Image: Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans
Ferrara Showman Gallery is presenting ‘We’ve Met Before…’, a group exhibition bringing together new, recent and earlier works by 33 artists represented by the New Orleans gallery. Occupying the entirety of the gallery’s space at 400A Julia Street, the exhibition is on view through 5 September 2026, when the gallery will host a closing reception from 5 to 8pm.
The exhibition is framed as a broad survey of Ferrara Showman’s program rather than a thematic presentation focused on one medium or subject. The gallery describes the installation as an expansive view of the artists’ talent, ideas and recurring concerns, placing works from different points in their practices alongside one another. The selection includes Starsky Brines, Amanda Joy Brown, Tiffany Calvert, Ginger Williams Cook, Tony Dagradi, Jenny Day, E2 – Kleinveld & Julien, Margaret Evangeline, Skylar Fein, Jonathan Ferrara, Kat Flyn, Becca Fuhrman, Ben Hamburger, Barbara Kuebel, Noe Kuremoto, Brandon V. Lewis, Bonnie Maygarden, Kristin Moore, Adam Mysock, Peter Olson, Ruth Owens, Anastasia Pelias, Gina Phillips, REWA, Marna Shopoff, Aimée Farnet Siegel, Jered Sprecher, Dirk Staschke, Alexander Stolin, Carlton Scott Sturgill, Trenity Thomas, Michael Tole and Paul Villinski.
According to the gallery, the title refers to the familiar social encounter in which people meet repeatedly but greet one another as if for the first time. Ferrara Showman connects that experience to the Arts District New Orleans, where recurring gallery events can bring artists, gallerists and visitors together across the year. The exhibition’s stated aim is to give visitors a concentrated view of work that the gallery presents beyond a single opening or annual arts event.
That local context is reflected in the gallery’s regular schedule. Ferrara Showman lists its Arts District New Orleans First Saturday Gallery Openings alongside the exhibition, including the 5 September program that coincides with the show’s closing reception. The gallery’s published hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm, with visits also available by appointment.
The works on view span several generations and approaches within the gallery’s program. The exhibition includes artists associated with painting, photography, sculpture, installation and mixed-media practices, although the supplied exhibition announcement does not assign individual works to specific media or provide a checklist of titles. By combining new pieces with recent and earlier examples, the presentation emphasizes the breadth of the gallery’s roster and the continuity between its current program and previous presentations.
‘We’ve Met Before…’ opened on 15 July 2026 and remains on view at Ferrara Showman Gallery in New Orleans through 5 September. The closing reception is scheduled for that Saturday from 5 to 8pm.
