Recent exhIbitions/news

ALL THE DAHLIAS
Gross McCleaf Gallery
123 Leverington Avenue, Philadelphia
February 21 - March 22, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 22, 2025
1 - 4 PM
https://www.grossmccleaf.com/
UPCOMING

WAS AND AGAIN
Rowan Oak
Oxford, Mississippi
February 2024 - February 2025
UPCOMING

NEW CONVERSATIONS: RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE ART AT THE ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM
Allentown Art Museum
Curator: Claire McRee
November 16, 2024 - March 25, 2025
https://www.allentownartmuseum.org/exhibitions/new-conversations-renaissance-and-baroque-art-at-the-allentown-art-museum/

ABOUT A WOMAN
Pro Cultura Salta
Salta, Argentina
August 12 - September 9, 2024
Curators: Elda Harrington and Silvia Mangialardi
https://proculturasalta.wixsite.com/procultura

ABOUT A WOMAN
Culturarte Cultural Center
San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
Opens: July 5, 2024
Curators: Elda Harrington and Silvia Mangialardi
http://cultura.jujuy.gob.ar/culturarte-centro-cultural/

CFEVA at 40: FOUR DECADES OF SUPPORTING CONTEMPORARY ART
Michener Art Museum
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
February 17, 2024 - May 26, 2024
Curators: Maida R. Milone and Genevieve Coutroubis
www.michenerartmuseum.org

MEMORY ORCHARDS
Candela Gallery
Exhibit and Book Release
February, 2024
https://www.candelagallery.com/shop/p/memoryorchards

ABOUT A WOMAN, In the Eyes of the Artists of the Americas
Art Museum of the Americas
July 27 - October 8, 2023
Curators: Elda Harrington and Silvia Mangialardi
Washington, D.C.
http://museum.oas.org

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST…AND OTHER THINGS
Gross McLeaf Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Maida Milone
June 2023
https://www.grossmccleaf.com/

OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL
PROJECT(ION)
Oxford, Mississippi
March 1-5, 2023
https://www.ox-film.com/

GORGEOUS DISCONTENT
Handwerker Gallery, Gannett Center
Ithaca College
Curator: Paul Nicholson
January 26 - March 8, 2023
Opening Reception: January 26
Artist Talk: Thursday, February 16
https://www.ithaca.edu/

SILVER EYE BENEFIT AUCTION
October 22, 2022
Pittsburgh, PA
https://silvereye.org/exhibitions/auction2022

VIDEO PROJECTION
MASS MoCA Courtyard
N. Adams, Massachusetts
Curator: Erica Wall
June 3, 2022 / Live
www.mcla.edu/

YOUR BODY BELONGS TO YOU
Les Alizes
St. Gilles Croix de Vie, France
Curated by Karen Harvey and Marisol Mendez
April 18 - September 18, 2022
Symposium: May 19, 2022
https://shutterhub.org.uk/exhibitions/

HEAR ME ROAR: WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS
Lehigh University
August 23, 2021 - May 22, 2022
Curator: Mark Wonsidler
https://luag.lehigh.edu/exhibitions
https://luag.lehigh.edu/videos/silence-

ARTIST TALK + BOOK SIGNING
May 3, 2022
Main Galleries / Zoellner Center for the Arts
https://luag.lehigh.edu/event/

RELATED CONTENT
”Silence is Also a Form of Speaking (Monae)
https://luag.lehigh.edu/videos/silence-also-form-speaking-monae

WFMZ TV
April 21, 2022
https://www.wfmz.com/news




SLEEPING BEAUTY
Bailey Contemporary Arts Center
Pompano Beach, FL
Curator: Juliana Forero
January 7 - March 22, 2022
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/

SLEEPING BEAUTY
National Arts Club, NYC
December 13 - 18, 2021
Reception: Thursday, December 16, 2021
https://www.nationalartsclub.org/

TURNING POINT - DIFFUSION FESTIVAL 21
Cardiff, Wales
Curator: David Drake
October 1- 31, 2021
https://diffusionfestival.org/whats-on

DONG GANG INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL
Dong Gang Museum of Photography
South Korea
July 16 - September 19, 2021
Curator: HeeJung KIM
https://www.dgphotofestival.com/
http://www.dgphotomuseum.com/bbs/content.php?co_id=eng03_1

WELL, WELL, WELL, PICTURING WELLNESS IN THE LUAG COLLECTION
Lehigh University
September 1, 2020 - May 28, 2021
Curator: Mark Wonsidler
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ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM
”Maxing Out” / Virtual Fundraiser
Saturday, April 24, 2021
https://www.allentownartmuseum.org/

VISUAL-CONVERSATION
Aline Smithson and Lydia Panas
Visual-Conversation is a format for soundless dialog, an expression of both self and solidarity. A call and response between
paired artists, inviting introspective pathways into their own works as fueled by the most recent image posted.
https://www.visual-conversation.com/conversations-2020

