In 2024—a year of global elections, as some 60 countries representing half of the world’s populations hold regional and national leadership votes—The Heckscher Museum of Art invited Long Island artists to submit work which engages with contemporary social, cultural, or political issues. The Museum received 762 artwork submissions from 313 artists, and the result, The Body Politic: Long Island Biennial 2024 features exceptional art from contemporary artists in a compelling museum-wide exhibition that features 79 works of art accepted from 60 artists. I am honored to have my painting, “InDecision”, included in this exhibition.
The jurors for the 2024 Long Island Biennial were Ian Alteveer, Beal Family Chair of the Department of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Patricia Cronin, sculptor, Artistic Director of the LGBTQ+ VR Museum and Distinguished Professor of Art, Brooklyn College; and Grace Hong, Assistant Director, Galerie Lelong & Co.
The artists chosen represent the breadth of communities across Suffolk and Nassau counties and the exhibition encompasses a remarkable variety of media with styles spanning abstraction to hyperrealism. “We remain committed to sharing inspiring and thought-provoking new art with our visitors.” said Heather Arnet, Executive Director & CEO. The 8th edition of the Long Island Biennial “will resonate with the entire community given the diversity in artists and the universality of the important themes in their work.” For more information, see https://www.heckscher.org/exhibitions/long-island-biennial-2024/
“InDecision”, acrylic and oil on canvas
Long Island Biennial 2024 Exhibiting Artists
Edward Acosta, Kelynn Zena Alder, Herold Alexis, Andrea Baatz, Monica Banks, Dasha Bazanova, Karl Bourke, Nancy Bueti-Randall, Charis J. Carmichael Braun, Fernando Carpaneda, Hwa Young Caruso, Jennifer Lewis, John Cino, Angela Classi, Teresa Cromwell, Madeline Daversa, Riccarda de Eccher, Ruth Douzinas, Sally B. Edelstein, Kailee S. Finn, Julie Flores, Jeremy Grand, Justin Greenwald, Robert V. Guido, Glen Hansen, RJT Haynes, Jeffrey Herschenhous, Lori Horowitz, Anna Jurinich, Joan Kim Suzuki, Jane Kirkwood, Karen L. Kirshner, Sheryl Ruth Kolitsopoulos, Jenny Patten La Monica, Emily Rose Larsen, Neil Leinwohl, Barbara Ludwig, Alisa M. Shea, Manuel Alejandro Macarrulla, Lili Nickolina Maglione, Paul Mele, Julia Jane Moore, Kenny Ng, Jessica Penagos, Gail Postal, Melissa Pressler, James E. Rice, Lauren Ruiz, Blue Ruthen, Nathaniel Schindler, Laura Siegelman, Susan Kozodoy Silkowitz, Lauren Skelly Bailey, Maria Spector, Lisa Stanko, Adam L. Straus, Ezra Thompson, Pinky Urmaza, Mark W. Van Wagner, Christian Wilbur