Camille Eskell’s Exhibit and Press

Camille Eskell will be exhibiting two works in the group show BLACK & WHITE which opens on Thursday, January 29 – March 12 2015.

City Lights, a nonprofit art organization will host this exhibit in the downtown gallery space at 37 Markle Court, Bridgeport CT.
203-334-7748

Gallery Hours: M-W 11:30-5, Sat.12-4. Thursday til 7 pm.

Black and white drawings,paintings, photographs, prints and installations address feelings of outrage, polarization and frustration rising from the recent fatal shootings and use of force incidents involving police and black men. Content and the visual syncopation created by a limited yet contrasting pallet offer a dynamic platform spurring discussion and reflection to better understand people from diverse backgrounds with the intention of harmony and community.

See gallery website for series of related events.

Eskell is featured in the Happening section of the Winter 2014-15 issue of LILITH.

Her newest work explores the Baghdadi-Jewish experience in India that formed her family history and psychological legacy.

The article refers to her mixed media sculpture F-Ezra: Made a Woman from her current The Fez as Storyteller series. See article at http://lilith.org/articles/happening-113/

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