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For gallery viewing availability, please contact Phoebe Alexander at 212-744-0257, 917-443-7358 (cell).
View exhibition guidelines and terms here (Word document).
Our arts programs have been made possible in part through the assistance of the
WILLIAM GARDNER FUND FOR THE ARTS at Anthroposophy NYC.
Fri Jan 29
at 7pm
Exhibition runs through April 8
Contemporary
Anthroposophic Artists and Artistic-Therapeutic Work Arising out of Anthroposophy
This exhibition showcases contemporary artists whose inspiration has its source in Anthroposophy. It serves as an artistic counterpart to our celebration of 100 years of anthroposophy in America, taking place this March.
In conjunction with “100 Years of Anthroposophy in America”
March 6, 9, 10 & 11 at Anthroposophy NYC
And March 12 & 13 at the Steiner Books Seminar to be held at NYU
Contact Phoebe at 212-744-0257 or
phoebe@artopathy.com
at 3:30pm
& 7pm
Art Closing
& Concert
NEGOTIATING BOUNDARIES: VISUAL
MARKS AS ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVES
Khalid Kodi
3:30 to 6:30 pm
Humanitarian Award ceremony & reception for Betty Blayton
7-9 pm
Concert Fundraiser for Darfur Rehabilitation Project
Refreshments will be served.
Art From Darfur & Sudan
Khalid Kodi, long recognized as a prolific Sudanese American master artist, has emerged as a central figure working on multi/cross-cultural concepts. He uses contemporary themes for traditional story telling, incorporating sculpture, paintings, installations and environmental sites. Through his work, Kodi advocates for and humanizes victims of war and genocide in Africa and exposes these events to the larger international community. His exhibitions carry an outreach and educational message that promote peace, human dignity and celebrate a rich culture.
Exhibit runs Nov 21 to Jan 21.
Click
here for an interview with Khalid Kodi on WGBH Boston.
1079 Fifth Ave at 89th St.
See the Guggenheim video on Kandinsky's techniques and online exhibit.
Museum admission is $18 for adults.
Art Exhibit Opening
Illustrating the Holistic Imagination
of Spiritual Science
Andrew Franck
Andrew Franck works primarily with encaustics and oil with carbon, but found that diagramming on a chalkboard during his study group presentations clarified and supplemented Steiner’s ideas, and proved to have a beauty all their own. He has exhibited in NYC; Hudson, NY; and Montreal, and has written numerous works on related philosophical/anthroposophical themes.
Details about the exhibit and the artist are here (pdf). And click for poster (pdf).
Donations welcomed!
Art Exhibit Opening
Penny Carter
Exhibition runs from April 24 to June 10.
Contact Phoebe for viewing availability:
e-mail or 212-744-0257
Penny Carter
Holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design; has written & illustrated books for children and adults and is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Her artwork has appeared in magazines and newspapers, from In Style to The New York Times, and her sculptural pieces have graced the windows of Tiffany's. She was commissioned to create a series of drawings for Chatham, NJ's centennial celebration. She is a long-time member of the New York branch of the Anthroposophical Society.
Opening:
Sat FEB 7 at 2-5 pm
Exhibition & Opening
Robert Umlauf
Rain Forest 1
(2008)
Exhibition is Feb 5 through Apr 15.
Robert
Umlauf
A painter, writer and Biodynamic farmer living in South Central Kentucky. He retired from his previous career as a professor and clinical psychologist, left the suburbs of Washington DC and has focused full-time on art and Biodynamic farming. He built his art studio inside an old tobacco barn on the same farm where he uses Rudolf Steiner's biodynamic preparations. His paintings have been exhibited in Munich, New York City and in small, juried shows closer to his farm. His work points into the layers of the Collective (both conscious and unconscious) with shifting perspectives from the natural world that overlap into the American psyche.
Art Exhibit
facilitated by Phoebe Alexander
(click for larger image)
Watercolor Paintings by Adults, Older Adults and Young Children
The solitary tree can be seen as an image of the human being standing in the world. And as it stands, weathering the storms and onslaughts of life through the seasons and over countless years, it continues to put forth new growth, blossoms and bears fruit each year.
Over the years our trees have been lopped, topped and broken. They’ve been buffeted by storms and have endured the ravages of summer’s searing heat and winter’s blasting cold. Some have taken root and struggled for life in dry and barren landscapes, while others have had lush and fertile ground to nourish them. All are uniquely individual and attest to the resilience and uniqueness of their human counterparts.
The tree which changes most with the seasons is the deciduous tree. It
flowers and bears fruit. This group of trees includes all of our
graciously spreading shade trees and all of those that delight our
senses in spring with color and fragrance, feed us in summer with fruits
and nuts, and inspire us in autumn with brilliant foliage displays.
