Join us for the opening reception of Sanctuary!

Sanctuary

Curated by Hayley Ferber

Artists: 

Pamella Allen, Cecilia André, María Dusamp, Stephen Hilger, Guillermo Mena, LuLu Meng, Jeffrey Morabito, Frank Parga, and Manju Shandler

Thursday, July 6 - Friday July 28, 2023

Reception: Thursday, July 6, 6-8pm

Abrazo Interno Gallery

The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center
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Sanctuary brings together nine artists using a vast array of media to explore their connection to place.  Pamella Allen, Cecilia André, María Dusamp, Stephen Hilger, Guillermo Mena, LuLu Meng, Jeffrey Morabito, Frank Parga, and Manju Shandler create works from handmade paper, wood, sand, oil paint, and other mediums to layer intrinsic associations of materiality to the “landscapes” they are depicting.  Their works convey relationships with specific and symbolic sites, rendering the locations themselves or implying their lingering essence.  These artists evoke the spirit or soul of a place through themes of emotional connection, mysticism, identity and cultural heritage, presenting examples of the interconnectedness of the migratory experience, synthesizing the perception of one's home through new geographies.