

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Chroma Projects presents contemporary art locally and from the MidAtlantic region. Painting, photography, 3-D, and installation work are exhibited in our monthly changing exhibitions. Chroma's most recent iteration is the transformation of a bank vault into a Micro Gallery, located on the main floor of Vault Virginia. The entrance is along the side of the grand old bank building on 3rd Street, S.E. (across from The Front Porch music school) and up the staircase or elevator to the main floor.
Visitors can explore the gallery during viewing hours from 10 AM to 4 PM, Monday to Friday, with occasional Saturday openings.
It is advisable to check about getting into the space by emailing Deborah at artlab@chromaprojects.com
Sally Bowring: Still Life with Uncertainty

Built on a 50-year studio practice, my current paintings culminate lifelong investigations in abstraction that include the structure of gardens, the complexity of pattern and the brilliance of color. This new work refers back to earlier work that explored the visual possibilities of domesticity while blatantly referencing the artists I have loved for a lifetime, Matisse, Bonnard and Morandi. Crafted formally and intuitively, my works incorporates opaque and transparent forms, color and patterns, and a quiet order. The rooms are empty – although the table is set, the shelves are filled with containers, so that the viewer can enjoy the hospitality.
Opening Reception
4–6 PM Saturday, January 4
Sally Bowring: on view
Ted Hardin: Kinship
Opening Reception 5–8 PM
Friday, January 3

Ted Hardin (1938 - 2007) was born in Washington DC and spent his professional career as a photographer in New York City. Starting out in fashion, his photos appeared in Glamour, Essence and numerous other publications. In the 80s and 90s he transitioned to more editorial
work and shot over 30 covers for New York Magazine. He was a master at lighting and making his subjects feel at ease in front of the lens.
His daughter, Haley Hardin, recently began the process of digitizing his extensive archive, in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, digitizing photos taken at The March on Washington in 1963 and selling prints as part of a fundraiser. The archiving continued with images that she felt connected to that helped her feel connected to her father in a new way. As questions about the photos arose, Hardin contacted colleagues of her dad and used Instagram as a way of identifying individuals in the images.
Kinship is an exhibition that serves to remind us that there is more to link us than divide us. In images spanning decades and subject matter, it is a glimpse into the world of a photographer who used his ability to connect with his subjects - whether people or the city he loved - to make
the viewer feel deeply. The exhibit will include photos from The March on Washington, stylized portraits and images from New York City in the 80s and 90s.

Amanda Smith: Sanctuary

Veronica Jackson: That's Pops's Money