Current Exhibition

J Knoblach: petrochemicaloxytocinekstasis

Exhibition Dates: December 14, 2024 - January 5, 2025

Opening Reception: Saturday, December 14, 6-9 pm 

Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays, 12-5 pm, except for Second Saturdays when hours are 6-9 pm.

J August Knoblach's exhibition features seven years of performances on bodies of water in Louisiana, handmade cypress frames, & new multimedia sculptures. Photographer collaborators include Kinsey S, Caitlyn Ridenour, Leone Julitte, Gabby Garcia Steib, Mayaba Liebenthal, Nisa East, Sarrah Danziger, Alahna Moore, & Kristina E. Knipe. 

J Knoblach lives and works in New Orleans but was born in Slidell near Honey Island Swamp. The combination of running cross country and track and studying feminist body art led to an interdisciplinary practice rooted in performance. Byproducts of a physical action may become sculpture, photography, video, or text. In some instances, the audience is invited to interact directly with the work, such as the installation Divest. Solo exhibitions include Souvenir at Nikki at Mehle Gallery (2024), Demi-Decade at Staple Goods (2021), Point Nemo Full of Mermaid Tears Hallowed Be thy Name at the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans (2021), Magenta Alert at Staple Goods (2017) and Welcome to the #socialartwork at Good Children Gallery (2014). Knoblach has also had artwork exhibited at Artsy via LeMieux Galleries, Foundwork, the Ogden Museum, the Louisiana State Museum, the New York Transit Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in NY, Makeshift Museum in L.A., Museo de la Ciudad de México, LABOR Gallery in Mexico, Pari Passu Gallery in Queens, UNO St. Claude Gallery, Barrister's Gallery, The Front Gallery, Antenna Gallery, Boyd Satellite Gallery, and Fossil Free Fest. Knoblach has publications in 101 Contemporary Artists, New Orleans Art Review, Artvoices Magazine, and their artwork is in the special collections of Koç University (Istanbul), the Collins C. Diboll Library (New Orleans), as well as in private collections.

Connections: Staple Goods 10th Anniversary Exhibition Catalog

Exhibition catalog commemorates the collective’s 10th anniversary exhibition, Connections (May 2021), and is available for $5.

Text by Amy Mackie. Book Design by Tiffany Lin. Printed at Paper Machine. Curated by Laura Richens.

Participating Artists: Minka/Thomasine, Aaron Collier, Robyn Denny, William DePauw, Abe Geasland, Daniel Kelly IV, Kristina Knipe, J Knoblach, Norah Lovell, Kaori Maeyama, Anne Nelson, Jack Niven, Laura Richens, Cynthia Scott, Sadie Sheldon, Lorna Williams