Manly Art Gallery & Museum, AUS: Welcome To Wherever You Are
Two sculptures by New York artist Don Porcaro were featured in the exhibition, Welcome To Wherever You Are, at the Manly Art Gallery & Museum in Manly, NSW, Australia.
The exhibition, curated by respected artist Simone Douglas and accomplished curator William Stover, explored the complexities of real and imagined environments and is part of the MAG&Ms Collective for Environmental Art & Design initiative.
Porcaro and his wife, artist Leslie Wayne, were among 21 exhibiting artists and designers working across a variety of mediums, interrelated through the educational environment of the Parsons School of Design and The New School in New York City. The installation of the exhibition highlighted the artists interconnectedness that commenced within the educational environment and continues beyond.
Welcome To Wherever You Are
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
6 June – 27 July 2025
West Esplanade Reserve, Manly (NSW, Australia)
From the Manly Gallery & Museum:
en·vi·ron·ment
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1.the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
Welcome to Wherever You Are foregrounds the work of artists who enfold time and space, positioning us in relationship to an environment that is shaped by cultural, spiritual, political, social, and intellectual forces.
From speculative future-scapes to their immediate surroundings, the depths of the oceans to geological timelines and the outermost reaches of the sky, these artists contend with environment as a sequence of interwoven conditions.
Central also to the exhibition is community and the exchange of ideas. In this exhibition the artists and designers from across the globe are interrelated through the educational environment of the Parsons School of Design, The New School University, New York City. The installation of the exhibition highlights the artists interconnectedness that commenced within the educational environment and continues beyond.
Curated by Simone Douglas and William Stover, Welcome to Wherever You Are showcases emerging and established artists working across photography, video, painting, sculpture, performance, installation and AI. The works in the exhibition reflect on the complex environments we create and share, both real and imagined. Simone Douglas is a Northern Beaches born artist and Professor at Parsons School of Design, The New School, NY, and William Stover is an independent curator and co-founder of Re-Sited, NY.
Participating artists: Rhea Alexander, Chris Bucklow, Megan Cope, Fernando do Campo, Simone Douglas, Guy Grabowsky, Yvette Hamilton, MarieVic, Lisa McCleary, Ned Mooney & Glynis Rigsby, Sara Morawetz, Arthur Ou, Don Porcaro, Jim Ramer, Rosanna Raymond, Ryota Sato, Justin Sterling, Shan Turner-Carroll, and Leslie Wayne.
