This past weekend, I spent my time hiking on Long Island's North Shore, touring the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory campus where DNA was discovered, catching up with old friends and gallery hopping in Manhattan. It was action packed and my legs are still recovering from all the mileage.

If you're ever in need for a restaurant that offers gluten free options while gallery hopping in Chelsea, I recommend Friedmans Lunch in Chelsea Market. Their fish tacos hit the spot. (Thanks for a great lunch date, Dana!)

*Aditya Pande, RING ROAD DRAWINGS, Mixed media on paper, 2014*

The first exhibit at Aicon Gallery was selected works of Aditya Pande, a contemporary artist from India who works with painting, sculpture, installation art and video. His pop-artish works tend to include overlaying shapes, many incorporating paint, ink and glitter.

*Aditya Pande, HALF LIFE FORM VII & IX (DIPTYCH), Mixed media on archival paper, 2012*

*Aditya Pande, Half Life Form III, Mixed media on archival paper, 2012*

*Aditya Pande, PORTRAIT OF A DOG AS A YOUNG ARTIST, Mixed media on paper, 2015*

*Aditya Pande,* *A:H&M and C:H&M*, *Mixed media on paper, 2014*

The second artist represented at Aicon Gallery was Promotesh Das Pulak of Bangladesh whose work deals with social crisis, war and pollution. His exhibition, Betrayal of Innocence and Beauty, incorporated sculpture, video and photography.

Yossi Milo Gallery is currently showing the large scale photographs of John Chiara. These pieces were created in a van that the artist converted into a camera obscura that he enters to expose photographic paper directly to light, eliminating the darkroom steps. Chiara dodges, burns and filters the light to create these boldly colorful works that make us slow down and see familiar subjects in a new way.

*John Chiara, E14th Street at Avenue A*, *Two Negative Chromogenic Photographs, 2015*

*John Chiara, work from WEST SIDE AT TIORONDA exhibition,* *Negative Chromogenic Photograph*

*John Chiara, works from WEST SIDE AT TIORONDA exhibition,* *Negative Chromogenic Photographs*

Praxis International Art is showing the photography of Argentinian Lucia Fainzilber. In her exhibition, Wild Flowers, Fainzilber uses large scale portraits to explore women and their obsessions.

*Lucia Fainzilber, work from Wild Flowers, photography*

The exhibit, Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to Photographic Masters, at Yancey Richardson Gallery is the result of the creative and collaborative efforts of Sandro Miller and John Malkovich. Miller photographed the actor slipping into the "roles" of some of the most iconic images of the history of photography. This show depicts Malkovich as Marilyn Monroe, Einstein, Che Guevara, and Hemingway to name only a few.

*Sandro Miller at Yancey Richardson Gallery*

*Sandro Miller, photographs from Malkovich,* *Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to Photographic Masters*

Also showing at Yancey Richardson was the work of Italian photographer Olivo Barbieri whose overhead images of landscapes are carefully manipulated to create the illusion that they are collages.

*Olivo Barbieri, Capri #8, photograph, 2013*

Israeli artist Lee Yanor uses photographic c-prints and and overlay of voile fabric which has also been printed on to create seemingly holographic images. The results are full of movement and they dance beautifully as the viewer changes location. Her work is on display at Onishi Gallery.

*Lee Yanor, works from Draw the Line, c-print & print on voile*

*Lee Yanor, work from Draw the Line, c-print & print on voile, 2015*

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I will be taking part in this year's Art Walk & Street Fest in Kingston Road Village. Come down to support local artists and musicians along with the unique businesses in the area. It should be a load of fun. Hope to see you there!

Find more information click here and on Facebook. You can link and hashtag #kingstonroadvillage, as well.

My work can also still be found at Veloute Bistro in the Beaches. Come check it out and enjoy a glass of wine or a romantic dinner.

I will also be part of a group show in July at the Yellow House Gallery. Make sure to subscribe to this blog below so you'll be sure to get more information about that.

And, tomorrow, I'll be off to Boston to attend my reunion at Tufts University. I look forward to sharing what Boston's museums and galleries have to offer in my next post. Stay tuned.