“Artists on Artists” is one of our favorite things at the Compendium, when we turn over the keys to Jewish artists we admire so they can share the work of Jewish artists they admire. This … Read more
Every week, as I put together this newsletter, I am astonished by the continuing creativity from Jewish artists and writers. In a time of political uncertainty and rising antisemitism, during a global pandemic, people keep … Read more
Join us for a conversation with Made in Contact creators Bonny Nahmias and Gabriella Willenz with Made in Contact artists Michelle Claire Gevint, Elisabeth Nicula and Alicja Gaskon. During this 60-minute event, each artist will share … Read more
With Works by Anna Landa, Kate Laster, Bonny Nahmias, Christopher Reiger, Ava Sayaka Rosen, Arielle Tonkin, Gabriella Willenz January 22 – March 22, 2022. The Jewish calendar provides us not only one day a week … Read more
Gabriella Willenz works in photography, video and installation to probe the tension between the construction of reality and its representation as natural and neutral. Her artworks critically interrogate how knowledge is constructed, delving into the … Read more
For Part Two of this series, we are joined by Dr. Mahjabeen Dhala (Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies & Director of Madrasa-Midrasha Program, GTU) and Dr. Ashley Bacchi (Assistant Professor of Jewish History and Ancient … Read more
For Part One of this series, we are joined by both artists, who will guide us through selections from the piece. Come ready to discuss! The Eve & Adam Project is a one-hour experimental, three-part … Read more
In this feature, Bonny and Gabriella share how a personal art exchange that started in the early days of the pandemic evolved to Made in Contact – a digital art book bringing together 30 Asylum … Read more
Monuments of Memory is a two-person exhibition by Gabriella Willenz and Nancy Sayavong consisting of two separate installations. It reworks non-heroic and mundane elements – the architectural structure as well as interior objects – of … Read more
From our series, “Zooming In: Weekly Curatorial Conversations from The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.” Each week, Curators Francesco Spagnolo and Shir Kochavi present insights and connections emerging from the holdings of UC … Read more
Amanda Eicher [MFA 2010], the Executive Director of NIAD a graduate of the UC Berkeley Art Practice program, and an outstanding artist, was delighted to have NIAD feature the work of Gabriella Willenz [MFA 2019] … Read more
Hello World is a virtual travelogue of art works created by nearly 250 artists working in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia, available <here>. With the mere click of a mouse, stay-at-home voyagers can now … Read more