In Summer 2010, architect Jeremy Reed and I were invited to participate in the FIGMENT Terrace season-long sculpture garden on Governors Island, with our interactive sculpture, "Pallet City." "Pallet City" is a public sculpture made almost entirely from recycled shipping pallets, whose forms and uses imply different functions of a city, simultaneously raising questions about the aesthetics and practicality of pallet use.

Please visit palletcityproject.blogspot.com to learn more about this project!

In Summer 2010, architect Jeremy Reed and I were invited to participate in the FIGMENT Terrace season-long sculpture garden on Governors Island, with our interactive sculpture, "Pallet City." "Pallet City" is a public sculpture made almost entirely from recycled shipping pallets, whose forms and uses imply different functions of a city, simultaneously raising questions about the aesthetics and practicality of pallet use

Please visit palletcityproject.blogspot.com to learn more about this project!

In fall 2009, I was invited to do community murals in the Russian cities of Krasnoyarsk and St. Petersburg by CEC ArtsLink, an organization that facilitates artist exchange projects between the United States and Russia/Central Asia. In Krasnoyarsk, I spent a week working with a master class of teen and young adult artists to create a mural at a local public school. In St. Petersburg, I spent three weeks working with students at a public school for the deaf and hearing impaired to create a portable wall installation in mixed media.

Please visit the Public Art in Russia Katherine Gressel blog for complete coverage!

Brooklyn Utopias? is a series of art exhibits and public programs in Fall 2009 that invited professional artists and emerging youth artists to identify and respond to often-conflicting visions of the most livable and sustainable Brooklyn, and/or imagine their own Brooklyn "Utopias." This includes two group exhibitions of over 30 artists at The Old Stone House (Sept 15-Oct 31) and the Brooklyn Historical Society (Oct 1-Jan 3), and a corresponding Teen Art Show (Nov 12-Dec 31) at Starting Artists, Inc..

Brooklyn Utopias? is made possible by the Brooklyn Historical Society's Public Perspectives program, and funding from the Puffin Foundation.

Click here for an article about Brooklyn Utopias? in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle!

Click here to see a feature on Brooklyn Utopias? at the Old Stone House, from the BCAT cable TV station!

Please visit People Make A Home [Real Estate] for full details on the project!

ABOUT WINDOWS BROOKLYN
Windows Brooklyn takes art out of the traditional museum or gallery setting and incorporates it into a vibrant public space. The show turns pedestrians into viewers, slowing down impatient walkers and transforming the frequently traveled routes of harried commuters. Turning independent business owners into collaborators who are willing to exchange commerce for culture, the exhibition is a commentary on the nature of the window both as a physical object and as an idea, one that goes far beyond just pieces of glass. We seek to reflect the incredible history of Brooklyn while simultaneously adding to it. We are forging new connections between artists and their communities, changing the ways in which we direct our gazes, and altering our habits for interacting with the structures that surround us.
Windows Brooklyn 2009 took place June 6-13, 2009 in the Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens Neighborhoods of Brooklyn.
www.windowsbrooklyn.com

A group show featuring 40 artists whose work is inspired by Brooklyn
The Rising Arts Gallery
35 Claver Place (Off Fulton St. between Classon & Franklin), Brooklyn, NY 11238
April 11-May 9, 2009
Opening event: Saturday, April 11, 3-8pm
Closing event: Saturday, May 9, 4-8pm
Gallery Hours:
Monday thru Friday (By Appointment Only)
Saturday and Sunday: 12pm - 6pm
www.tragallery.net

On view 9/26/08-1/9/09
Brooklyn Arts Council Gallery
BAC Gallery
111 Front Street, Suite 218
(Alternate entrance is 55 Washington St.)
Brooklyn, NY
Regular gallery hours are Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm

www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/1032

Influenced by the organization inherent in cartography, the twelve Brooklyn-based artists in BAC Gallery's latest exhibition, Creative Cartographies, present viewpoints both personal and political, mapping their own thoughts, journeys, and observations. Collectively, the artists show that structure and expression are not mutually exclusive and utilize a variety of materials to create imagined and real geographies. Maps traditionally suggest stability and a sense of purpose; they originally served to chart new territories and make the unknown less intimidating. In the age of Google maps and GPS, art inspired by maps continues to aid the viewer in navigating unfamiliar territory, but it also veers from the scientific and factual to the creative and subjective.

Opening event: Friday, 10/17/08, 7-10 pm
@ Outpost Lounge www.outpostlounge.com
1014 Fulton St Brooklyn, NY 11238 (btwn Downing & Irving)
(718) 636-1260
Directions: C or G train to Clinton/Washington

I was a recipient of The 2008 National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts Edwin Austin Abbey Memorial Fund for Mural Painting in America, and participated in a month-long intensive master class at the National Academy in July 2008.

This Mural Workshop provided an opportunity for professional artists to study the “nuts and bolts” of public art commissions. During the course of the workshop, each artist prepared a detailed proposal, and a maquette for a public mural.

I designed "If Hunter Had Windows..." a public art installation for Hunter College High School, my alma mater. I propose inserting painted "windows" into solid walls of the school's courtyard, and my design involved the participation of students/alumni. Visit the murals and public art page for images of the mural.

The Workshop included critiques and lectures by several noted artists, architects, art historians and public art administrators including Louise Dunn, Andrew Ginzel, Richard Haas, Dean Hartung, Kendal Henry, Lisa Hoke, Keir Johnston, Lisa Kim, Joyce Kozloff, Ellen Lanyon, Jennifer McGregor, Tom Moran, Alberto Quinones, Bernard Olshan and Dorothea Rockburne.

The 2008 workshop was led by Grace Graupe-Pillard.

My work was featured in an exhibition of the artists’ maquettes and two-dimensional designs with a reception on Friday, August 1st from 5-8 p.m. The works remained on display through September 5th at the National Academy School of Fine Arts, 5 East 89th St., NYC 10128.

Also visit here for a listing about the show and my work in general in the East Hampton Star.

"Artists Give Their Take on Atlantic Yards"
By Sarah Ryley
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 17, 2006

"Students Get Creative and Get Down to Work"
By Aaron Short
Park Slope Courier, Friday, May 2, 2008

Also visit the Starting Artists website for images of the mural process!