For What we were left to see... Brody will be exhibiting participating community members' stories along with window paintings in the forms of hand bound sculptural books, a self-published zine, fluttering paper quilts, framed letter sized paintings and a handful of large-scale handmade paper sheets of pulp painted versions of participants' windows at almost life-sized.  This final version to re-create for the viewer a vicariously shared experience of how each participant framed What we were left to see... while managing through the pandemic.

She started this project first over email and social media, but then utilized a City Artist Corp grant to host a series of safe, one-on-one Tea Time Talks under her Tea-Tent throughout Mott Haven, Mottley Café, La Morada Restaurant, and at AAA3A artist-run space.  Participants shared their stories through conversion and by writing onto specially prepared note-papers made from tea-stained tea filters to be hung as part of the paper quilts Brody has been collecting since 2007 for her community engagement project Reflections in Tea.

Bronx based artist, Michele Brody has shown in France, Germany, Costa Rica, and throughout NYC at the Bronx Museum, Tenement Museum and JVS Project Space.  She received her MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago and has received grants and residencies every year after graduating.  These include: Pollock/Krasner, NYFA, NYSCA, Bronx Council on the Arts, Skowhegan, Marin Headlands, MASS MoCA and Wave Hill.  Mentions of her work can be found in notable publications.

web:   michelebrody.com  /  @mbrody16

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