Curatorial Projects — Renee Valenti

DISARM

November 23rd and 24th 2019, Group show and benefit for Gays Against Guns. Automatic Studios, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY. "GAG is an inclusive, direct action group of LGBTQ+ people and their allies committed to nonviolently breaking the gun industry's chain of death—investors, manufacturers, the NRA and politicians who block safer gun laws." https://www.gaysagainstguns.net/

DISARM was a group show and readings in response to the ongoing abomination of gun violence in the U.S. This show was formed shortly after the two mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton in 2019. It was an invitation for artists to respond and for the art to have a financial action or a vocal one, or both.

Participating artists and writers-Patrick Alston, Lauren Altman, Ti Cersley, Ian Faden, Alex Gingrow, Alteronce Gumby, Sara Jones, Marina Leybishkis, Ali Medina, Manuel Oliver, Lidija Slokenbergs, Pamela Sneed, Jannell Turner, Renee Valenti, Reagen Wilson

Patrick Alston,
Hosea 4:6,
2019,
Mixed media on canvas,
26 x 28 inches — Patrick Alston, Hosea 4:6, 2019, Mixed media on canvas, 26 x 28 inches

Alteronce Gumby,
Out of the wilderness,
2018,
Oil on canvas,
12 x 12 inches — Alteronce Gumby, Out of the wilderness, 2018, Oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches

Renee Valenti,
Red Room,
2019,
Oil and glitter paper on canvas, nailed to, panel,
14 x 17 inches — Renee Valenti, Red Room, 2019, Oil and glitter paper on canvas, nailed to, panel, 14 x 17 inches

Renee Valenti,
Alizarin,
2019,
Oil on canvas, nailed to panel,
16 x 14 inches — Renee Valenti, Alizarin, 2019, Oil on canvas, nailed to panel, 16 x 14 inches

Alex Gingrow,
For Doing Nothing More Than Breathing In The Skin In Which He Was Born,
2016,
Watercolor, gesso, and graphite on paper,
9.5 x 10.75 inches framed — Alex Gingrow, For Doing Nothing More Than Breathing In The Skin In Which He Was Born, 2016, Watercolor, gesso, and graphite on paper, 9.5 x 10.75 inches framed

Jannell Turner,
Untitled 4,
2019,
Oil on canvas,
17 x 14 inches — Jannell Turner, Untitled 4, 2019, Oil on canvas, 17 x 14 inches

Jannell Turner,
Untitled 1,
2019,
Oil on canvas,
10 x 8 inches — Jannell Turner, Untitled 1, 2019, Oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches

Sara Jones,
Bulwark,
2019,
Acrylic and gouache on panel,
10 x 8 inches — Sara Jones, Bulwark, 2019, Acrylic and gouache on panel, 10 x 8 inches

Ali Medina,
2017,
you are my favorite kind. nothing that i can name. (after Nayyirah Waheed),
Digital scan mounted on dibond,
18 x 24 inches — Ali Medina, 2017, you are my favorite kind. nothing that i can name. (after Nayyirah Waheed), Digital scan mounted on dibond, 18 x 24 inches

Marina Leybishkis,
Agreement,
2012,
Silver gelatin emulsion on cardboard,
52 x 25 inches — Marina Leybishkis, Agreement, 2012, Silver gelatin emulsion on cardboard, 52 x 25 inches

Lauren Altman,
You Remain,
2018,
Digital print mounted on sintra board with wall mount brace,
40 x 17 inches — Lauren Altman, You Remain, 2018, Digital print mounted on sintra board with wall mount brace, 40 x 17 inches

Manuel Oliver,
Just Make it Safe,
2019,
Mix media over wood with clear coat,
22 x 42 inches — Manuel Oliver, Just Make it Safe, 2019, Mix media over wood with clear coat, 22 x 42 inches

Ian Faden,
The Return,
2018,
Oil on canvas,
14 x 11 inches — Ian Faden, The Return, 2018, Oil on canvas, 14 x 11 inches