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My work is included in the following exhibitions:
Time to Meet Mother Nature, curated by Regina Gradess, The Armin and Estelle Gold Wing Art Gallery of the Hebrew Tabernacle, New York, NY
February – April, 2024
Women in the Heights: DRESS, curated by Andrea Arroyo, NoMAA Gallery 4140 Broadway, New York, NY
March 14 – May 7, 2024
In 2003 I collaborated with The Kota Alliance, a Global Center for Gender Equity, on two art exhibits at their space in West Harlem:
The Face of Justice: Amplifying the Voices of West Harlem Women Artists and A Celebration of Light – A Celebration of Humanity
See Special Projects for more info
Happy to participate once again in the ICP Photobook Fest on May 12-14, 2023 at the International Center of Photography’s location at 79 Essex Street, New York, NY 10002.
The 2023 ICP Photobook Fest includes 50 publishers spanning ICP’s galleries as well as a weekend of programming and book signings.
An article that I wrote with Limor Pinhasi-Vittorio of Lehman College, describing a workshop we did with undergraduate first-generation students, is included in the book Using Innovative Literacies to Develop Leadership and Agency: Inspiring Transformation and Hope.
The workshop integrated photography and literacy, creating an imaginative space where students could develop visual and critical literacy. The article provides an overview of the methods used, the various interactions that occurred during the workshop, and the gradual build-up of a community. It presents a new model of learning, thinking, and leadership that can be implemented in various settings.
In celebration of Women’s History Month
The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance presents the exhibition Women in the Heights: Women of Substance, Past, Present, Future
Curated by Andrea Arroyo, and featuring the work of over 50 Women Artists representing Washington Heights, Inwood and Harlem.
NoMAA Gallery@ 4140 Broadway at 176 St, inside the United Palace
Exhibition Dates: March 23 – June 29, 2023
Gallery Hours: Tuesdays & Saturdays, 1-5pm (excluding holidays) or by appointment | closed 5/29 through 6/14
Opening Reception: March 23, 6-8pm
Closing Reception (& Uptown Arts Stroll Closing): June 29, 6-8p
This group show, the inaugural exhibition in NoMAA’s new gallery on the first floor of United Palace annex, amplifies the voices of 16 local immigrant artists.
Yael Ben-Zion, Gal Cohen, Franck de las Mercedes, Rose Deler, Felipe Galindo, Takashi Harada, Shinsuke Higuchi, Lilia Levin, Rafaela Luna, Rosa Naparstek, Eva Nikolova, Palén Obesa, Sky Pape, Kaé Sato, Elizabeth Starčević, Yasuyo Tanaka
NoMAA Gallery: 4140 Broadway, New York, NY
On view: June 23- August 31, 2022
BEING THERE grew out of my collaboration with three artists who have experienced homelessness for the photography project Still Lives. After four years of deep conversations, joint efforts and brainstorming, Maaji Newbold, Marcus Moore, Mike Deegan, and myself received a grant from LMCC to present our collaboration as part of the Uptown Arts Stroll. The project includes a visual art exhibition and a series of live performance and video screenings accompanied by public talks.
June 1-30, 2022 at Buunni Inwood, 4961 Broadway, New York, NY.
For more information see beingthere.yaelbenzion.com
Images from the project The City Elders are included in care:work photo exhibition in Brooklyn Bridge Park as part of the Brooklyn-based nonprofit Photoville’s FENCE for the 2022 Photoville Festival. care:work is a national initiative to foreground the importance of caregiving in our homes, institutions, and neighborhoods.
Photoville opens on Saturday, June 4, 2022 and the exhibition will be up throughout the summer.
For more details see careworkproject.org/photoville-2022