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| “Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here,” a really wonderful project created by poet Beau Beausoleil, is an exhibition of 261 artist books made by 260 international artists/artist teams from 24 countries. These books were made to reflect upon the March 5, 2007 car-bomb attack that took place in Al-Mutanabbi Street, the ancient street of booksellers, poets and writers, located at the literary and cultural heart of Baghdad, Iraq. The collection of artists’ books reflects both the targeted attack on this street of the booksellers as well as the ultimate futility of those who try to erase thought. This project is both a lament and a commemoration of the singular power of words. More info about this project is posted here |
| A photograph from my series, "Stories End," is included in the online exhibition "My Sense of Place" that accompanied an exhibit by Kiki and Seton Smith at Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ |
| An expanded version of my artists book "Advice for Travelers" will be exhibited at the Center for Book Arts 28 West 27th St, 3rd Floor, New York City 10001 Open Mon-Fri 11 am - 6 pm; Sat 10 am - 5 pm July 18 - September 21, 2019 |
This print is in the exhibition on climate change and pollution:
"TERRA in-FERMA"
curated by Laura Kruger, at Hebrew Union College
(Jewish Institute of Religion Museum)
One West Fourth Street, New York, NY 10012
September 6, 2018 - June 28, 2019
"TERRA in-FERMA"
curated by Laura Kruger, at Hebrew Union College
(Jewish Institute of Religion Museum)
One West Fourth Street, New York, NY 10012
September 6, 2018 - June 28, 2019
Good News: in 2019 I've been awarded two grants from the Queens Council on
the Arts, one to create and exhibit work about immigration, and a "Su Casa" Arts
Program for Seniors grant to do a book arts project.
the Arts, one to create and exhibit work about immigration, and a "Su Casa" Arts
Program for Seniors grant to do a book arts project.
My one-person show
"Time to Leave"
is at LaGuardia Community College, Joseph Shenker
Hall cases, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City,
just east of the 33rd St. stop on the #7 subway.
April 8 - June 1, 2019
Open Monday - Saturday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
This project is funded by the Puffin Foundation, Queens
Council on the Arts and NYC Office of Cultural Affairs.
"Time to Leave"
is at LaGuardia Community College, Joseph Shenker
Hall cases, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City,
just east of the 33rd St. stop on the #7 subway.
April 8 - June 1, 2019
Open Monday - Saturday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
This project is funded by the Puffin Foundation, Queens
Council on the Arts and NYC Office of Cultural Affairs.
"Bombs Fell" 2019, etching, 10.5 x 15.5 inches
| Visit my studio and see my work, May 18 and 19, Noon to 6 pm, at Long Island City Arts Open Studios I'm at Studio # 435, Fourth Floor, 1010 44th Ave., Long Island City |
| A group of my etchings will be on exhibit at The Clemente Center on the lower east side of Manhattan, on the second floor, just outside the gallery space, not just for their Open Doors, Open Studios, May 31 and June 1, but from May 31 - June 30, 2019 |
| Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs is planning a digital exhibit of my work this summer, dates and details are being planned |
