College Art Association Poster Session: Kawral was a response to the crisis that erupted in Mali in 2012. This artist residency and resulting exhibition and catalogue are important because they serve as a model for the role that artistic production and culture can play in the life of a nation. Yet, projects such as this are rare. KAWRAL united 25 …
Sculptors Guild celebrates its 80th year (1937 – 2017) as one of the oldest artist run nonprofit organizations in NY. “Each sculpture embodies a different vision of the world, of the past, present, and future. Some of the sculptures are whimsical: others touch on the tragic. The sculptors present a span of human emotions as wide as the range of …
Nyame Adom, 36 inches x 24 inches x 24 inches, steel, 1991 Janet will be participating in i found god in myself: the 40th anniversary of Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls…. “The issues surrounding love, sexuality, gender equality, racial identity, and, ultimately, self-love explored by Ntozake Shange’s Work on Broadway 40 years ago remain relevant today.” Souleo, Curator
Janet participated in ArtSlope at two locations. Art Slope was a nine-day free, multi-arts festival in Park Slope, Brooklyn. With an incredibly rich trove of artists, arts organizations, and venues to draw on, Art Slope brought together artworks from across all disciplines and celebrate New York’s diverse creative community.
Have We Met? ||| Gestural steel sculptures inspired by Malian sculpture and a video with sound presents aspects of daily life in Karenguimbe, village in northern Mali. Presenting images that are small, personal and human, Janet’s aim is to offer a realistic image of Africa that is nuanced and positive, countering persistent negative stereotypes. Janet was featured on State of …
Fences & Neighbors, Installation (Photographs, Text, Video, Sound, Barbed Wire), 2016. A “powerful…show… by…Janet Goldner on immigration.” Holland Cotter, The New York Times, April 21, 2016. The full video can be seen in the video section. “powerful…show… by…Janet Goldner on immigration.” Holland Cotter, NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 2016….. & featured in NYArts . The Sculptors Guild presents Fences & Neighbors, Janet Goldner’s mixed media …
The Sculptors Guild presents American Twist. The Point of Water is a wall installation composed of fabricated and found steel elements. In Bamana thought (an ethnic group in Mali), besides north, south, east, west, the point of water is the fifth cardinal point. Water is a directional indication as in I live two blocks from the river. Cities and towns are located …
Lunch & daily meeting during the Kawral project, Mopti, Mali 2014 Open Engagement is an international conference and platform to support socially engaged art. The conference highlights the work of transdisciplinary artists, activists, students, scholars, community members, and organizations. This year’s theme is POWER. Allies or Aliens? Collaborating Across Cultures Laura Anderson Barbata, Janet Goldner, Melissa Potter, Miriam Schaer A 4-person …
The fence to the sky: the 30′ high fence between Nogales, Sonora and Nogales, AZ. “powerful…show… by…Janet Goldner on immigration.” Holland Cotter, NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 2016….. & featured in NYArts . Fences & Neighbors is Janet Goldner’s mixed media installation inspired by her research trip to Arizona in 2014. A woven barbed wire fence divides the gallery. On the far side is …
Janet was pleased to participate in a panel discussion in conjunction with Bronx:Africa . Artists include Laylah Barrayn (Senegal), Janet Goldner (Mali) and Howard T. Cash (West Africa). Osaretin Ugiagbe (Nigeria). Moderated by Atim Annette Oton, curator of public programming. Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos 450 Grand Concourse Bronx NY 10451 Tel. 718-518-6728 http://www.bronxarts.org/lag.asp