ON SILENCE
Photo Nola Open-Air Digital Exhibition in Partnership with Luna Fete
New Orleans, LA
December 2020
https://photonola.org/event/25509/

KEEPER OF THE HEARTH
Houston Center of Photography
Houston, Texas
September 10, 2020 - January 10, 2021
https://hcponline.org/exhibit/keeper-of-the-hearth/

SLEEPING BEAUTY
Pingyao Festival, Pingyao, China
Curator: Liu Xiaoxia
September 2020
https://pipyz.com.cn/#/halldetail?display_category_

SILENCE IS ALSO A FORM OF SPEAKING
Encontros da Imagem,
Braga, Portugal
September /October 2020
https://www.encontrosdaimagem.com/exhibitions.php?id=62

94TH ANNUAL
The Print Center
March 2020
http://printcenter.org/94th/panas/

MASS MoCA
Artist-in-Residence
November 2019
https://www.assetsforartists.org/studios-at-mass-moca/

“better organized,” like a tropical storm
brings together works that present a complex, disarming feminine power -
both mysterious and sophisticated.
Amy Wilson, Lydia Panas, and Maya Varadaraj depict women in palpable states of harnessed vulnerability and self-possession.
Like a storm concentrating its efforts, each subject confronts the viewer with anticipatory energy.
Curator: Sophia Marisa Lucas
August 19 - September 27, 2019
CFEVA
Philadelphia, PA
https://www.cfeva.org/events/cfeva-exhibitions/visiting-curator-2019

RADIAL SURVEY
April 4 - May 25, 2019
Symposium: May 24 - 25
Silver Eye Center for Photography
Pittsburgh, PA
https://silvereye.org/exhibitions/radial-survey

AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME
Visiting Artist
April 2019

PORTRAITURE: A FORMAL APPROACH
Southeast Museum of Photography
Curator: James F. Pearson
February 19 - May 6, 2019
Lecture and Reception: Thursday, March 7, 2019
https://www.smponline.org/exhibitions/

SLEEPING BEAUTY
Baker Center for the Arts
February 20 - April 13, 2019
Artist Lecture: Wednesday, March 27, 5- 6PM in Recital Hall

Panel Discussion
March 12, 2019
Feminist Perspectives: Sex and Gender in the Creative Economy and Beyond
Panelists: Francesca Coppa, Margo Hobbs, Dawn Lonsinger, Lydia Panas, Kate Richmond
Baker Center for the Arts
https://www.muhlenberg.edu

FELLOWSHIP 19 AWARD
Honorable Mention/International Award
”Sleeping Beauty” series
https://silvereye.org/events/fellowship-19-1

CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN GRANT FINALIST 2018
”Sleeping Beauty” series
https://neworleansphotoalliance.org/2018-finalists-clarence-john-laughlin-award/

THE BODY: POWER, MEANING & REPRESENTATION IN CONTEMPORARY ART
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
November 15, 2018 - January 2019
Curators: June T Sanders and Ayanna Z Nayo
https://finearts.wsu.edu/event/body-power-meaning

GHOST PORTRAITS
PhotoVisa Festival
Krasnodar, Russia
October 19 - November 15, 2018
Curator: Irina Chmyreva
http://www.photovisa.ru/

WRIT LARGE
CLICK! Photo Festival
Public Project / Billboard Exhibition
October 2018
Raleigh/Durham, NC
https://clickphotofest.org/



TEACHING: A CONVERSATION
Tyler School of Art
Philadelphia, PA
September 21 - October 21, 2018
SPE MidAtlantic Region Pop Up Event



EIGHTY @ EIGHTY: RECENT GIFTS TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
Palm Springs Art Museum
June 16 - September 16, 2018
Curator: Mara Gladstone
https://www.psmuseum.org/palm-springs-art-exhibitions/current

FAMILY STYLE
Sheldon Museum
Statewide Exhibition 2018 -19
 Tour Begins at Chadron State College
August 31 - September 30, 2018
http://www.csc.edu/modules/news/public_news/view/11880

ECSTATIC BEASTS
Vermont College of Fine Arts
August 24 - September 23, 2018
Reception, Friday, September 21
Curator: Thatiana Oliveira

 

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL GROUP SHOW
Studio Bizio
Edinburgh, Scotland
August 1 - 30, 2018
Artist's Talk, August 9, 7 PM
https://www.studiobizio.com/news-about-studio-bizio/

#METOO
A Photographic Exhibition Exploring Sexual Harassment
Perspective Gallery
Evanston, Illinois
August 2 - 26, 2018
Reception: August 4, 5 -7 pm
Curator: Jane Fulton Alt
http://www.perspectivegallery.org/upcoming-exhibits-



UNBOUND 7!
Candela Gallery
Richmond, VA
July 6 - August 4, 2018
https://candelabooks.com/

