Posts By jennifer zarro

A Sneak Peek Behind the Fence – Mauro Zamora Prepares for Wave Hill

Mauro Zamora has been working hard to get ready for the September 19 opening of his exhibition at Wave Hill in the Bronx, and he recently let me visit his studio for a sneak peak at what he’s been preparing. Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural institution that overlooks the Hudson River. Its manicured gardens and breathtaking landscape are the perfect foil for Zamora’s paintings that are all about nature’s impulse to thrive despite human-made restrictions.

On Making Lots of Woodchips – Evelyn Keyser at 87

Philadelphia artist Evelyn Keyser recently turned 87. An amazing woman, she successfully managed home-life and a stunning career as an artist. I had the good fortune to be able to speak with her about her sixty year career, during which she sold nearly every piece she ever made and completed nine public commissions for the city of Philadelphia.

Joseph Hu and Mauro Zamora: Forest Reverie at Vox

Joseph Hu and Mauro Zamora team up this month at Vox Populi to present an installation that suggests the possibilities and limits of daydreaming in nature.

Candy Depew at Design Center and installations at Park Towne Place

Candy Depew’s new installation at the Design Center feels like an escapist fantasy. The radically altered black bicycle in the entry hall becomes the perfect vehicle on which to hit the road and not look back.