bau28: MUD/BONE Studio 889: Encounters with Neruda
curated by bau member Elizabeth Winchester
artists:
Anita Antonetty
Laura Cantor
Alejandra Delfin
Amy DiGi
April 14 - May 6, 2007
opening reception
April 14, 6-9pm
performance
There's No Forgetting/No Hay Olvido
directed by Michael Wiggins
music by Marni Rice
bau - beacon artist union
161 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508
Opening Hours: Sat/Sun 12 - 6pm & by appt.
T 845 440 7584
bauinfo@optonline.net
www.beaconartistunion.com
press liaison: Elizabeth Winchester
ewinchester@hvc.rr.com
845-575-5763
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Consisting of experimental and investigative prints influenced by the writings of poet Pablo Neruda, the exhibition is a mixture of highly personal visions and the unpredictable results of a shared exploration of text and imagery. The work is created through a variety of techniques and media. It considers the impact of language, idiom and translation on form and is accompanied by a live performance featuring music by Marni Rice with interactive and recorded elements. Artists Anita Antonetty, Laura Cantor, Alejandra Delfin and Amy Digi live and work in the Bronx. Performance directed by Michael Wiggins
Anita Antonetty began her formal study of art at Herbert H. Lehman College where she majored in Fine Arts with a concentration in printmaking. Her work has been exhibited at the Galeria Morivivi, Association of Hispanic Arts, Herbert H. Lehman College Art Gallery and elsewhere in the metropolitan area. Ms. Antonetty worked as a knitwear samplemaker in the garment industry. She has been an instructor of knitwear design technology at Parsons School of Design; SeaDad Studios, Inc.; and United Bronx Parents, Inc., Employment Training Program. She has also taught spinning, knitting and weaving at various community events in the Bronx. Ms. Antonetty counts her experience with fabric design as a major influence over her aproach to the printmaking process, especially as it relates to her use of pattern, color and texture.
Laura Cantor is an alumnus of Betty Wilde-Biasiny's Bronx Printmakers Workshop. In the 1970's she studied at the Pratt Institute and the School of Visual Arts. She recently received her Bachelor's Degree in art from Empire College, SUNY and is currently pursuing an MFA at Lehman College. Ms. Cantor's recent solo exhibit at the New York Transit Museum featured large "colorized" enlargements of mechanical parts of subway trains inspired by her work as an MTA employee.
Alejandra Delfin, Studio 889 founder and curator, is a professional graphic designer and framer. Ms. Delfin studied at the Bob Blackburn Printmakers Workshop and the Art Students League of New York. In Paris, she trained at Atelier 17, La Grande Chaumiere and Ecole des Beaux Artes. She is the recipient of a BRIO award from the Bronx Council on the Arts. Her work has been exhibited at various galleries including Longwood Art Gallery, The Bronx River Art Center, The Broom Gallery, Smith College, The Brecht Forum, Convento de San Francisco Museo de la Nation, and the Aliansa Francesa in Lima, Peru
Amy DiGi studied figurative art at Westchester Community Center, SUNY/Purchase and the School of Visual Arts. She received an Honors BFA from Pratt Institute. While serving with the Peace Corps in the Phillipines she created a series of bird paintings in watercolor and coffee. In Portland, Oregon she studied at the Hipbone Studio and worked with Royal Nebekar and Carol Beckerman. She spent a summer studying at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and is currently pursuing an MFA at Lehman College. Since 2004, Ms. DiGi has been studying painting with Joseph Peller at the Art Students League of New York.
Michael Wiggins is the co-founder and Artistic Producer of MUD/BONE. He has served in the role of co-producer or director for all of its productions and exhibitions and continues to oversee all aspects of the company's programming and operations. As an actor, Mr. Wiggins' roles include Orsino in the Acting Company production of TWELFTH NIGHT and Ruben in BLUE with Phylicia Rashad at Arena Stage. He is a 1998 alumnus of the New York University/Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting MFA Program, where he studied with Zelda Fichandler and Ron van Lieu.
MUD/BONE is a creative community of artists working in different disciplines. Based in the South Bronx, the organization maintains a professional printmaking studio and theater company, nurtures new work by emerging artists of color and provides arts workshops for young people and adults in the community. MUD/BONE Studio 889 is a cooperative, artist-led, printmaking workshop that invites individuals of all ages, backgrounds and levels of experience to learn, practice and experiment with different printmaking techniques. MUD/BONE is a 501(c) (3) chartiable organization and proud winner of the 2006 Union Square Arts Award. www.mudbone.org
bau is an artists' collective hosting exhibitions, collaborations & interdisciplinary events which continues to serve as a focal point of Beacon's new vitality, creating space for an ever evolving group of artists to find their voices and engage with the surrounding community. bau is the recipient of the 2006 Dutchess County Executives Arts Award for Arts Organization.
