Exhibitions & News
2008 NEWS
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2008 Exhibits
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Solo Show – Shelter & Sanctuary
The Temple Gallery
Located on the second floor of
The Pythagoras Masonic Temple Building
108 East Ponce de Leon Avenue on the Square in
Decatur, GA 30030
April 3 – June 5, 2008
Exhibition sponsored by The DeKalb Council for the Arts
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 3, 2008 – 6:00-9:00PM
Gallery Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10am-4pm
Decatur Art Walk – 5 -9PM May 23, 2008
404-371-8826 www.dcarts.org
The Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina presents
its 6th annual juried show, “L’Chaim…To Life”, at
The Rosenzweig Gallery, Judea Reform Congregation – 1933 W. Cornwallis
Road –Durham, NC from April 10-June 19, 2008. Opening reception – Saturday,
May 3, 2008 – 7:30pm.
Juror: Kimerly Rorschach,PhD – Director of The Nasher Museum at Duke University.
For directions, gallery hours or more information: www.jhfnc.org 919-668-5839
(image: L’Dor V’Dor – From Generation to Generation)
WCA-GA presents EARTH: A Microcosm at the Ferst
Center Gallery at Georgia Tech, 
March 7-29, 2008 – Juror: Mara Adamitz
Scrupe
The Ferst Center for the Arts – 349 Ferst Drive NW – Atlanta
30332. Because of nearby construction- for alternate routes: www.14thstreetbridge.com or
call for directions: 404-894-2787
Gallery hours: Tues. – Thurs. 11am -1pm and during performances
Opening reception, Thursday, March 7, 2008 – 6-9PM with artist talks
WCA-GA sponsored reception and program, “The Artist and The Environment”, with
panel discussions open to the public –Sunday, March 9 from 1-6pm
For more
information: www.wcaga.org Go
to “Newsletter” for the February issue
(image: Sukkot from the Ritual Series)
JWAN National Juried Exhibition – February 21-April 27,
2008
(JWAN -Jewish Women Artist’s Network- a group within WCA – Women’s
Caucus for Art)
“In the Beginning” at The Women’s Museum: An Affiliate Museum of the Smithsonian
Juror: Joan Davidow - Director of the Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
The Women’s Museum hours: Tues.-Sun. Noon-5pm, closed Mondays
3800 Parry Avenue – Dallas, Texas 75226 – (214) 915-0860
Opening Receptions: Thurs. evening, Feb. 21 for museum patrons and Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24 for the public, as part of the WCA conference day of events that includes a roundtable discussion on “Art and Connectivity”.
Solo
Show – Works on Paper: Cutouts by Flora Rosefsky
Alfred and Adele
Davis Academy (accredited Reform Jewish Day School)
Cultural Arts Pavilion
8105 Roberts Drive – Atlanta 30350
November 12, 2007 – February 28, 2008
In conjunction with the show: artist residency November 12-15, 2007
(image: from new “Ritual Series” Tu B’Shevat Traditions (Planting
New Trees) )
Invitational
show – Little Things Mean A Lot 
Swan Coach House
Gallery
3130 Slaton Drive – Atlanta 30305
November 15, 2007-January 12, 2008
Opening Reception – Thursday November 15 6-8pm
Gallery hours: Tues. – Sat. 10am -4pm
404-266-2636
All artwork in this show can be no larger than 8” in either direction.
(image: “Be Thankful You Can See ”)
2007 NEWS
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Recent Past Exhibitions
2007
8th Annual WCA-GA Members Exhibition (Women’s
Caucus for Art) 
The Art Station Art Gallery
Curated by Jon Goldstein
5384 Manor Drive - Historic Stone Mountain Village, 30083
November 10 - December 30, 2007
Opening reception: Saturday, Nov. 10 – 7-9pm
Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri. 10am -5pm, Sat. 10am – 3pm
770-469-1105
(image: Bird # 9)
Juried show - Sukkat Shalom: A Shelter of Peace
Juror: Ilene Berman
Central Reform Synagogue – 5020 Waterman – St. Louis, MO 63108
September 29 – December 1, 2007
Hours: Monday – Friday, regular business hours; Sat. 8:30am -1:30pm;
Sun. call for hours
314-361-1564
(image: “This is your invoice. Do not destroy.)
Inventory Studio Sale
original work and Giclee prints by Flora Rosefsky, framed and unframed
Thursday – November 8, 2007 2:00pm – 9:00pm
(or by appointment – 404-213-6498)
At The Sycamore Place Gallery & Studios
120 Sycamore Place – Decatur, GA 30030
(image: “ High Spirits”)
Artist Reception – The Artwork of Flora Rosefsky
BORDER’S Book Stores – Knoxville, TN
Sunday – November 3, 2007 12nnon-2:00pm and 3:00-5:00pm
Sponsored by The Jewish Alliance of Knoxville in conjunction with celebrating
Jewish Book Month
(image: “House Blessings” from the cutouts series)
Particular Women Artists group show - Current View
Atlanta Public Library Art Gallery
One
Margaret Mitchell Square- Atlanta
October 4-26, 2007
(image -” Family Portrait” from Ephemera series)
Wordsmith
Books exhibit through September 3, 2007.
Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 7:00 PM Wordsmiths Books – Artist Reception
Event. Wordsmith
Books: 141 E. Trinity Place – Decatur, Ga 30030 (corner of Church
Street) Tel: (404) 378-7166. Free parking behind this historic white
marble building, which was the former U.S. Post office for Decatur.
Inspired by her personal heritage, experiences of spirituality, and nature, Flora creates images that are both universal and intimate. Her work often explores written text that is rich with metaphor and spiritual symbolism. The results reveal a dreamlike visual language that is uniquely her own. Her series of “birds” currently hangs in our reading room
Jewish Women’s Artist Network Invitational.
Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley –
5202 Shalom Way, South Bend, Indiana.
Opening reception, April 22nd. Show dates: April 22 – June
14, 2007 Gallery hours during regular open hours of the Jewish Federation. www.jfedsjv.org (514)
233-1164

