News


Emily Alesandrini reviews Fauna/Banks by Imogen Banks and Benry Fauna on Burnaway.org

March 2024

Virginia Walcott, a Staple Goods member and owner of creative studio Superhumid, offers Intro to Graphic Design 101 2-day workshop at Chu Chi Cho Shop and Studio in New Orleans, March 18th and 21st, 2024.

Two Staple Goods members, Marianne Desmarais and Kaori Maeyama are exhibiting work in LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY 2023, at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, presented by the Helis Foundation.

Exhibition Dates: August 5, 2023 - February 18, 2024

Exhibition opens on White Linen Night, August 5, 6-9pm.

Staple Goods welcomes two new members, Marianne Desmarais and Maxx Sizeler. Check out the collective members’ individual websites through our ‘About’ page HERE.

Birding in America: An Augury, by Lee Deigaard, Elizabeth Gross and Norah Lovell, was awarded with Research and Development grant from the Platforms Fund 2021-2022. The Platforms Fund is a collaborative effort of Antenna, Ashé Cultural Art Center, Junebug and the Andy Warhol Foundation

St. Claude Art Rag lists Staple Goods as one of the artists-run galleries in St. Claude Arts District of New Orleans.

I’m a Bend in the River, Kaori Maeyama’s exhibition of recent batture paintings, is on view at New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts’ Academy Gallery.

Exhibition Dates: April 23 - May 24, 2022

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 23, 2022, 5 - 7pm

Gallery Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm

Staple Goods is one of the honorees at the Prospect.5: Yesterday we said tomorrow closing gala on January 22, 2022 at Studio Be.


Mire: Recent Works by Staple Goods Collective Members, Pt.1, is mentioned in Highlight: New Orleans section of Artforum News on November 24, 2021


J Knoblach’s exhibition "Point Nemo Full of Mermaid Tears Hallowed Be thy Name" is featured in SOLOS: Exhibitions of New Works by CAC Visual Artists-in-Residence at Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans.

Exhibition on view: August 27 - September 26, 2021 (admission is free for Louisiana residents Sep.15 - 26)

Closing Reception: Saturday, September 25, 2021, 6 - 9pm, Free with RSVP


Tulane University’s Carroll Gallery presents Staple Goods at Tulane: a celebration of the co-operative gallery’s 10th anniversary

Exhibition on view: June 16 - July 23, 2021

Closing reception: July 23, 2021, 6 - 8pm

Gallery hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm (closed on official Tulane holidays)

Exhibition is free and open to the public, but registration is required: visit Carroll Gallery’s website and use the Eventbrite links to register. Click HERE to view the installation images.


Staple Goods turns 10! Connections: Staple Goods 10th Anniversary Exhibition Catalog is now available for $5.

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

Catalog Release Party: Thursday, June 3, 2021


Elizabeth Stone Harper Gallery in Presbyterian College, South Carolina, presents the exhibition by Aaron Collier, That Which Does Not Maintain Form Out of Its Own Strength.

Walkthrough with the Artist: Thursday, January 30 at 4pm; Reception to follow 5-7pm

Exhibition: January 16 - February 29, 2020, gallery hours Wednesday - Saturday, 12-5pm


Artist uses abstract landscapes to explore New Orleans drainage crisis at Blue House Civic Studio details Anne C. Nelson’s work: by Doug MacCash

The Advocate

December 1, 2019


Review: Kaori Maeyama reveals the visual secrets of New Orleans after dark by D. Eric Bookhardt

Gambit Weekly

June 17, 2019


Cultural Deconstructions: Critical Issues in Collage, curated by Ric Kasini Kadour, takes place at LeMieux Galleries in New Orleans, as the main exhibition at Kolaj Fest New Orleans. Norah Lovell’s work is featured in the exhibition, and she will participate in a symposium “Curatorial issues in Collage” at the gallery.

