Portraits in Refuge
Organized & presented by Unbound Visual Arts – July 22 – Oct. 30, 2020
View the exhibit catalogue. It can also be downloaded.
View a short gallery video tour
Artists’ Talks – August 21, 2020 – View the talks on UVA’s Youtube Channel. Brief artist talks with a Question and Answer (Q &A) Artists included Nancer Ballard, Linda Clave, Anita Helen Cohen, Robin Dawkins, Sara Gately, Bob Greene, Madeline Lee, and Niki Li. Moderated by Curator Karen Smigliani.
Enter UVA’s Virtual Gallery HERE
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Curator: Karen Smigliani*
UVA Member Artists: Nancer Ballard, Linda Clave, Anita Helen Cohen**, Robin Dawkins, Gary Deuhr, Sara Gately, Bob Greene*, April Jakubec, Madeline Lee, Niki Li, Pauline Lim, Elisandra Lopes, Ruth Rieffanaugh*, Cesar Rodrigues, Diane Sheridan*
Exhibition Coordinator: John Quatrale*; Exhibition Assistance: Sofija Chroneos, Rachel Hargreaves, Julia Marcantonio, Sequoya Molzan, Cynthia Bryndis Schilling
*UVA Board of Directors and Council of Advisors **UVA Sustaining Members
Curator’s Statement:
Fifteen artists share expressions of isolation, anxiety, peace, beauty and optimism during our pandemic. Here is a sampling 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.”
From the August 21, 2020 event.