Portraits in Refuge
Portraits in Refuge
Presented and organized by Unbound Visual Arts
Curator: Karen Smigliani
Exhibition Coordinator:: John Quatrale Exhibition Assistance: Sofija Chroneos, Rachel Hargraves, Julia Marcantonio, Sequoya Molzan, Cynthia Bryndis Schilling
Fifteen artists share expressions of isolation, anxiety, peace, beauty and optimism during our pandemic.
Please consider donation to or a membership with Unbound Visual Arts https://www.unboundvisualarts.org/get-involved/
You can also consider purchasing a work of art:
https://www.unboundvisualarts.org/product-category/portraits-in-refuge-virtual-exhibition/
Here is a sampling of statements from the artists:
Nancer Ballard: Most of all, this time has reaffirmed my conviction that there is no room for “othering” in “us;” we are all in this together.
Anita Helen Cohen: Even though [my] paintings represent 'shelter and calm', there is also movement and chaos in the water.
April Jakubec: [My] portraits with hidden eyes take on extra meaning during this time of isolation and fighting for equality, representing feelings of being “unseen”.
Madeline Lee: With the inability to go many places aside from where I live, I've found myself paying more attention to the spaces I inhabit, noticing my surroundings.
Niki Li: By immersing myself in art making and contemplation, I managed to find the light and power within myself.
Cesar Rodrigues: [My] paintings may seem chaotic at first glance, like the times we are in, but when you really sit back and look you begin to see the beauty.
Presented and organized by Unbound Visual Arts
Curator: Karen Smigliani
Exhibition Coordinator:: John Quatrale Exhibition Assistance: Sofija Chroneos, Rachel Hargraves, Julia Marcantonio, Sequoya Molzan, Cynthia Bryndis Schilling
Fifteen artists share expressions of isolation, anxiety, peace, beauty and optimism during our pandemic.
Please consider donation to or a membership with Unbound Visual Arts https://www.unboundvisualarts.org/get-involved/
You can also consider purchasing a work of art:
https://www.unboundvisualarts.org/product-category/portraits-in-refuge-virtual-exhibition/
Here is a sampling of statements from the artists:
Nancer Ballard: Most of all, this time has reaffirmed my conviction that there is no room for “othering” in “us;” we are all in this together.
Anita Helen Cohen: Even though [my] paintings represent 'shelter and calm', there is also movement and chaos in the water.
April Jakubec: [My] portraits with hidden eyes take on extra meaning during this time of isolation and fighting for equality, representing feelings of being “unseen”.
Madeline Lee: With the inability to go many places aside from where I live, I've found myself paying more attention to the spaces I inhabit, noticing my surroundings.
Niki Li: By immersing myself in art making and contemplation, I managed to find the light and power within myself.
Cesar Rodrigues: [My] paintings may seem chaotic at first glance, like the times we are in, but when you really sit back and look you begin to see the beauty.
