FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Kean University Department of Fine Arts
James Howe Gallery
Vaughn Eames Building, Kean University
1000 Morris Ave. Union, NJ 07083
Phone: (908) 737-4400
Email: finearts@kean.edu
Artworks by Yasmeen Abdallah and Triada Samaras Summer/Fall 2024
James Howe Gallery is proud to present an exhibition titled, “Transcending Bodies”:
Installations by Yasmeen Abdallah and paintings by Triada Samaras.
The exhibition is on display from Sunday, July 28 through Friday, September 6, 2024. An artist reception will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2024 from 3-6 pm at the gallery. All are welcome to attend.
“Transcending Bodies” features recent works by Yasmeen Abdallah and Triada Samaras, who are both Adjunct Faculty in the Fine Arts Department at Kean University.
Triada Samaras is an interdisciplinary artist whose work has been featured in numerous national and international exhibitions and venues. Samaras is a New England born, Greek-American who has family members living on both sides of the Atlantic. She has lived and worked in Brooklyn, New York for many years. For over 15 years, Samaras has been exploring the themes of identity, body, house/home, voice, and geography in her work, often in art activist contexts. The exhibition “Transcending Bodies” also features her paintings on the theme of Long Covid.
Yasmeen Abdallah is an interdisciplinary artist, working across intersections of sculpture, textiles, painting, and social engagement. Drawing from the personal and the political through elements of memory, empowerment, trauma, resilience, and persistence, her work takes shape in various capacities from minimal gestures to maximal installations. This work is inspired by contemporary culture, history, space, place and personhood. She is interested in the stories told, and secrets kept by imprints and objects that speak to our contemporary culture.
Visiting hours by Appointment. James Howe GAllery is located in the Vaughn eames Gallery on campus. Campus Map LINK For information and directions call the University at 908-737-KEAN (5326)
