Join us for a tour and talk led by the artist (and NNV member!) Joan Danziger. Joan will take us on a one hour tour and talk about her amazing menagerie of animal sculptures, both real and imaginary. She currently has not one, but two shows at the Katzen Arts Center at American University!

The Magical World of Joan Danziger: A Retrospective Exhibition curated by Jack Rasmussen

A career retrospective that brings together more than 100 works, beginning with pieces from the 1960s and continuing through her most recent sculptures. Paintings, works on paper, and mixed-media figures appear together, tracing the evolution of pieces by Joan Danziger and the themes that have shaped it–myth, imagination, and transformation.

Joan Danziger, Flying Bird, 1995.
Suspended sculpture, mixed media,
45 x 55 x 78 inches.

Ravens: Spirits of the Sky curated by Jack Rasmussen

Running concurrently, Ravens: Spirits of the Sky transforms the museum’s Long Gallery into an aviary of 22 large glass and metal raven sculptures, including a few suspended in flight. These newest works reflect Joan's ongoing interest in mythology, metamorphosis, and illusion.

Joan Danziger, Ocean Sky Raven, 2022.
Metal and glass,
25 x 41 x 29 inches.

Learn more about the exhibits on the Katzen website here.

Bio: Recently profiled in the Washington Post, Joan Danziger grew up in Queens, New York City. She graduated from Cornell University with a BFA, and studied at the Art Students League of New York, and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma in Rome.

Her work has been shown at the Morris Museum, Rutgers University, and the New Jersey State Museum. Her work is in: the New Orleans Museum of Art; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Reading Public Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Susquehanna Art Museum, and the Glen Burnie District Courthouse in Maryland. She is known for her large sculptures of beetles and hybrid human-animal forms.

RSVP: RSVP by clicking the register button above or emailing Leslie here. Full members who would like a ride to the museum tour should request a ride when registering, or at least 3 business days before the event.

Parking: There is parking underneath the Katzen museum. Enter the parking lot from Massachusetts Avenue. Take the elevator to the first floor and turn right. We will meet at 11 inside the museum.

Accessibility: The Katzen Arts Center at American University is wheelchair accessible.