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Please join us for our Spring Open Studios this Saturday at STABLE!

Saturday, May 17th
12 PM - 3 PM
336 Randolph Place NE, Washington, DC

Be sure to check out Allana Clark's solo exhibition, DISAPPEAR in the gallery!

Exhibition On View
May 10 – June 29, 2025
Saturdays & Sundays, 12–5 PM

A sneak peek into the studio of artist, Gail Shaw Clemons:

Gail Shaw Clemons was born in Washington, DC and received her Masters' Degree in Printmaking from the University of Maryland. She has exhibited extensively with many works, included in public and private collections in the US, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, China and Ireland.

Follow Gail's practice here:

STABLE is a space for artists to think and create, fostering an arts ecosystem in D.C. through our studios, residencies, projects and collaborations. For 5 1/2 years, STABLE has been a place for creativity, connection, and transformation, welcoming artists of all ages and backgrounds. We've shared countless moments of inspiration, learning, and community impact—and now, we need your support to keep going strong! Click the link in our bio to

Please enjoy a peek at STABLE artist, Nicole Maloof's studio and current WIP.

Maloof, diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when she was 4 years old, creates sculptures and paintings inspired by her experiences living with an autoimmune disease. She uses conventional art materials including plaster, resin and acrylic paint, in combination with used medical supplies, hard candy and Jell-O in order to explore the way material manipulation can alter the read of an object. Her alteration and transformation of materials mimics the transformation that occurs within her own body when synthetic insulin is administered and sugar is absorbed from the bloodstream into the cells.

Throughout the artworks, there is an overwhelming sense of collection, material and excess. Hundreds of repeating shapes pile upon each other highlighting the sheer amount of these items she has used in her life. This begins to touch on medical waste, the burden that those with autoimmune diseases exist with every day, and the fragility of our bodies without modern science. The sculptures are simultaneously playful and twisted, seductive and repulsive based on their outer appearance and deeper meaning.

Follow Maloof's practice here:

STABLE is a space for artists to think and create, fostering an arts ecosystem in D.C. through our studios, residencies, projects and collaborations. For 5 1/2 amazing years, STABLE has been a place for creativity, connection, and transformation, welcoming artists of all ages and backgrounds. We've shared countless moments of inspiration, learning, and community impact—and now, we need your support to keep going strong! Click the link in our bio to

For our next post, we would like to highlight STABLE artist, Leah Lewis and her work titled, "A Cautionary Tale."

Leah Lewis
“A Cautionary Tale”
Oil on canvas, photo, acrylic, collaged on acrylic on canvas

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STABLE is a space for artists to think and create, fostering an arts ecosystem in D.C. through our studios, residencies, projects and collaborations. For 5 1/2 amazing years, STABLE has been a place for creativity, connection, and transformation, welcoming artists of all ages and backgrounds. We've shared countless moments of inspiration, learning, and community impact—and now, we need your support to keep going strong! Click the link in our bio to

Please join STABLE artist, Paula Mans at IA&A at Hillyer this evening at 6:15 pm for an artist talk, moderated by Dr. Lauren Davidson , on the occasion of her solo exhibition, "Cotton Flower."

The “Cotton Flower” series uses portraiture to center Black women in historical discourse surrounding enslaved resistance. In slave societies, power was constructed through the use of race and gender. Enslaved women were exploited not only for their labor but also for their capacity to sustain the workforce through childbirth. The persistent threat of sexualized violence and forced familial separation pushed some women to subvert reproduction by engaging in bold acts of resistance. On cotton plantations, in particular, some enslaved women chose to ingest cotton roots to prevent pregnancy and induce abortions. By asserting their bodily autonomy, these Black women insurgents directly challenged the slave economy. In an effort to reconcile with and transform the profound pain of this history into power, the “Cotton Flower” series re-envisions cotton plants as symbols of gendered resistance—instruments powerfully wielded by enslaved Black women to circumvent systems of oppression and fight for selfhood.

IA&A at Hillyer
9 Hillyer Ct NW
Washington, DC 20008

Root, 2025
48 x 24 inches
Soil, branches, roots, cotton, pigment stick, charcoal, acrylic, and paper on wood panel

The Moonlighters' Club and STABLEarts present: THE SHOWCASE

February 22, 2025
1-5 pm

Free Entry

Join us this Saturday as we celebrate The District's Moonlighters' and embrace the extraordinary stories of those who dare to dream beyond the 9-5! Explore and experience the stories of the District's innovators who are employees by day and entrepreneurs by night.

STABLE Arts
336 Randolph Place NE
Washington, DC 20002