Meet one of Philadelphia's best kept secrets, Evan Slepian and WP Gallery

Welcome to the other side of your brain when you enter WP Gallery, in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square.

Art takes us into the non-critical thinking, creative and curious side of our minds which are too often neglected. For me, art experiences are therapeutic. They scratch a major itch, at least for many of us.

Philadelphia is lucky to have one of the art world's best kept secrets, a fine art gallery with the most dynamic art collection in the City... Works on Paper @ 1611 Walnut Street.

Among the bluechip.. Shepard Fairey, Warhol, and Motherwell,? you’ll also find some of the most infamous street and contemporary art from Distort, Glossblack, Stikman and dozens of other artists with strong secondary markets.?

Did you know that Philly has its own Anonymous Legend of the Streets? As early as Bansky, and anonymous like Banksy…He is known as the artist behind Stikman. This artist has been planting ‘Stikman’ figures on streets across the world for over Thirty years… and a culture of avid “stkman” goers have collected, seeked out and try to understand the world of stikman. WP Gallery is an exclusive partner with the artist. They’ve done private installations, exhibitions and produced some Twenty and counting… limited edition sculptures all of which but 2 are currently completely sold out.??

Here’s some of what makes this gallery even more interesting… Evan Slepian, the owner, is a high-end art broker who regularly sources and negotiates deals on rare works -- and has been doing this for ultra high net worth clients for thirty years. Last summer he brokered a few sets of Basquiat estate-signed prints for over six figures each to collectors.?

Evan and WP Gallery are going on 30 years of business and offer much more than your typical art gallery. They provide access to a collection of rare, one of a kind works curated in a way that stimulates curiosity and appreciation for the art world itself.

So if you haven’t yet, pop into Works on Paper, inc aka WP Gallery to escape to the other side of your brain. Speak with the owner, learn about the collections and walk away with a crash course on the art world you surely won’t find anywhere else.?

Website: WWW.WPARTCOLLECTION.COM

Location: 1611 Walnut, Mezzanine Level (next to the Apple Store)

Hours: Tuesday - Saturday,11:00am-5:00pm and by appointment.?