Huntington Resident Among 12 Hispanic-American Artists Featured in Exhibition

Juliana Bedoya, a 17-year old student at Harborfields High School, is among 12 Hispanic American artists from Long Island whose work is featured in the current Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibition at Bloomingdale’s Furniture Gallery at Roosevelt Field Mall.

Part of the Arts Alive LI – Arts Month celebration, which extends through Oct. 31, the Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibition runs through Oct. 26. The exhibition features the work of 12 Hispanic Long Island resident artists. Many pieces are for sale.

An artists’ reception to kick-off the exhibition recently took place at the Bloomingdale’s Furniture Gallery.

A multi-medium artist, Bedoya works in charcoal, oil paint, colored pencil, watercolor and colored pencil. Six of her pieces are currently featured in the exhibition.

Additional artists include:

• Berges Alvarez – Bellmore
• Freddy Lopez - Bellmore
• Hector deCordova – Greenport
• Erika Palumbo – Farmingdale
• Paul Rodriguez – Ronkonkoma
• Naomi Bonilla Diracles – Long Beach
• Victoria Ferber – Stony Brook
• Samantha Hernandez – Bay Shore
• Jessica Valentin – Oakdale
• Carlos Velez – Rockville Centre

The exhibition was sponsored by the Long Island Arts Alliance, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Bloomingdales and the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Photo: David Kirschenbaum, Manager of Public Relations, Bloomingdale’s; Theresa Statz-Smith, Executive Director, Long Island Arts Alliance; Luis Lopez, Immediate Past President of the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Louis Vasquez, President, Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Pictured on the Bottom Row (left to right): Berges Alvarez, Anahi DeCaneo, Naomi Bonilla Diracles, Carlos Velez, Victoria Febrer, Freddie Lopez, Samantha Hernandez, Jessica Valentin, and Juliana Bedoya.