Lisa Sette Gallery Exhibits: Shadow Passes, Light Remains: Binh Danh and Michael Koerner with Benjamin Timpson, January 13, 2024 – February 24, 2024

SHADOW PASSES, LIGHT REMAINS: BINH DANH AND MICHAEL KOERNER WITH BENJAMIN TIMPSON IN THE ATRIUM Shadow Passes, Light Remains: Binh Danh and Michael Koerner with Benjamin Timpson in the Atrium Exhibition Dates: January 13, 2024 – February 24, 2024 Opening Reception with the artists: Saturday, January 13, 2024 1:00 - 3:00pm In the peculiar alchemy of photography, fleeting configurations of light and shadow are transformed into images and objects, capturing a moment, a landscape, a life. In the present moment, when images proliferate and their meanings multiply into an infinity of implications, the experimental photographic works of Michael Koerner and Binh Danh serve as serene documentation of humanity’s deep chemical and mythological lineages. From the aqueous origins of our dark past to the electric thread of current consciousness, we grow in our capability to perceive, comprehend, and transform. Koerner’s poetic chemical assays and Danh’s gleaming testimonial daguerreotypes remind us that we are defined, both physically and philosophically, by values of light and shadow, and that from the shadows of the darkroom, captured light becomes the bright evidence of our existence, humanity, and capability to make and behold beauty. A selection of works by Koerner and Danh will be exhibited at Lisa Sette Gallery along with a single work by Benjamin Timpson, from January 13 to February 24, 2024, with an opening for the artists on January 13, 2024 from 1pm - 3pm. In processing his fascinating tintype plates, artist and chemist Michael Koerner communicates with his lost family in the darkroom; his mother and her family, who were living in Nagasaki at the time of its bombing; his father, who served on a Navy ship during the Bikini Atoll nuclear experiments; and his siblings who perished due to cancer and other genetic anomalies. The voices and traumas of the past inform Koerner’s experiments, illuminating parallels between genetic mutation and the exuberant crystalline fractals that burst unexpectedly from Koerner’s timed chemical exposures. Acid and salt solutions on coated metallic plates result in unpredictable chemical transfigurations, resembling blossoms, clouds, or ghostly limbs, reaching across the photographic surface, transforming the narratives of war and loss into stunning repositories of light and form. Koerner’s works can resemble otherworldly landscapes or radiological medical images, as though with the chemical tools of photography the artist has unlocked a subconscious realm, producing windows into the wordless places of loss, yearning, and hope. In these spaces, which are dense with texture and contrast, Koerner tells the story of war’s effects through generations. “In the darkroom,” says Koerner, “It’s all spiritual and emotional. Eventually, suffering must be processed here.” However, the drive to make art is an equally insistent and powerful force in Koerner’s life, a medium wherein his ancestral cultures, his family’s love, and his own scientific and aesthetic examinations result in prolific and profound works. “There’s beauty in this damage,” Koerner states. In the ethereal reflective surfaces of Binh Danh’s large-scale daguerreotypes, and in the images’ paradoxical subject matter, the viewer is invited to explore the issues of self, creativity, and our simultaneous tendency toward destruction. His portraits of the locations and victims of the Khmer Rouge genocide, many exposed on the delicate surface of a leaf, then transferred to daguerreotype, recall the complex arterial nature of exquisite bas-relief scenes on the temples of Angkor Wat, which are also the subject of several of Danh’s images. “With Angkor Wat,” says Danh, “here is this beautiful architectural achievement of art and religion and Buddhist culture. And it was through the beauty of the Angkor Wat temple that the Khmer Rouge emerged, as the regime sought above