Accomplishments

Inspiration Art Group International Highlights Since March 2022

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Physical In-Gallery Exhibitions: ‘Address Earth Art Expo’

Art Exhibition in 4 locations in the Hudson Valley region

Address Earth Art Expo @ HV MOCA
Peekskill, New York
2023 – October 14 – December 9, 2023
31 Artists
2022 – September 1 – December 11, 2022
20 Artists

Address Earth Art Expo @  Western Connecticut State University
in The Gallery at the Visual and Performing Arts Center
Danbury, Connecticut, October 13, 2022 – December 4, 2022
42 Artists

Address Earth Art Expo @ Ottinger Room Art Gallery, Croton Free Library
Croton-on-Hudson, New York, July 1, 2022 – October 29, 2022
7 Artists

Address Earth Art Expo @ Teatown
Plants in Our Daily Lives, Teatown Lake Reservation
Ossining, New York, June 3, 2022- September 30, 2022
8 Artists

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All About Abstract
4 Artists | 4 Individual Viewpoints | 4 Solo Shows
Corinne Lapin-Cohen | Elizabeth Rundquist | Marjorie Morrow | Osiris Munir
November, 2023

A Day With Soft September Breezes
20 Artists
September, 2023

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Live Events: Performances, Lecture,Talk & Video Premiere

Premiere of Dissolving Landscape, a Video by Rosalind Schneider
Presented by the Inspiration Art Group International and the Studio Theater in Exile at HV MOCA
Saturday October 14 – 3:00 pm
Hudson Valley Museum of Modern Art, Peekskill, New York

Inspiration Art Group International 2023 Symposium
August 17 – 4:00 pm at TSL – Hudson – New York

Address:Earth – Heart@Ocean
Bibiana Huang Matheis
an environmental art installation & Performance
Playa de Breñas, Dorado Puerto Rico
March 6, 2023 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm

East Asian Cultures Celebration
Bibiana Huang Matheis
Westside Middle School Academy, Danbury, Connecticut
December 8 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Bharata Natyam to a fusion of Hindustani and Carnatic music, Nalini Rau
Address Earth Art Expo @ Western Connecticut State University
in The Gallery at the Visual and Performing Arts Center
Danbury, Connecticut December 4 – 2:30 pm

Poetry Readings, Poet Gold
Address Earth Art Expo @ HV MOCA, Peekskill, New York
September 17, 2022 – 4:00 pm
Address Earth Art Expo @ Western Connecticut State University
in The Gallery at the Visual and Performing Arts Center
Danbury, Connecticut December 4, – 2:00 pm

Lecture by Marcy B. Freedman
Landscape in Art: from Delight to Alert
Address Earth Art Expo @ Western Connecticut State University
in The Gallery at the Visual and Performing Arts Center
bury, Connecticut, November 30, 2022 – 6:30 pm -8:00 pm

Premiere of Pond Reflections, Rosalind Schneider
A Video Projection
Address Earth Art Expo @ Western Connecticut State University
in The Gallery at the Visual and Performing Arts Center
Danbury, Connecticut
October 19 – 6:30 pm -8:00 pm

Artist Talk, Susan Obrant
Epiphany of Paradox
Address Earth Art Expo @ Western Connecticut State University
in The Gallery at the Visual and Performing Arts Center
Danbury, Connecticut
November 8, 2022 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Performance
Chia Hui Luo – Sculptures
Bibiana Huang Matheis – Piano & Mbira Glacier Melting
Address Earth Art Expo @ Ottinger Room Art Gallery Croton Free Library
Croton-on-Hudson, New York
August 13, 2022 – 2:00 pm

Piano Concert, Michael Abene
Address Earth Art Expo @ Ottinger Room Art Gallery Croton Free Library
Croton-on-Hudson, New York
August 13, 2022 1:00 pm

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Virtual Workshops & Programs

Who Is She ? Lives of 10 Women Artists
Live Virtual Presentation via Youtube
Tilly Strauss – Artist, Teacher
Once a month for 10 months on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm New York Time

Identity
A journey in Bharatanatyam and South Indian Textiles
Live Virtual Presentation of Videos with Q&A
Nalini Rau – Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer
Sunday, December 18, 2022 12:00 PM New York Time
(This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by ArtsWestchester.