CONTEMPORARY RENAISSANCE WOMEN
Banana Factory Art Center
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
May 11 - June 24, 2018
Curator: Daborah Rabinsky, Maryann Riker, Stacie Brennan

HUMAN FORM: THE INDICATIVE AND THE ALLUSIVE
The Delaware Contemporary
Wilmington, DE
April 1 - August 26, 2018
Curator: Kathrine Page
https://www.decontemporary.org/the-figure

ΑΝΑΔΡΟΜΙΚÓΣ / LOOKING BACK
Studio Bizio
Edinburgh, Scotland
March 15 - April 30, 2018
https://www.studiobizio.com/news-about-studio-bizio/

 

CHOCOLATE DARK
Gallery on the Walk
ArtsWalk, Allentown, Pennsylvania
February 9 - March 25, 2018
Sponsored by RE:find
Curator: Deborah Rabinksy

CREATIVE RESEARCH AT MUHLENBERG COLLEGE
November 29, 2017 - January 10, 2018

 

ENCONTROS DA IMAGEM
Photography and Visual Arts Festival
Galeria do Sala Medieval, Braga, Portugal
September 15 - October 29, 2017
http://encontrosdaimagem.com/en/2017/exhibits/promise-land/

FRESH 2017 SUMMER SHOW
July 13 - August 5, 2017
https://www.klompching.com/fresh-2017-online-showcase-lydia-panas

PICTURING LOVE, PHOTOGRAPHY'S PURSUIT OF INTIMACY
Katonah Museum of Art Blog
In conjunction with 'Picturing Love' Exhibition
March 19 - June 25, 2017
https://katonahmuseumofart.wordpress.com/
 

ABOUT LOVE
Elinor Carucci, Lydia Panas + Tatsiana Tkachova
Celebrating Women's History Month
Centre for Photography “Mart”
Yekaterinaburg, Russia
March 3 - April 23, 2017
http://www.8mart1.ru/exhibition/About_Love/About_Love.htm

SOMETHING LIKE LOVE
Eckhaus Art Gallery
Kutztown University
February 18 - March 25, 2017

AFTER SARGENT
Sordoni Art Gallery, Wilkes University
January 20 - March 3, 2017
Visiting Artist Lecture + Opening Reception: February 2
http://www.wilkes.edu/arts/sordoni

CATALOG / Essay by Gail Buckland
http://www.wilkes.edu/arts/sordoni-art-gallery

Weekender / Times Leader
http://theweekender.com/wk_
 

7th ANNUAL PHOTOBOOK EXHIBITION
Phoenix Art Museum / December 2, 2016 - April 9, 2017
Griffin Museum of Photography / March 9 - 31, 2017
http://griffinmuseum.org/exhibitions/

7th ANNUAL PHOTOBOOK EXHIBITION
Davis Orton Gallery
November 19 - December 18, 2016
http://davisortongallery.com/

FOTOFILMIC' 16
Los Angeles / Vancouver / Melbourne
November 2016 - 2017
(Traveling)
http://fotofilmic.com/ff16-exhibition/#

 

THE PHOTOBOOK EXHIBITION / Athens Photo Festival
Benaki Museum
Athens, Greece
June 9 - July 31, 2016
http://www.photofestival.gr



SPACE VEGGIES + EARTH PLANTS
Tsereteli Museum of Modern Art
Tblisi, Republic of Georgia
Curator: Tina Schelhorn
May 2016
http://www.kolga.ge/en/#/exhibitions/

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECT
Partnering with Communities in Schools
11 Bus Shelters / Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvannia
http://www.communitiesinschools.org/
May - June 201GRANT7
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NOURISH: FOOD AS SUSTENANCE + PLEASURE
Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Curator: Dr. Rebecca Senf
February 15 - March 9, 2016
 

ReView
Seven Years at Corden I Potts
San Francisco, CA
December 3, 2015 - February 5, 2016
http://cordenpottsgallery.com

GUATEPHOTO
Guatemala City/Antigua, Guatemala
November 12 - 30, 2015
http://www.guatephoto.org

MORE THAN ONE
PRINTS COMMISSIONED BY THE PRINT CENTER
City Hall, Room 116, Philadelphia
October 16 - December 11, 2015
www.creativephl.org



FALLING FROM GRACE...
Center for Emerging Visual Artists
October 4 - November 13, 2015
Reception: Thursday, October 8, 5-7 pm,
Artist Talk at 6pm
POST Tour Featured Exhibit at CFEVA Gallery
cfeva.org

SUMMER PORTFOLIO
Corden | Potts Gallery
July 20 - August 22, 2015
San Francisco, CA
www.cordenpottsgallery.com

UnBound 4!
Candela Books + Gallery
July 3 - August 1, 2015
candelabooks.com/gallery/

 

GHOST PORTRAITS
Freedman Art Gallery, Center for the Arts
Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania
May 23 - June 28, 2015
Reception - May 23, 5 -7 pm
www.albright.edu/freedman/schedule.html