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Fuller Rosen Gallery
319 N 11th St Unit 3-I
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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Past

Homesick
Reem Al-Wakeal, Wiley + Sabrina (Bingyi) Spurlock, and Amy Chiao

November 03, 2023 — December 17, 2023


live laugh lobotomize
Yuyang Zhang

September 08, 2023 — October 15, 2023


At The Same Time
Rebecca Tennenbaum

July 07, 2023 — August 13, 2023


Held Tight
Molly Alloy + Arielle Zamora

June 04 - August 07, 2022


Second Honeymoon
Dana Robinson

April 02 - May 08, 2022


Possessions, Possessions
Olivia Faith Harwood

January 29 - March 13, 2022


The Longest Leg
Emmanuela Soria Ruiz

November 11, 2021 - January 09, 2022


After Boucher
Molly Jae Vaughan

September 11 - October 24, 2021


Resound
Angélica Maria Millán Lozano + Frankie Krupa Vahdani

July 17 - August 22, 2021



umm no
Yuyang Zhang

April 15 - May 30, 2021


Things that have to do with fire
Vo Vo

February 18 - April 01, 2021


NO SANCTUARY
Panteha Abareshi + Kayley Berezney

December 17, 2020 - February 04, 2021


Ambrosia
Grace Stott

October 15 - November 19, 2020


Loopholes
Devin Harclerode + Laura Camila Medina

August 27 - October 04, 2020


Patterning
Ophir El-Boher

April 18 - May 31, 2020


American Hex
Christine Miller + Brittany Vega

February 01 - March 14, 2020


A Thousand Cuts
B. G-Osborne

November 16, 2019 - January 10, 2020


A Change of Light and other observations
Sammie Cetta

September 14 - November 08, 2019


flat out
Brandi Kruse

July 20 - September 06, 2019


A Thirst for Saltwater
Lehuauakea

May 25 - July 12, 2019


SUBLIMATION
Diana Palermo

March 30 - May 17, 2019


Ego Placebo
Wiley

January 26 - March 15, 2019


TREGUAS
Angélica Maria Millán Lozano

November 17 - December 20, 2018

Current

Hand Me Downs
Frankie Krupa Vahdani

March 01, 2024 — April 14, 2024

Fuller Rosen Gallery is thrilled to announce Hand Me Downs, a solo exhibition featuring new and recent work by Frankie Krupa Vahdani. Join us for an opening reception on Friday, March 01 from 6-9 pm.


Sheep Shears, 2024, wax pastel on wood, 38.5 x 38.25 inches.

Krupa Vahdani’s practice asks what it means to be a first generation American and a mother-artist. A child of immigrants from Iran and Poland, she highlights how the social, political, and economic spheres demand silent, emotional labor and conformity. Immersing viewers in rich hues of color, Krupa Vhandani uses vibrant patterns and repurposed materials to create bold compositions. Favorite clothes worn to threads, vintage collections inherited from past generations, memories carried forward to a new era — sumptuous poetry remixed in painting and fabric. Whether a viewer’s eyes are open or closed, one cannot escape the magnetic pull of Krupa Vahdani’s creations.

Hand Me Downs centers caregiving as an essential component of artmaking. For Krupa Vahdani, immediate access to her family and daughter are as indispensable to the artist as her studio. From the visually striking crochet piece Green Rag Rug (2024) to the large-scale Big Blue Grief (2014-2024), Krupa Vahdani uses slow processes to confront distorted social perceptions of motherhood and labor. Playing with preconceived notions of the gendered artistic identity, Krupa Vahdani juxtaposes heavy, masculine textiles with bright, light embroidery.



Green Rag Rug, 2024, artist's clothing, enamel paint, yarn, glass, glitter, beads, 25 x 17 inches.

Krupa Vahdani’s work highlights making as legacy; affirmations of past, present, and future. Growing up in a family healing from the Holocaust and pre-Iranian Revolution chaos, Krupa Vahdani navigates the generational trauma by blending both of her family’s visual languages into her own unique dialect filled with vitality and affection. Phosphorescent, color-soaked drawings and textiles are informed by wycinanki — the Polish craft of paper cutting — and classic Persian motifs. In her paintings, Krupa Vahdani's masterful use of color is immediately striking. The canvas comes alive with spiced, luscious reds that pulse with heat and energy. Juxtaposed against Krupa Vahdani's warm reds are brilliant blues that command calm and provide tranquil respite. The colors seem to vibrate within, resonating with the viewer’s very essence.

Detail of Green Rag Rug, 2024, artist's clothing, enamel paint, yarn, glass, glitter, beads, 25 x 17 inches.

Hand Me Downs serves as validation in the ways motherhood benefits an artistic practice. Deepening and enriching her creative process, Krupa Vahdani’s transformative journey as a parent is a continual catalyst for positive growth. Living and working in a postnatal body demands heightened levels of focus and determination, strengthening Krupa Vahdani’s creativity and studio practice. Hand Me Downs celebrates the timeless value and passion that motherhood brings to the artistic journey.




Frankie Krupa Vahdani (b. 1990, she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist living and making in the Skagit Valley, Washington. Krupa Vahdani graduated from Western Washington University with a BA in Studio Art. Krupa Vahdani has been a resident at Centrum in Port Townsend, WA and has exhibited work at Public Pool Gallery in Los Angeles, CA, The Vestibule in Seattle, WA, and has been featured in Round 2 and 4 of Flat Rate Contemporary’s online exhibitions. Hand Me Downs is Krupa Vahdani’s second exhibition with Fuller Rosen Gallery.

Upcoming

Hand Me Downs
Frankie Krupa Vahdani

March 01, 2024 — April 14, 2024




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