November 18 – December 17, 2021

Looking Forward

Carter Burden Gallery is pleased to present its first national juried exhibition Looking Forward, juried by artist and feminist educator Nancy Azara. The reception will be on Thursday, November 18 from 4 – 7pm; proof of vaccine and masks are required. The exhibition runs from November 18 through December 17 at 548 West 28th Street in New York City. The gallery hours are Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. The gallery will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday starting on Wednesday, November 24th at 1:00pm and will resume regular business hours on Saturday, November 27th at 11am.

In adherence with the NYC Safety Mandate Program, Carter Burden Gallery requires proof of vaccination or a recent/within 72 hours negative PCR COVID-19 test result, and masks are mandatory for all at exhibition receptions. This is in effect as of August 16, 2021, until further notice.

Featuring 68 artists Looking Forward highlights works in a variety of media by artists from around the region and nation.

Artists include: Karen Abboud, Amado Alda, Anne Auld, Barbara Bachner, Olivia Bernard, Liz Surbeck Biddle, Michael Biddle, Elizabeth Bisbing, Darla Bjork, Burton Blistein, Diane Brawarsky, Diane Churchill, Stephen Cimini, Ivy Dachman, Leila Daw, Yvette Drury Dubinsky, Joan Easton, Harriet Finck, Pamela Flynn, Mack Gingles, Eileen Hoffman, Kristin Holcomb, Tom Hooper, Roshan Houshmand, John Hunter, Ruth Jeyaveeran, Lawrence Johnson, Robin M. Jordan, Pat Kelly, Gayle Kirschenbaum, Randy Klinger, Nancy Koenigsberg, Bernice Sokol Kramer, Fay Kravitz Biegun, Malka Kutnick, Dane LaChiusa, Louise Laplante, Donna Litke, Adrianne Lobel, April Lombardi, Carol Massa, Joan Mellon, Kyoko Miyabe, Rosa Naparstek, Zahra Nazari, Maia Nero, Ayaka Nishi, Cathy O'Keefe, Stuart Peterman, Aviva Rahmani, Mary McKenna Ridge, Joni Rose, Cora Roth, Tom Schneider, Ellen Soffer, Stephen Spiller, Karen Starrett, Linda Suskind, Jini Tanenhaus, Naomi Teppich, Ted Thirlby, Susan Tunick, Lynn Ubell, Joan Walton, Rob Whitcomb, Frances Wilson, Vivian Wolovitz, Dier Zhang, and Jessica Zinchuk.

Guest Juror Nancy Azara writes, “Things are uncertain in so many ways for all of us. With this comes the unknown, with endless possibilities for new ideas. We are beginning to plan ahead, form bonds again and to be in community. It gives us strength and power. To be present together gives us hope to plan for the future, towards a better future.”

Nancy Azara is an artist and feminist educator best known for her large-scale wood sculptures and mixed media collages. Her work is found wood, carved, ornamented and mounted. Instinctive chip carving peels off an outer layer of wood, reaching for an essentialized raw experience of the body, of the limbs, exposing flesh and blood. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally, most recently in a solo show Crow and Sandal Series and Other Works at Kaaterskill Gallery, Hunter Village, NY (2019), Labyrinths of the Mind at the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild in Woodstock, NY (2019), Nancy Azara: Nature Prints at Saint John’s University, Queens, NY, and Crossing Boundaries: Material as Message at (RoCA), West Nyack, NY. Current: Solo show, High Chair and Other Works at A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (Jul 2 – Aug 1, 2021). She is the author of Spirit Taking Form: Making a Spiritual Practice of Making Art available through Red Wheel/Weiser. She has taught many workshops and classes. www.nancyazara.com

Exhibition List

Mobile Home 9 by Adrianne Lobel (Copy)

6 O'Clock by Amado Alda (Copy)

AID FOR ALL by Anne Auld (Copy)

Colors for Wind Power with Storage Cells by April Lombardi (Copy)

Day 10 Sept by Aviva Rahmani (Copy)

Eternal New Small by Ayaka Nishi (Copy)

Arc #49 by Barbara Bachner (Copy)

Remember No. 3 by Bernice Sokol Kramer (Copy)

Bone by Burton Blistein (Copy)

Simply Bleu by Carol Massa (Copy)

Ocean Diptych 2 by Cathy O'Keefe (Copy)

Efrem by Dane LaChiusa (Copy)

Covid Windows, 7-31-20 by Darla Bjork (Copy)

Walkers by Diane Brawarsky (Copy)

Clouded Mirror 2 by Diane Churchill (Copy)

Comfort Touch by Dier Zhang (Copy)

Anthropomorphic by Donna Litke (Copy)

Perpendicular Messages by Eileen Hoffman (Copy)

Stripes by Elizabeth Bisbing (Copy)

Embrace by Ellen Soffer (Copy)

Black to Light by Fay Kravitz Biegun (Copy)

WORTH FIGHTING FOR by Frances Vye Wilson (Copy)

Westbeth View by Gayle Kirschenbaum (Copy)

Coney Island by Harriet Finck (Copy)

Untitled by Ivy Dachman (Copy)

Blooming Kelp, Power Rattle by Jessica Zinchuk (Copy)

Death Embrace by Jini Tanenhaus (Copy)

WE by Joan Easton (Copy)

Let Me Go by Joan Mellon (Copy)

Family Ties by Joan Walton (Copy)

Purple Fellow by John Hunter (Copy)

Northwest Path by Joni Rose (Copy)

Soar by Karen Abboud (Copy)

Big Love by Karen Starrett (Copy)

Transformations #241 by Kristin Holcomb (Copy)

Untitled (DA8) by Kyoko Miyabe (Copy)

Blind Shadow by Lawrence Johnson (Copy)

Aftermath by Leila Daw (Copy)

BandofLight by Linda Suskind (Copy)

The Future Is Ours by Louise Laplante (Copy)

Untitled by Lynn Ubell (Copy)

Message by Mack Gingles (Copy)

Peeking Blue by Malka Kutnick (Copy)

Ground Cover by Mary Ridge (Copy)

Wash Ashore by Michael Biddle and Liz Surbeck Biddle (Copy)

Looking Glass by Nancy Koenigsberg (Copy)

Bark Mask by Naomi Teppich (Copy)

Geometric Balance by Nazari Zahra (Copy)

Conversation Peace by Nero Maia (Copy)

Adrift by Olivia Bernard (Copy)

The Journey by Pamela Flynn (Copy)

Juggle by Pat Kelly (Copy)

Self Portrait 53 by Randy Klinger (Copy)

Red Plane in One Part by Rob Whitcomb (Copy)

Leaving #8 by Robin M Jordan (Copy)

Buddha Nature by Rosa Naparstek (Copy)

Under the Bodhi Tree; More White Clouds by Roshan Housmand (Copy)

Untitled by Roth Cora (Copy)

Untitled by Ruth Jeyaveeran (Copy)

The Passage by Stephen Cimini (Copy)

Just Make Yourself Up by Stephen Spiller (Copy)

Luna by Stuart Peterman (Copy)

Red Shapes Shield by Susan Tunick (Copy)

Ansumana by Ted Thirlby (Copy)

Under the Pandemic Moon 1 by Tom Hooper (Copy)

Landscape with Waterfall by Tom Schneider (Copy)

Imprint by Vivian Wolovitz (Copy)

Baila La Musica by Yvette Drury Dubinsky (Copy)