I ought to have posted this sooner, but with distractions of the day to day… better late than never.
The Brand Library in Glendale CA ( https://www.brandlibrary.org ) is a treasure house , a library possessing a wealth of knowledge concerning the arts, visual, musical, literary. Annually the library hosts a renowned national juried exhibition devoted exclusively to works on paper, this was the 52nd, and this year juried by the esteemed art critic Shana Nys Dambrot. Apparently this year saw the largest number of artworks submitted, 1,574, and the largest number shown for exhibition, 102. I am honored that my submission, The Xibalba Codex was included…all 68 drawings, skillfully hung.
(I had provided a schematic, which the Brand team followed to the letter, gratitude for that.)
I am very appreciative of the Brand, Debra Thompson, Brand 52 Chair, the excellent staff at the Brand and especially Shana Nys Dambrot who has over the years supported, exhibited and most importantly , most gratifyingly , understood my work, “getting” the work. Every artist wishes to be understood, Shana’s stamp of approval is validation indeed .
Check out Jodi’s work at https://www.instagram.com/jodi_bonassi/
Finally, the juror, Shana Nys Dambrot https://www.instagram.com/shananys/
I had never seen all 68 drawings hung at once, sequentially , it was gratifying (if difficult to capture); equally gratifying was the placement of the work, first work upon entering the gallery, honored to have had such a prominent position.
A few shots of the 68 drawings:
Lastly, all the drawings are available for purchase through this Blurb link:
https://www.blurb.com/b/11983739-the-xibalba-codex-of-hero-twins-prankster-demons
Boondocks Babylon 