CURRENT EXHIBITION

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Umber Majeed: Digital Handicrafts
Aug 7
Umber Majeed: Digital Handicrafts

Twelve Gates Arts is thrilled to present Umber Majeed: Digital Handicrafts curated by Sarah Burney. Digital Handicrafts will be on view from August 7th to September 25, 2026 in Philadelphia at 106 N 2nd St.

The opening reception on August 7th will be from 6-8pm. 

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

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A Traveler Weeps, A River Laughs
Jun 5
A Traveler Weeps, A River Laughs
Mohammad Omer Khalil: Common Ground
Apr 3
Mohammad Omer Khalil: Common Ground
Karen Dias: A Dotted Line
Jan 16
Karen Dias: A Dotted Line
Between Material and Being: What Persists, What Emerges
Oct 3
Between Material and Being: What Persists, What Emerges
first there was a sea
May 17
first there was a sea
No Father - No Frontier
Mar 7
No Father - No Frontier
In Tandem: The Philadelphia Residency Show (12G Residency Cohort 2024)
Jan 11
In Tandem: The Philadelphia Residency Show (12G Residency Cohort 2024)
In Tandem: The 12Gates Residency Show Artists Presentation
Nov 18
In Tandem: The 12Gates Residency Show Artists Presentation
Fragments of a City’s Memory
Nov 1
Fragments of a City’s Memory
Secrets of the Sun
Aug 2
Secrets of the Sun
MFA Painting Thesis Show
Jun 7
MFA Painting Thesis Show
POWER / PLAY
Mar 15
POWER / PLAY
ALHAMDU | MUSLIM FUTURISM
Feb 2
ALHAMDU | MUSLIM FUTURISM
In Medias Res(idency)
Nov 10
In Medias Res(idency)
What is Destined: Stories of Resistance and Memory
Nov 3
What is Destined: Stories of Resistance and Memory
Proposals for a Memorial to Partition
Aug 4
Proposals for a Memorial to Partition
Remnants of Another
May 5
Remnants of Another
Numb Images
Feb 3
Numb Images
Sites of Ruin
Nov 4
Sites of Ruin
ALTER
Aug 5
ALTER
a language where yesterday and tomorrow are the same word. Kal fragments from a collective archive
May 6
a language where yesterday and tomorrow are the same word. Kal fragments from a collective archive
Yasi Alipour: The Pleasure of Futile Cycles
Mar 29
Yasi Alipour: The Pleasure of Futile Cycles
Shwarga Bhattacharjee: Excavation Paths
Jan 14
Shwarga Bhattacharjee: Excavation Paths
Slavs and Tatars: Bacteria Bar Opening Reception
Oct 15
Slavs and Tatars: Bacteria Bar Opening Reception
Hasteem: We are Here
Sep 3
Hasteem: We are Here
The Beetroot Robe
May 7
The Beetroot Robe
Chasing Chalawas: Arts, History, and Transnational Cultural Sites
Mar 24
Chasing Chalawas: Arts, History, and Transnational Cultural Sites
A Space for Monsters
Feb 5
A Space for Monsters
It is the Sea that Connects Us
Oct 2
It is the Sea that Connects Us
Undisciplined Pleasures, Vigilant Defiance - Sarah K. Khan
Mar 6
Undisciplined Pleasures, Vigilant Defiance - Sarah K. Khan
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Shwarga Bhattacharjee: Excavation Paths
Jan 14
Shwarga Bhattacharjee: Excavation Paths
Hasteem: We are Here
Sep 3
Hasteem: We are Here
The Beetroot Robe
May 7
The Beetroot Robe
A Space for Monsters
Feb 5
A Space for Monsters
It is the Sea that Connects Us
Oct 2
It is the Sea that Connects Us
Undisciplined Pleasures, Vigilant Defiance - Sarah K. Khan
Mar 6
Undisciplined Pleasures, Vigilant Defiance - Sarah K. Khan
Season of Migration to the North II - Mohammad Omar Khalil.
Nov 1
Season of Migration to the North II - Mohammad Omar Khalil.
A People’s Tribunal: 28 Exhibits
Oct 19
A People’s Tribunal: 28 Exhibits
Clear-Hold-Build
Sep 6
Clear-Hold-Build
Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary
Jun 7
Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary
Plucked From The Womb Like Something Tart - Riya Hamid | Asif Hoque
Apr 5
Plucked From The Womb Like Something Tart - Riya Hamid | Asif Hoque
"Take it like a ... "; contemporary trends in the aesthetics of violence
Feb 1
"Take it like a ... "; contemporary trends in the aesthetics of violence
of beast | of virgin - Saba Taj
Dec 7
of beast | of virgin - Saba Taj
American Peril: Imagining the Foreign Threat
Nov 2
American Peril: Imagining the Foreign Threat
STORIES OF REFUGE - TANIA EL KHOURY
Sep 6
STORIES OF REFUGE - TANIA EL KHOURY
NAZAR
Jun 22
NAZAR
We got used to new Us
May 4
We got used to new Us
UNRULY POLITICS
Mar 2
UNRULY POLITICS
A Vision for My Father Rajie (Roger) Cook
Feb 13
A Vision for My Father Rajie (Roger) Cook
Diaspora Letters - Beeta Baghoolizadeh
Jan 23
Diaspora Letters - Beeta Baghoolizadeh
Back To The Future: HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, AND SOUTH ASIA
Oct 6
Back To The Future: HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, AND SOUTH ASIA
the closer i get, the further i find | Jaret Vadera
Sep 8
the closer i get, the further i find | Jaret Vadera
Hira Nabi - What do the trees tell us? - a video installation
Aug 19
Hira Nabi - What do the trees tell us? - a video installation
Black Boys Look Blue | Amol K. Patil
Jun 28
Black Boys Look Blue | Amol K. Patil
Masterminding Our Ordered Rage - curated by Atif Sheikh
May 5
Masterminding Our Ordered Rage - curated by Atif Sheikh
New Collaborations In Printmaking - Mathew Greentree, Kathy Heyward & Damon Kowarsky
Apr 6
New Collaborations In Printmaking - Mathew Greentree, Kathy Heyward & Damon Kowarsky
UNWRITTEN WILLS - Nandini Bagla Chirimar
Feb 18
UNWRITTEN WILLS - Nandini Bagla Chirimar
Shringar Ras - Exploring Love and Devotion in Pahari Painting - Murad Khan Mumtaz and Susana Marin
Dec 2
Shringar Ras - Exploring Love and Devotion in Pahari Painting - Murad Khan Mumtaz and Susana Marin