“Curatorial issues in Collage” symposium at LeMieux Galleries: Saturday July 13, 1:45-3pm

Exhibition: July 10 - 27, 2019, LeMieux Galleries hours are Monday - Saturday, 10a-5:30p


Forecast 2019 at San Francisco Camerawork presents Kristina Knipe’s work

June 27 - August 17, 2019, SF Camerawork hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 12-6p


Norah Lovell’s work is featured in And Another Thing…: Collage and Assemblage Work, curated by Carol Leake, at Barrister’s Gallery

March 9 - April 6, 2019, Barrister’s Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11a-5p


The Octavia Art Gallery booth (B05) features Aaron Collier’s work at Scope Miami Beach

December 4-9, 2018


Aaron Collier’s solo exhibition, Of Rocks and Ruins, is at Octavia Art Gallery - New Orleans

October 6 - 27, 2018, Octavia Art Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10a-6p


Kristina Knipe’s recent work is featured in Thirty New Orleans Artists at Second Story Gallery

September 8 - November 3, 2018, Second Story Gallery hours: Monday - Sunday 9a-8p


Talking Walls, a group show at Tulane University's Carroll Gallery features Kaori Maeyama's recent paintings

August 22 - September 20, 2018, Carroll Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 9a-4p

 

Norah Lovell’s new work is included in a group show at The Front curated by Lee Diegaard, titled Calamity Jane

August 11 - September 2, 2018, The Front gallery hours Saturdays and Sundays, 12-5p

 

Jack Niven's cast concrete pieces from a body of work Footings are featured in Constructing the Break at the Contemporary Arts Center, and in Louisiana Contemporary at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Both exhibitions open on White Linen Night, August 4, at 5:30p

Constructing the Break @ CAC: August 4 - October 6, 2018

Louisiana Contemporary @ Ogden Museum of Southern Art: August 4 - November 4, 2018

 

Exhibition Pick: Kaori Maeyama by Benjamin Morris, on Signal and Noise

Pelican Bomb

July 6, 2018

 

Review: Kaori Maeyama's Signal and Noise by D. Eric Bookhardt

Gambit Weekly

June 18, 2018

 

Minimalism at Staple Goods by Sylvie Contiguglia, on Jack Niven's Footings

Art e-Walk

February 27, 2018

 

Tulane University's Carroll Gallery features works by Aaron Collier, William DePauw, and Anne C. Nelson in Tulane Contemporary.4

November 16, 2017 - February 9, 2018, Carroll Gallery hours M-F 9am-4pm

 

5 Press Gallery presents lo-cus: work by NOCCA alum Lorna Williams

September 9 - November 26, 2017, 5 Press Gallery hours Thursday-Sunday, 10am-3pm

 

Review: There's more than meets the eye in Lorna Williams' brilliant show by John D'addario, on lo-cus

The New Orleans Advocate

October 30, 2017

 

Lorna Williams at 5 Press Gallery by D. Eric Bookhardt, on lo-cus

New Orleans Art Insider

October 1, 2017

 

Norah Lovell's work is featured in Labor of Love, curated by Laura Richens, at Tulane University's Carroll Gallery

August 31 - October 6, 2017, Carroll Gallery hours M-F 9am-4pm

 

Review: The Passenger by Kaori Maeyama by D. Eric Bookhardt

Gambit Weekly

June 20, 2017

 

Staple Goods brings Two Blocks From Elysian Fields: Recent Work From New Orleans to The Clemente in NYC

(Click HERE for installation images)

June 1 - 30, 2017, The Clemente Galley hours M-F 3:30-7pm

 

Earth and Lights by Sylvie Contiguglia, on Cynthia Scott's Lumieres

Art e-Walk

January 24, 2013

 

Review: PhotoNOLA Exhibits by D. Eric Bookhardt, on Painters' Choice: Photographs by Lake Newton

Gambit Weekly

December 18, 2012

 

Review: Otherness and American Values by D. Eric Bookhardt, on Katrina Andry's prints at Staple Goods

Gambit Weekly

August 21, 2012

 

Review: Works at Parse Gallery and Staple Goods by D. Eric Bookhardt, on Bobbery

Gambit Weekly

June 26, 2012

 

Last Call: Daniel Kelly at Staple Goods by Taylor Murrow

Pelican Bomb

May 2, 2012

 

St. Claude Exposed: Pair of CAC Exhibits Spotlight Blooming Downtown Art Scene by Brad Rhines

NOLA Defender

February 2012