Articles

  • Graffiti Summer Vacation Press Release

    TAKE A “GRAFFITI SUMMER VACATION” AT PEN + BRUSH: ENGAGE WITH FEMALE ARTISTS AND WRITERS THROUGH LIVE PAINTING, POETRY WORKSHOPS, AND GRAFFITI EVENTS. Featuring the work of Lady Pink, Josephine Barreiro, Michela Martello, Anna Walinska and More – Then Leave Your Mark: Tag a Wall or Participate in Writing & Graffiti Events Scheduled Throughout the…

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  • Building a Narrative on Unusual Canvases

    Italian-born artist Michela Martello draws and paints, more often than not, on materials that have previously served some other purpose.

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  • The Future Is Goddess With Michela Martello

    Michela Martello, dipped her paintbrush in Farrow & Ball paint to create life-sized murals at New York’s Pen + Brush Gallery – an organization that promotes gender equality by supporting emerging female artists.

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  • Future Is Goddess on NY1

    NY1 Reporter Stephanie Simon includes Pen + Brush’s current exhibit, Future Is Goddess, in “Your Weekend Starts Now”. A segment that features her top picks for great things to do in NYC.

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  • Pen + Brush Profiled on NYC-Arts!

    NYC-Arts is re-airing our profile segment that highlighted the mission and vibrancy of Pen + Brush, with interviews featuring Executive Director Janice Sands and Pen + Brush artist Josephine Barreiro. This was a milestone moment for the organization in many ways.

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  • Critic’s Picks: NYC Gallery Shows at Ronin, Pen + Brush, Van Doren Waxter

    Michela Martello’s “Future is Goddess” show is in line with the feminist cause espoused at the fantastic Flatiron space occupied by Pen + Brush on 22nd Street. Read the full article

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  • How Lola Flash Photographer Spends Her Sundays

    Ever since Lola Flash joined the protest group ACT UP in the 1980s, she has made a career, to great acclaim, of photographing people in ways that challenge stereotypes. Her portraits of gay, lesbian, transgender and queer people are now part of the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Brooklyn…

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  • 16 Feminist Art Shows to See In Honor of Women’s History Month

    Michela Martello: Future is Goddess included in Artnet News list of recommended exhibitions.

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  • Women’s Writing Circle at Pen and Brush

    After 122 years of supporting women’s literature in New York, Pen and Brush has launched an in-house writing circle. We bring women’s writing to the world by bringing the world’s editors to them, and now we want to bring you into our cozy new space for the time and community your project deserves. What happens…

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  • The Photo Show

    Kai and Michael sat down with Janice and Dawn of P+B, and artist Tricia Wright. We covered a range of topics including the rich history of the organization in the support of women in the arts and how it has changed over the years to meet the needs of contemporary artists.

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