Come see me during at Art 150’s JCAST HQ, enter on the corner of 1st Street and Provost. Ride the elevator up to the second floor. There is lots to see and do.
I have three emotional baggage carts in Pro Art’s Reversed Engineered in the main gallery. One emotional baggage cart in Art House Production’s Renaissance. In the common area lobby you are invited to make strings of beads of recycled bottle caps and interact with my hair sculpture, All Dressed Up and Nowhere To Go.
I’ll be around the corner in Studio #231, working on Crossroads Jail Net.
There is plenty to see and collect including mini-baggage carts, affordable monoprints and ice dyed & printed tote bags.
On Location: Art 150; 150 Bay Street, Jersey City NJ, Studio #231
Of Friday, September 10, I’m hosting my first open studio session in 18 months.
Audience participation is encouraged. Come wrap and hitch knot yarn onto rope to become a part of a hair installation and find a common denominator amongst us all, HAIR.
We are also making strings of beads made with recycled bottle caps in the 2nd floor common area of Art 150.
NOTE: Entrance lobby for the 2nd floor studios is separate from that for the residential units of 150 Bay and can be found at the NE corner of the building, at the corner of 1st St. and Provost St.
Virtual JC Fridays will take place on Zoom! There will be one online event showcasing all that Jersey City has to offer, hosted by Art House Productions. I’ll be showing my baggage carts.
Free, advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Register HERE
On Friday, December 4 from 6:58-7:10pm I am hosting a Virtual Holiday Card Making Party.
A handmade holiday card is a magical way to show someone you care about them.
Spread your craft supplies out on a table. We are going to make holiday cards together on Zoom. I will provide instruction and take your questions during this live demonstration.
Suggested Supply List:
Plain paper or blank card and envelopes
Markers, crayons, paint pens and other decorating supplies
Wrapping paper, tissue paper, old holiday cards, photographs, newspaper and magazine cuttings.
Even in the middle of a global pandemic the show must go on… I have several upcoming shows opening in public and virtually. Here’s what’s coming up for me…
Please come check out my solo show at Art House Productions…
JC FridayShowPreview; Friday, September 6th, 5pm – 8pm
LOCATION: Art House Productions; 262 17th St, Jersey City, NJ
As a woman, I find it is often easier to make my way in the world by keeping my mouth shut. To simply grin and bare it when haters, well-meaning friends or co-workers say or do something insensitive.
With ‘Big Mouth’, I am all of it. The sass, the crass, the erudite and more than that aware. Aware of the language used to quiet me down. To remind me of what is, and most importantly, what isn’t being said.
Exhibition Run Dates: September 6th- 29th
Artist Talk & Yarn Wrapping: Sunday, September 15th, 1pm-3pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 7th, 5pm – 8pm
Artist Talk & Yarn Wrapping: Saturday, September 21st, 1pm-3p
“Stay Woke”
Theda Sandiford
Golden High Flow acrylic, Golden Soft Gel Gloss acrylic skin, Tulip dimensional fabric paint, gesso, Montana Gold spray paint, recycled envelops, fabric squares from a quilt, tissue paper, felt from post consumer recycled fibers, glitter stars on canvas.
20″x20″x1″
“Me Too”
Theda Sandiford
Golden High Flow acrylic, Golden Soft Gel Gloss acrylic skin, Tulip dimensional fabric paint, gesso, Montana Gold spray paint, recycled envelops, fabric squares from a quilt, tissue paper, felt from post consumer recycled fibers, glitter stars on canvas.
20″x20″x1″
“Wakanda Forever”
Theda Sandiford
Golden High Flow acrylic, Golden Soft Gel Gloss acrylic skin, Tulip dimensional fabric paint, gesso, Montana Gold spray paint, recycled envelops, fabric squares from a quilt, tissue paper, felt from post consumer recycled fibers, glitter stars on canvas.
20″x20″x1″
“Neon Auto Tune”
Theda Sandiford
Digital Collage on Metallic Photo Paper, AP
14″x11″m 20″x16″ framed
“Alto”
Theda Sandiford
Digital Collage on Metallic Photo Paper, AP
14″x11″m 20″x16″ framed
I Am My Hair: JC Friday
LOCATION: Sky Garden Gallery, 150 Bay Street, PH9, Jersey City, NJ
JC FridayAfter Hours: September 6th, 8pm-10pm
I Am My Hair is an interactive art installation that explores identity through our relationship to hair. With each participant, the yardage grows, bit by bit. The rope, imbued the essence of each participant, becomes a common denominator amongst us all, HAIR.
Pow(h)er
JC Friday; September 6th, 11am – 5pm Closing Reception: September 24th, 4-7 pm
LOCATION: Hudson County Community College, Dineen Hull Gallery 71 Sip Avenue, 6th Floor Jersey City, NJ
A contemporary exhibition honoring the women’s equality movement and the centennial anniversary of the Woman Suffrage Movement. “Pow(h)er.” Curated by Kristin J. DeAngelis & Michelle Vitale.
September is a big month for me. I’m having a solo show, a series of talks and yarn wrapping sessions at Art House Productions in Jersey City. And McCarty and me are soft launching Sky Garden Gallery…. Come on out and see what Ive been up to since moving my residence, studio and gallery into 150Bay…
Theda Sandiford: Big Mouth
LOCATION: Art House Productions; 262 17th St, Jersey City, NJ
As a woman, I find it is often easier to make my way in the world by keeping my mouth shut. To simply grin and bare it when haters, well-meaning friends or co-workers say or do something insensitive.
With ‘Big Mouth’, I am all of it. The sass, the crass, the erudite and more than that aware. Aware of the language used to quiet me down. To remind me of what is, and most importantly, what isn’t being said.
