
UNB14! Gala: A Midsummer Night’s Fever Dream
Join Candela Gallery for our fourteenth annual UnBound! fundraising gala: A Midsummer Night’s Fever Dream!

Artist Talk & Book Launch: Sugar Honey Iced Tea
Join us Thursday, June 5th for a conversation between Ileana Ramirez, Sara J. Winston, and Matthew Austin of For the Birds Trapped in Airports about the creation of their book Sugar Honey Iced Tea.

COFFEE WITH THE ARTIST: Mejung Park
Join us Tuesday, May 6th at 10am for a casual artist talk and gallery tour with featured artist, Mejung Park, who’s joining us all the way from Seoul! Refreshments provided.




Candela @ AIPAD 2025 NYC
Join Candela Gallery at the Photography Show 2025, presented by AIPAD.

Candela @ MOP DENVER 2025
Join Candela at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center’s Month of Photography portfolio Reviews in Denver!

ARTIST TALKS: Dana Bell & Chris McCaw
Join us Thursday, March 6th for an evening of artist talks with our three featured March & April solo features, Dana Bell and Chris McCaw. Doors will open up at 6pm, with talks kicking off at 6:30pm. Please RSVP so we can prepare enough refreshments!
We look forward to seeing you March 6th!
Doors open and refreshments served at 6:00pm
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Candela @ FOTOFEST [VIRTUAL] 2025
Join Candela for Fotofest’s virtual reviews in February!

OPEN CALL: UnBound14!
Candela Gallery is thrilled to announce the annual FREE open call for UnBound14! juried + invitational photo exhibition, on view in Richmond, VA, June 27 – August 9, 2025.



CANDELA HOLIDAY HOURS (BY APPOINTMENT)
The Candela team will be spending extra time with friends and family for the winter holiday, so the gallery will not be holding regular hours Tuesday, December 24 – Tuesday, December 31.
To make an appointment to view the current exhibitions or our gallery inventory, click the link below:
Regular hours will resume Tuesday, January 1 for the final days of Harrison Walker’s Portals II and Susan Worsham’s Crystals of Silver, which will end Saturday, January 6.
Join us as we open our next exhibition, Memory Orchards, Friday, January 19.

Candela @ PhotoNOLA 2024
Join Candela for PhotoNOLA’s portfolio reviews in New Orleans in December!

DINNER WITH THE ARTIST: Susan Worsham
Get your tickets for a private seated dinner with Susan Worsham at Candela Gallery, provided by Two Fire Table, on Wednesday, December 4th.
Doors will open for cocktail hour at 6:30pm, and we’ll sit for a family style dinner at 7:00pm.

CANDELA HOLIDAY SHOPPING
Shop online for holiday treats (for yourself or for loved ones), with sales on books, catalogs, and gallery merch!
View our featured inventory for the 2024 holiday season:

ARTIST TALK: Susan Worsham
Join us Thursday, November 21st, at 6:30pm for an artist talk with local Richmond artist, Susan Worsham. Worsham will be talking about her solo exhibition, Crystals of Silver, which features limited edition gelatin silver prints of the artist’s seldom-seen black and white images.
Because we will be providing refreshments and hosting the artist in-house, we ask that you confirm your attendance in advance
We look forward to seeing you November 21st!
Doors open and refreshments served at 6:00pm

OPENING: Portals II | Harrison D. Walker
Candela is excited to share a new installment of work by featured artist, Harrison D. Walker. Walker's second solo exhibition at Candela Gallery showcases new works from his "Portals" project. The artist continues experimenting with a repeated circular form, blending various photographic, printmaking, and drawing techniques. Through this cameraless process, he builds a new portfolio of unique, abstract objects, pushing the boundaries of his artistic exploration.

OPENING: Crystals of Silver | Susan Worsham
Candela Gallery is thrilled to announce a solo exhibition by Richmond, Virginia-based photographer Susan Worsham. Entitled 'Crystals of Silver,' the November exhibition is inspired by the artist's extensive collection of microscopic slides and will showcase rarely-seen black-and-white photographs. Much like her collection of slides, Worsham's work aims to capture and preserve photographs as memorials of remembrance.

Candela @ PALM SPRINGS
Join Candela for Palm Springs Photo Festival’s virtual portfolio reviews in October!

ARTIST TALK: Morgan Ashcom
Join us Tuesday, October 8th, at 6:30pm for an artist talk with Charlottesville artist, Morgan Ashcom. Ashcom will be talking about his gallery takeover, Abstract Land & Filing Co., on view through October 26th.
Because we will be ordering food for attendees and hosting the artist in-house, we ask that you confirm your attendance in advance.
Doors open and refreshments served at 6:00pm

OPENING: Abstract Land & Filing Co. | Morgan Ashcom
Candela Gallery is thrilled to announce a gallery takeover by Charlottesville, Virginia-based artist and community organizer Morgan Ashcom. Titled the Abstract Land & Filing Co. (ALFC), this exhibition will be Ashcom’s second at Candela, continuing to showcase his love for parafiction and collaboration.

UNB13! Gala: An Evening at Lucky Stroke Mini Golf
Join Candela Gallery for our thirteenth annual UnBound! fundraising gala at the Lucky Stroke Mini Golf Course.

OPENING: UnBound13!
Candela Gallery is excited to announce our thirteenth annual UnBound! Exhibition. The selected and invited artists for UnBound13! will have works on display at Candela Gallery from Friday, July 5th - Saturday, August 3rd, 2024. Featured works will also be viewable (and shoppable) on our website.

DEADLINE: The Curated Fridge for UnBound13!
Candela Gallery is excited to be hosting The Curated Fridge for UnBound13!, curated by photographic artist Dominique Muñoz. Deadline for submission June 15.
OPENING: I am an unruly wind | Daisy Patton
Candela gallery is excited to share the monumental, colorful mixed media works of Massachusetts based artist, Daisy Patton. Patton utilizes scale, color, and presentation to elevate the found photograph to an iconographic status, breathing life and distinction into forgotten faces. The gallery will be featuring 14 pieces in Patton’s exhibition, I am an unruly wind beginning Friday, May 3 and remaining up through Saturday, June 22.

Candela @ AIPAD 2024 NYC
Join Candela Gallery at Booth #A50 at the Photography Show 2024, presented by AIPAD.

ARTIST TALK: Nick Lenker
NCECA 2024: Join us Thursday, March 21st at 6pm for an artist talk by ceramics artist Nick Lenker about his series, IRL Objects.

Candela @ FOTOFEST HOUSTON 2024
FOTOFEST
Meeting Place 2024
We’re coming to Houston! Whitney will be representing Candela Gallery at FotoFest’s 2024 Meeting Place Portfolio Reviews.

OPENINGS: Nick Lenker, Holly Roberts, and Kathleen Clark
Candela Gallery is pleased to share three solo features by artists incorporating the photographic image from the perspectives of ceramics and painting. These exhibitions by Nick Lenker, Holly Roberts, and Kathleen Clark open Friday, March 15th, running alongside the 2024 NCECA ceramics conference (March 20 – 23) and closing Saturday, April 20th, 2024.