These trees are nurturers, protectors and providers, supporting whole
communities of animals within their sheltering limbs. They also provide
most of the hardwood for our houses, furnishings and fire-side warmth.
It is in the form of these trees that we can see an image of the lungs
and bronchia. And in fact, trees comprise most of the green “lungs” of
our planet earth, absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing the oxygen we
need for life. These are the trees of breath, community and social life.
Most individuals, when asked to paint or draw a tree, especially in
relation to a particular season, will automatically paint a deciduous
tree. When the image of a conifer (fir or spruce form) appears
spontaneously in someone’s painting, it suggests the spine and radiating
nerves and a predominating nerve-sense system. When we paint our tree we
paint ourselves. Call Phoebe for viewing availability: 212-744-0257
or 917-443-7358
Facilitated by Phoebe Alexander, MSEd,
Anthroposophical Art Therapist.
Phoebe received her certificate in horticulture from The New York
Botanical Garden, her BS in special education and art from CUNY
Baccalaureate Program, training in Waldorf and remedial Waldorf pedagogy
from Emerson College (UK), her diploma in anthroposophic art therapy
from de Wervel Academy for Artistic Therapy (Netherlands), and her MSEd
in therapeutic recreation from Lehman College, CUNY.
She has worked therapeutically and hygienically with various age groups
and populations in recreational and long term care settings, including
with the elderly members of the Fellowship Community in Spring Valley
(Chestnut Ridge), NY and with co-workers of the community and their
children; and has given courses and workshops at various conferences and
here at the NY Branch. The seasonal tree paintings in this exhibition
are examples taken from these painting sessions.
2-6 pm
with drumming from 3-4pm
Art Opening
The exhibit is ongoing, closing in early December.
ArtSpirit
ArtSpirit’s exhibit offers the viewer a glimpse into the imagination and
creative life of NYC culture.
These ingenious and well crafted masks and
collages challenge the view that people who live ‘under the radar’ in NY
are not talented individuals with a rich spiritual life. Each mask has
been made by a member of the Holy Apostles Drumming and Art Group. Also
on view are large format Body Collages manufactured by members in a
longer workshop that follows the mask making.For more on ArtSpirit and this exhibit, read It Means Inspiration (pdf).
ArtSpirit is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1997 with the mission to use the arts to build community and bridge cultural divides. Join ArtSpirit staff and program participants in an International Day Of Peace Prayer ritual.
The opening and the exhibit are free, donations are welcome.
Since the Beginning
Two Villages
Egypt
Spirit of Weaving
Tingatinga
Spirit into Matter - Matter into Spirit (Martha Loving Orgain)
Richard Gaeta: My Peopled World
Online: Doug Safranek
Art Exhibit
MEMBERSHIP Are you a member of Anthroposophy NYC? Is it time to renew your membership--or would you like to join for the first time? Click here to open or download the form (pdf).
The Artists Of Anthroposophy NYC
Featuring artwork from members and friends who have been actively connected to our Branch at its current location since the laying of our foundation stone.
On display and coordinated with our May 3rd celebration is this current exhibit at Centerpoint Gallery. At right is "Bus Stop" by Penny Carter, which was featured in issue #2 of our magazine Threshold released in 2001.
Artists on display include:
Jorge Sanz-Cardona studied architecture and design at the Technische Hochschule in Stuttgart, Germany and he led his own design office in Manhattan for many years. As co-founder of Anthro Habitat, he is researching the practical applications of Rudolf Steiner's artistic impulse in the areas of architecture, sculpture and painting. He is currently represented by the 78th Street Gallery ~ Art-Color-Spirit in Santa Fe, NM.
THRESHOLD; oil on canvas; AURORA; oil on canvas; DAWN; oil on canvas
Sylvia Mandel was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel and immigrated to the US with her family in 1955. She has always had an active interest in art, healing, and esoteric studies, and was introduced to the Egyptian myths in the 1980's through association with a spiritual study group in the East Village. She has studied at Cooper Union School of Fine Arts and the School of Visual Arts. Her training in healing with sound, color, and movement in 2003-4 introduced her to Rudolf Steiner's teachings and she joined ASNYC in 2006. She currently studies the Gerard Wagner painting method with David Anderson and Hans Schumm.
RA; temperas; 1987; ISIS & OSIRIS; temperas; 1987; MA’AT; temperas; 1987; THOTH; temperas; 1987; CROSSING BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: protective amulet - Eye of Horus on Solar Barque; colored pencil; 1987; SCARAB: amulet of regeneration and spontaneous creation; colored pencil; 1987; CANDELABRA; watercolor; 2006; BUTTERFLY; colored pencil; 2007; LOPHOPHORI WILLIAMSII (peyote button flower - hallucinogen); watercolor; 2000; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM (opium poppy - morphine); watercolor; 2000; TRICHOCEREUS PACHANOI (Cactus flower - mescaline); watercolor; 2000
Dan Marshall lives and works in New York City. He has shown in numerous galleries, including Arnaud Gallery and the 1816 Gallery in France, and the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York. He created the film “Pig” with Andy Warhol, currently in the MOMA collection. Clement Greenberg was an admirer of Dan’s work. Contact artist for sales at 212-369-0359.
