Guttenberg Arts hosts a wide range of exhibitions throughout the year which provides STAR artists and community members an outlet to showcase their work and garner exposure. In return we provide the public with a venue which offers unique presentations in an unexpected place... around the corner from their home.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Purchase tickets for the Summer Thing Cocktail Party & Fundraiser, held in conjunction with the opening of Extraordinary Rendition or schedule a gallery visit below.
Tier 1
5 raffle tickets, 1 drink ticket
$55 | Members $45
Tier 2
Includes ceramic cup, 10 raffle tickets, 2 drink tickets
$75 | Members $65
Tier 3
Includes ceramic cup, 20 raffle tickets, 3 drink tickets, GA tote bag
$95 | Members $85
(Guttenberg, NJ) – Guttenberg Arts is proud to present Extraordinary Rendition, a solo exhibition by Sam Pullin. The exhibition will be on view from Saturday, June 27, 2026, through Saturday, August 1, 2026. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, June 27, coinciding with Summer Thing, Guttenberg Arts’ annual fundraiser and cocktail party, from 7 PM to 10 PM. Learn more at guttenbergarts.org/summerthing.
Working primarily in oil paint on large-scale canvases, Sam Pullin explores contemporary themes of militarism, alienation, and post-humanism while weaving together imagery drawn from his own lived experience. His paintings examine the psychological and social consequences of rapid transformation, inviting viewers into landscapes where the personal and political intersect.
Having grown up in Jersey City and continuing to live and work in North Jersey, Pullin has witnessed firsthand the simultaneous realities of urban blight and hyper-gentrification. The dramatic reshaping of neighborhoods by forces often alien to those most affected has become a recurring subject within his practice. His work reflects on displacement, changing environments, and the quiet tensions that emerge as familiar places become unrecognizable.
Through expressive brushwork and monumental scale, Pullin constructs narratives that blur memory, observation, and speculation. His paintings suggest futures that feel both imminent and uncanny, examining how systems of power, technology, and development reshape not only the physical world but also our understanding of identity and belonging.
Sam Pullin is an artist and construction worker from Jersey City, New Jersey. For the past decade, he has participated in numerous group exhibitions throughout the New York metropolitan area and recently completed a residency through the STAR Program at Guttenberg Arts. Extraordinary Rendition presents a new body of work that reflects both his personal history and his ongoing investigation into the rapidly evolving landscapes of contemporary life.
For additional information or to schedule an appointment, please visit guttenbergarts.org or call (201) 868-8585. Guttenberg Arts programming is made possible in part by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Craig Guy, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners. Guttenberg Arts programming is also generously supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
