FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Front Room Gallery Announces Final Weekend in Hudson and Upcoming Relocation to Kingston

Closing Reception: Sunday, August 23, 2026, 4–6 PM
Current Exhibition: Leviathan River Whales and the Making of Hudson
August 1–23, 2026
Front Room Gallery, Hudson, New York

HUDSON, NY — August 21, 2026 — Front Room Gallery is pleased to announce its final weekend at its Hudson location, marking the close of an important chapter in the gallery's 27-year history and the beginning of an exciting new one.

Founded in 1999 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Front Room Gallery has operated continuously for 27 years, presenting contemporary art and supporting artists through changing neighborhoods, cities, and cultural landscapes. Following its beginnings in Williamsburg, the gallery spent several years on the Lower East Side of Manhattan before relocating to Hudson, New York, where it has continued to develop its longstanding commitment to artists, collectors, and the broader contemporary art community.

Now, Front Room Gallery is preparing for its next chapter in Kingston, New York, joining the city's emerging contemporary art community and continuing its engagement with the vibrant and evolving art scene of the Hudson Valley.

Front Room Gallery will be relocating to a new space in Kingston, New York, and will be announcing the new location details soon. We look forward to welcoming artists, collectors, and visitors to our new Kingston home as we begin this exciting next chapter.

As Front Room prepares to leave its Hudson home, the gallery is inviting collectors and visitors to experience its final exhibition in the space and to consider acquiring work from the current exhibitions or from the gallery's represented artists.

If there is a work you've been considering, now is the time. The final weekend offers a meaningful opportunity to acquire artwork before the Hudson location closes and to celebrate the artists, collectors, friendships, and creative exchanges that have shaped Front Room's history there.

Leviathan River Whales and the Making of Hudson

The gallery's final exhibition in Hudson, Leviathan River Whales and the Making of Hudson, explores the profound and often overlooked relationship between whales, the maritime industry, and the cultural formation of Hudson.

Through contemporary artistic practices, historical reflection, and material imagination, the exhibition traces how the presence—both real and symbolic—of whales shaped the identity, economy, and mythology of this river city.

The front gallery features work by Mike Asente, Thomas Broadbent, Phil Buehler, Peggy Cyphers, Chris Coffin, Beth Dary, Debra Drexler, Linda Ganjian, Linda Griggs, Amy Hill, Yuliya Lanina, Jess Levey, Monique Luchetti, Stephen Mallon, Mark Masyga, Gabriela Portas, Ken Ragsdale, Eileen Sackman, Pearl Silverberg, Shira Toren, Yeachin Tsai, Joanne Ungar, Alanna Vanacore, Kathleen Vance, Jeff Wigman, and others.

The back room features work by the gallery's artists, offering visitors an opportunity to experience the breadth of Front Room's program and the artists who have contributed to the gallery's Hudson chapter.

Exhibition Information

Front Room Gallery
Leviathan River Whales and the Making of Hudson
August 1–23, 2026

Closing Reception:
Sunday, August 23, 2026
4–6 PM

Hudson, New York

The gallery's new Kingston location will be announced soon.

For additional information about the exhibition and Front Room Gallery's upcoming move, visit Front Room Gallery.