# Baltimore's Small Gallery Shows with Emotional Impact

> Baltimore's small galleries host exhibitions exploring Black identity, grief, and community through art this fall.
- Title: Baltimore's Small Gallery Shows with Emotional Impact
- Summary: Baltimore's small galleries host exhibitions exploring Black identity, grief, and community through art this fall. Baltimore's small galleries feature…
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- Source: The Banner — https://thebanner.com/culture/arts/small-art-gallery-shows-baltimore-YDEJXX2XNJHQTJ4X6RBP3CN4KA
- Author: Alanah Nichole Davis
- Published: 2026-10-20T13:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: baltimore, art gallery, black identity, grief, community, exhibition, baltimore arts, news, local
## Baltimore's arts scene
The arts in Baltimore are habit-forming, with small galleries giving local artists room to show work without digital footprints.
## Leon Willis' 'Invisible Institutions'
Leon Willis' expressionist portraits of melanated Black figures explore hidden gathering spaces for Black Americans at AYE Gallery.
## AYE Gallery & Altar Studio
AYE Gallery & Altar Studio, a small warm gallery on the second floor of Hooper House in Old Goucher, curates Willis' exhibition.
## Leon Willis' exhibition details
Willis' exhibition runs through October 31 and features 10 oil and acrylic paintings of collective presences.
## Multiple artists' 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow of Row Homes'
A university gallery hosts a show on Black identity and community memory with mixed-media pieces by Baltimore artists.
## Brianna Faulkner's 'Solitaire'
Brianna Faulkner's collage depicts two Black women sitting on a rooftop with a table of cards and a knife, symbolizing unmet needs.
## Jeffrey Kent's 'Justice, Peace, and Genuine Respect'
Jeffrey Kent's assemblage of objects explores the balance between government and religion in the U.S.
## Devin Allen's 'She Saw Me Coming'
Devin Allen's exhibition pairs family photos with recent photography to process grief after his mother's death.
## Charm City Cultural Cultivation
Charm City Cultural Cultivation hosts Devin Allen's exhibition co-curated by Arthur Fitzhugh through December 4.
## The Patricia Massey Momentum Award Exhibition
Creative Alliance hosts an exhibition supporting emerging immigrant artists in Maryland through November 14.
## Bao Nguyen's 'A playground would be nice'
Bao Nguyen's earth-caked sand and clay structure symbolizes a longing for a playground in Maryland.
## Madyha Leghari's work
Madyha Leghari creates drawings on pink salt exploring the body and fragility of language.
## The exhibition's message
The exhibitions collectively show how home is carried in objects, earth, and the body through art.
## Key takeaway

Baltimore's small galleries feature exhibitions on Black identity, grief, and community through art this fall.