all to return Cambodia to its glory days. In order to do that, they had to remove anyone who did not go along with their ideology. This is a theme I return to: the darkness and beauty in our history.” Danh’s poignant, unflinching memorials capture both the moral collapse represented by Tuol Sleng–a former high school turned Khmer prison and execution site–and the sublime deep forests and structures of Angkor Wat. These works invite the viewer to consider how our existence is part of a larger narrative in human history, one that involves both sorrow and transcendence. When you look at the mirror-like surface of a daguerreotype, Danh remarks, “You become part of the image. You are able to reflect yourself onto this landscape.” The intensely silver surfaces of Danh’s works often seem to result in a vibration of shadow and light around the subject’s edges, as though in the photograph we may finally glimpse the complicated interplay of matter and energy inherent in all life. Whether in the stark chambers of injustice or the luminous expressions of monumental gods, Danh’s images record the hidden magic at play in human endeavors. As we contemplate the machinations of human destruction, we are at the same time living in the shadow of the Buddha’s form, rising up from the forest floor. For both Koerner and Danh, processing darkness into light in photographic work is a strategy for bearing witness to the immense mystery of our human existence, bringing forth from the darkness an opportunity to bask in the light of this moment.  In the Atrium: Benjamin Timpson Benjamin Timpson’s luminous portraits are constructed of butterfly wings, each visage delineated through mysterious patterns and complex interplay of color and iridescence. The delicate biological relics are responsibly sourced by the artist, deconstructed according to their unique markings, then pieced over the artist’s rough sketch on a lightbox. A descendant of Puebloan peoples, Timpson’s transcendent works portray Indigenous women who have been the victim of sexual assault and murder – a population that is four times more likely to experience such violence. Timpson’s newest piece, Melodi, is a composition made from a Jeffrey Wolin photograph taken for his Faces of Homelessness series. Melodi, a survivor of sexual assault and domestic violence, is a 5th generation veteran who now works to advocate for special needs, education, and the Native American community in Chicago, Illinois. Timpson sees these portraits as a metaphor for the significance of individual lives impacted by cultural violence, and as a way of examining the horrors of centuries-long exploitation of Native lands and cultures. Yet Timpson considers his work an act of hope and catharsis. The artist remarks: “The butterfly is appropriate because there’s a metamorphosis that takes place with these portraits; my work is about giving voice to the voiceless, and bringing to light the lives of these women.” To request high resolution images, please contact us at (480) 990-7342 or email us at sette@lisasettegallery.com. For 38 years, Lisa Sette has remained committed to discovering and exposing original, intriguing forms of expression. Lisa Sette Gallery exhibits painting, sculpture, photography, video, installation, and performance pieces from an Images 1) (left) Binh Danh Untitled #19, from the series, "Aura of Botanical Specimen", 2023, photogram on Daguerreotype, 5" x 7" plate size, 11" x 9" unframed, Unique 2) (right) Michael Koerner Brothers #0655, from the series My DNA, 2018, collodion on tin, 6 x 8" unframed, Unique 3) Benjamin Timpson Melodi, 2023, butterfly wings on glass, wood, electrical components, 24" x 18" portrait, framed within custom programmable LED light panel, Unique LISA SETTE GALLERY 210 East Catalina Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85012 480 990 7342 map | directions GALLERY HOURS Tuesday – Friday 10am – 4pm Saturday 11am – 4pm And by appointment closed Sunday and Monday #lisasettegallery#finertmagaize#fineartphotofun SOCIAL PROFILES

