Past Exhibitions

Arlan Huang with his painting in Chelsea Market

Corridor Glance: Paintings by Arlan Huang (May 1–May 30, 2023)

Presented in partnership with the Asian American Arts Alliance, this exhibition of Arlan Huang’s abstract paintings was inspired by Wong Kar-wai’s classic film, “In the Mood for Love.”

Posted on May 31, 2023

Tagged: painting

Artist Warren King surrounded by his cardboard sculptures in the Pearl River Mart gallery

Our Roots Run Deep: Finding Home in Chinatown (Jan. 12–April 23, 2023)

From renowned Chinese American artist Warren King, this exhibition featured Mr. King’s a series of distinctive life-sized sculptures, as well as smaller scale and wall-hanging pieces.

Posted on April 24, 2023

Tagged: sculpture

Joanne Kwong, Sammy Yuen, Mott Street Girls founders, Sammy's kids

Drawn Together: Stories of Resilience and Renewal in NYC Chinatown (Sept. 10–Dec. 28, 2022)

Presented in partnership with Mott Street Girls and Asian American Arts Alliance, this exhibition featured Sammy Yuen's exquisitely detailed line drawings of historic Chinatown businesses, landmarks, and community organizations.

Posted on December 29, 2022

Tagged: illustration

Artists from group show Soft Solidarity at Pearl River Mart gallery

Soft Solidarity: Uniting to Protect, Empower, and Heal (May 14–Aug. 28, 2022)

Presented in partnership with the Asian American Arts Alliance, this group exhibition explored how Asian American Pacific Islanders as a diverse and varied community can unite in the face of adversity and discrimination.

Posted on August 29, 2022

Tagged: mixed media

Essential Ingredients: A Recipe for Rediscovery (Jan. 20–April 24, 2022)

For artist Nancy Pappas, food represents rediscovery.

Posted on April 25, 2022

Tagged: illustration

Yin Kong, Heartmind curators, Bob Lee, and Joanne Kwong in Pearl River Mart gallery

Heartmind: Portraits from the Bob Eng Lee and Asian American Arts Centre Collections (Oct. 20, 2021–Jan. 9, 2022)

Presented in collaboration with Think!Chinatown, HEARTMIND featured just a few examples of these vast collections.

Posted on January 11, 2022

Tagged: mixed media

Some of the participating artists from Corky Lee on My Mind

Corky Lee on My Mind (June 11–Sept. 18, 2021)

We were honored to relaunch our gallery in SoHo with an exhibition celebrating our dear friend, photographer, and legend, Corky Lee.

Posted on September 20, 2021

Tagged: photography

Futures Ever Arriving artists and curator in front of Pearl River Mart in Chelsea Market

Futures Ever Arriving (May 6–June 27, 2021)

Presented in partnership with the Asian American Arts Alliance and Chelsea Market, this group exhibition celebrated Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Posted on June 28, 2021

Tagged: mixed media

Curator Kelly Lan and artist Bo Feng Lin at their exhibition

Against All Odds: Asian Women Who Dared to Be Great (March 14–May 3, 2020)

Curated by Kelly Lan and with stunning potraiture by Bo Feng Lin, this exhibition featured the stories of six amazing Asian and Asian American women.

Posted on August 15, 2020

Tagged: illustration

Artist Jerry May with his work in the Pearl River Mart gallery in Tribeca

A Chinatown Odyssey (Jan. 18–March 8, 2020)

Graphic novel artist Jerry Ma retells a classic Chinese tale.

Posted on March 09, 2020

Tagged: illustration

The curators and two artists for the Asian Babies exhibition, along with Pearl River Mart president Joanne Kwong, in front of tree mural in the Pearl River Mart gallery

Asian Babies: Works from Asian 'New Yorker' Cartoonists (Oct. 4, 2019–Jan. 12, 2020)

This group exhibition featured the work of 10 talented cartoonists of Asian descent who have been published in The New Yorker.

Posted on January 14, 2020

Tagged: illustration

Alfonso Sjogreen, Suzette Gabriel-Schoebitz, and Rafael Giovanola-Endrass at Suzette's opening reception

From Trash to Treasure: Muong Ngoi, Laos to NYC (Sept. 6–21, 2019)

“I am one of millions producing trash daily,” says jeweler and activist Suzette Gabriel-Schoebitz. “I do not want to leave my grandchildren such a polluted world.”

Posted on September 22, 2019

Tagged: mixed media

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