Dreamwork Workshop
Elizabeth Bryan-Jacobs – Artist & Emerging Art Therapist
October 11, 2022 – 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM New York Time

Mandala Dot Painting A Step-By-Step Guide
Jeanette Rodriguez, Teaching Artist
Sunday June 12, 2022, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm New York Time

Film Form Culture Program
Moya Duffy, Teaching Artist
April 6, 2022, May 4, 2022, and June 1, 2022 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 New York Time

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Weekly & Monthly Virtual Programs

Art for Peace, A free, virtual open studio
We gather to make art in our virtual community to become more grounded and peaceful. It is a beautiful way to unite with like- minded individuals while participating in your creative practice of choice!
Art for Peace was founded by renowned art therapist and educator, Barbara Fisher.
facilitated by Bibiana Huang Matheis and artist/emerging art therapist, Elizabeth Bryan-Jacobs.
Every Tuesday, 1:00 pm – 4:00pm New York Time

Just Drawing – Just Women – Just Art
Group of international women meet to draw together
Every second Sunday each month, 8:00 am New York time

Portfolio Presentation Series
A virtual gathering forum for women artists to connect, exchange ideas, discuss artistic practice and share their art. In each meeting, one artist will present their portfolio to the member audience.Every 3rd Wednesday at 1:00 pm New York time

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Cultural Trips

The Met Cloisters
Fort Tryon Park, New York – June 5, 2023

Hirshhorn Museum
Washingtion DC – April 23, 2023

MASS MoCA
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
North Adams, Massachusetts – April 13, 2023

Pelham Art Center
Meet with Curator Nancy Nikkal
Drawing the Line
Pelham, New York – March 29, 2023

God’s Creatures
Q&A with directors Saela Davis & Anna Rose Holmer at Jacob Burns Film Center
Pleasantville, New York – September 19, 2022

Women’s Work exhibition, LYNDHURST
Tarrytown, New York – August 10, 2022

William Louis- Dreyfus Foundation
Mount Kisco, New York – July 19, 2022

Buddhist Monastery
Carmel, New York – May 24, 2022

The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie – New York, May 24, 2022

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In Other Words, Essays by Frank Matheis

The Imaginative Soundscapes of Conrad Praetzel
August, 2023

Michael Rothman’s Indefatigable Mastery of Naturalism
March, 2023

Round About Midnight – with Paul Klee
January, 2023

The Inspiration Art Group International Sponsors Artist in Residence – Chia Hui Luo
August 2022

The Soul Cleansing Botanical Meditations of Corinne Lapin-Cohen
July 2022

The Propitious People’s Poetry of Bettina “Poet Gold” Wilkerson
June 2022

Bill Traylor’s Blues – Putting the Pain in Painting
March 2022

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Supports & Sponsorships

TSL – Time Space Limited
July, 2023

Studio Theater in Exile at HV MOCA
April, 2023

Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art HV MOCA
December, 2022, 2023

Window on Hudson Jeremy Bullis
December, 2022, 2023

Going South to Patagonia Elisa Pritzker
November, 2022

Hudson Eye Festival
Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation, Inc.
October, 2022

Through the Wall – Breaking Free
Irene Osborn, Leonie Castelino
( in partial support for exhibition at Pacific W Quite & Fiber Arts ) Museum, La Conner, WA – November 2, – December 4, 2022) 2022 JHC Foundation IAGI Artist Grant
September, 2022

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Inspiration Art Group International Artist Residency

廣州花都國際藝術家駐村創作展
Guangzhou Huadu International Artist Residency
廣州大新美術館
Da Xin Art Museum
Huadu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Antoinette Wysocki – USA | Bibiana Huang Matheis – USA | Erla Thórarinsdottir – Iceland | Mireya Samper – Iceland | Rita Leppiniemi – Finland | Tham Siew Moi – Malaysia – Curator – Chia -Hui Luo – Taiwan 
January, 2024  

Tanya Kukucka, Leonie Castelino, Leonie Castelino, Bibiana Huang Matheis ( Heart@Ocean )
Maldonado Hacienda – Puerto Rico
March, 2023

Chia Hui Luo – Taiwan
Hudson Valley, New York
July, 2022

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Collection

Air
Karen Fitzgerald
15 inches diameter, Oil paint with Venetian plaster, mica, silver on panel
March, 2023

WishKnots
Chia Hui Luo, Ph,D
80 X 60 inches, cloth
December, 2022

Three Hearts Blending
Cassandra Jennings Hall
6.5 x 7.5 inches, acrylic, cold wax & ink
October, 2022

Drawing on Memories 1
Mimi Czajka Graminski
Collage:Screen dress with drawing 14 x 11 inches
October, 2022

How Do We Get To You
Michel Delgado
24 x 36 inches, prints
October, 2022

Horse
Michel Delgado
6 x 6 inches, mixed medium
October, 2022

Gratitude
Corinne Lapin-Cohen
10 X 10 inches, oil on canvas with leaf
September, 2022

Yellow Fingers/Green Thumbs
Osiris Munir
24×36 inches, oil on canvas no brush just fingers and thumbs
June, 2022

Ascending
Mimi Czajka Graminski
Sculpture: vinyl screen, fabric, wire, thread 12 x 4 feet
March, 2022