THE 1970s
MEMBERS
Judith Ostrowitz (Director), José Presman, Elizabeth Ayer, Eva Bouzarde, Constance Dodge, Donna Fried, Edith Harper, Madelyn Kaufman, Herb Moses, Phillip Orenstein, Anthony Palmieri, Billy Pritchard, Audrey Rogow Schwab, Oscar Trugler, and many more…
HIGHLIGHTS
Moved to 2 different locations:
85 Mercer St, basement, NY, basement (1975-1976)
101 Wooster St, ground floor, NY (1976-1980)
Amos Eno Gallery was founded in 1975 in New York City, and was located at 85 Mercer St; in the basement. The gallery director of the time was Judith Ostrowitz, a New York-based mixed-media artist exploring imagery based on the Western Mystery Traditions - Qabalah, Alchemy, and Tarot. The first show that was at this location didn’t have a name but instead listed the address and the names of all of the artists that participated (Angus, Ayer, Bouzard, Bowman, Harper, Hixon, Jordan, Kaufman, Lick, Mitchell, Nicolescu, Orenstein, Ostrowitz, Peugh, Pickard-Pritchard, Pressman, Schiffman, Trugler, and Vis.)
Some of the names seen on the first postcard of the gallery can be found on others of this time, demonstrating the commitment that these artists had to their art and the gallery they were creating. During this time, there were many solo and group shows with the members of Amos Eno Gallery as they focused on the foundation of the organization before collaborating with other organizations. In 1976 the members of Amos Eno moved the gallery to it's next location at 101 Wooster St, ground floor, where the remainder of their shows were exhibited until 1980.
THE 1980s
MEMBERS
Lona Foote (Director), Jan Moss (Director), Leslie Lund (Director), Virginia Maksymowicz (Director), Kevin Cooper (Director), Miriam Brofsky, R. Winslow Bronson, Jim Clausnitzer, Anthony Cueno, Constance Dodge, Joseph M. Dunn, Michael Eastman, Suellen Glashausser, Gena Hegelman, Lou Hicks, Emily Hixon. H. James Hoff, Deeje Mitchell Justice, Joseph A. Kaminski, Madeleine Kaufman, Charleen Kavleski, Knut Loewe, Jane McClintock, Mimi Oritsky, Margaret Plaganis, José Presman, Gary Rauchbach, Wayne Reida, Eva Sayles, Ann Schaumburger, Sally Shearer Swenson, Joyce Sills, Mary Spencer, Walter Swales, Soile Yli-Mäyry, and many more…
HIGHLIGHTS
Moved and stayed at 164 Mercer St, 2nd floor from 1980-1990.
Introduction of other forms of exhibitions (exchange and juried shows.)
Is granted Non Profit Status in 1987.
In the 1980s, Amos Eno Gallery decided to move from its 2nd location to 164 Mercer St, 2nd floor. During this period, the gallery had numerous directors: starting with Lona Foote, Jan Moss, Leslie Lund, Virginia Maksymowicz, and Kevin Cooper. After the foundation was laid and the gallery felt comfortable in the space they have garnered, they started to collaborate with artists from other locations like Philadelphia, Upstate New York, California, etc in exchange shows. Alongside these exchange shows, there were numerous amount of solo shows of artists that were with the gallery from the founding of the gallery (José Presman, Lou Hicks, and Deeje Mitchell) to newer artists of the time (Sally Shearer Swenson, Nicholas Nociforo, R. Winslow Bronson, and H.James Hoff.)
During this decade, Amos Eno Gallery adopted the practice of writing down meeting minutes that summarize the topics discussed during general or board member meetings. Topics that were frequently brought up during these meetings were finances, location, show schedule, advertising, general and board membership, etc. These meetings were held frequently and lasted a couple hours to give members the time and space to present their thoughts and vote on decisions. Attached to these meeting minutes would sometimes come with the newsletter for the accompanying season. These newsletters also discuss broader topics that impact artists collectives that are in the alternative scene of gallery spaces; displaying specifically the lack of exposure given to these spaces
THE 1990s
MEMBERS
Daniel Ferris (Director), Anne Yearsley (Director), Michael Berkowitz, Tony Cueno, Betty-Ann Felderman, Emily Hixon, Charleen Kavleski, Jane McClintock, Mimi Oritsky, José Presman, Ann Schaumburger, Joseph Kaminski, Ann Schaumburger, Bill Peterson, Jackie Zanca, Kevin Cooper, Hank Colpitts, Walter Swales, Jane McClintock, Winslow Bronson, Carlos Pisco, Anthony Cuneo, Constance Dodge, Suellen Glashausser, Joseph Kaminski, Margaret Plaganis, Eva Sayles, Pamela Hollinde, Ruth Rothschild, Molly Ziedler, Anne Yearsley, Mary Mallot, Susan Morrison, Raymond Dupuis, Madeleine Kaufman, and many more…
HIGHLIGHTS
Moved and stayed at 594 Broadway, 4th floor from 1990-2000.
