A Group Exhibition Challenging Viewers to Consider Identity Beyond Binaries While Celebrating the Depth, Breadth and Complexities of Gender Expression
June 1 - August 25, 2023
Riverfront Art Gallery, 4th Floor of Riverfront Library
Yonkers Public Library's Riverfront Art Gallery opens Pride Month on Thurs., June 1 with an opening reception of its new exhibit Love is the Only Norm, a celebration of queer artists exploring themes of history, pop culture, identity, politics, sexuality, gender and race.
Featuring work by over 24 artists, the exhibition creates a space for LGBTQIA+* artists to share their perspectives on the breadth of human experiences through work that is both explicitly and not explicitly queer. This exhibit is curated by Haifa Bint-Kadi and will run from June 1-Aug. 25, 2023.
Opening Reception:
Date: Thursday, June 1
Time: 5:30-7:30 pm
Featured Artists: Anthony Amiewalan, Esmeralda Angel, Daniel Aros-Aguilar, Michelle Asarch, Johan Beltre Baez, Elizabeth de Bethune, Rosa Guadalupe Fortys, Ricardo Osmondo Francis, Matthew Gilbert, Mitchell Goldbeg, Jeremy Gonzalez, Seth Ruggles Hiler, Nick Lavey, Dauris Martinez, Christine Mendoza, Gloria Nixon-Crouch, Daniel Ortiz, Marshall Ransfield, Rosa G. Santúa, Christoph Sawyer, Erika Shallcross, Franklin Silva, Jean Sonderand, and Andrea Straker
*LGBTQIA+ is the initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, and allied/asexual/aromantic/agender.
Additional Items
"I am here , I am queer" by Daniel Ortiz
"I am here , I am queer"
Daniel Ortiz
Mixed media on canvas
17”x21” framed
$650
"Mario" by Daniel Aros-Aguilar
"Mario"
Daniel Aros-Aguilar
Archival Pigment Print mounted on foam board.
25.25” x 19.5”
$1,500
"Self-Portait - Self Love" by Anthony Amiewalan
"Self-PortraIt - Self Love"
Anthony Amiewalan
Marker
11'' x 14''
$100
"Secret Drivers Up Close" by Mitchell Goldberg
"Secret Drivers Up Close"
Mitchell Goldberg
Monoprint with Image Transfer & Colored Pencil
17" x 24.5"
$950
"Home" by Matthew Gilbert
Home
Matthew Gilbert
Acrylic Yarn on Backing Fabric
36" x 24"
$550
"Love, a State of Being" by Christine Mendoza
Love, a State of Being
Christine Mendoza
Acrylic
33 x 42
NFS
"Casting nets and casting shadows" by Seth Ruggles Hiler
"Casting nets and casting shadows"
Seth Ruggles Hiler
Oil on Canvas
36” x 24”
$3,000
"Apparition" by Seth Ruggles Hiler
"Apparition"
Seth Ruggles Hiler
Oil on Canvas
11” x 14”
$1,200