Terra Temporalis Exhibition at Sanford Smith Gallery

Drawing, Eco Art, Exhibition, Gallery, Installation, Painting, Temporary, Work on Paper
[slideshow] October 13 - December 8, 2011 Featuring paintings, drawings, installations and a temporary wall drawing. Sanford Smith Fine Art 13 Railroad Street Great Barrington, MA 01230 413.528-6777 www.sanfordsmithfineart.com   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sanford Smith Fine Art is pleased to present the work of Berkshire based artist Gabrielle Senza. Her ethereal landscapes and earthy installations will be featured in the gallery through December 8th. The artist’s reception will be held October 15th from 4-7 PM. The show “Terra Temporalis” includes a variety of themes and mediums that address a diverse range of topics from personal reflection to environmental change. (more…)
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Terra Temporalis: Ethereal Art at the Everhart Museum in Scranton, PA

Drawing, Installation, museum, News + Events
TERRA TEMPORALIS is a large-scale site-specific wall drawing created with graphite powder applied directly to the 11 x 17 foot wall with my bare hands over a 12 day period in August of 2011. The drawing will be painted out at the end of December.  When informed, many museum visitors had strong visceral reactions to the idea that this work will be destroyed in a matter of months. I ask:  How is my drawing any more important than the rivers, forests and lives that are being destroyed every single day by human hands?       Read more about the project here.
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Planting an Idea – Feature article in the Times-Tribune

Planting an Idea – Feature article in the Times-Tribune

Drawing, Exhibition, Installation, museum, News + Events, Press Coverage, Public Art
Planting an idea: 'Buds, Blooms & Berries' exhibit focuses on environment at Everhart MuseumBY CAITLIN HEANEY (STAFF WRITER)Published: August 11, 2011  Artist Gabrielle Senza shows the powdered graphite she has applied to her hand to create a wall drawing called "Terra Temporalis" for the Everhart Museum's latest exhibition.        Image Gallery for Planting an idea: 'Buds, Blooms & Berries' exhibit focuses on environment at Everhart MuseumGabrielle Senza has created a landscape with her fingertips.Blackened with powdered graphite, her hands swept across a white wall at the Everhart Museum on a recent afternoon, leaving behind gray streaks and blots she would shape into images of trees and plants.Ms. Senza, of Great Barrington, Mass., spent several days earlier this month producing "Terra Temporalis," a piece that will be featured in the museum's latest exhibition, "Buds,…
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Press Release: WOMAN: Self-Portrait Exhibition Opens at Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, NY

Press Release: WOMAN: Self-Portrait Exhibition Opens at Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, NY

Exhibition, Gallery, Installation, Project, Public Art, Socially Engaged Art
press_womanWoman: Self Portrait | June 1st  - July 1st 2006Shirin Aliabadi, Michal Chelbin, Christina Dallas, Dalit Gurevich, Naomi Harris, Erika Harrsch, Tiina Itkonen, Adela Leibowitz, Lynne Marie, Leemour Pelli, Astari Rasjid, Julieta Schildknecht, Ginna Triplett, Patricia Von Ah, Sonja Wyss, Amanda Seelye-Salzman, Gabrielle Senza (Red Collaborative)Dalit Anolik – CuratorWoman: Self Portrait is a group exhibition composed of seventeen local and international women artists; offering a multi-cultural view of the contemporary female experience.  As the title suggests, the artwork provides an insight into how women perceive themselves as artists, professionals, children, parents and members of society. In addition, it comments on how those self-perceptions might clash with their surrounding social and political environments.This exhibition hopes to raise questions regarding roles, identity, responsibility and expectations related to gender, and most importantly — raise…
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KASHYA HILDEBRAND GALLERY WOMAN: SELF-PORTRAIT

KASHYA HILDEBRAND GALLERY WOMAN: SELF-PORTRAIT

Exhibition, Gallery, Installation, News + Events, Performance, Project, Public Art, Socially Engaged Art, Temporary
Woman: Self Portrait | June 1st  - July 1st 2006Shirin Aliabadi, Michal Chelbin, Christina Dallas, Dalit Gurevich, Naomi Harris, Erika Harrsch, Tiina Itkonen, Adela Leibowitz, Lynne Marie, Leemour Pelli, Astari Rasjid, Julieta Schildknecht, Ginna Triplett, Patricia Von Ah, Sonja Wyss, Amanda Seelye-Salzman, Gabrielle Senza (Red Collaborative)Dalit Anolik – CuratorWoman: Self Portrait is a group exhibition composed of seventeen local and international women artists; offering a multi-cultural view of the contemporary female experience.  As the title suggests, the artwork provides an insight into how women perceive themselves as artists, professionals, children, parents and members of society. In addition, it comments on how those self-perceptions might clash with their surrounding social and political environments.This exhibition hopes to raise questions regarding roles, identity, responsibility and expectations related to gender, and most importantly — raise…
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