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African Influences on Contemporary Altars in the Americas: An Exhibition of Altars and Ritual Offerings
March 12 - April 23, 2008

(Click image to view full size) “Leaf Altar for Nunzia, 1913-2003,”, Nancy Azara, wood and painting, 4’ x 5’, 2007.

(Click image to view full size) “Joseph Lucien Cannizzaro”, Barbara Cannizzaro, wood and objects, 20” x 29”, 2007.

(Click image to view full size) “Yemajá”, Beate Echols, Mixed media altar, photography sand and objects, 28” x 42”, 2006/07.

(Click image to view full size) “Curacion”, Oweena Fogart, photography, 20” x 22”, Mexico, 2007.

(Click image to view full size) “Pai Victor”, Peter Kloehn, photography, 20” x 24”, Argentina, 2007.

(Click image to view full size) “Pablo”, Izan Petterle, photography, 20” x 24”, Cuba.

(Click image to view full size) “My Thereapist”, Carol La Barbara, Mixed media altar, 12” x 18”, 2006.

(Click image to view full size) “Legends”, Phyllis Plattner, oil on board, 42” x 28”, 2006.

(Click image to view full size) “Sra. Santiago’s Altar”, Larry Raccioppo, 40” x 50”, photography, New York, 2007.

(Click image to view full size) “Altar”, Vincent Sallas, 10' x 12', mixed media altar, 2007/08.

(Click image to view full size) “Altars of the Invisible”, Miriam Schaer, 2' x 5', mixed media altar moving by battery, 2006.

(Click image to view full size) “Journey to the Sacred Feminine”, Radiah Harper, 5' x 6', mixed media and 20 pieces of 7" x 8" paintings/retablos, 2007.