Visit MFTA Gallery for artist Elisa Insua's solo exhibition, "The Path of Least Resistance." As MFTA's Spring 2020 Artist-in-Residence, Insua has transformed buttons, beads, jewelry, electronics, and toys into elaborate large-scale assemblage works that examine excess and consumption in our society. Born in Buenos Aires, Elisa Insua started her practice as a self-taught artist, creating… Read More »MFTA Gallery – “The Path of Least Resistance” by Elisa Insua

MFTA Gallery is pleased to present “The Path of Least Resistance,” a solo exhibition of new upcycled assemblage works by MFTA Spring 2021 Artist-in-Residence Elisa Insua. In her latest series of works, Insua continues her exploration of found objects, nontraditional art materials, and their relationship to social and economic issues. Her works feature a variety… Read More »Virtual Gallery: “The Path of Least Resistance” by Elisa Insua

“Co-creating The People's Bus,” an exhibition showcasing Yazmany Arboleda's Public Artist in Residence project created in collaboration with the NYC Civic Engagement Commission and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. Created by Arboleda, "The People's Bus" is a retired city vehicle that has been transformed with input from New Yorkers into a community center on… Read More »“Co-creating The People’s Bus” by Yazmany Arboleda

The NYC Department of Correction (DOC) and Materials for the Arts (MFTA) are pleased to present “Gateways to Galleries,” an exhibition of artwork created by people in DOC custody on view in the MFTA Gallery. DOC has partnered with Materials for the Arts to bring the “Gateways to Galleries” program to Rikers Island, allowing individuals… Read More »MFTA Gallery – “Gateways to Galleries”

Previously on view at Chashama's gallery space in Union Square, "Everything and Nothing at All" by MFTA Artist-in-Residence Barak Chamo features installations exploring the ways technology manifests in our daily lives. Using discarded technologies and relics of endless consumption, Chamo's practice is informed by his early career in engineering, and his work explores a wide… Read More »MFTA Gallery | “Everything and Nothing at All” by Barak Chamo

Join us at Materials for the Arts for the exhibition opening of "Everything and Nothing at All" by MFTA Artist-in-Residence Barak Chamo.

Materials for the Arts Gallery is pleased to present "Feared & Revered" by Spring 2022 Artist-in-Residence Nicole Awai. Born in Trinidad, Awai creates multi-media assemblage works using found objects. Through repurposing fabric, frames, photographs, beads, plexiglass, and decorative paper, "Feared & Revered" is Awai's exploration of a powerful female Caribbean folklore entity - Soucouyant, who… Read More »On View: “Feared & Revered” by Nicole Awai