Wayfarers was a non-profit studio program and art gallery in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York founded by American artist George Ferrandi. The venue existed between 2011 and 2020 with a front gallery that faced DeKalb street that had rotating exhibitions, as well as studios for member artists, a commons area and additional exhibition space in the back. Wayfarers featured a wide range of programming including regular exhibitions by member and guest artists, pop-up exhibitions, performances, readings, editions, a summer artist-in-residence program, and an international exhibition exchange program.
Exhibitions
+YearTitleArtistsType of eventcurator (if iapplicable)Venue for exhibition (if part of artist exchange program) 2020Ransom 2417 artistsExhibition2020What we create may save usKate Alboreo, Yael Azoulay, Patty Barth, Claire Blanchette, Elisabeth Condon, George Ferrandi, Dave Frye, Tom Keating, Cynthia Mason, David McQueen, Maureen O'Leary, Kimberly Reinhardt, Cynthia Reynolds, Samantha Robinson, Jillian Rose, Jonathan Sims, Meredith Starr, and Elise WunderlichExchange Program ExhibitionCynthia ReynoldsEjecta Projects, Carlisle, Pennsylvania2019Anthropocene BluesKate Alboreo, Yael Azoulay, Brian Davis, George Ferrandi, Cynthia Mason, Kharis Kennedy, Kate Kosek, David McQueen, Cynthia Reynolds, Maureen O’Leary, Meredith Starr and Elise Wunderlich.ExhibitionJane Ursula Harris2019American WildernessKate Alboreo, Patty Barth, Kharis Kennedy, Cynthia Mason, Maureen O'Leary, Meredith StarrExchange Program ExhibitionArt Lab Tokyo and Art Lab Akiba, Tokyo, Japan2018Transfer QueenPatty Barth and A. W. StrouseExhibition2018Blow Against the WallsAntonello GhezziExhibitition2018Lasciare la TerraKate Kosek, Maureen O'Leary, Macon Reed, and Samantha RobinsonExchange Program ExhibitionPalazzina Liberty, Bologna, Italy2016havens.hangarsDavid Shaughnessy and Maureen O'LearyPop up exhibitionJames Brittingham2015Eulogy for the Dyke BarMacon ReedArtist in Residence
2015 Eulogy for the Dyke Bar In 2015, Chicago-based artist Macon Reed featured her installation art "Eulogy for the Dyke Bar" at Wayfarers. Composed of cardboard, plaster, and wood, it was a life-size depiction of a gay bar representing the declining phenomenon of the LGBT community. In March 2016, the exhibition was again featured in the Pulse Contemporary Art Fair.
Exhibited Artists Wayfarers has exhibited local and national artists including John Orth, Macon Reed, Christy Gast, David (Scout) McQueen, Hiroki Otsuka, Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels, Ryan Crowley, Charlotte Evans, and many more.
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