'OPTIMO' NYU Langone Commission 41st Street

February 22, 2025

Optimo 2023 © Michael Hambouz. Screenprint and Inkjet on Fabric, 108” x 388”. On View at NYU Langone Ambulatory Care 41st St. Commissioned by the NYU Langone Art Program and Collection. Produced with Luther Davis and team at Powerhouse Arts. Photo credit: Max. C. Lee

Assets for Artists Fellowship + MASS MOCA Residency

November 27, 2024

Repost from @assets4artists

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Join us in celebrating the first batch of 2025 Studios and MASS MoCA fellowships! Each of these artists will receive a fully funded residency at the Studios, including our Massachusetts Fellowship, Oregon Visual Arts Fellowship, Puerto Rico Artist Fellowship, Iris Fellowship, and a number of University Sponsored fellowships.

Learn more about them and their work at the link in our bio!

Awardees: Carmen Lazardo (@carmenlizardostudio), Elaine Nguyen (@elainetnguyen), Farshid Bazmandegan (@farshid.bazmandegan), Hannah Perrin King (@hannahperrinking), Katherine Reynolds, Leilehua Lanzilotta (@annezilotti), Linda Mickens (@lindamickenssculptor), Martin Wannam (@martinwannamremix), Maryam Adib, Michael Hambouz (@mhambouz), Navin Norling (@navinjunenorling), Nandi Comer (@nandicomer), Paola de la Calle (@paoladelacalle), Sahar Khraibani, Sebastian Davila (@febaftian), Shani Strand (@foxybrownfastcar), Yumeng He (@shirley_yumeng_he), Daniel Pabon Velzquez (@danypaboun), Heryk Tommassini (@heryk_tomassini_studio), Kristal Juan (@kristal.juan), Monica Rodriguez Medina (@lagerminalproyecto), Sofia Gallisa Muriente (@hatoreina), C.M. Green, Easton Smith (@t0000000th), Emily Rose (@emilyrose.art.work), Eva Fahey (@evalinfahey), Jo Nanajian (@jo_nanajian), Nirmal Raja (@nirmal.raja), Sharinna Travieso (@rinnaxo), Vero Melendez (@veromelen), Luana Dias David (@dance_with_luana), May Lee Tom, Lucia Reissig (@luciareissig), Oscar Chacon (@oscchacon03), Yulia Spiridonova (@liver_lovers) Simone Hadebe (@certifiably_uncool), Molly Burt-Westing (@mollyburtwestvig), Sasha Kay-Nicole (@sashaknicole), Autumn Jefferson.

Pictured (clockwise from top-left): Michael Hambouz (Photo by EBRU YILDIZ), Eva Lyn Fahey, Luana Dias David, Daniel Pabon Velazquez.

ArteEast 21st Anniversary Benefit Event and Online Auction

November 24, 2024

So proud to have been a Co-Chair of this incredible celebration/initiative to help support ArteEast’s mission to advocate for and amplify the voices of artists and filmmakers from Southwest Asia North Africa areas (SWANA) and their diasporas through diverse and inclusive programming. If you were unable to attend or missed the auction, please consider making a donation to important organization today.

Excerpt from honoree Céline Samaan’s address to the audience