Oyster Point Gallery Exhibitions, originally conceived by President Kevin Barry, and currently curated by Ellen Martin, provide a prestigious and viable alternative gallery venue to artists from New Jersey and nearby locations.
Both emerging and established artists, many of whom are award-winning, have been included in the exhibitions that are shown in the public spaces of the first two floors of the Hotel.
The work is primarily two-dimensional and encompasses painting, photography, wall-mounted sculpture, collage, and collaborative work. The Gallery is an asset both to our community and guests of the Hotel.
Dec 30, 2025 – Feb 2, 2026Cocktail Reception: Friday 1/16/2026 6:00 P.M.
Donna Payton is one of our 2026 Artists in Residence. Donna Payton’s work explores the complex relationships among energies, structures, and connections. Working in both two- and three-dimensional media, she produces multiple mixed-media projects simultaneously and organizes them by theme.
Oct 28, 2025 – Dec 29, 2025Cocktail Reception: Friday, 11/14/25 6:00 p.m.
The Jersey Artist Registry, founded and curated by Ellen Martin, highlights the work of New Jersey visual artists. This exhibition features work in a variety of styles and media by twenty-four of its members. It will be a diverse show encompassing a wide range of media and styles.
Sep 2, 2025 – Oct 27, 2025Opening Cocktail Reception: Friday 10/03/25 6:00 p.m.
Ellen Martin is an iPhone photographer and curator. Kevin Hinkle is a photographer and digital artist. They began creating fused images in 2018, using pictures from Ms. Martin’s “Abandoned” series as the base. Ellen had admired Mr. Hinkle’s Fusions and featured them in her 2018 and 2020 photo exhibits. She wondered if Mr. Hinkle would be interested in using her photographs as the foundation for his fusion technique. He was, and they continued by collaborating on images based on Ms. Martin’s “Dead Roses” series. Their current series is based on photographs of flowers taken by both of them.
Jul 2, 2025 – Sep 1, 2025The Oyster Point Gallery is pleased to present the work of Megan Karlen, with guest curator Kathleen Karlen Keating overseeing this exhibit… [READ MORE]
Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025Cocktail Reception
Friday 4/11/2025 6:00 p.m.
In my Pictorial Essay series, I present a visual diary that encapsulates my imaginative perspective on the world. Each artwork serves as a testament to my observations and experiences. Employing a dip pen, I draw freehand on bookbinding paper, exercising precise control over the lines while allowing figures, objects, and ideas to materialize spontaneously. – Olga Nenazhivina
Feb 3, 2026 – Mar 30, 2026Curatorial Statement: As a curator, I am compelled by the foundational motivations that drive an artist’s practice—the underlying questions, impulses, and conditions that necessitate the
The Artist in Residence program will allow an artist to display work in the Hotel’s guest rooms for one year. The artist will be publicly acknowledged at the entrance to the Hotel and will also have an exhibit in the public spaces of the Hotel accompanied by a cocktail reception.
Browse through our expansive catalog of pieces currently for sale by our artists in residence.
“We have always sought to bring the community to our guests, and this will bring the work of a local artist right into their rooms. Having original work in a guest room is an engaging and enriching experience.”