 

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Sheherzade's Gift
Oct 20
Sheherzade's Gift
Madad
Sep 2
Madad
Lived Experiences
May 19
Lived Experiences
God Particle
Apr 1
God Particle
Another Day Lost
Feb 24
Another Day Lost
Be Home Here
Jan 8
Be Home Here
Ruins and Fabrications
Nov 6
Ruins and Fabrications
"perform(art)ive" by 12G
Oct 25
"perform(art)ive" by 12G
We Leave, We Never Leave, We Return Endlessly
Sep 4
We Leave, We Never Leave, We Return Endlessly
Defining Home - Antonio Puri
May 1
Defining Home - Antonio Puri
Zabardust (Fabulous)
Feb 6
Zabardust (Fabulous)
Presence' Tense
Dec 5
Presence' Tense
Readymade | Contemporary Art from Bangladesh
Oct 3
Readymade | Contemporary Art from Bangladesh
Being with you and not being with you is the only way I have to measure time
May 2
Being with you and not being with you is the only way I have to measure time
American Beauty
Mar 7
American Beauty
H1B
Jan 18
H1B
Cinephiliac - Art Transcending Technology & Motion
Nov 1
Cinephiliac - Art Transcending Technology & Motion
Contemporary Art from Nepal
Sep 6
Contemporary Art from Nepal
Text Embodied: Transformation of Text into an Experience of Art
May 3
Text Embodied: Transformation of Text into an Experience of Art
Judy Blum Reddy & Krishna Reddy
Apr 5
Judy Blum Reddy & Krishna Reddy
Hybrid
Mar 1
Hybrid
Salaam Bombay: Beauty & Chaos in the Urban Environment
Jan 26
Salaam Bombay: Beauty & Chaos in the Urban Environment
"Multiples"
Nov 2
"Multiples"
CARE Package c/o Philadelphia, PA
Oct 5
CARE Package c/o Philadelphia, PA
MENAKA GOPALAN & HIBA SCHAHBAZ
Jun 30
MENAKA GOPALAN & HIBA SCHAHBAZ
Qasim Riza Shaheen: In A World Where There Are Five Women, I Am The Seventh
May 16
Qasim Riza Shaheen: In A World Where There Are Five Women, I Am The Seventh
Damon Kowarsky : “If you look at the city from here”
Apr 6
Damon Kowarsky : “If you look at the city from here”
Fiber Philadelphia 2012
Mar 2
Fiber Philadelphia 2012
Paintings by Daisy Rockwell and Book Launch
Feb 3
Paintings by Daisy Rockwell and Book Launch