Exhibition Run Dates: September 6th- 29th
JC FridayPreview; Friday, September 6th, 5pm – 8pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 7th, 5pm – 8pm
Artist Talk & Yarn Wrapping: Sunday, September 15th, 1pm-3pm
Artist Talk & Yarn Wrapping: Saturday, September 21st, 1pm-3p
“Neon Auto Tune”
Theda Sandiford
Digital Collage on Metallic Photo Paper, AP
14″x11″m 20″x16″ framed
I Am My Hair: JC Friday
LOCATION: Sky Garden Gallery, 150 Bay Street, PH9, Jersey City, NJ
I Am My Hair is an interactive art installation that explores identity through our relationship to hair. With each participant, the yardage grows, bit by bit. The rope, imbued the essence of each participant, becomes a common denominator amongst us all, HAIR. Join me and see what we can create.
JC FridayAfter Hours: September 6th, 8pm-10pm
Pow(h)er
LOCATION: Hudson County Community College Dineen Hull Gallery 71 Sip Avenue, 6th Floor Jersey City, NJÂ
A contemporary exhibition honoring the women’s equality movement and the centennial anniversary of the Woman Suffrage Movement. “Pow(h)er.” Curated by Kristin J. DeAngelis & Michelle Vitale.
JC Friday; September 6th, 11am – 5pm Closing Reception: September 24th, 4-7 pm
Kiss of Life
Size: 14 x 11 in
Framed Size: 18 x 14 in
Limited edition 1/5 Digital Prints on Metallic Photo Paper
May 2018
InterWoven
BSB Gallery: 143 East State St. Suite 4, Trenton NJ 08608
InterWoven features regional fiber artists, highlighting the various skills and versatility of the fiber community. From functional craft, to fine art, InterWoven features fiber and textile works in exciting and unexpected ways!
The exhibition runs until September 21st.
Theda Sandiford “Ultra-Violet” Mixed Media Fiber 100′ x 1/2″ 2019
LOCATION: Art House Productions; 62 17th St, Jersey City, NJ
JC Friday Preview: Friday, September 6, 5:00-8:00pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 7, 5:00-8:00pm
Artist Talk & Yarn Wrapping: Sunday, September 15, 1:00-3:00pm
Artist Talk & Yarn Wrapping: Saturday, September 21, 1:00-3:00pm
Big Mouth is a collection of one-sided conversations. As a woman, I find it is often easier to make my way in the world by keeping my mouth shut. To simply grin and bare it when haters, well-meaning friends or co-workers say or do something insensitive.
As a child, my father would say to me, “Better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt.” So in keeping my mouth shut, I learned, to be seen, and selectively heard.
With ‘Big Mouth’, I am all of it. The sass, the crass, the erudite and more than that aware. Aware of the language used to quiet me down. To remind me of what is, and most importantly, what isn’t being said.
Thanks to Big Mouth… look who has the last word now.
“Neon Auto Tune”
Theda Sandiford
Digital Collage on Metallic Photo Paper, AP
14″x11″m 20″x16″ framed
“Stay Woke”
Theda Sandiford
Golden High Flow acrylic, Golden Soft Gel Gloss acrylic skin, Tulip dimensional fabric paint, gesso, Montana Gold spray paint, recycled envelops, fabric squares from a quilt, tissue paper, felt from post consumer recycled fibers, glitter stars on canvas.
20″x20″x1″
“Me Too”
Theda Sandiford
Golden High Flow acrylic, Golden Soft Gel Gloss acrylic skin, Tulip dimensional fabric paint, gesso, Montana Gold spray paint, recycled envelops, fabric squares from a quilt, tissue paper, felt from post consumer recycled fibers, glitter stars on canvas.
20″x20″x1″
“Wakanda Forever”
Theda Sandiford
Golden High Flow acrylic, Golden Soft Gel Gloss acrylic skin, Tulip dimensional fabric paint, gesso, Montana Gold spray paint, recycled envelops, fabric squares from a quilt, tissue paper, felt from post consumer recycled fibers, glitter stars on canvas.
20″x20″x1″
Ever wonder what a beautiful migraine looks like? See Headache at Body Glitch in the Window Gallery at Paul Robeson Galleries, Newark NJ. October 4th through March 16, 2019.
I get horrible describable migraines. I decided to make this piece to show what my headaches feel like.Digital collage of mixed media collage #Selfie
If you didn’t make it to Art House Gallery during JCAST this is your last chance to see Welcome to Fight Club during ChromoZones at Art House Productions!
CLOSING RECEPTION: November 3rd, 6:00-8:00PM
LOCATION: Art House Gallery;Â 262 17th St, Jersey City, NJ 07310
Welcome to Fight Club Digital Print On Metallic Photo Paper 20 x 20 in Framed Size: 22 x 22 x 1 in 2017 Being a black woman in corporate America is like Fight Club. I must mold my personality to be palatable as a peach and keep my opinions to myself. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club! Third rule of Fight Club: if someone yells “stop!â€, goes limp, or taps out, your career is over.
Look for Side Eye in 2018 International Juried Exhibition curated by Dr. Midori Yoshimoto at The Center for Contemporary Art. The exhibition dates are November 8th-December 22nd. Please join me for the opening reception.
OPENING RECEPTION: November 8th, 6:00-8:00PM
LOCATION:Â The Center for Contemporary Art;Â Â 2020 Burnt Mills Rd, Bedminster Township, NJ 07921
For a perfect side-eye you have to keep your head steady and straight ahead and do it all with your eyes. Side Eye Limited Edition (3/5) Aluminum Print 24 x 20 x 1 in 2015
