Congregation B’nai Amoona’s art gallery is no longer a pleasant surprise. With each new exhibition, it has become a dependable place to encounter Jewish artists doing serious, contemporary work across a wide range of media.

“The artists were chosen, first and foremost, for their skill and artistic talents,” said Lester Goldman, who oversees the gallery. “There is no overall theme for these shows. Every show will be very eclectic.”

Let’s meet the artists.

Dale Dicker | metal sculpture

Dale Dicker’s welded steel sculptures don’t flirt with history. They confront it. Best known for “Boxcar,” his haunting Holocaust work rooted in family survival stories, Dicker creates pieces that function as both art and warning. His background as a clinical social worker shows in the emotional depth of his work, where innocence, loss and moral reckoning are ever-present. Displayed in a communal setting like B’nai Amoona, his work asks viewers not just to look, but to remember.

Janie Stamm | visual art, embroidery, assemblage

Janie Stamm’s work documents what disappears when no one is paying attention. A queer Jewish artist originally from Florida, Stamm uses embroidery, found objects and assemblage to preserve endangered landscapes, histories and identities. Her art blends environmental urgency with Jewish memory, often quietly, always intentionally. With a solo museum show on the horizon, Stamm’s presence at B’nai Amoona underscores the gallery’s role as a space for contemporary work that engages big ideas without sacrificing intimacy.

Randi Chervitz | jewelry

Randi Chervitz’s jewelry is built stitch by stitch, both literally and metaphorically. Inspired by her grandmother’s crochet and trained in metalsmithing, Chervitz merges fiber techniques with silver, gold and precious stones to create wearable sculpture. Her work balances pattern and structure, craft and emotion, honoring lineage while pushing form forward. Each piece carries the mark of the hand that made it and the history that shaped it.

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Shelly Solomon | painting

Shelly Solomon calls herself an “accidental artist,” but her work says otherwise. A former ad agency owner and jewelry designer, Solomon brings a lifelong love of color and pattern to acrylic paintings rooted in nature. Birds, water, landscapes and light dominate her work, rendered with detail and curiosity. Her paintings invite viewers to slow down, look closer and find something familiar reframed through a more playful, perceptive lens.

Jonah Lieberman | jewelry

Raised by metalsmith parents, Jonah Lieberman tried to escape the family trade by way of ceramics before finding his way back to metal. The detour shows. His jewelry blends technical precision with an experimental sensibility shaped by multiple disciplines. Lieberman’s work reflects a balance between honoring tradition and forging independence, resulting in pieces that feel grounded, thoughtful and distinctly his own.

Hana Solomon | painting

Hana Solomon came to art later in life, and that perspective matters. A retired pediatrician who turned to painting as therapy, Solomon works primarily in acrylics, often incorporating Jewish themes and symbolic imagery. She moved to St. Louis during COVID to care for her Holocaust-survivor mother, a personal history that quietly informs her work. Her paintings are reflective, intimate and rooted in resilience rather than spectacle.

B’nai Amoona Art Show
Reception: Sunday, Feb. 1 | 2–4 p.m.
Meet the artists and kick off the winter exhibition. Light refreshments will be served.

Exhibition dates: Through April 19
Location: Congregation B’nai Amoona, 324 S. Mason Rd.
Info: 314-576-9990 for gallery hours or visit  online

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