Heidi Alamanda in "Everyone Will Be Famous for 12 Inches" at Castle Fitzjohns Gallery, Lower East Side, New York City

Exciting times! In addition to the annual juried show at the Bowery Gallery, I'm also currently part of another New York City group show entitled "Every One Will Be Famous for 12 Inches" at the Castle Fitzjohns Gallery on the Lower East Side. The theme of the exhibition is 12"x12" - each artist was given freedom to create with only one restriction that it has to be 12"x 12"in size. I contributed an oil painting, entitled "They Don't Know Her," for the exhibition.

Heidi Alamanda, They Don't Know Her
12"x12"
oil on canvas

I attended the opening reception last Friday (August 8th, 2014). The opening reception was a rousing success as you can see from a little video below.

The exhibition runs until August 22nd, and until then you can inquire about the artwork at

Castle Fitzjohns Gallery
98 Orchard Street NY, NY 10002
Phone 212-260-2460/917-244-4868

info@castlefitzjohns.com

Open Monday - Sunday 12- 7pm

A little video of the reception:

Some photos from the opening reception.

Interesting detail fron David Datuna's Mixed Media work.
This isn't part of the current exhibition but you can find it near the entrance door.

Michelle Delecki, Caged

live music by Sullied Accolades

Pretty summer in New York City:

The perfect way to end a nice day in the city? Street food! :)

Heidi Alamanda in Chelsea, New York City Show at Bowery Gallery

I am so honored that my painting, "Painted Images in Her Mind," was selected as part of the 23rd anual juried show currently ongoing at the Bowery Gallery in Chelsea NYC. The group show features the work of 36 artists selected by juror David Cohen., a current editor and publisher of Artcritical.com.You can view all the selected artworks on the Bowery Gallery's facebook or on their website 

We went to New York City to attend the opening reception. It is always a happy thing for me to get out from my studio and visit the city, and it is even a better reason to visit when I actually have the opportunity to share my work with a lot of people :)

I met some other exhibited artists, Bernice Sokol Kramer, Rachel Youens, Rachele Unter, Tom Fitzharris, Meredith Rose, Eli Slaydon, and Françoise Cambilargiu. I was glad I had a chance to view their works in person to appreciate that special quality which you just couldn't get by staring at photos. There were many works there that really pleased my eyes.
Françoise and I got a chance to talk for a bit. Her oil painting entitled, Sardegna 1, was one of  my personal favorites. The painting really captured the feelings of the artist and transported you to a beautiful place (photos really don't do it justice). Françoise is going to return to Paris soon, so I was glad to be able to know her before that.
Coincidentally, she introduced me to another artist, Eli Slaydon, which his work, Pathfork, was also another favorite of mine.

With the charming and beautiful artist, Françoise Cambilargiu, in front of
her painting, Sardegna 1

Bernice Sokol Kramer (L) in front of her work, Accumulations and Collections, Nudes

Eli Slaydon (L)

Lovely chat with Rachele Unter

With artist Rachel Youens

Artist Meredith Rose next to her work, Existence Machine

The turn out was really great. The gallery was packed the whole time I was there. My huge thank you to all kind people at Bowery Gallery for organizing such a great show.

Admiring Rachele Unter's painting, Red Tree-Blue

I also can't say thank you enough to my DH for his never ending support, especially that night for taking me there and being there for me.

The show will be on exhibit through August 16th, 2014.
Bowery Gallery is located at 530 West 25th St. 4 Fl, New York, NY 10001

Smart Painting and Perceptual Data at Artspace New Haven

If you live in or near New Haven, I recommend checking out these exhibitions that are currently at Artspace in New Haven, until March 2, 2014.

The first is Smart Painting, an exhibition by ten artists, curated by John O'Donnell. The concept of the exhibition is answering questions such as what a painting looks like, how it was painted, and what it was painted on, by breaking down a painting into its anatomical parts of bones, flesh, and brain. This exhibition plays around with that concept in a smart way :)

Curator's talk with John O'Donnell

There were many excellent works that challenged your mind. There was one work that particularly captured our attention, a work by Zachary Keeting entitled January (4). The painting was a beautiful arrangement of colors, shapes, and textures. The deliberate, well thought abstraction created an interesting form, something akin to a mysterious landscape.

DH viewing January (4) by Zachary Keeting

The second exhibition, Perceptual Data, presented works by Neil Matthiessen. It was very intriguing with the kind of beauty and depth can only be captured if you were actually in that room. You know, it is one of those things that you think you have seen it just because you view it online but then you realize that online viewing was lacking something, maybe that evoked intention and vibrancy in person. Matthiessen's work is influenced from science, technology, and visual culture.