Artist News: June Edition Part I
June is blooming with plenty of opportunities to support NYFA Artists through exhibitions, screenings, book releases, Netflix streaming documentaries, and more!
Get out and experience these exciting events and remember to use #NYFAFellows or #NYFAFiscalSponsorship when sharing your images online.
Here’s a rundown of what to see this month:
Andrea Arroyo (Fellow in Sculpture ‘89, Printmaking/Drawing/Artists’ Books ‘95)
Featured in Boundless – The Women of the Mansion, an exhibit of outdoor works at the Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum
When: Opening Reception: Saturday, June 4th 6PM – 8PM; Live Jazz/Live Art event: Sunday, June 19th
Where: Morris-Jumel Mansion, 65 Jumel Terrace, New York, NY 10032
Daniel Bejar (Fellow in Interdisciplinary Work ‘15)
Now exhibiting at Smack Mellon Gallery for the exhibition Of the people
When: June 17 – July 31, 2016, Opening reception: Saturday, June 18, 5PM – 8PM
Where: Smack Mellon Gallery, 92 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Patrick O’Brien (Sponsored Project)
Now streaming TransFatty Lives on Netflix
When: June 15, 2016
Where: Netflix
Ronna Wineberg (Fellow in Fiction ‘04)
Just released a new book, Nine Facts That Can Change Your Life, published by Serving House Books.
Buy now wherever you buy books!
Saya Woolfalk (Fellow in Cross-Disciplinary ‘07, Digital/Electronic Arts ‘14)
Wants you to catch her Times Square Midnight moment, ChimaCloud, on view all month.
When: June 1 – June 30, 2016 at 11:57PM
Where: Times Square, Manhattan, NY 10036
Martha Wilson (Fellow in Performance Art/Multidisciplinary ‘01), Sheryl Oring (Fellow in Performance Art/Multidisciplinary ‘05)
Are both featured in the exhibition, Of the people, at Smack Mellon Gallery
When: June 17 – July 31, 2016, Opening reception: Saturday, June 18, 5PM – 8PM
Where: Smack Mellon Gallery, 92 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Erica Magrey (Fellow in Interdisciplinary ‘12)
Is included in the group exhibition, Bottom Floor, at Charlie James Gallery
When: June 4 – July 16, 2016
Where: Charlie James Gallery, 969 Chung King Road, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Leslie McCleave (Sponsored Project)
Now screening, How Sweet the Sound: Blind Boys of Alabama, hosted by the Brooklyn Film Festival
When: June 10, 2016 at 6PM
Where: Wythe Hotel Screening Room, 80 Wythe Avenue at N 11th St Brooklyn, NY 11249
Leslie Arlette Boyce (Sponsored Project)
Presents Beauties: As Seen By Others/And Then What Is, an interdisciplinary performance about multiculturalism
When: Thursday June 23, 7:30PM; Friday June 24, 7:30PM; Saturday June 25, 7:30PM; Sunday June 26, 3PM
Where: The Pen and Brush, 29 East 22nd Street, New York, NY 10010
Get out of town to see:
Jim Gaylord (Fellow in Painting ‘08)
Appears in the exhibition, Redivider, at Gregory Lind Gallery
When: Thursday June 2 – July 16, 2016
Where: Gregory Lind Gallery, 49 Geary Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
Joan Jonas (Fellow in Performance Art/Multidisciplinary ‘90)
Presents the exhibition, Joan Jonas: flow or river, flight or route, at the Fundación Botín
When: June 25 – October 16, 2016
Where: Fundación Botín, Calle Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, 3, 39003 Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Erica Magrey (Fellow in Interdisciplinary ‘12)
Featured in Welcome to Monkey Town, an immersive video cinema and dining experience
When: June 1 – October 1, 2016
Where: 111 W 21st Street (at S Main St), Los Angeles, CA 90007
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram through the hashtag #NYFAFellows30 for more events with past and present NYFA affiliated artists and find out more about the activities planned for our 30th Anniversary on our website. NYFA’s Artists’ Fellowship Program awards $7,000 grants to individual artists living and working in New York State.
Images, from above: Jim Gaylord (Fellow in Painting ‘08); Saya Woolfalk (Fellow in Cross-Disciplinary ‘07, Digital/Electronic Arts ‘14)
