No Place Like Home
January 22 – April 4, 2013
Opening Reception January 31, 2013, 5-7pm

The home is not only where the heart is, but also a site for politics and the imagination. While the news floods with coverage of foreclosures, vacancies, homelessness, and property values, entertainment media celebrates real estate shenanigans and home renovations. This exhibition includes work of contemporary artists grappling with the physical and psychological implications of “home.”

Artists in this exhibition: Corinne May Botz, Marisa DiPaola, Kate Gilmore, Thomas Green, Mikhail Gubin, Louise Halsey, Sarah Hoskins, Aron G. Johnston Jr., Stephen Lorber, George Lorio, Jeanette May, Caitlin Parker, Martha Rosler, David H. Wells

Image credit: Jeanette May, “Bachelor #1 Matt” from the series “Bachelor Pads,” 2011, archival pigment print, 26”x38”, Courtesy of the artist

“Soma, Trickster & Myself: David D. Oquendo”
September 4, 2012 – July 24, 2013
Messier Gallery, 3rd floor Robeson Campus Center

David D. Oquendo leads his audience into a world populated with characters of indefinite human-animal-plant-fungus origin, each signifying a facet of Oquendo’s exploration of religion, culture, and personal growth. The work rings with pop culture and commercial imagery, yet engages questions that have remained relevant throughout human history.

Image credit: David D. Oquendo, “Soma, Trickster & Myself” (Wall B), 2012, acrylic on sheet rock, 119”x165”, Courtesy of the artist “

Janice McDonnell:
The Death Penalty Ladies Society” Criminal Justice
January 22 – July 24, 2013
Gallery – located on the 5th floor of the Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street, Newark, NJ

Janice McDonnell writes: “Since the death penalty was reinstated in this country in 1976 twelve women have been executed… Drawing from John singer Sargent’s portraiture for inspiration, I’ve recast these women in the role of socialites; portraying them in a new, genteel light, elevating their status in our society, and confronting the treatment of the privileged in today’s world. Their crimes were heinous, and their victims were real. And while not condoning their acts of violence, I question our double standards on how we as society judge its members.” Janice McDonnell is a Brooklyn-based artist who studied at the Art Students League and Ohio State University. Her works have shown extensively in New York City since 2002.

Image credit: Janice McDonnell, “Christina Riggs,” 2010-2011, Oil on canvas, 36”x30”, Courtesy of the artist