Art House Productions (Executive Artistic Director Meredith Burns and Gallery Director Andrea McKenna) proudly presents Playing Favorites, curated by Andrea McKenna, on view at the Art House Gallery from Saturday, May 2nd through Sunday, May 31st, 2026.

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 2nd, 3:00–5:00 PM Artist Talk: Sunday, April 17th, 2:00– 4:00 PM

Regular gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00–4:00 PM. All artwork will be available for purchase in person at 345 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07302, and online via the Art House Online Gallery.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Playing Favorites is an intimate and revelatory solo exhibition by Bryant Small.  Bringing together a selection of the artist’s most cherished works—many of which have never been exhibited publicly—this presentation offers a rare glimpse into the personal logic and emotional resonance that shape Small’s evolving practice.

Rather than a retrospective, Playing Favorites unfolds as a deliberate act of selection guided by instinct, memory, and material connection. Small highlights works that have remained close—pieces that mark turning points, unresolved questions, or quiet triumphs within his studio process. The exhibition invites viewers to consider what it means for an artist to choose favorites: not as definitive statements of value, but as reflections of intimacy, risk, and attachment. In revealing these works, Small opens a space between the private and the public, where the act of making becomes inseparable from the act of keeping.

Andrea McKenna, Gallery Director of Art House Productions, says:
“Playing Favorites is personal to Bryant Small, offering a rare look into the works that have remained most meaningful to him over time. Many of these pieces have never been shown publicly, making this exhibition not only a presentation of art, but an invitation into the artist’s inner world. In sharing these favorite works, Bryant allows viewers to see the human side of an artist’s process: the attachments formed through making, the risks taken, and the quiet pride that can live inside a finished piece. Playing Favorites reminds us that art is not only about what is created, but also about what we hold onto, and why”.