Past Exhibitions

A Day in the Life The MIxed MedIa Paintings of Al Johnson January 31, 2012 – February 26, 2013 Reception – Thursday, February 7, 2012 5:00 – 7:30 pm Gallery Hours • Mon – Fri, 9 am – 5 pm • Closed weekends TREASURE ROOM GALLERY Celebrating Black History Month A Day in the Life Read More…

Brian McCafferty’s PASSIONS: Ballet • Art • Travel. Paintings (watercolor on paper and acrylic on canvas) detailing the artist’s passions resonate off of each other in this presentation pulled from three of the artist’s series of works. Whether it’s the line of a ballerina, the inspiration of a fellow artist’s statue in Central Park, or Read More…

ARTIST’S STATEMENT SONGS OF SUMMER “Songs of Summer” celebrates my favorite season of the year, summer. I love to be outdoors, I love to swim and I enjoy social events such as birthday parties, concerts, and playing with children. These paintings reflect my sense of leisure and relaxation. Inanimate objects also become a focus of Read More…

ARTIST’S STATEMENT The Spirit of the Sea Growing up on Long Island, I had always lived by, on, and in the sea. I spent summers anchored on my parents’ yawl surrounded by water and swam long distances each day. My first of many voyages across the Atlantic Ocean going to Europe took place on a Read More…

ARTIST’S STATEMENT Someone asked me why I, an enamellist, became a calligrapher. I really don’t know the answer. How my life developed, is a big surprise to me. One day I happened onto a Chinese brush painting demonstration. I was fascinated. That fascination became the guiding principal of my life. I painted bamboo, orchids, plum Read More…

Artist’s Statement My life experiences play an integral part in the development of my work. A master welder, I work in three dimensions as well as on paper, on the floor, on walls, and suspended from the ceiling, indoors and outdoors. I create steel sculptures, video, and photography. My work combines poetry, patterns, forms and Read More…

Artist’s Statement FROM TOPAZ TO SOHO: THE SPIRITED ART OF KOHO YAMAMOTO shows the expression of a soul whose spirit could not be broken, a soul destined to soar from the desert of the Topaz Relocation Center in Utah to Soho, the fertile art center of New York City. The artist demonstrates the style of Read More…

BIOGRAPHY Born and bred in Brooklyn, New York, Laura James is a self-taught painter of Antiguan heritage. Working as a professional artist and illustrator for almost twenty years, Ms. James is best known for her illustrations in the Book of the Gospels lectionary published in 2000 by LTP on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church. Read More…

BIOGRAPHY Alexander Percy was born and grew up in Puerto Rico, demonstrating a passion and aptitude for drawing and graffiti from an early age. After completing his studies at the University of Puerto Rico with a degree in painting and art history, Alexander remained a participant in the political and cultural activities within -or sometimes Read More…

Latin Roots: East Harlem Celebrating the Living History of East Harlem A public art and education program of Community Works HONORING: Marcos Dimas Artist & Artistic Director of Taller Boricua Dr. Georgina Falu Scholar, Educator, and Entrepreneur Aurora Flores Journalist, Music Historian & Musician Juan Gutierrez Musician and Community Leader Iris Morales Community Activist, Educator Read More…