go to gettyimages.com and type in the name Leni Sinclair and enjoy.

Gilda left us September 9, 2014. We were shocked and heartbroken. We lost a great Detroit Artist and a close friend of the Rep. She curated the Repertory Lobby Gallery into a prominent and important part of the Metropolitan Detroit visual artist community. As a token of profound respect the Repertory Gallery will henceforth be known as: The Gilda Snowden Gallery.

The Detroit Repertory Theatre Gilda Snowden Gallery is an alternative exhibition space for emerging and mid-career artists of the Metropolitan Detroit area. Space is given for one-person, two-person, or group theme shows of two-dimensional works of art. A new exhibit of original paintings and/or photographs is hung for each of the plays.

Michigan artists submit their portfolios. When chosen, their works are exhibited and sold during the run of each DRT production. Original paintings and photographs are displayed in the lobby of the Repertory throughout the DRT’s season. The Rep collects no commission.

If you’re interested in having your artwork displayed in the Gilda Gallery, please visit intshows.com/rep and fill out the form.

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Curator: Mark Loeb of Integrity Shows