Up Next For Theda…

 

Current Shows:

approaching Vibrancy

“Blind Faith” is on display through August 24th, at 14 Maple Ave, Morristown, NJ.

“Blind Faith” 1/5 Limited edition aluminum print. 20″x 16″ 3/4 wall mount. 2015

If you happen to be in Lake Como, Italy please swing my Lido di Cernobbio. The restaurant just installed floor to ceiling light-boxes of  my works, Never Hide, Selfie Joy and Wonder Woman Selfie.

Upcoming Shows:

Show Me Your Heritage!

Bene Gesserit and Coffee Table Jazz, my passion for Dune and Jazz respectively will be on display from April 13- May 11th. The opening reception will be  Friday, April 13, 2018 6:00pm – 8:00pm at Hola Doctor353 Central Avenue Jersey City Heights, NJ.

BWAC Recycle 2018

“Wonder Woman Selfie” makes her debut May 12 – June 16th at 481 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn, NY. The opening reception is May 12, 12:00pm-6:00pm. I’ll be getting lunch at Hometown BBQ if you want to meet there first. I plan to be at the reception by 2:00pm. Let me know.

48″x36″x2″
Mixed Media
2017
I LOVE Wonder Woman. I grew up watching the Linda Carter’s Wonder Woman and wanted to be a bad ass too. After seeing Patty Jenkins’s Wonder Woman in Theaters, I knew I had to pattern my next Super Selfie after Wonder Woman

Viewpoints 2018

“Psyhke” was selected for Studio Montclair’s juried competition Viewpoints 2018. The show runs June 2 – August 16. Visit Studio Montclair at 127 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042, USA

Psykhe
Size: 20 x 20 in
Medium: Fine Art Print
Psyche was the goddess of the soul and the wife of Eros god of love.
She was once a mortal princess whose beauty earned the ire of Aphrodite when men began turning their worship away from the goddess towards the girl. Aphrodite commanded Eros make Psykhe fall in love with the most hideous of men but the god instead fell in love and carried her off to a hidden palace. Eros hid his true identity and told Psykhe she must never gaze upon his face. Her jealous sisters, however, tricked her into disobeying and the angry god forsook her. Psykhe searched the world for her lost love and eventually came into the service of Aphrodite. The goddess commanded her perform a series of seemingly impossible tasks which culminated in a journey to the Underworld. Psykhe was afterwards reunited with Eros and the couple were married in a ceremony attended by all the gods.

Larger than Life

… is how it feels to see the install photos of my works, Never Hide, Selfie Joy and Wonder Woman Selfie printed on Dresswall at Lido di Cernobbio, a restaurant on Lake Como, Italy.

The results are beyond my expectations.

Making as Thinking: Curator Talk

CURATOR TALK

Sunday, March 18, 2018, 2-5pm

Talk starts at 2:30pm

Curator Todd Lambrix, “As an artist and a professor of fine arts, I am often at odds that art-making begins with the thought and ends with the work. My practice flows in the opposite direction and I am often drawn to works in which the concept grows from the making. As I sorted through the member registry I was continually drawn towards pieces that had this kind of physicality to them. They had a direct decisiveness that was at the same time searching for an answer. As I chose them I could almost see the process or feel the emotion propelling the making. This making seems to function as both the process and the thinking and the resulting works have a layered, open flexibility to them. For me, the notion of making as thinking suggests we are working through a problem rather than illustrating an idea. It suggests we are not sure of exactly where we stand.”

Participating artists:
Alaine Becker, Mona Brody, Kathy Cantwell, Nora Chavooshian, RitaMarie Cimini, Lorraine Deprospo, Alison Golder, Alyce Gottesman, Sheila Grabarsky, Beth Heit, Linda Brooks Hirshman, Michelle Kurlan, Wendy Letven, Susan Lisbin, Maria Lupo, Madalyn Marcus, Natalya Tali Margolin, Theda Sandiford, Katie Truk, Becky Yazdan.

“Tag 1” Digital photo collage. Street Art Mash Up 2015 #ThedaSandiford #Graffiti

approaching VIBRANCY

I am pretty excited to be one of thirty nine New Jersey women artists selected from over 1,000 submissions for approaching VIBRANCY.  The show is focused on presenting the diversity of women artists working in this region of Jerz.

The exhibit runs March 15, 2018 through August 24, 2018.

The opening reception March 15, 2018 from 6-8pm.

