HOME HERE is a site-specific installation that combines the work of 11 artists identifying as women living in Jersey City. Curated by alumna Lucy Rovetto (1991 BFA), the show will explore themes of history and memory. The installation will be designed as a continuous flow where works will overlap, interact, and sometimes have no clear boundaries.
The featured artists include , Nicole DeMaio,,,,,,, and. The exhibition also honors the work of Ward Mount, a painter, sculptor, educator, and former chair of the Art Department at NJCU (then Jersey City State Teacher’s College) in the 1940s. Historian Martin Pierce will illuminate Ward Mount's contributions through his research.
(image: Laia Cabrera & Isabelle Duverger, Qualia, You Matter To Me (Video Installation))