Exhibition Dates: November 13 – December 19, 2025
Curated by: Yara Doumani
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 15, 4:00–6:00 PM
440 Gallery opens its 21st Annual Small Works Show this weekend, a long-standing exhibition that that features work no larger than twelve inches in any direction.. This year’s edition, curated by Yara Doumani, brings together artists from across the country.
Small scale can often encourage a more intimate encounter, and Doumani’s selection leans into that dynamic. The show spans sculpture, painting, fiber, mixed media, and photography, creating a dense but lively presentation that rewards close viewing. The pieces range from the whimsical to the contemplative, highlighting how constraint can be a powerful creative engine.
“It has been an honor to curate the 2025 Small Works Show at 440 Gallery,” Doumani notes. “This year’s exhibition showcases the immense diversity of forms and themes conveyable through small-scale works…These small works invoke curiosity, delight, and important questions about our world and collective being.”
Doumani, a Brooklyn-based Palestinian American curator and material culture historian, currently works with the Brooklyn Museum’s Arts of Africa, Asia, and the Islamic World. Her curatorial approach reflects a deep interest in how objects carry meaning—an idea that resonates throughout the exhibition.
Selected Artists
Huda Alawi, Walter Andersons, David Askew, Sebastian Kim Bateman, Dania Bayan, Elena Behrakis, Barbara Bitondo, Lauren Blankstein, Andree Brown, Elizabeth Caputo, Caroline Curtin, Patricia Dattoma, John Decker, Aidan Sofia Earle, Cynthia Egle-Grant, Cynthia Flaxman Frank, Susan Greenstein, Annaleah Gregoire, Stella Hendricks, Edward Hutchinson, Jill Inbar, Arielle Jennings, Jenna Jerman, Erin Juliana, Quinn Keck, Sonia Kilcoyne, Hyunju Kim, David (Han Jin) Kim, Julie Kinu Egresitz, Lauren Klenow, Veronica Knell, Sally Kong, Jordan Kornreich, Maggie Leininger, Zhiyao Li, Christopher M Liatsis, Huaqi Liu, Xinzi Luo, Natalie Marchant, Juliet Martin, Serena Martinez, Elena Masrour, Caitlin Miller, Amy Morken, Lou Najjar-Rulin, Danae Nunez, Katie O’Keefe, Yukie Ohta, August Park, Jina Park, Taylor Pate, Paula Maria Persiani, Gabriel Pilar Pala, Carin Postal, Jim Radakovich, Alicia Rothman, Erik Rydholm, Sohail Shehada, Bennett Shipman, KJ Shows, Jeffrey Smith, Tamara Staples, I Chin Sung, Elena Syromiatnikova, Anne Thiam, Dominique Turek, Ira Upin, Lillian van Veen, Susana Villa, Nora Wiley-Schwartz, Vic Xu, Denise Yaghmourian, James Yu, and Shelly Zhang.
Exhibition Information
Location: 440 Gallery, 440 6th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Hours: Thursday–Friday 4–7 PM; Saturday–Sunday 12–6 PM
Phone: 718.499.3844
Email: info@440gallery.com
Website: 440gallery.com