LOCATION: Gallery at 14 Maple, 14 Maple Avenue in Morristown, NJ. 3rd Floor

Please let me know if you plan to go

“Blind Faith” 1/5 Limited edition aluminum print. 20″x 16″ 3/4 wall mount. 2015

The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart. – St. Jerome

HobokenArtsâ„¢ New Works 2018 Exhibit at Garden Level Gallery

HobokenArtsâ„¢ Announces New Works 2018 Exhibit

OPENING RECEPTION:
March 2, 2018, 7 – 9PM as part of JC Fridays

Showing through April 8
at
Garden Level Gallery (formerly _gaia)
315 3rd St., Jersey City, NJ

HobokenArts™ Online Gallery is proud to announce its first fine art exhibition of the year—New Works 2018—to be held from March 2 – April 8, 2018 at the Garden Level Gallery (formerly _gaia), at the lower level of 315 3rd Street in Jersey City, New Jersey. The opening reception will be in conjunction with Art House Productions JC Fridays, a free arts festival across Jersey City, NJ, on Friday, March 2, 7 – 9pm. Residents/collectors/art enthusiasts are encouraged to stop by to meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments while viewing the latest works added to HobokenArts.com.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Jay Boucher
Theda Sandiford
Paul Leibow
Cheryl Gross
Joe Epstein
Alex Sobolta
Janina Williams
Gloria Pacis
Ed Tadiello
Bryant Small
Sebastian McLaughlin
Britt Ford
Santiago Cohen
Bob Leibow
Elizabeth Tokoly

 

‘State of the Art 2018’ Opens at Academy Square Galleries

By The Seat of My Pants has been selected for ‘State of the Art 2018’ exhibit on display from February 2 – April 27, 2018 at the Academy Square Galleries located at 33 Plymouth Street in Montclair, NJ.

The opening reception is Friday, February 2 from 7:00-9:00pm. I’ll be there. Please come.

I define my own identity and relish the opportunity to occupy the position of both insider and outsider rather than insider or outsider.

By the Seat of my Pants
Theda Sandiford 20″x20″x1

Mixed Media Canvas

Handmade paper, recycled paper, tissue paper, newspaper, magazine cut out, acrylic skins, acrylic paint, recycled memory jewel.
2017

DM if interested.

January Art Exhibits & More

Sweet Music Never Heard until Diversity Plays Catch-Up:
Contemporary African-American Thought
Exhibition Dates: January 5, 2018, to January 26, 2018.
The Strand Center for the Arts
“NOT SORRY – An Unapologetic Art Show”
Opening Reception: January 2th; 7:00-10:00pm
LITM
140 Newark Avenue, Jersey City NJ
Take PATH to Grove St.

THE BIG SMALL SHOW 2017

Meet the Artists

Saturday, January 27, 3:00-5:00pm
Saturday, February 3, 3:00-5:00pm
Saturday, February, 10, 3:00-5:00pm
Closing Party
February 17, 4:00-6:00pm
Drawing Rooms
180 Grand St. Jersey City, NJ
Take PATH to Grove St.
Gallery Hours:
Friday 4-7p
Sat & Sun 12 – 6p
(Holiday break 12/18/2017 – 1/11/18)

Contemporary African-American Thought

The Strand Center for the Arts

Sweet Music Never Heard until Diversity Plays Catch-Up:

Contemporary African-American Thought

Exhibition Dates: January 5, 2018, to January 26, 2018.

The Strand Center for the Arts
Inner Beauty
24 x 20 x 1 in
Aluminum Print
Subject Matter: Identity
2016
“Never Hide”
20″x20″x1
Mixed Media Canvas
Acrylic skin, painted cardboard, tissue paper, recycled envelops, glitter, beads, bottle caps
2017
“Twin”
30 x 24 x 1 in
Aluminum Print
Subject Matter: Self Portrait
2015
Side Eye
24 x 20 x 1 in
Aluminum Print
Subject Matter: Identity
2015

Two in The Big Small Show

THE BIG SMALL SHOW 2017

Exhibition Dates: December 15, 2017 – February 17, 2018

OPENING RECEPTION WEEKEND:

December 15, 2017, 6:00-9:00p

December 16, 2017, 2:00-6:00p

December 17, 2017, 2:00-6:00p

Drawing Rooms
180 Grand St. Jersey City, NJ 07302
Grove St. PATH

Gallery Hours:
Friday 4-7p
Sat & Sun 12 – 6p

(Holiday break 12/18/2016 – 1/11/17)

Forgetful
20″x16″
Aluminum Print
Subject Matter: Dyslexia Series
2016
“Be Bop”
20″x16″
Aluminum Print
Subject Matter: Jazz
2016