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03/15/2023

Thank you to writer, artist, and educator Reggie Woolery for sharing this review of a recent reading by Hanif Abdurraqib at Possible Futures bookstore!

Read the text through the link in our bio or visit connecticutartreview.com

Hanif Abdurraqib is a 2021 MacArthur Fellow. He won the Andrew W. Carnegie Medal for Nonfiction, was a finalist for the National Book Award, and the National Book Critic Circle Award for the 2021 essay collection, 𝘈 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢. He is the author of the 2016 poetry collection, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘈𝘪𝘯’𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘶𝘤𝘩; the 2017 essay collection 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘒𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘜𝘴 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘒𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘜𝘴, named a book of the year by Buzzfeed, NPR, Esquire, and The Los Angeles Review; and the 2019 non-fiction book, 𝘎𝘰 𝘈𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯: 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵, a New York Times Bestseller.

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09/07/2022

Many thanks to CAR contributor Kamini Purushothaman for her article about New Haven-based artist Kim Weston. 😁
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A photographer by training, Weston recently began working on Wabí Gallery, a diverse arts space that centers people of color within the New Haven community. Weston's art space will feature a photography program called the FOCUS Fellowship which aims to educate teenagers in the community. Read more about her work and the new art center at connecticutartreview.com
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Image: Kim Weston, from the series Layers of the Soul. Image from Kehler Liddell Gallery.
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Kamini Purushothaman is a student living in New Haven who aspires to become a journalist. She enjoys going on walks around the city, her family’s annual visits to India, and creating artwork from found materials. Her interests include reading, writing, and visual arts. She is also passionate about studying fashion through the lens of environmentalism, labor rights, and sustainability.
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08/23/2022

Today's selection of books comes from Polly Shindler. See her recent reading list on connecticutartreview.com
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Polly Shindler received a B.A. in History from the University of Massachusetts and an M.F.A. in Painting from Pratt Institute in 2011. Polly’s paintings have been shown throughout the U.S. as well as internationally at Cristea Roberts Gallery in London and Échale Guindas in Madrid. Upcoming shows include a two-person show at Deanna Evans Gallery (NYC), a group show at Hashimoto Gallery (NYC), and a solo exhibit at Galería Rafael Pérez Hernando in 2023 (Madrid). In 2022, Polly had solo shows at Troutbeck (Amenia, NY) and Jennifer Terzian Gallery (Litchfield, CT). Recent group shows include Hashimoto Gallery (NYC), Tourist Gallery (White River Junction, VT), and Artport (Kingston, NY). Previous solo shows include Time Management at Freight + Volume, Retreat at Ortega Y Gasset in Brooklyn, NY, and at the project space, Tennis Elbow, at The Journal Gallery Brooklyn. Her painting Green Rocking Chair from Still Lives, a group show at Underdonk Gallery in Brooklyn was mentioned in “Goings on About Town” in New Yorker Magazine in September 2018. She was granted a yearlong curatorial residency at Trestle Projects Brooklyn in 2015 and she has attended residencies at Vermont Studio Center in 2013, The Wassaic Project in 2020 and 2022, and DNA Residency in Provincetown, MA in 2021. Her artwork was recently chosen as the cover of the novel Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny. She works from her home studio in Millerton, NY with her dog, Owen. Shindler is the Creative Director of the podcast, The Art Career.
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Image: Polly Shindler, 𝘉𝘦𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴, 2020; 14 x 11 inches, Acrylic on canvas.
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08/15/2022

𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗿. writes, "The world is constantly looking for answers for self-fulfillment and concern for things that seem outside personal control. I have found that neither the political nor finance can provide those answers." Washington's summer reading lists contain books from which the artist has found personal truths.
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𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗿. (b. 1972, Alexandria, Louisiana) earned his MFA from Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and BFA from Louisiana State University. He has exhibited extensively throughout the United States and Europe including exhibitions at The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Texas; Saatchi Gallery in London, UK; and the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. He has been an artist in residence at Amherst College (2016-17), the Fountainhead Residency (2016), The Studio Museum in Harlem (2013); Rush Arts Gallery (2012), Yaddo (2011), and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2010). He is the recipient of a Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant (2009) and a Bartlett and Montague Travel Grant (2008). His work has been written about in 𝘈𝘳𝘵21 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘦, and 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥. His work can be found in numerous public and private collections including the Studio Museum, Charles Saatchi Gallery, and the Alexandria Museum of Art, Louisiana.
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Image: Cullen Washington, Jr., 𝘈𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘢 8 (2018); mixed media on canvas, 13 ft x 9 ft. Image courtesy cwashingtonstudio.com
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08/11/2022

Jordan Buschur's list of recommendations comes via a Q&A interview about her work. Her paintings focus on collections of objects ranging from stacked books to interiors of drawers, all united by a system of value based on mystery, sentimentality, and a matriarchal connection.
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"Each image is layered and layered with stories and feelings that I know and can name, along with narratives I will never know from the people whose collections I paint, added to the interpretations and associations of those viewing the painting," she said. "Pinpointing exactly where the meaning might live is impossible, so the line between ambiguity and clarity is always blurred."
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Image: Jordan Buschur, 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 3, acrylic on paper, 8" x 10", 2022. Image courtesy of the artist.
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08/04/2022

