Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri, 1pm to 6pm,
Sat. 10am-1:00pm, and by appointment
September 21 to October 30, 2010
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Encuentro
Meet the Artists Reception:
Tuesday September 21, 6 to 8pm |
July 10 to August 25, 2010
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The Palombo's: An Immigrant Family
Meet the Artists Reception:
Thursday July 1, 6 to 8pm |
June 11 to June 26, 2010
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AriZONA
Meet the Artists Reception:
Friday, June 11, 6 to 8pm |
Apr 15 to May 29, 2010
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Art Without Borders
Meet the Artists Reception:
Thursday, April 15, 6 to 8pm |
Feb 25 to Apr 1, 2010
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Women Made
Meet the Artists Reception:
Thursday, February 25, 6 to 8pm |
Jan 7 to Feb 15, 2010
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Face and Place
Meet the Artist Reception:
Thursday, January 7, 6 to 8pm |
El Taller is a vital lively place filled with art
from the stair landings to the wonderful art shows that come
through. It is an asset to the Upper West Side.
Lynn Feasley, New York
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On exhibit from September 21 to October 30, 2010
Meet the Artists Reception: Thursday, September 21 from 6 to
8pm
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, The Grady Alexis gallery is pleased to present "Encuentro", works by Esperanza
Cortes, Moses Ros and Nancy Saleme.
Encuentro features the work of three New York-based Latino artists who present diverse artistic approaches ranging from the humorous to the
conceptual.
The exhibit is curated by Andrea Arroyo.
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On exhibit from July 1 to August 25, 2010
Meet the Artists Reception: Thursday July 1 from 6 to
8pm
In celebration of the immigrant nature of this country, Founder & Artistic Director of El Taller Latin Americano Bernardo Palombo invites his own family to exhibit their creativity in support of the immigrant cause. According to Palombo and Curator J. Maya Luz, the idea is not to glorify one family, but to show the positive contributions of all immigrants that support "The Country of All People".
"The Palombos: An Immigrant Family" will feature the work of four generations of artists who work in a wide variety of media including paintings, photography and video. From "Abuelita" Maren, who at the age of 83, has just received her Bachelor's degree to Jorge's construction plans for the Pueblos in New Mexico to the youngest, Nichiren Nahuel, who at the age of 5 is already an avid artist and photographer.
The aim of this exhibit is confront the destructive commentary surrounding immigrants and in contrast, The Palombos strive to present a positive reality of the immigrant experience in America.
Meet the artists for a night of music, food, and family at the Opening Reception on Thursday July 1 from 6-8PM at The Grady Alexis Gallery. Admission to the Opening Reception and the exhibit is free.
According to Graham Green, hate is defined as lack of creativity. It is in that spirit that The Palombo Family dedicates this exhibit in memory of their loving daughter, sister, mother, aunt and homesteader Maren Cristina Palombo.
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On exhibit from June 11 to June 26, 2010
Meet the Artists Reception: Friday, June 11 from 6 to
8pm
The Grady Alexis Gallery at El Taller Latino Americano is pleased to present "AriZONA, Artists Respond to the Immigration Issue" curated by Andrea Arroyo and featuring twenty six New York-based artists.
Following the approval of the new anti-immigrant law in Arizona, visual artist and curator Andrea Arroyo invited New York artists from diverse backgrounds to participate in this exhibition by creating new work or showing existing work expressing their views on the subject.
Artists responded enthusiastically, submitting works that address an important contemporary subject in a variety of creative ways.
The exhibit features works that range from overtly political to nearly abstract, created in drawing, painting, print, collage, photography, new media and sound.
The aim of this exhibition is to contribute to the conversation on the critical issue of immigration and associated topics, such as human rights, social justice and globalization.
Participating artists include: Heidi Boisvert, Melissa Calderon, Hector Canoge, Patricia Cazorla, Esperanza Cortes, Felipe Galindo, Iliana Emilia Garcia, Nova Gutierrez, Karen Howitt, Randy Jones, John Jonik, Tom Kerr, Martin Kozlowski, Peter Kuper, Alex Morel, Jose Luis Ortiz, Bernardo Palombo, Ric Pliego, Grace Ramirez-Gaston, Kristine Reed, Favianna Rodriguez, Moses Ross, Nancy Saleme, Paul Stetzer, Yasuyo Tanaka and Meagan Van Ahn.
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On exhibit from April 15 to May 29, 2010
Meet the Artist Reception: Thursday, April 15, 6 to
8pm
El Taller Latino Americano presents the exhibition "Art Without Borders", as part of Immigrant Heritage Week 2010, organized by the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. The exhibition, "Art Without Borders", is curated by Andrea Arroyo and features seven immigrant artists from around the
world: Beatrice Coron (France), Maria Dominguez (Puerto Rico), Felipe Galindo (Mexico), Vita Giorgi (Italy), Bernardo Palombo (Argentina), Pei Sun (China) and Yasuyo Tanaka (Japan).
