Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Light road journey part I


I flew out to San Francisco for some work and play. After helping Vanessa into her new place ( Raw Manna Superfoods co-op) we embarked on our journey to New Mexico.


We started south on 5 and wound up in Encinitas for the night. Briefly I reconnected with Phoebe and I was so happy that even though it had been a while it felt like a had just seen her yesterday- a testament to our friendship and soul-sisterhood.

You may ask why New Mexico? Well I guess the feeling began right after this summer when I took my biggest trip yet driving across the country. I made it as far as Utah but on the way drove through the Sant Fe forest in New Mexico.


In some ways the journey began as we headed west on 8.

Crossing the border from California to Arizona the young and adorable agent had me roll down the window . He asked "Are you part of the revolution?" , " Yep" I answered. He smiled and let us pass as I continued the drive- one foot anchored in this reality.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Playing Catch-up- My first show



Since the last post -- so much has transformed in my life. My first solo show ( see press release below) was really a success. The whole process was so awesome. I described the feeling to someone as finally being up on the surfboard and riding that wave.



On Wednesday, September 30th
my First solo show
“NOW & THEN: Am I Too Young for a Retrospective?"

opened at The Ivy Brown Gallery 675 Hudson St, New York.


The debut exhibition of Ms. Greenfield features works spanning the past ten years of the emerging artist’s career. The show is divided into two sections “Now” and “Then”. The former section containing recent works created while living in Tel Aviv, Israel the later from her formative years in New York.

“I know cities. Growing up in New York provided me with a sort of innate ability to pick up on the pulse and rhythm of any city. My aesthetic is heavily impacted by the city” says Ms. Greenfield. She continues, “A few years ago my work was more political, more raw. I was concerned with making a statement, now beauty is what I want to create more of in the world.”

Her work draws on allusions from Duchamp to Woodstock, where the artist also has lived. Fourteen mixed media works on canvas compose the show.

Ms. Greenfield studied Art and Literature at Middlebury College in Vermont and Glasgow University in Scotland. She received her Master’s in Arts and Cultural Management at Pratt Institute in New York.