West Harlem Arts, a collaborative initiative from The Children’s Art Carnival and Centro Civico Cultural Dominicano, is pleased to announce its inaugural group show, Resilience.The virtual exhibition series celebrates the work and resilience of visual artists residing in West Harlem and the surrounding community during the COVID-19 pandemic and features works by Cathleen Campbell, Nicole Goodwin, Wilhelmina Grant Cooper, Carlos Jesus Martinez Dominguez, Julia Justo, Carolina Leiva Ureta, Luis León, Candace Leslie, Michelle Melo, Dionis Ortiz, Daisy Ruiz, Marco Saavedra, Uniqua Simmons, Jonas St. Juste, Yasuyo Tanaka, and Carla Torres.
West Harlem Arts: Resilience 2021 is made possible with funding from West Harlem Development Corporation.
Biography Yasuyo Tanaka is a first-generation Japanese immigrant, with passionate interest in radiation disasters, caused by the Fukushima nuclear accident, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She is a social practice artist, educator,… Read More »Yasuyo Tanaka
The found object artworks presented for this exhibition at Children’s Art Carnival Gallery celebrate the energy, beauty, and originality of women.
Biography Uniqua Simmons is a self taught Visual Artist, Jewelry Artist, Certified Fitness Practitioner, and Performance Artist. She has been creating art since She was 10 years old. As a Teaching Artist for over 20… Read More »Uniqua Simmons
Biography Nicole Goodwinaka GOODW.Y.N. is the author of Warcries, as well as the 2020 Pushcart Nominee, 2018-2019 Franklin Furnace Fund Recipient, the 2018 Ragdale Alice Judson Hayes Fellowship Recipient, 2017 EMERGENYC Hemispheric Institute Fellow as… Read More »Nicole Goodwin
Biography Born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, Michelle Melo is an artist living and working in New York City. She holds a BFA in Contemporary Sculpture from La Universidad Nacional de Colombia. As a multidisciplinary … Read More »Michelle Melo
Biography Marco Saavedra has lived as an undocumented immigrant for 28 years and is currently seeking political asylum stemming from his immigrant justice work. He works at his family’s Oaxacan restaurant in the South Bronx,… Read More »Marco Saavedra
Biography Luis Leon was born on August 16, 1976 in the province of San Juan de la Maguana, DR. Self-taught artist who appeared at an early age in his life, began his first studies at… Read More »Luis León
Biography Julia Justo is a New York-based interdisciplinary artist working across photography, installation, mixed media and social practice. Justo, of combined Indigenous and European descent, was born in La Plata, Argentina, in 1963. When she… Read More »Julia Justo
Biography My name is Glynn “Jonas” St. Juste, I was born and currently live in Hamilton Heights, Harlem,NY. I am a first generation to my Caribbean parents (St. Lucia and St. Kitts. I’m 25 years… Read More »Jonas St. Juste
Biography Dionis Ortiz is an interdisciplinary artist, community art producer, and Educator born and raised in Harlem. In 2020, he was Artist in Residence at Children’s Museum of Manhattan. In 2019 he received the Rema… Read More »Dionis Ortiz
Biography Daisy Ruiz, better known online as @Draizys, is a Bronx-bred Illustrator, Founder and Creative Director of award-winning compilation zine Deadass Tho NYC, and a one-third of WOC art Collective Spicy Mango Comics. Her illustrations… Read More »Daisy Ruiz
Biography Cathleen Campbell is a photographer and filmmaker. She has been photographing Harlem for decades but only recently began exhibiting. Two of her Black Lives Matter photographs were published in The Nation in 2020. Campbell… Read More »Cathleen Campbell
Biography She is a Chilean social worker with experience in public services. During her professional path, she found art as a novel and impactful language to advocate for social justice. Through watercolor, ink, and graphite… Read More »Carolina Leiva Ureta
Biography Caribbean New Yorker, Father, Partner, Atheist on some days, Non-Theist Agnostic on others, Apostate, Leftest, Socialist, Ethical Polyamorist, OCD having, HS dropout, GED holder, Autodidact, Educator, Debater, white people fearing, All people-loving, Queerish, lactose… Read More »Carlos Jesus Martinez Dominguez
Biography Carla Torres is a visual artist, who works across several media including drawing, painting, illustration, animation, and murals. Originally from Ecuador, she relocated to New York City in 2006, looking to expand her horizons… Read More »Carla Torres
Biography Candace Leslie is a visual artist who currently works in oils and collage. Born and raised in Columbus, GA, she developed a strong appreciation for nature. Ever experimenting with materials, she is inspired by… Read More »Candace Leslie
Biography Gayle Ellis Davis, is a Harlem, New York based photographer. She has been honing her digital photography skills over the past several years. Ms Ellis Davis began shooting in the late 1970’s when music… Read More »Gayle Davis
