"Resonance"

Seven Artists who have previously shown in other public gardens as AnkhLave fellows, now show work related to the five senses opening  this Juneteenth on view till the August 24, 2024 @theartistgardenernyc community garden , located at 108-114 W 132nd Street open Fri, Sat & Sun  1-6pm

The Artist Gardener NYC is a green space art program located at a Community Garden in Harlem and cofounded by five artists —including Francine Rogers, Haksul Lee, Bruna D’Alessandro, Shantel Rose Miller and SVA Residency alumnus and interdisciplinary immigrant artist Natsuki Takauji who curates this show. 

My artwork, titled Kaleidoscope Tower, stands at 6'2" tall, serving as an unconventional sundial. Instead of casting a dark shadow to indicate the time of day, it blends transparent hues, recombining them into ever-changing kaleidoscopic patterns determined by the sun's angle.

I am curating AnkhLave House 408B on Colonels Row in Governors Island - OPEN Fri-Sun 12-5 pm till June 15th along with open studios - Come! 

AnkhLave Residency House will have  exhibits and open studios till Oct 31st. 

Governors Island 2024

My color transparencies artwork installed winter 2023-24 in Governors island 


Vivamus

2 minute video - Solo show at Materials For The Arts gallery

 To Shed New Light  - artshow 

This show  is the result of an artist residency at Materials For The Arts and my continued work with found objects  &  light ( another constant object of attraction at the core of my work), t of (MFTA), t MFTA.org is sponsored by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs .

Separator -Species Parade

Governors Island  Summer 2023

Parade/event orchestrated by artist Sally Beauty Twin

"Separator: Unite Us" in action in Governor's island

A group show where 65 artists come together under the idea of a sudden huge event or moment that strikes them.  I present "Separator: Unite US!" - A performance "poncho" made for the Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020, using the color of police uniforms.. Participants made openings for their heads according to current social distancing comfort levels.  This work is a homage to fellow Brazilian artist Lygia Pape's 1968 white "Divisor". 

Dancing with Colors

Curated by Mina Warchavchik Hugerth

CHASHAMA, Space For Artists, 266 W 37 st, January 22 through April 4, 2021

Queens Botanical Garden Gallery; On the Inside Looking Out

by the 2020 AnkhLave Garden Project Fellows

at the Queens Botanical Garden, NY

On view in the Visitor & Administration Building

Past Show

Queens Botanical / AnkhLave Garden Project 2020

Site-specific installations for AnkhLave Garden Project: Rainbow Squared, Breaking Waves and Blossom 

PAST SHOW :  JULY 21 - SEPT 7 2020

Video: https://youtu.be/fPMBrXtRrP8

In my work for the Queens Botanical Garden, incidental sun light traverses color transparencies projecting shadows on to the ground. Patches of color intensify or fade depending on the sun’s intensity. Participants can bathe in colored light and transform themselves under it. I am inspired by the transcendence of stained glass and the versatility of assemblage. Hand stitching brings these traditions together and evokes the realm of feminine expressions of the past.

Project developed as part of AnkhLave Garden Fellows program. By presenting artists and art-making in a nontraditional setting like the QBG, AnkhLave aims to promote BIPOC artists who represent and reflect the Garden’s visiting audience.

This project is made possible by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council.