I will be displaying two works of art at an alumni event. The show will feature a work of art done while a student at the high school and a recent work of art. The then work of art is titled, "Countdown" in colored pencil medium. The now work of art is titled, "Columbus Park" and is a black and white silkscreen. I shot the original photograph in Columbus Park, Ny.
The event will be held September 7th - September 28 Opening Reception: Thursday, September 06, 5-8pm

               The Kenny Gallery at Art & Design
                         1075 Second Avenue
                          New York, NY 10022

(between 56th street and 57th street on Second Avenue)

SITE HISTORY Columbus Park, ca. 1902 Columbus Park was named after Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Bounded by Baxter (formally Orange), Worth (formerly Anthony), Bayard and Mulberry Street, the site has alternately been named Mulberry Bend Park, Five Points Park and Paradise Park. Situated in the heart of one of the oldest residential areas of Manhattan , adjacent to the infamous "Five Points" and "the Bend ," Columbus Park stands at the crossroads of the history and culture of New York City . Opening of Playground October 12, 1911 Mulberry Bend Park was planned in the 1880's by Calvert Vaux, the famed co-designer of Central Park . Vaux saw it as an opportunity to bring new life and order into the depressed neighborhood. Jacob Riis remarked of the park that it is "little less than a revolution" to see the slum housing go down, while "in its place come trees and grass and flowers; for its dark hovels light and sunshine and air." The park opened in the summer of 1897, with bench-lined curved walkways and an expansive, open grassy area. It was one of the city's first major urban parks, and was home to such events as "interpark Playground Basket Ball," then played by a youth segregated by weight class, as designated by the Park Commissioner in 1913. Throughout the years many re-constructions and changes have been made. The area continues to be a gathering place for people of different cultures and ages, and hosts a wide variety of events and assemblies.