On display will be 46 versions of Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece
created mostly by local artists. 12 of
these clever reproductions of the Mona
Lisa were submitted by regional artists in a variety of mediums. An artist from Minneapolis contributed her
image in the form of mosaic. High
school students attending Rochester’s School
of the Arts and School Without Walls
created the other 33 mixed-media show pieces as a project directed by their art
teacher Elisa Bond. Using their talents
and imagination, the artists have reinterpreted the world’s most famous
portrait into their own works of art.
Participating artists include Chloe Bennett-Larson, Phil
Bliss, Beth Brown, Marian Cameron, Zach Collins, Starr Fazzina, Susan Jenkins,
Scott Lamont, John Midla, Mary Reynolds, Jonathan Schnapp, Colleen Virdi, and Mollie
Wolf.
Participating art students from School of the Arts are Mia Archer, Zach Bellucci, Margaret
Blaszczak, Richard Bombard, Samantha Diltz, Yaundrell Dixon, Mawia Elawad, Tom
Enders, Carlos Feliciano, Teeandra Felton, Shannon Koch, Leah Garlock, Erin
Gresko, Jordan Heffer, Melissa Jensen-Stewart, Michelle Johnson, Kendal Lewis,
Leon Lin, Thalia Maldonado, Kandice McGee, Claudia Moellering, Eysa Mohamed,
Mia Nesmith, Gracie Parker, Elycia Plaza, Jaymes Reynolds, Nah’Tivah Ross,
Isaac Santore, Aaron Scott, Brianna Twyman, and Charlotte Wiltse.
Participating art students from School Without Walls are Husain Rashid and Ariana Wynn.
The public is invited to an artists’ reception for “I Want
My Mona Lisa: Tribute to a Renaissance Icon” on First Friday, October 5th from
6-10pm. Many of the Mona Lisa artworks
will be available for purchase. Free
admission.
The Shoe Factory Art Co-op's gallery is located at 250 N. Goodman St., Studio 212 (second floor), Rochester, NY 14607.
Exhibit hours: First Friday, October 5th from 6-10pm, Second Saturday October 13th from 12-4pm, and every Wednesday 12-5pm thru October 24th.
The Shoe Factory Art Co-op has frequent calls for artists to
submit work to monthly juried exhibits.
The deadline for the next call for entries is October 20th for their
November exhibit “Tone It Down a Notch: Minimal Art”.
The Shoe Factory also hosts rotating exhibits
at Starry Nites Café at 696 University Ave.
“Let Them Eat Cake! Portraits of Pastries” will be the next show at the
coffee shop with a deadline for art entries by November 10th. For more information visit the “Call for
Artists” page on the Shoe Factory’s website at www.shoefactoryarts.com.
