Installation view with "Lifelines: The Asthma Quilt," Quilters without Borders, 2016-17. Photo: Jason Mandella

"Wonders of New York," Nils Hansell, 1950

Installation view with work by Joyce Kozloff. Photo: Bruce Matthews

Installation view of "Fugitive Topography: Jelly NYC," Liz Hickok, 2010

"Scratch ‘N Sniff NYC," Nicola Twilley, 2010

Installation view with work by Jane Hammond, Meredith McNeal, and Florent Morellet

"Portland," Matthew Picton, 2011

YOU ARE HERE NYC
Art, Information, and Mapping
Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York
​Sept - Oct 2017

​For this exhibition of New York City mapworks, a selection of contemporary artists, designers, and data analysts addressed a question currently in the art/design zeitgeist: in what forms can information visualization become art, and how can artists make data visible? The maps combined information visualization and artistic endeavor to provide new ways of interpreting life in an endlessly fascinating and dynamic metropolis. 
In collaboration with Jessie Braden, Director of Pratt Institute's Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative.
​Included three commissioned artworks based on a specific set of census data focused on NYC's immigrant population, by Christine Gedeon, Ekene Ijeoma, and Doug McCune. 

​Press release
​SAVI
Gothamist

PICTURING THE CITY
Illustrated Maps of NYC
New York Public Library, New York
Sept 2017 - July 2018

Drawn from the library's renowned map collection, the display featured a diverse selection of illustrated maps spanning six centuries, from Manhattan’s earliest days as the hub of a new Dutch colony to a lighthearted depiction of the city in the 22nd century. Artistic embellishments included dynamic designs, bold colors, novel perspectives, and cartoon humor. 
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Press release
Hyperallergic

THE MAP AS ART
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City
Co-curated with Barbara O'Brien, chief curator
Sept 2012 - April 2013

In its soaring gallery spaces, the museum presented artworks that explored issues of mapping—both conceptual and literal—while also examining the personal gesture involved in large-scale works.
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Press release
Art Daily
​Vis.ually

YOU ARE HERE
Mapping the Psychogeography of New York City
Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York
Sept - Nov 2010

An exhibition of work by a selection of contemporary artists mapped the emotional terrain of the world's most famous and influential urban center, and explored the effect of the city's powerful moods on those who live and work there. Contributing artists were invited to use inventive cartographic concepts to reflect the city's abundant, colliding moods. 
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Press release
Edible Geography
Cool Hunting
Gothamist
​DNA Info

THE MAP AS ART
Christopher Henry Gallery, New York
Nov 2009 - Jan 2010

The exhibition presented a diverse group of work in a variety of media, all using mapping concepts to explore uncharted territories. 
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Wall Street Journal
New York Post

YOU AREN’T HERE
Artists’ Maps of Personal Spaces
​Paper Hammer Gallery, Seattle
Oct 2011

A selection of pieces by six artists who use cartographic images and concepts in their work. PIeces included altered atlases, sculptural wall hangings, and flat pieces that mapped a range of locations: cities reimagined, moods recorded, dreams analyzed, and borders disputed. 

​Header image: "And Goosebumps" (detail), Dahlia Elsayed

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