STARRY NIGHT; acrylic on paper; 2006; THE ALCHEMIST; acrylic on paper; 2006; HIGH NOON; acrylic on paper; 2006
Lelia Rivera majored in commercial
art and received a scholarship to the Detroit Institute of the Arts, and
has a BA in Art Education from Wayne State University. She attended the
Detroit Waldorf Teacher Training Institute, where she painted with
Barbara Glas, and earned her diploma in anthroposophical art therapy
from “de Wervel” Akademie vor Kunstzinnig Therapie in the Netherlands.
She is also a graduate of the Spatial Dynamics training with Jaimen
McMillen, and has a master’s degree in special education. She currently
works as a resource room teacher in special education in Brooklyn.
Previous exhibitions include the Detroit
Institute of the Arts (1965); Port Huron, MI (1972); the Chicago Waldorf
School (1995); and recently, the Christian Community in NYC.
AUTUMN; watercolor; 2007; $250; RED ROSE; watercolor; 2003; WINTER LANDSCAPE; watercolor, India ink, tissue paper; 2007
David Anderson is an artist and an art teacher. He trained at the Gerard Wagner School of Painting at the Goetheanum, and has studied numerous art techniques. He has offered painting and drawing courses at the NY Branch for over 10 years, and has recently been teaching painting and drawing at the New York Open Center as well.
MEDITATION: The Raising of Lazarus in the Elements; watercolor
Dominique Raeuber was born in Basel, Switzerland in 1953. He apprenticed in stained glass, studying techniques for leading, etching, staining and painting. He moved to the US in 1977 and opened a studio with partner Gene Mallard in the northern Catskills. He later moved to NYC for two years where he studied at the School of Visual Arts and the New York Studio School of Sculpture, Drawing and Painting. He worked at a private painting restoration studio, operated a small independent glass studio in the Berkshires, and currently lives and works in New Jersey, where he is employed as production manager and art director at Lamb Studios in Wycoff, NJ.
IF A FISH COULD SEE ITSELF; hand-blown glass, slumped, etched and painted, lead and brass. Installed in light-box, but best viewed with sunlight; A DROP OF SPACE; hand-blown and fused glass, fired and polished copper; THE WOMB THAT BEARS HERSELF; OUT OF EARTH BODY; plant pigment in emulsion, shellac, on paper
Penny Carter has written and
illustrated numerous books for children and adults. Her work has
appeared in publications ranging from “In Style” to “The New York
Times.” More of her work can be seen on her website at
www.pennycarter.com. She has exhibited extensively, especially in her
childhood home state of South Carolina. Contact artist via her website
for
sales info.
CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR; acrylic on paper; 2008; TREE; acrylic on paper; 2008; SUNDAY, AFTER SUPPER; acrylic on paper; 2008; NEVER AGAIN WILL HE BE SO HAPPY; acrylic on paper; 2008; DELANCY; acrylic on paper; 2008; SHAKE; acrylic on paper; 2008; NAVIGATION ELATION; acrylic on paper; 2008
“Bibi” Fairchild Smith has been a member of the New York Branch for many years. As a young woman, she studied painting in Italy, where she proved to be quite a gifted artist. The four paintings on display here – a small sampling of her lovely work - were painted in the 1950’s. She is currently living in a retirement community in Westchester County.
NAPLES with Vesuvius; watercolor; TOWER, Sienna; watercolor; PARK, Padua; watercolor; VENICE; watercolor; NFS
Anthony Spitaliere has only recently discovered his creativity and love of art, and has been studying painting with David Anderson. He has a BioDynamic farm in Colombia, SA, and a home on Long Island, where his children attend the Waldorf School.
CHRISTMAS MOOD RISING; watercolor; MARCO VALIENT; watercolor; THE LIGHT WITHIN; watercolor; LUNA ECLIPSE; watercolor; SPIRIT MOVEMENT; watercolor; CREATIVE CHAOS; watercolor; NIGHT VENTURING; watercolor
Robb Creese is a largely self-taught novice who has been working with colors for the past four years. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the California Institute of the Arts, an MA from NYU and a law degree from Cornell Law School. He has been a member of the Anthroposophical Society since 1978 and is active in The Christian Community. All of the prints on exhibit are reproductions of artworks created either by applying colored inks diluted with isopropyl alcohol to cotton fabric or by using digital drawing and painting tools.
