ARTISTS
Toys: Embracing Play
Curated by David Rios and Judith Berman, Toys: Embracing Play encourages you to find the child within yourself; a spot that is safe and secure and that prompts you to visualize fantasy, creativity, and growth. David Rios is the Director of Public Programs and Curator of Contemporary Art at the Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM). Judith Berman is a Fountain House Gallery artist and conceived of the show's theme.
"Play is an important part of our cognitive development, and toys allow that development to flourish while serving as artifacts of our deepest memories. These memories can be reminders of joy and happiness but also trauma, as toys may have played a part in getting us through difficult moments in our youth. Regardless of what toys elicit in us, we are drawn to them no matter how old we are, and in this exhibition the artists excitingly display the various ways this manifests." - David Rios
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Curated by David Rios and Judith Berman, Toys: Embracing Play encourages you to find the child within yourself; a spot that is safe and secure and that prompts you to visualize fantasy, creativity, and growth. David Rios is the Director of Public Programs and Curator of Contemporary Art at the Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM). Judith Berman is a Fountain House Gallery artist and conceived of the show's theme.
"Play is an important part of our cognitive development, and toys allow that development to flourish while serving as artifacts of our deepest memories. These memories can be reminders of joy and happiness but also trauma, as toys may have played a part in getting us through difficult moments in our youth. Regardless of what toys elicit in us, we are drawn to them no matter how old we are, and in this exhibition the artists excitingly display the various ways this manifests." - David Rios
Artists on show
- Alyson Vega
- Angela Rogers
- Ariel Navarrete
- Arturo Sitjar
- Barry Senft
- Elizabeth Atlas
- Fiona Heeran
- Guiomar Giraldo-Baron
- Issa Ibrahim
- Jared Rem
- Je'Jae Cleo Mizrahi
- Jenny Chan
- José Carcamo
- Judith Berman
- Kerry Kennedy
- Lorrie Berman
- Louise Kavadlo
- Lynn Walsh
- Madeleine Hope Arthurs
- Mario Fontenla
- Maybellene Gonzalez
- Nancy Caton
- Ray Lopez
- Rene Santiago
- Rich Courage
- Roger Jones
- Saverio Penza
- Shelia Horne
- Susan Spangenberg
- Tanya Nickolan
- Tara Sue Salusso
- Valerie Kerr
- vermilion
- Zeus Hope