Tripoli Gallery Exhibits: LAUREN WEST DOWN HERE: SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 29, 2023

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE 2023 LAUREN WEST  DOWN HERE: SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 29, 2023  Opening Reception: Friday, September 29, 6 – 8 PM TRIPOLI GALLERY 26 Ardsley Road, Wainscott, NY 11975 VIEW PREVIEW

"Look, up at the sky. There is a light, a beauty up there, that no shadow can touch." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien Tripoli Gallery is pleased to present Down Here, by New York based artist Lauren West. Opening with a reception for the artist on Friday, September 29, from 6 – 8pm, the exhibition will remain on view through October 29, 2023, at Tripoli Gallery in Wainscott, NY. Lauren West participated in Tripoli Gallery’s fourth Artist-in-Residency, March 8 to April 30, 2023. It was during the residency that she made a new body of work which will be on view in this exhibition.   For Down Here, West made paintings placing the viewer on the ground, peering up. Not unlike the perspective perfected during the Italian Renaissance featured in cupola’s in Florence and Rome, this choice inserts those present into the work from the vantage point of looking up. In conversation with the artist, she revealed that in some of the works, she imagines coming upon a strange, abandoned battlefield, for an unspoken war. In Brief Moon (2023), spears are thrust upward, and doves are present, a symbol that the worst is over. West sees these works as visual serenity, the moment a quietude has befallen upon the landscape. The work has moments of anticipation and silence threaded throughout, and instead of bringing anxiety, they provide solace.  Blue Sighting (2023) has a similar point of view but the landscape is a forest or leafy field. A verdant palette, she’s added a dove wing in the upper right side of the canvas. One can imagine that the dove in Blue Sighting may have been part of the feathered group from Brief Moon, who left the battle in hopes of greener pastures. Entryways are the crux of these paintings, spaces for the viewer and the imagination.    Working mostly on canvas, West also incorporates charcoal drawings (on paper and wood panel) providing another type of tactile energy to scratch the surface. There is a quality of magic realism in Down Here, found in landscapes that only the artist has the key to enter. The exhibition presents what could be seen as painted portals into a world that has gone through challenges and come out on top.  Lauren West (b. 1989, Oxford, MS) is a visual artist from Oxford, Mississippi based in New York City. She received her MFA degree from The New York Academy of Art after obtaining a BFA from the University of Mississippi. West’s paintings often utilize anthropomorphism, references to the American South, peppered with humor, and existentialism. Perseverance in the face of difficulty, is an important element within her compositions, the conceptual force continuing onward despite an unpredictable mortality. Lauren West has exhibited in Mississippi at the University of Mississippi Museum in Oxford, and in New York at Right Behind the New Museum, ChaShaMa, and The New York Academy of Art, among others. She was the fourth Artist-in-residence at Tripoli Gallery, 2023.  TRIPOLI GALLERY, founded in 2009, The Tripoli Gallery of Contemporary Art was located in Southampton for 10 years before moving to an expansive permanent, 2,400-square-foot space in Wainscott, New York in 2019. Since 2005, founder Tripoli Patterson has organized, produced, and curated contemporary art shows in various locations on the East End of Long Island, in New York City, and Byron Bay, Australia. The gallery has hosted an annual Thanksgiving Collective show for 18 years. Press mentions include Galerie Magazine, Hamptons Magazine, New York Times, Artforum and others.

Above Image: Lauren West, (studio view) Opening, 2023, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches (50.80  x 60.96 cm) Image © Tripoli Gallery Inc. 2023    26 Ardsley Road, Wainscott, NY 11975 (Enter via East Gate Rd.) Hours: 10am – 6pm Sunday 12 – 5pm Closed Tuesday Copyright © Tripoli Gallery Inc. 2023, All rights reserved. #tripoligallery#fineartmagazine#fineartfun

Dan Welden at the LTV Studios Sept.30, 2023, 3-5 PM.

Hi all, You're invited to the Log Island NCGR meeting October 12th, 2023, 7:00- 9:00 PM, 2023, Hi all, You're invited to the Log Island NCGR meeting at The Eyes of Learning, LevittownHall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville . October 12th, 2023, 7:00- 9:00 PM, 2023 Topic: Aspects: what’s coming next? Saturn Stations Direct! Speaker: MaryAnn Dellinger

