Grady Alexis Gallery Retrospective 1979-2022

Grady Alexis
Gallery Retrospective

#ArtintheParks Anibal Aviles Playground
111 W 108th Street - between Amsterdam + Columbus Avenue

On View from Dec 1, 2022 through March 28, 2023

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, December 17th 12pm - 2pm

El Taller Latino Americano has had a gallery since its inception. In 1979 it began with a donation from Frank Stella that helped raise funds for its first space on W 19th Street in Chelsea. The gallery was originally named for Pedro Archanjo, a character in the book, “Tent of Miracles” by Jorge Amado, who encapsulated El Taller’s mission: to be a laboratory for learning and for cultivating creative expression through words, artwork, music, as well as other forms of culture that would add to, and reinterpret the meaning of community in New York City. El Taller rededicated the gallery in 1996 for resident artist, Grady Alexis, a young promising Haitian-American painter who’s life was taken by an off-duty policeman in 1991.

This exhibition of 30 3’x3’ vinyl reproductions showcases the diversity of artists in El Taller’s long history. It is a small collection of immigrant and native artists, that represent a wide range of ages and career stages who are primarily NYC-based or who had been at the time of their original exhibitions at one of El Taller’s sites that span this 43 year history.

Participating Artists:

Grady Alexis

Early Rudolph

Holly Wood

Fernand Brunschwig

Steven Balogh

Angelo Romano

Arnold Brooks

j. maya luz

Palombo

Yunuene*

Sheila Schwid

Frank Spring

Atu Ram

Peto Soza

Christian Amaya

Abram Alberto

Ric Pliego

Oscar Pardo

Jeff Schlanger

Anne Humanfeld

Jose Del C.

Maren Palombo

Herberto Turizzo Anaya

Vatenor

Mark Cobrin

Rifka Milder

Sofia Verzbolovskis

Nikol Drouin

Camilla Marstrand Golden

Gabriela Zamorano

El Taller Latino Americano™ (The Latin American Workshop, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) community-based non-profit arts and education institution in New York City. Since 1979, El Taller has been an open space for expression and dialogue inspired by the belief that creativity dispels fear and mistrust among communities.

This program is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with, the City Council. Additional support comes from the Jacob and Ruth Epstein Foundation and individual donations. Community partners include the NYC Parks Department, the Columbus-Amsterdam BID and Friends of Anibal Aviles Playground

*Yunuene’s piece works with AR - use the QR code with your phone to download her app and see the MAGIC!

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