CFEVA Exhibitions
CFEVA supports the creative community as entrepreneurs and small business professionals and loves to curate custom exhibitions that enhance meaningful dialogue between artists and the community. Our custom art exhibitions enhance businesses and commercial settings, including office building lobbies, private offices, restaurants, condominiums, as well as other venues, of all types. These fee-based exhibitions also benefit artists, employers, employees, clients, and visitors by placing art into their daily lives and everyday spaces.
CFEVA at The Science Center @ 3600 Market Street
CFEVA Fellowship Exhibition: Julia Clift, Amy Hicks, Sammy Rivera, Kaitlin Santoro, Idalia Vasquez-Achury
On View September 25-December 4
Opening Reception + Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST) Kickoff: Thursday, October 8, 5-7 PM. To RSVP Click here.
Meet the Artists During POST: West of Broad, October 10 + 11, 12-6 PM both days.
3600 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. The Gallery is free and open to the public.
Please contact lily@cfeva.org for more information.
The exhibition features recent works by the current CFEVA Fellowship cohort. In the spirit of the annual Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST), CFEVA’s citywide program, the exhibition will feature five artists’ works as well as two open studio dates on October 10 and 11, noon to 6 PM both days.
Click here for the virtual exhibition binder. Please visit cfeva.org/shop to browse available artwork.
This exhibition is in partnership with The Science Center at 3600 Market, the former Esther Klein Gallery. For decades, the Science Center has embraced the arts as a vital part of innovation and community-building. From Esther Klein’s visionary belief that art and science together spark curiosity, creativity, and progress, to today’s partnerships with organizations like the Center for Emerging Visual Artists, that commitment remains central to our mission. By investing in diverse, local artistic talent, the Science Center continues to create space for new voices, perspectives, and ideas—recognizing that a vibrant, inclusive arts ecosystem strengthens both our innovation community and the city we call home.
CFEVA Exhibition at The Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square
May 2026 - May 2027
Featured artists: Roberta Massuch and Sammy Rivera
Influenced heavily by the architecture of her surroundings, Roberta Massuch (Philadelphia, PA) creates works
on paper, functional pottery, and sculpture. Massuch received her BFA in ceramics from Northern Illinois
University (2005) and her MFA from Louisiana State University (2013). Teaching positions include The Clay
Studio (Philadelphia, PA), Tyler School of Art (Philadelphia, PA), and the Community College of Philadelphia.
She has participated in residencies at The Wharton Esherick Museum (Malvern, PA), The Clay Studio, Tyler
School of Art, Northern Clay Center (Minneapolis, MN), and Arquetopia Foundation (Puebla, MX). She was the
recipient of a Mcknight Artist Residency Award (2021), an Independence Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship
(2015), and a Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant (2009). Her work has been exhibited at universities,
institutions, galleries, and museums across the United States.
Sammy Rivera is a Puerto Rican artist based in Philadelphia, PA. With street photography as his primary focus, Sammy incorporates other mediums into his craft such as bookbinding, embroidery, ink transfers, and painting. An award-winning photographer and graduate of Antonelli Institute of Art & Photography, his work has been published in F-Stop Magazine, Palette Magazine, Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles (Carla), among others. Over the course of his career Sammy has exhibited his work in several group exhibitions in various states and internationally, as well as a duo exhibition in 2017 entitled Euphemism at Mimi Janosy Studios, and a 2018 solo exhibition at the Arte Richmond gallery, each in Philadelphia. In January 2024, Sammy celebrated the release of his photobook, Chapter Black, with a solo exhibition at Unique Photo in Philadelphia. Sammy is a member of the Philadelphia-based street photography collective Public Ledger, which held their sophomore group exhibition in September 2025. In January 2026 Sammy was accepted into the Center For Emerging Visual Artists' 2026-2028 Visual Artist Fellowship, where he is currently working towards the next steps of his career.
CFEVA Exhibition Partners include:
University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine Cherry Hill, Perelman, Princeton Health, Radnor)
McKinsey & Company
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
The Stoneleigh Foundation
Artbox @ Lincoln Square
David Bogus, Optimist Luggage Series
On View to the public at 1000 S Broad Street
August 2026-February 2027
CFEVA announces Optimist Luggage Series, a new public art installation by David Bogus featuring a selection of ceramic slip cast suitcases. Inspired by years of constant moving, these pieces explore identity, ego, and emotional baggage through glossy pop patterns and satirical branding. Each case is decorated by hand with stripes, slogans, and mass-market imagery—posing as luxury goods while critiquing them.
David Bogus was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and holds an MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a BFA from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. He has taught at Green Mountain College, the University of Idaho, the University of Wyoming, Texas A&M International University, Eastern Kentucky University, University of Florida, and is currently Ceramics Coordinator at Bucks County Community College and is currently the Head of Ceramics at Peters Valley. He has shown his work both internationally and nationally at various venues including; Icheon World Ceramic Center, Alijira Center for Contemporary Art, The Las Cruces Museum of Art, The Carbondale Clay Center, The Nicolaysen Museum of Art, The Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, The Florida State University Museum of Art, The Seattle Design Center, The Phoenix Gallery, and Brown University.
CFEVA Exhibition at the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
February 2026 - February 2027
Erin Elman, Chuck Fisher, Erica Harney, Elizabeth Heller, Brian Jerome, George Leonard, Deborah Moss Marris, Robert Miller, Cory Neale, Sammy Rivera, Hiro Sakaguchi, Morgan Thomas Shankweiler, Kathleen Spicer, Maria Stracke, Emma van den Akker, Kate VanVliet, Florence Weisz, Macy West
Pictured: Deborah Moss Marris, Dreaming back everything lost