Hi all, You're invited to the Log Island NCGR meeting at The Eyes of Learning, LevittownHall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville .    October 12th,  2023, 7:00- 9:00 PM, 2023 Topic: Aspects: what’s coming next? Saturn Stations Direct!  Speaker: MaryAnn Dellinger  Aspects: what’s coming next? Saturn Stations Direct November 4, 2023, at 8.26 hrs.  How are the energies of the aspects, and transitions may manifest generally. Bring your chart individual and general Questions will be answered at the end of the lecture.  MaryAnn holds a Certificate of Achievement and Fellowship from the Fred MansBridge Metaphysical Healing Foundation for her study in psychic development in conjunction with New Life Awareness. The Reverend MaryAnn Dellinger is ordained in The Order of Melchizedek, and is an  Associate pastor of the Sanctuary of the Beloved, Inc. of the State of New York. In addition, she practices past life regression. MaryAnn studied with Dick and Tara Sutphen earning her Certificate in Psychic Phenomenon and Past Life Regression, and a Hypnosis certificate through Lavelle. Her metaphysical studies include American Indian Medicine initially with Wallace Black Elk, and Twylah Nitsch of the Wolf Clan. She received her colors studying with Twylah. She is a certified Reiki practitioner of JIKIDEN REIKI, registered in Japan. She also holds Certificates of Completion from the Center for Applied Jungian Studies - The Jungian Mystery School and the Magnum Opus: Citrinitas. She is certified in End-of-Life Doula Intensive Training.  MaryAnn holds two black belts in two different Japanese Martial Arts Systems earning them in Japan. MaryAnn has traveled the world extensively in search of learning her metaphysical pursuits, and interests. MaryAnn writes three columns monthly on Astrological predictions for the Long Island Publications GEM Magazine, The Village Connection, and Aces Magazine. Artistically she has been a ballet dancer and dances Yangi, which is an oriental dance. MaryAnn has been a backup singer and used to manage the band (John Kelvin, Solo Artist).She is the Treasurer of The Long Island Chapter of The National Council of Geocosmic Research; and as a qualified Astrologer for over 30 years utilizes the tools of the past, and present to practice her ancient Art as she gives classes and does her readings. EventBrite on line registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/x/maryann-dellinger-october-122023-7-9-topic-aspects-whats-coming-next-tickets-728897832037 Contact MaryAnn Delinger: https://www.maryanndellinger.com/ Levittown Hall: Eyes Of Learning Location Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Pkwy, Hicksville, NY 11801 Google Directions: https://hempsteadny.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Levittown-Hall-67   Chapter meeting lecture is  $15 for members, $20 for non members. November 13, 2023,  7-9 PM Meet, and Greet! Let's talk Astrology. Join our discussion at Levittown & bring your chart, Levittown Hall. December, 6, 2023, 7-9 PM  Wednesday. Holiday meeting, Levittown Hall.  Winter  2024, Date, and location to be announced.  Dr. Jeanne D'Bandt All Classes, and Extra Presentations Will Be offered by the Educational Committee at The Forest City Park. Thank you Grace Lopez, and MaryAnn Dellinger.  Our LINCGR Educational committee offers dynamic learning opportunities for your personal  experience.   Please note  a three student minimum registration is required before we start our class with respect for our teachers. Any Questions contact: MaryAnn Dellinger, text : 631 875 7235 , email celestialsrealm@gmail.com Grace Lopez, text 516 455 7815, lop5g@aol.com All Day Classes, and meetings 11:30-2:00 PM MaryAnn Dellinger, New to Astrology. Let's Learn the Energies of the  Astrological  Basics, and a little bit more! Mondays:  September, 11, 18th. October: 16, 23, 30th MaryAnn Dellinger: Lets talk: The Energies of the Transits Mondays: November: 13, 20 27th December:11.18th Upcoming Speakers:  Coming up:  Date to be announced Dr. Jeanne D'Bandt Health Indicators in the Chart:  Inclusive of Planets, Patterns, Progressions, Returns, Transits, and more. Location to be announced.   Join us for an analysis of the factors that contribute to health, longevity, and death in the natal chart and its movement through time and space.        Dr. Jeanne D'Brant has been a student and teacher of astrology for more than four decades. Jeanne has presented for  both NCGR-Long Island and for NCGR national. Voted LI’s Alternative Doctor of the Year 2009, Jeanne is a professor of biology, anatomy, and physiology and has been published in diverse fields.  She has studied Ayurveda in India, Homeopathy in Germany, and Traditional Chinese Medicine in China; her knowledge of medical astrology is a synthesis of her immersion in the influence of the planets and stars, her western medical training, and her experience of traditional healing systems. With a Sag midheaven and Jupiter in Sag in the 10th house, she has traveled in 66 countries on 6 continents and is the author of Global: A Traveler’s Tales (amazon.com/author/dr_jet).     We look forward to seeing all members at Chapter Meetings, classes, and other presentations.   At the door: Members $15, Non-members $20 & EventBrite registrations. At the door: Members $15, Non-members $20 & EventBrite registrations. 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MM Fine Art exhibits: Spiritual Exercises Isadora Capraro and Lautaro Cuttica October 7 - October 22, 2023

Spiritual Exercises Isadora Capraro and Lautaro Cuttica October 7 - October 22, 2023 Isadora Capraro, Dukkha, 85 x 96 in, mixed media on canvas Lautaro Cuttica, Scholar, 96 x 72 in, oil on canvas OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, October 7 6 to 8 PM

