NADA HOUSE 2023 | DAMALI ABRAMS the Glitter Priestess

September 1 - October 1, 2023

Opening Reception: Friday, September 1, 2–5pm

Nolan Park House 18 | Governors Island, NYC

 

EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop will present three outdoor vinyl banners by Damali Abrams the Glitter Priestess. The works are reproduced from prints made during her 2018 SIP Fellowship, included collage, pronto plate lithography, and coffee dyed paper.

Abrams writes her collages are “combined text from the book Metegee: The History and Culture of Guyana, written by Ovid S. Abrams, Sr., my father. Obeah Man refers to a person who performs spiritual work for others, including removing bad luck, and attracting love or employment, and fairmaids are the mermaid figures found in the dark waters of Guyana, South America.”

Special thanks to intern, Jeonte Flowers.

NADA is pleased to present the fifth edition of NADA House, to take place at a new location in Nolan Park on Governors Island from September 1 through October 1, 2023. The collaborative exhibition brings together 26 art galleries and art spaces to present 26 artists, with participants engaging the unique character of the 19th century former military residence and exhibiting work in a diverse range of mediums.

The opening day is accessible to the public and all are welcome to attend, no RSVP is required to see the exhibition. To view directions to Nolan Park, click here.

To view a full list of upcoming events on Governors Island, click here. For ferry schedules and details about getting to the island, click here.


NADA House

September 1–October 1, 2023

Nolan Park House 18

Governors Island

about

Damali Abrams the Glitter Priestess is a New York City based artist. Damali attended the Whitney Independent Study Program and earned an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BA from New York University.

Damali is a member of SEQAA (Southeast Queens Artist Alliance). She is a recipient of the Women's Studio Workshop Right Now! Production Grant and the Queens Council on the Arts New Works Grant. She has been a fellow at Culture Push, the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, A.I.R. Gallery, and apexart in Seoul, South Korea. Damali has also been an Artist-in-Residence at RU (Residency Unlimited), Fresh Milk in Barbados, Groundation Grenada, The Center for Book Arts, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL), and LMCC on Governors Island. She was a Creative-In-Residence at Brooklyn Public Library.

Damali has presented her work at School of Visual Art (SVA), St. John's University, Sonoma State University, Soho House, UConn Stamford, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), Barbados Community College, New York University (NYU), SUNY Purchase, Hunter College School of Social Work, and Syracuse University’s 601 Tully.

Damali’s work has been exhibited at many spaces including El Museo del Barrio, MoCADA (Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art), Rush Arts Gallery, Longwood Gallery, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, JCAL, and The Point.

Her work has been featured in Artforum, Women & Performance: a journal of feminist theory, and on the blogs of art21, Fresh Milk, and Groundation Grenada. Her writing has been published by Harlequin Creature and Women's Studio Workshop.