"Art Without Borders" will shed light on the many faces of the immigrant experience, as seen through the eyes of each individual artist. The event supports talented foreign-born, New York-based individual artists, by giving them the opportunity to exhibit and discuss their work. This group includes artists ranging from emerging to established, and who vary in age from their 20's to their 60's, making this event international
and intergenerational in nature.
The exhibit features an assortment of subjects and styles. Media includes painting, collage, drawing, paper cut, prints and mixed media. Featured artists are:
Beatrice Coron (France), has lived in the US, Egypt, Mexico and China. Her work is exhibited
extensively and is in collections around the world. She presents intricate paper cuts that explore human interactions.
Maria Dominguez (Puerto Rico), is an artist and educator who has exhibited in the US and Europe. She presents a series of fifteen intimately sized collages from her series "The
Healer".
Felipe Galindo (Mexico) is an award-winning artist who has exhibited and published worldwide. Mr. Galindo merges the universal languages of art and humor, to create a world of irony, whimsy and magic.
Vita Giorgi (Sicily, Italy) has lived in the US, Mexico, and Europe. Her work has been exhibited in Mexico, Turkey and the US. Ms. Giorgi works in oil and gold leaf, creating paintings inspired by folk stories and dreams.
Bernardo Palombo (Argentina) is an artist, composer, educator and the Founder/Artistic Director of El Taller Latino Americano. His works are about the creation organic forms and are inspired by the rhythm of mark making in that process. He has worked various media such as leather, paper, canvas, vinyl and acetate.
Pei Sun (China) is an emerging artist who has lived in China, Israel and the US. She presents mixed media works inspired by jazz music.
Yasuyo Tanaka (Japan) is a book conservation technician and artist who has exhibited in New York, Lithuania, Holland and Japan. She presents a series of collographs specially created for "Art Without Borders".
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Women Made
On exhibit from February 25, to April 1, 2010
Meet the Artist Reception: Thursday, February 25, 6 to
8pm
In celebration of Women's History Month, The
Grady Alexis gallery at El Taller Latino Americano is pleased to
present Women-Made an exhibit featuring the work of Dindga
McCannon, Jessica Lagunas and Margaret Peot; curated by Andrea
Arroyo. Women-Made is an exhibition that presents three diverse
approaches to concepts of femininity and gender roles.
Dindga McCannon is a Harlem-born painter, printmaker,
muralist, author, illustrator and educator whose work has been
exhibited extensively. She presents one-of-a-kind art quilts and
mixed media works made of fabric, thread, metal, paper, paint,
and found objects. She incorporates a variety of materials into
intricate layers of texture and color, in works that commemorate
well-known and everyday women.
Jessica Lagunas is a New York-based Guatemalan artist; she
has exhibited locally and internationally. Lagunas presents two
series of collages on vintage prints. Her work deals with the
condition of women in contemporary society, questioning their
obsessions with body image, beauty, sexuality and ageing.
Margaret Peot is a book artist, printmaker, painter and
writer. She is the author of Make Your Mark: Explore Your
Creativity and Discover Your Inner Artist. She presents
Altered Inkblots a series of elaborate swirls of ink,
modified with color pencils to uncover a startling world of
fantastic imagery.
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Face and Place
On exhibit from January 7 to February 15, 2010
Meet the Artist Reception: Thursday, January 7, 6 to
8pm
The Grady Alexis gallery at El Taller Latino Americano is pleased
to present Face and Place, an exhibition featuring the oil
paintings of Upper West Side-based neighbors, Elaine Mokhtefi and
Bell Chevigny. On Riverside Drive, only one floor and a courtyard
separate them. They both favor portraits and figures (of New
Yorkers of all stripes) and landscapes of far-away places.
After a career of teaching, the writer Bell Chevigny
turned to visual art in 2005. She has studied at the Arts
Students League and The National Academy School of Fine Arts. Her
oil paintings are in private collections in the Bay Area,
Portland, Oregon, and Manhattan.
Also a writer and jewelry-maker, Elaine Mokhtefi studied
painting in Paris and at the Arts Students League of New York
beginning in the 90s. Her paintings have appeared in exhibitions
in Paris and New York. She works in her studio in Harlem and has
painted landscape in New Mexico, Buenos Aires, Vermont, and along
125th Street.
This exhibition will feature examples of both figurative and
landscape painting. Classically trained, each woman has a studied
quality to her work. The paintings are mostly concerned with the
figure, as nuances of color, that not only create form, but give
the illusion of light across the canvas. Viewers will also find
that these mature painters present an evocative depiction of
their subject's psychology that elevate the paintings from
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