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Information about current or upcoming exhibitions and special projects.
February 7 - July 6 2025:
Exhibit: "The Year of Flaco"
The New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, NYC
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday-Thursday 11 am – 5 pm ET
Friday 11 am – 8 pm ET
Saturday – Sunday 11 am – 5 pm ET
Many thanks to curator Rebecca Klassen for assembling this powerful exhibit in an impressively short time. Special appreciation goes to Valerie Hartman for sparking the idea and bringing it to the attention of the New York Historical Society.
Flaco’s distinctive hoots can be heard alongside the calls of crows that once mobbed him, evoking the vibrancy of his life in the city. His story is honored through memorial objects left beneath his favorite oak tree—tokens of mourning and celebration alike. The installation also showcases how glass can be retrofitted to be bird-safe, adding a thoughtful, forward-looking element to this tribute.
On view are the following six photographs of mine:
Top image (blue): "Flaco's First Morning in the Central Park Wild", Feb 3rd, 2023
Top left image: "Flaco Soaring High", Oct 5, 2023
Top middle image: "Flaco Surrounded by Fireflies", June 30, 2023
Top right image: "Flaco after the Rain inside the Central Park Tennis Courts", July 28, 2023
Bottom left image: "Flaco on a Central Park Bench", Oct 6, 2023
Bottom right image: "Flaco on Bridge 28 in Central Park, Aug 9, 2023
February 13 - April 22, 2025:
Exhibit: "Our Fragile Moment"
The Hudson Guild Gallery, 441 West 26 street, NYC 10001
Tuesdays - Fridays 10am - 6pm
Saturdays 12pm - 3pm
Many thanks to artist, arts educator, and curator Fran Beallor for selecting exceptional works from distinguished artists around the world for this installation. I’m deeply grateful to be included and to have the opportunity to honor Flaco’s journey—celebrating his remarkable year of freedom in Manhattan while also drawing attention to the dangers he faced as a wild owl in an urban landscape, leading to his untimely death.
On view are two Flaco photographs of mine:
Our one planet is warming and warning us. The “fragile moment” we are in has inspired a diverse group of thirty-two creators to turn their artistic visions to the crisis. In a range of abstract, symbolic, realistic and surrealistic styles, these artists address vanishing wilderness, wildfires, pollution, both invasive and endangered species, melting glaciers, threatened corals and desertification. Some artists use text and graphs to highlight issues, including sea level rise. Others use recycled materials which underscore their concern for the environment. The combined voices of these artists allow beauty to blend with sadness, fear to be overlayed with hope and optimism, and apathy to be turned to action.
New Book Release:
"FLACO", edited by Jonathan Hollingsworth, is the book I am holding in the photo above. It’s a beautiful tribute to Flaco — a compilation of images, artwork, and memorabilia left beneath his favorite tree in Central Park. It includes four single-page and two double-page photographs of mine.
