First Friday: Art Walk

This First Friday, the Alex Gallery will feature three abstract painters from France and the US: François Le Gall, Fred Morrison, and Yoichi Tamaki. The Alex Gallery is located at 2106 R Street, NW.

The Church of Scientology National Affairs Office is holding an art exhibit featuring the artist Bondumani, an internationally acclaimed artist from Sierra Leone, who was featured on CNN. The exhibit includes his hyperrealistic oil paintings and a live demonstration by Bondumani of this unique and evocative painting technique. This is presented in partnership with Youth for Human Rights International DC Chapter and special guest, Miss Africa USA. The Church of Scientology National Affairs Office is located at 1701 20^th St. NW.

The Embassy of Peru is showcasing an exhibit on the natural reserves of Peru: Biodiversity and Landscapes. Protected natural areas are spaces where communities, their culture, and nature come together harmoniously under a single purpose꞉ to conserve the most important elements of our natural heritage. For this reason, the National Service of State‑Protected Natural Areas (Sernanp) has the mission of preserving the vast biological diversity and the stunning landscapes they encompass, as well as promoting the sustainable use of natural resources for the benefit of local populations. The Embassy of Peru is located at 1700 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.

IA&A at Hillyer will present three new exhibitions: Rick Bach, CUT, Tara Youngborg, Abandonware [houses], and Ashley White, Water, Fiber Form: Stories of Black Hair. Take this opportunity to meet the artists in person and to mingle with friends. Admission is free but a $10 donation is suggested. IA&A at Hillyer is located at 9 Hillyer Court NW.

Join the Korean Cultural Center for Connecting Lines, a two-person exhibition by Korean contemporary artists Park Hyewon and Kim So Jeong, winners of the KCCDC open call exhibition program. Through drawing, thread, and repetition, the artists explore the inner and outer lives we experience and the relationships we create. The exhibition is presented as a self-guided tour, allowing visitors to experience the works freely at their own pace. Spend your Friday evening with contemporary Korean art and discover the meanings and connections woven throughout the works. Location: 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

The MEI Art Gallery, in collaboration with AlSadu Society in Kuwait, is proud to present our latest exhibition, Beyond the Weave: Contemporary Dialogues with AlSadu; an exhibition of contemporary art from Kuwait, inspired by the ancient craft of textile Sadu weaving. Sadu is a traditional weaving practice shaped by nomadic desert life and sustained by generations of women makers. Woven from sheep and camel wool, its vivid geometric bands translate inherited knowledge into a visual language of movement, memory, and identity, transforming practical necessity into a lasting cultural symbol. This exhibition brings together 12 Kuwaiti artists whose works reinterpret Sadu’s patterns, materials, and meanings, tracing a dynamic dialogue between past and present and affirming tradition as a living, evolving practice. The MEI Art Gallery is located at 1763 N St. NW.

Studio Gallery presents All That is Wanted is Time by Kathryn Camica, described as “Subversive forms, formless forms, light, Calanais, cairns, dolmens, menhirs, steles, stones, boulders, stars, sun, moon, creation, destruction, birth, death, chaos, construction, origin, extinction, being, not being, decay, collapse, gravestones. And beauty. The title is from a poem from John Ashberry. Studio Gallery is located at 2108 R Street, NW.

The Ven Art Gallery presents REBIRTH: 10452, which uses Lebanon’s geographic size—10,452 square kilometers—as a symbol of the nation’s enduring culture, memory, and identity. Drawing on Lebanon’s Phoenician heritage and its influence across the Mediterranean, the exhibition explores themes of history, migration, resilience, community, and renewal. Through diverse scenes of daily life, celebration, faith, and coexistence, the artworks reflect the richness of Lebanon’s cultural and regional traditions. Blending abstraction and figuration, the exhibition presents a collective portrait of a people whose identity persists despite changing borders, conflicts, and generations. The Ven is located at 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.

Vika Gallery presents Friends on the Wall, a dynamic group exhibition that brings together a vibrant collection of works by Washington, DC, artists organized through color. Featuring artworks presented in red, green, yellow, and blue groupings, the exhibition explores how color can shape emotion, memory, connection, and visual dialogue across diverse artistic practices. Rooted in community and creative exchange, Friends on the Wall transforms the gallery into a living conversation between artists, viewers, and the city itself. Each color section offers its own atmosphere and perspective, inviting audiences to move through the exhibition as both observers and participants in a shared visual experience. Vika Gallery is located at 1700 Connecticut Avenue NW, down the stairs.

Dial 100# on the buzzer to enter the building and make your way to the lower level.

The Washington Center of ADA University, ADA Art Gallery invites you to their Spring 2026 Exhibition, Finding Joy: E Street Artist. Thirteen artists gathered in this exhibition share more than a dedication to painting - they share a history. They met in a painting class at the Corcoran College of Arts and Design, taught by DC artist Mira Hecht. This exhibition marks fifteen years of a shared commitment to ongoing study and dialogue. Joy is found in the making as well as in the community they have forged together. The ADA Art Gallery is located at 1627 21st Street, NW on the corner of 21st & R Street NW.

Washington Project for the Arts presents One Stroke at a Time, organized by DC-based artist duo Lorenzo Holder III and Dr. Vicenzio Holder-Perkins. Nephew (Holder) and uncle (Perkins)—an artist and a psychiatrist— began collaborating through art therapy following a stroke experienced by Perkins in 2018. During his recovery, Perkins started sketching, while his nephew responded through color, mark-making, and composition. Together they have formed a collaboration that operates across age, ability, and life experience to build a shared language rooted in mutual care. Washington Project for the Arts is located at 1350 Connecticut Ave, NW (Storefront, left of lobby).

Wise and Partners are displaying their new show: Translations by Meghan Moody. Meghan Moody’s first solo show highlights the theme of synesthesia, bringing the colors of music onto the canvas in a series of paintings and mixed media compositions. In this body of work, Meghan’s pieces demonstrate varying moods, textures and themes that strike with color and overlapping layers of visual rhythm. The show will be available for viewing on first Fridays, and by appointment through August 2026. Wise and Partners is located at 1740 N St NW Suite One.

The Women’s National Democratic Club will be showing an Artist Exhibition: Global Perspectives by Michelle René Cobb. Visit The Whittemore House to view "Global Perspectives," showcasing over 40 years of international travel and painting by acclaimed African American artist Michelle René Cobb. The exhibition includes works she created during artist-in-residence programs across Umbria and Tuscany in Italy, El Bruc in Spain, the Rhone Valley and Aix-en-Provence in France, Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, and various locations throughout West Africa, including Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo. The Whittemore House is located at 1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC.