The CHAW gallery features a range of professional and student artists in shows and residencies throughout the year. The gallery showcases work by community members, as well as established and emerging local visual artists. 

CHAW’s gallery is home to the Capitol Hill Art League, a consortium of emerging and professional artists who showcase, and sell member work, offer professional development and outside showing opportunities. 

GALLERY HOURS

Monday-Thursday: 10am-3pm

Monday-Thursday Evening Hours: 6pm-9pm

Friday: 10am-6pm

Saturday: 10am-3pm

CHAW is closed on Sundays, and on all Federal/DC holidays

THE CHAW GALLERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE BY TED COLTMAN IN MEMORY OF J. WADE CAREY

Past Residencies:

Pink Cycle- Life of a Fly by Carolina Mayorga (2016)

Botanica Magnifica by Pam Rogers (2017)

Shadow and Light by Kate Fleming (2018)

Circle Story by Lenora Yerkes (2019)

Fever Dream by MK Bailey (2020)

Inversion/Submersion by Billy Friebele (2022)

Atelier Noir by Selena Jackson (2023)

Cotton Flower by Paula Mans (2024)

Feels Like Summer by Yewande Kotun Davis (2025)

In Plain Sight by Khadija Jahmila (2026)

To learn more:

The Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL) invites local artists of all mediums and levels to join our membership at: www.caphillartleague.org. Our season runs Jan 1st – Dec 31.

CHAL is a visual arts program of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop.

Beyond Borders

Paintings by Malik Greene, Artist-in-Residence, now through Saturday, October 10th, 2026.

Artist Talk: Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 at 5 PM. Artist Reception to Follow, 5:30 -7 PM

Beyond Borders uses portraiture to explore the relationship between identity, place, and

belonging. Moving fluidly between self-portraiture and depictions of others, Malik Greene’s

paintings consider the ways individuals carry the histories, cultures, and communities that

shape them. Rather than constructing fixed narratives, each portrait creates space for sustained

looking, inviting viewers to move beyond first impressions and encounter the complexity of the

individual. Through this ongoing series, Greene positions portraiture as both a personal act of

reflection and a means of examining the shared experiences that connect people across

communities.

Malik Greene is a painter based in Alexandria, VA, whose work explores identity, kinship, and

resilience through figurative compositions rooted in both personal experience and collective

memory. During his 7-week residency, He has been working in our gallery to expand his current

body of work, ‘Beyond Borders’, a series of portraits that illuminate the faces, stories, and

communities of the surrounding area.

Featured Artwork: Malik Greene, Camren, Oil on cavas, 24 x 30 in (cropped image)