Ink foraging, animal perception, and human cognition are themes explored in the texts selected by Skye Gilkerson for the Summer Reading List series today on the blog. In 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴, David Abrams writes: "By acknowledging such links between the inner, psychological world and the perceptual terrain that surrounds us, we begin to turn inside-out, loosening the psyche from its confinement within a strictly human sphere, freeing sentience to return to the sensible world that contains us. Intelligence is no longer ours alone but is a property of the earth; we are in it, of it, immersed in its depths. And indeed each terrain, each bioregion, seems to have its own particular intelligence, its unique vernacular of soil and leaf and sky."
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𝗦𝗸𝘆𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 is an interdisciplinary artist based in New York, with roots on a fourth-generation farm in South Dakota. Her work in sculpture, installation, photography, film, and collage often playfully compares human timescales with celestial cycles, and has been shown at the Pensacola Museum of Art, the Contemporary Museum of Baltimore, and FLAG Foundation in New York. She was awarded a Chenven Foundation grant, a Smack Mellon studio fellowship, and artist residency grants with the La Napoule Art Foundation in La Napoule, France, and Tilleard Projects on Lamu Island, Kenya. Gilkerson’s solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art was listed by the Baltimore Sun as one of the Top Ten Art Shows of the Year. Her work is featured in the Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection, the Vanderbilt University Collection, and many personal collections in the US and Germany. For updates, exhibition invites, and the occasional postcard, sign up for her mailing list via her website skyegilkerson.com and follow her on Instagram ——>>
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Image: Skye Gilkerson, 10𝑎𝑢.03 𝑎𝑡 10 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠, sound vibration and suminagashi ink on paper, 12” x 15” (2020)
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08/02/2022

Howard el-Yasin & Suzan Shutan of SomethingProjects invite you to submit your artwork for Hello Neighbor, a multi-site salon-style Westville exhibition curated by SomethingProjects and sponsored by Artspace New Haven for Open Source, October 21 - 30, 2022. In the spirit of inclusive participation, we are seeking submissions (see Artist Call attached) from artists who live in Westville or have ties to Greater New Haven, CT.

There is no fee to participate and we encourage all submissions for this open call, although we reserve the right to not select every submission. Kindly submit by August 30, 2022, to [email protected] with "Hello Neighbor" mentioned in the subject line.

Please share this message with anyone you believe may be interested in this exciting New Haven arts opportunity!

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07/15/2022

Thank you to Jenna May! 🌹 Jenna couples a pop album by Conan Gray with a contemporary fantasy novel in her Summer Reading List today on the blog. Check it out ——>> connecticutartreview.com
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Jenna McIlwrath is a recent Music & Sound Recording graduate from the University of New Haven. A singer-songwriter with experience interning in the music industry, McIlwrath is passionate about sustainability, the environment, and mental health. Specific fields of interest include singing/performance, songwriting, music publishing, creative writing, and environmental sustainability in the music industry. McIlwrath is also the co-owner/editor of her own creative blog, The Grass Elf Collective. Her debut album, Emotions Gallery, is coming out on September 30th, 2022. Follow her on Instagram
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07/14/2022

Today's list comes from Sarah Baker, a writer, editor, and producer. Baker has developed and overseen multiple media products including magazines, books, radio, and most recently a pilot for a podcast. She has been a book editor at Simon & Schuster and Viking/Penguin, a radio producer for various NPR shows, and editor in chief of Art New England magazine. Today, she is working on a memoir, freelance writing, and getting certified in Visual Thinking Strategies, an educational tool that uses art to build empathic communication, deepen connections, uncover biases, and foster cognitive and behavioral growth.
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Her picks include three non-fiction selections: a memoir about Jeremy Denk's early piano lessons and teachers, reflections on the permanent collection at the Frick Museum, and a "guidebook to living a more grounded, balanced life where that drink at the end of the day is no longer essential."
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Read the list and Baker's descriptions at connecticutartreview.com
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07/07/2022

Thank you to artist and theologian 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻 for opening this season's 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙞𝙨𝙩 series.
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Read her list: https://www.connecticutartreview.com/blog/2022/7/6/summer-reading-list-julia-hendrickson
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Because of her training in undergrad as a printmaker, Hendrickson has an attachment to multiples and is constantly replicating and editioning her paintings. Her primary medium these days is watercolor (Winsor & Newton Payne's Gray) & salt (Morton's Coarse Kosher) on paper (Rives BFK). She posts images and time-lapses of her work with reflections and questions on Instagram as an example of Opera Divina, daily work as prayer. In this way, Julia combines her M.F.A. from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Print | Media & her MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary. She is a Fujimura Fellow, and this means that she strives to be generative in acts of Culture Care. While waiting for paint to dry, Julia takes very long walks, documents flowers, & reads a fair amount.
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Image: Julia Hendrickson, 𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 (2021). Watercolor and salt on Rives BFK, 22 by 30 inches.
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07/07/2022

Dear Readers,

Summer is well underway, which means it's time to welcome your lists of hot reads for the blog.

You can read the flexible call by visiting connecticutartreview.com/summer-reading-list-call

The call is very relaxed. You can even send a picture of your shelfie!

The main objective is to share books (and/or other media) with fellow readers.

Feel free to share this call with anyone who might be interested — Connecticut resident or otherwise.

Thank you!

07/06/2022

Dear Readers,

Summer is well underway, which means it's time to welcome your lists of hot reads for the blog. 🌞🔥

You can read the flexible call by visiting connecticutartreview.com/summer-reading-list-call

The call is very relaxed. You can even send a picture of your shelfie! 📚

The main objective is to share books (and/or other media) with fellow readers. 💿 📻 🎶 📖

Feel free to share this call with anyone who might be interested — Connecticut resident or otherwise.

Thank you! 😊

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