#FirstFridays: January Editions

January 8, 2026 by Women's Studio Workshop

Every month, we highlight exhibitions, events, and workshops that feature WSW alumnx artists. We share the shows near and far that make up our monthly must-see list.

New York

November 13 – January 31: Jeanne Jaffe’s (Studio Residency Grant, 1998) solo exhibition Becoming Hybrid is showing at L’Space Gallery until the end of the month! Intersecting multiple mediums, the show “stretches the boundaries of the familiar, creating hybrid entities that resist easy categorization.”

524 W 19th St New York, NY

Minnesota

January 8 – February 28: Join Carolyn Swiszcz (Studio Internship 1996) for the opening of her exhibition Wintry Mix at Silverwood Park Gallery January 8th from 6-8 PM! “Wintry Mix features autobiographical works about the people and things that we rely on to get us through the coldest months, expressed playfully across a variety of media – from paper mache to zines.”

2500 County Road E
St. Anthony, MN 55421

Image: Carolyn Swiszcz, Looking at Things With You #2 (Detail), 23.5” X 8” X 6”, Acrylic on wood, 2025

Ohio

January 3 – February 14: On at the Sean Christopher Gallery until February 14th, go see Undine Brod’s (Ora Schneider Regional Residency Grant) exhibition Emotional Conundrums!

Wisconsin

October 11 – January 18: Check out Guiding Ethos, curated by Jenie Gao (Studio Residency Grant 2025), at the Trout Museum of Art. “The exhibition explores how art can serve as a tool for direct action, cultural stewardship, and community care.”

325 E College Avenue
Appleton , WI 54911

California

January 10 – February 14: Jen P. Harris (Ora Schneider Regional Residency Grant, 2012) has a solo show at Patricia Sweetow Gallery! Entitled Tomboy the show explores Harris’ body of work that combines painting and weaving. “Suspending expectations, they obscure their paintings by animating the surface as a loom, stretching a warp of yarn from the top profile of the painting to the bottom of the stretcher, whereupon they needle weave the weft in response to the newly camouflaged composition. Harris’ unique approach electrifies the dance between media, each transgressing the space and story held by the other. “