ORANGE NET; THREE TOWERS;
PALLADIO; QUILT FORMS; THREE TREES; THREE RIVERS; RED CELL; SUMMER TREE;
TEMPTATION; NIGHTMARE; OWL TOTEM; GREEN MOSAIC; BLUE MOSAIC;
ORANGE MOSAIC; THREE RASHERS; MAHLER’S FOURTH; GREEN ISLAND; AQUA /
MAGENTA; BIRD FORM; FLAMES; DUCK FORM
Sonia Saldarriaga has been painting for over thirty years. She has studied with David Anderson here at the Branch, and at the New York Art Student’s League, and is otherwise largely self-taught. She has exhibited her work here as well as at the Christian Community.
Sat Jan 19
2 – 5 pm
Festive Opening
Call for exhibition ending date
Two Villages Art Exhibit:
Paintings from the Adesha Village Art Program
A collaborative project of Adesha Village & the Phoenix Village Art Center
plus…
The Bryn Mawr Consumer’s Center and Artists for Recovery
Call for exhibition ending date
Adesha Village is a therapeutic community serving adults with mental illness through support, care, advocacy and education. Located in Kimberton PA, it is comprised of individuals with all kinds of strengths and challenges, coming together for social, practical and spiritual support.
Phoenix Village Art Center is a strong cultural presence in downtown Phoenixville PA, and enriches the life of the community with art classes, studio facilities, art shows. Collaboration between the two organizations began over two years ago, and the Adesha Art Program was born, and has produced some amazing growth both personally and artistically for the friends at Adesha Art. Please come and see the fruits of this true community effort!
This exhibition is also joined by The Bryn Mawr Consumer’s Center, a place for connections, services, and healing activities; and Artists for Recovery, a unique organization that has for many years been a self-run center of artistic expression in many forms (music, performance, and the visual arts) as well as offering mutual support and inspiration.
For more information regarding the exhibition itself and the
organizations involved, please contact Joyce Reilly at 973-635-4063
(office), 201-213-6294 (cell).
7:00pm
Art Exhibit Opening
Photographic Exhibition – Nov 16 to Jan 10
Kay Erickson
Through her extensive travels, Kay captures images of people in local communities around the world within their cultural surroundings. Through these images, she hopes to convey a sense of shared humanness. And in the process, to help eliminate some of the present cultural stereotypes that are contributing to worldwide unrest.
SPIRIT OF WEAVING
NY Guild Of Handweavers
Entries will be juried by three fiber artists: Arlene Mintzer, Professional artist, knit & crochet-wear designer and educator; Myra Serrins, Professional artist, weaver & curator; Betty Vera, Professional artist, weaver & educator.
This exhibition is supported in part by the Tanzanian Ambassador to the UN, Dr. Augustine Mahiga, who was present at the opening.
One of these paintings was given to Kofi Annan as a parting gesture when he vacated his post as Secretary General this past December.
Martha Loving Orgain
watercolor veil paintings, photographs, generative art & star chart talismans
Click here (pdf: 2.5 MB) for a slideshow in Adobe Acrobat about Martha's work; right click to download and view on your PC.
With a foundation in anthroposophy and in the unique color work of Liane Collot d'Herbois, Martha creates her art through a spiritual meditative process, weaving together Light, Darkness, Color, and the Word. Her unique star chart talismans include astrological birth and death charts.
Refreshments. Meet the artist.
Donations Welcome
Martha Loving Orgain [www.lovingcolor.org]
An artist, educator, astrologer and painting therapist, she comes out of an ancestry of weavers and quilters. Martha feels at one with and receives inspiration from nature and the spiritual forces behind what we see. She has been influenced in both her life and work by Sonia Sheridan, Dennis Klocek, and Liane Collot d'Herbois - the latter two having introduced her to the work of Steiner and Goethe. Martha has been reappointed for a third 4-year term on the Virginia Commission for the Arts Professional Artists Roster. Her work is held in many public and private collections.
My Peopled World – Paintings & Painted Assemblage
Never having had formal training in art, Richard has developed a natural and uncanny ability to translate his perceptions of people and animals into gesture and color, creating soul portraits of great humor and impact. He has always had a good eye for the unusual and the absurd, and has the ability to express his visions in wonderfully whimsical ways. Art Exhibit runs through Mid-March.
Donations welcome
Richard Gaeta
Always spontaneous, painted characters and scenes of Richard Gaeta inspired vivid descriptions. He has since written a number of short plays, which have been produced. A current project is a series of greeting cards featuring fantastic birds complete with field notes (available for sale in our bookstore during the exhibition). His art has been shown at various venues in the Seattle area.
(exhibit was at ACA Galleries • 529 West 20th ST NYC • 212-206-8080)