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NYWIFT Announces New and Returning Board Members for 2023-2024 The accomplished group of documentary and narrative filmmakers, producers, and educators joins the non-profit’s dynamic leadership team   Clockwise from top left: NYWIFT Board Members Sirad Balducci, Christina Kiely, Amenya Makuku, Kuye Youngblood, Joyce Pierpoline, and Neyda Martinez   New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) is pleased to announce the results of its 2023 Board of Directors elections. As a non-profit 501c3 public charity, NYWIFT is governed by a board of directors elected by the membership. Board members serve on committees in the areas of Development, Membership, Communications, Programming, Special Events, and Advocacy and Education. Six spots on the board have been filled, with one new member and five returning members:   New Board Member: Neyda Martinez: Neyda Martinez is a producer, strategist, writer, and a long-time cultural worker who explores the role of art in public life while centering social justice and cultural equity. Selected in 2023 as a Sundance Woman to Watch x Adobe Fellow, and a Faculty Fellow for the Mellon Initiative for Inclusive Faculty Excellence, her current documentaries in production include Bartolo and A Chasm in Chinatown. Presently, Martinez is an Associate Professor in the School of Media Studies, Director of the Media Management Graduate Program, and Co-Director of the Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative at The New School.   Returning Board Members: Sirad Balducci: Sirad Balducci is an independent feature film producer based in New York with over 25 years of experience. As one of the founders of the Give Film Foundation, Balducci strongly believes in the profound power of film to make a social impact. Her award-winning short film Generation Lockdown, which she wrote and directed, sheds light on the traumatic psychological effects experienced by children in the face of the gun epidemic. Christina Kiely: Christina Kiely has been producing and directing documentaries for over 25 years. Most recently she has been executive producing #whereisPengShuai for Vice News Documentaries. Other credits include ABC News’ first digital documentary series, A Murder on Orchard Street, and the accompanying hit podcast; the ABC News documentary series NYPD 24/7 (Emmy nomination); In the Jury Room; ABC Primetime Mondays; the A&E Biography of Yo-Yo Ma; Code Blue (TLC); Rights & Wrongs: Human Rights Television (PBS); and documentaries for the U.N. International Labor Organization. Amenya Makuku: Amenya Makuku is an independent producer and the Head of Development and Production for Courtney Lee-Mitchell’s 4th Power Films (FX’s Kindred), with previous tenures at Edward Norton’s Class 5 Films, where she worked from development through physical production on Thanks for Sharing, and FilmNation Entertainment, where she worked on Oscar-nominated Room and Arrival. She just wrapped production on Craig Webster’s Woman in the Cabinet. Joyce Pierpoline: Joyce Pierpoline is an award-winning producer and founder of Pierpoline Films based in New York and Paris. Her most recent film, The Listener, starring Tessa Thompson and directed by Steve Buscemi, premiered at the Venice Film Festival this year; other films include The Transfiguration; Sundance award-winning cult favorite Teeth; Happy Tears; Angelica; and the award-winning In the Company of Men. She also serves on the board of BAFTA-North American, where she is Chair of the Film Committee, and she is the co-founder of the Producers Guild of America’s Women’s Impact Network. Kuye Youngblood: Kuye Youngblood is an Emmy award-winning producer with experience in scripted, documentary, stand-up comedy, and concert captures with a focus on series, shorts, and features. Formerly the Head of Development and Production, she is currently the General Manager of the BRIC TV network. Her EP work has screened at Tribeca, Sundance, The Lower East Side Film Festival, New Voices in Black Cinema, Hot Docs, ABFF, UrbanWorld, Bentonville, Bushwick Film Festival, New Orleans Film Festival, and Seattle International Film Festival, among others. “We are thrilled to have welcome back this powerhouse group of returning board members to the NYWIFT leadership team, bringing their energy, passion, and insight to drive forward NYWIFT’s mission of equity and inclusion. And we are so excited to welcome new board member Neyda Martinez, whose contributions to New York City’s educational and cultural institutions are unparalleled,” said NYWIFT CEO Cynthia Lopez. “We are thrilled to welcome back this powerhouse group of returning board members to the NYWIFT leadership team, bringing their energy, passion, and insight to drive forward NYWIFT’s mission of equity and inclusion. And we are so excited to welcome new board member and friend Neyda Martinez, whose contributions to New York City’s educational and cultural institutions are impressive and her creative spirit has been instrumental in helping filmmakers accomplish their goals,” said NYWIFT CEO Cynthia Lopez. “The NYWIFT board made a commitment during a strategic plan more than seven years ago to diversify our board, and we are so proud that the board is now 65% diverse with creative talent from across the documentary, narrative, podcasting, and television industries.” “This is a critical time in our industry as we face an important moment of reckoning and support our friends and colleagues who are striking for a better, safer, and more equitable working environment. This moment calls for a smart, strategic, and innovative group of industry leaders driving the conversation forward, and it’s exciting to have such dynamic group of NYWIFT Board Members on the team to listen to, guide, and support our members who are working toward positive change,” said NYWIFT Board President Leslie Fields-Cruz.  Learn more about the NYWIFT Board of Directors at nywift.org/about/board-of-directors.

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