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September 2021
Angela Manno presents her series Icons of Endangered Species in the group exhibition Earth on the Edge at Ceres Gallery in NYC
New York, NY – American artist and activist Angela Manno exhibits work from her eco-spiritual series, Icons of Endangered Species, in the group exhibition, Earth on the Edge, exploring the tipping points of climate change, this December at Ceres Gallery in NYC.
In Earth on the Edge, Manno presents a selection from Icons of Endangered Species, highlighting animals, insects, and flora that are currently either threatened or critically endangered due to a variety of factors around the world. From Florida panthers to Andean flamingos, star cactus to Monarch butterflies, the subjects of Manno’s Icons of Endangered Species remind us of nature’s diversity, interconnectedness, and fragility.
These paintings, made with egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, apply the traditional processes of icon painting to contemporary environmental concerns in order to elevate non-human species to their rightful and equal place in the community of being. By depicting such subjects in this way, Manno portrays nature as both vulnerable and sublime, calling for our reverence and our care for the condition of the planet.
“The rate of extinction of species is nothing less than a holocaust of Nature. It’s been an explosion in slow motion that is now rapidly gaining momentum.”
– Angela Manno
As an internationally exhibited artist who has been practicing for over forty years, alongside her work on campaigns such as protecting pristine wilderness from military intrusion and the successful campaign to ban fracking in the State of New York, Manno is uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between art and environmental activism. Manno also donates 50% of the proceeds from any sales of her Icons of Endangered Species icons to the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental organization focused on “protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive.”
In addition to Angela Manno, Earth on the Edge also features the work of M. Annenberg, whose installation documents unreported climate news; Krisanne Baker, with paintings that focus on mutating phytoplanktons; Lois Bender, with watercolors and mixed media images that deal with endangered corals; Jeff Carpenter, whose paintings examine the role of regulation as it pertains to the environment; Noreen Dean Dresser’s burnt offerings; Dr. Nigella Hillgarth, with photographs that examine changing ocean chemistry; Kathy Levine, whose sculptures focus on the destruction created by Hurricane Sandy; Paul Miller, a/k/a DJ Spooky, whose Conceptual posters reveal an Antarctic in peril; Ann R. Shapiro, with computer-generated images that reveal climate chaos; and Simone Spicer, with sculptures created from plastic detritus. The exhibition is curated by M. Annenberg.
The exhibition will also include an educational program on Saturday, December 18, 2021, 2:30 PM EST – 4:30 PM EST, featuring Paul Miller a/k/a DJ Spooky, who will speak about Antarctica, his composition Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica, and his book, The Book of Ice; Dr. Klaus H. Jacob, a geophysicist with the Earth Institute, who will discuss the rise in sea levels; and Elly Lessin from Project Drawdown, who will present solutions to global warming.
About Angela Manno
Angela Manno is an award-winning artist based in New York City. Her mediums include encaustic, oils, textile, pastel, as well as egg tempera and gold leaf on wood in creating traditional and contemporary iconography.
Her work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions at distinguished venues, including: the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C, the Smithsonian Institution, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, and other museums around the world. Her work is part of the permanent NASA space art collection at the Kennedy Space Center, and is held in private collections throughout the U.S. and abroad. Her plein air landscapes are collected around the world and are featured in the French documentary film Voyage au Pays des Lavandes (Journey to Lavender Country).
Her current series of work, Icons of Endangered Species, applies her iconography training to a contemporary exploration of environmental crisis and extinction.
She lives and works in New York City, and maintains a second studio in Burlington, Vermont.
Website: www.angelamannofineart.com
Instagram: @angelamannofineart
Exhibition Details
December 14 – 24, 2021
Ceres Gallery
547 West 27th Street, Suite 201
New York, NY 10001
For additional information visit www.ceresgallery.org
Phone: 212-947-6100
Email: art@ceresgallery.org
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