About GG&POP
Through exhibitions, educational programs, and collaborative projects, we cultivate spaces where ideas can be prototyped and realized.
GG & POP Institute is a nonprofit artist-run gallery in East Harlem dedicated to fostering intergenerational creativity, sustainability, and wellness.
GG & POP Institute is a nonprofit artist-run gallery in East Harlem dedicated to fostering intergenerational creativity, sustainability, and wellness. Through exhibitions, educational programs, and collaborative projects, we cultivate spaces where ideas can be prototyped, challenged, and realized. Art doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens in conversation, in movement, in the spaces where people gather to exchange ideas. GG & POP is more than a gallery—it’s a cultural gathering place, built for exchange across generations. Rooted in sustainability and driven by creativity, we bring together artists, thinkers, and community members to explore the intersections of art, design, and wellness through exhibitions, workshops, or unexpected encounters.
OUR TEAM
Jessica Ann Peavy
Founder, Executive Director
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Artist and filmmaker Jessica Ann Peavy has exhibited across the US and abroad. Her work has been featured in Artforum, Time Out New York, The New Yorker and Afterimage | The Journal of Media and Cultural Criticism. Peavy is passionate about art and believes in its power to initiate meaningful conversation, encourage action, and be a catalyst for change. For 15 years, Peavy has also worked closely with several of NYC’s cultural institutions to lead arts and education programming. She has initiated, developed, and implemented partnerships with local, national and international institutions to create career launching opportunities for fellow artists and filmmakers.
Peavy founded GG & POP Institute, a nonprofit artist-run gallery in East Harlem in 2023.
Kevin Kedroe
Artistic Director
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Kevin Kedroe is a Jamaican-born interdisciplinary artist and creative director whose award-winning work has been recognized by Cannes, SXSW, and BET. His projects have been featured in Artforum, Communication Arts, and Fast Company. Kedroe believes deeply in art’s power to ignite dialogue and inspire action. Over two decades, he has served in senior creative roles, leading impactful collaborations across global brands, cultural institutions, and community organizations. His multidisciplinary approach consistently celebrates individual and collective humanity through storytelling and strategic creative direction.
Leesa Ortiz
Spring Intern
Ortiz is currently an art major in her junior year at City College of New York. Ortiz is aiming to cultivate relationships at galleries and museums in New York City with a specifically interested in arts education, public programs and preservation. As an artist, Oritz is interested in event photography; as well honing her skills with analog photography preferring to capture images 35mm film and medium format. She is also interested in involving learning to develop and print her own images in the darkroom. Ortiz is scheduled to graduate with a BFA in spring of 2026.