Created a newsletter committee for an annual spring & fall newsletter in 1991.
Celebrated Amos Eno's 20th anniversary.
In the 1990s, Amos Eno Gallery decided to move from its 3rd location to 594 Broadway, 4th floor. During this period, the gallery had only 2 directors: Daniel Ferris and Anne Yearsley. Since Amos Eno Gallery's exchange shows did well, the gallery continued to collaborate with other galleries and artists to continue putting on these shows; for instance the "Chicago Exchange New York" done with A.R.C Gallery. Collaboration with artists didn't stop there, Amos Eno Gallery hosted performances and other shows with artists and organizations outside of Amos Eno: the "Feed The Beast" performance presented by the Strand Theatre Company is an example of this. Solo and group shows continued to be put on at this location; many artists from the past years continued to show with Amos Eno and even featured in their own solo shows.
Amos Eno Gallery continued the practice of writing down meeting minutes that summarize the topics discussed during general or board member meetings. Topics that were frequently brought up during these meetings were finances, location, show schedule, advertising, general and board membership, etc. Announcements would be sent to members (something new that came out of this decade) with the agenda for the meeting attached to give members even more time to prepare themselves for these annual meetings. These meetings were held frequently and lasted a couple hours to give members the time and space to present their thoughts and vote on decisions. Attached to these meeting minutes would sometimes come with the newsletter for the accompanying season. Show schedules were also made to layout the numerous group, exchange, and solo shows that Amos Eno Gallery would be holding each year.
THE 2000s
MEMBERS
Laura Lopez (Director), Deborah DeBruin (Director), Teresa Gooby (Director), Stephen Crone (Director), Alex Wixon (Director), Hilary Whitham, Sabine Carlson, Salvatore Federico, Emily Hixon, Madeleine Kaufman, Charleen Kavleski, Jane McClintock, Mimi Oritsky, José Presman, Ulrike Stadler, Bill Peterson, Jim Shuman, Walter Thompson, Jennifer Zazo, and many more…
HIGHLIGHTS
Moved to 3 different locations:
59 Franklin St, basement (2001-2003)
530 West 25th St, 6th floor (2003-2007)
111 Front St, 2nd floor (2007-2013)
Collaborated in a second exchange show with ARC Gallery in 2001.
In the 2000s, Amos Eno Gallery decided to move from its 4th location to 3 different locations: 59 Franklin St, basement (2001-2003), 530 West 25th St, 6th floor (2003-2007), and 111 Front St, 2nd floor (2007-2013). During this period, the gallery had numerous directors: Laura Lopez, Deborah DeBruin, Alex Wixon, and Hilary Whitham. The "Chicago Exchange New York" done with A.R.C Gallery at Amos Eno Gallery in 1993 opened a door for Amos Eno to work with ARC Gallery in 2001 to do another exchange show but this time it was hosted in Chicago at ARC Gallery. Collaborations like this demonstrate the work that Amos Eno Gallery was doing to create permanent connections with other collectives to broaden their impact on the art world. Solo and Group shows continued, featuring new and older artist members of the gallery.
The practice of writing down meeting minutes that summarize the topics discussed during general or board member meetings continued to occur but with time those notes were handwritten or shortened into half a page of information. Topics that were frequently brought up during these meetings were finances, location, show schedule, advertising, general and board membership, etc. These meetings were held frequently and lasted a couple hours to give members the time and space to present their thoughts and vote on decisions. Show schedules were also made to layout the numerous group, exchange, and solo shows that Amos Eno Gallery would be holding each year.
THE 2010s
MEMBERS
Hilary Whitham, (Director early-mid 2010s), Katie Higgins (Director 2015), Mary Gagler (Director 2015-2020), ARTIST NAMES TK TK TK and many more…
HIGHLIGHTS
Moved to 3 different locations:
111 Front St, 2nd floor, DUMBO, Brooklyn NY 2007-2013
1087 Flushing Ave, The Loom, Brooklyn NY 2013-2015
56 Bogart St, basement, Brooklyn NY 2015-2018
56 Bogart St, 1st floor, Brooklyn NY 2018-2020