Collaborations with Artist John Bonafede 2020-

John Bonafede is a New York City–based multidisciplinary artist whose work encompasses painting, performance, installation, video, and a distinctive form of street printmaking known as chemography. He studied at Syracuse University, the School of Visual Arts, LLOTJA in Barcelona, and Tibet House in New York. His years of study with a Tibetan master Thangka painter inspired his involvement in founding a nonprofit supporting nomadic children in East Tibet.

Bonafede has presented performance work in alternative art spaces and major institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the 2017 Venice Biennale. Drawing on his experience in painting, production design, and graphic storytelling, his work explores social systems, personal relationships, and the connections between natural and human-made environments.

The collaborative works in this exhibition were created during the COVID-19 quarantine and in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. Emerging from a period of isolation, grief, and national reflection, these works capture a dialogue between two artists responding to a transformative moment in American life.