The second of three 2011 exhibitions in the metropolitan region originating from Gallery Aferro in Newark NJ. Identity Blueprint highlights artwork created by high school- age young women who participated in Gallery Aferro’s new arts education program, of the same name.
Last summer, young women from public schools across Newark came together for 3 months of free Saturday workshops in cyanotype photography, digital animation and sculptural carpentry, taught by working artists Evonne M. Davis, Lisa Elmaleh, Ann Lepore and Emma Wilcox. Identity Blueprint is an exhibition that celebrates their work and the role an activated arts community played in the lives of these young women. Student Artists: Khalida Alexander, Yasmine E. Bacon, Zhana Renee Caldwell, Cheryse D. Damon, Claudia Phillips, Nicole Reynoso, Hilda Saladin, Katerin Salguero, Zafirah Wilson
Teaching Artists: Evonne M. Davis, Lisa Elmaleh, Ann LePore, Emma Wilcox. Guest Artists: Aileen Bassis, Florine Demosthene
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