At the Gallery!
I was honored to be invited to show two of my pieces: Do You See What I See? and Look Closely at the NOMADS show located at the Diego Salazar Art Studio in Long Island City, NY. Presented by the LIC-ARTIST Collective, the 5 day Festival opened with a Kickoff Party at FluxIV with art, music and dance. Located next to the water in Hunts Point, the indoor-outdoor space was electric with excitement for the Festival! The enthusiasm and interest continued throughout the weekend. With map in hand and a hunger to see what various galleries and studios had to offer I tried to see as much as I could between the NOMADS opening reception and gallery sitting on Sunday. Visiting artists in their work studios we talk about inspiration, process, materials and challenges. For many of us it is a peek into another world we rarely get to see.
On opening night of NOMADS, Patrice Bowman, filmmaker and friend, was kind enough to come film and photograph the night. She loved my piece Look Closely so much she bought it on the spot! Being in a group show, there were about 15 artists represented in our space at the Diego Salazar Studio. There was a solo show down the hall and Open Studios throughout the building giving those who attended much to look at. Donna and Ben from the Forest Hills Choir stopped by to take it all in. Thankful that my husband Bill was there to support and enjoy. It was wonderful to interact with the different artists, look at their work and be able to share mine!
I’m looking forward to continuing being a part of the LIC-ARTIST Collective and participating in all they have to offer the Queens, NY art community