Constructed Images: The Art of Collage, Swan
Coach House Gallery, 3130 Slaton Drive, NW.
The style of work in this exhibition ranges from figurative to abstract and
consists of work composed primarily of found materials rather than paintings
with some collaged elements.
May 3 - June 16, 2007. Opening Reception: Thursday,
May 3,6 to 8pm.
Open tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; 404/266.2636
Jewish
Women's Artist Network 2007 national juried exhibition, “words
within" at The Kraft Center at Columbia University, 606 West 115th
Street, New York,NY 10025 (212) 851-5111
Artist Reception: Sunday - February 18, 2007, 3:30pm (during
the WCA (Women's Caucus for Art) annual national conference)
Show dates: February 12 - March 28, 2007. Juror and catalogue
essayist, Laura Kruger - Director of the Gallery/Museum at Hebrew Union
College, New York. Following the exhibition in New York, this juried
JWAN show will travel to The Rubin Gallery at Boston University, April
12-June 30, 2007.
Two
person show, "Shalom & Salaam: Sharing Our Traditions" The
Art of Flora Rosefsky & Helen Zughaib. Flora Rosefsky creates
mixed media collages, inspired by her Jewish heritage and Helen Zughaib,
a native of Lebanon, works in gouache reflecting influences of both Middle
Eastern and American cultures. at The Art Station, 5384
Manor Drive, Historic Stone Mountain Village, Ga 30083. Artist
Reception - Saturday, April 21, 2007 5:30-7:30pm Gallery Hours:
Tues. - Fridays 10am-5pm, Saturdays 10am-3pm. Show dates: March 23 - May
20, 2007. (770) 469-1105 www.artstation.org
Decatur Artist Studio Tour – Saturday, March
3, 2007 4:00-9:00pm
Meet Flora in her studio and see her artwork.

Photography by Tom Meyer
A fascinating and diverse roster of artists living and/or working in the Decatur areas agreed to open each of their studios to the public for this unique event, the Decatur Artist Studio Tour on Saturday, March 3, 2007 from 4:00 – 9:00pm.
In similar fashion to home tours, ticket holders visit the studios at their
leisure, enjoy refreshments and chat with artists. Artwork is available for
purchase from the artists. Among the studios and artists participating are
The Sycamore Place Gallery and Studios with artist Flora Rosefsky as well
as other studio artists at that location. Tickets are $15 and are available
at Seventeen Steps, 235 Ponce De Leon Place, Decatur, and Intown Hardware,
1404 Scott Blvd., Decatur. On the day of the tour, tickets will be sold at
the artists’ studios.
All of the proceeds go to support and further the arts at Decatur High. studiotour@comcast.net

ART PAPERS 8th Annual Art Auction, Saturday, February 3, 2007 - 7:00-10:00PM at Mason Murer Fine Arts, 199 Armour Drive-Atlanta, Ga 30324. The auction has become one of Atlanta's most popular art events, attracting over 2,500 collectors, curators, and art patrons. Flora Rosefsky returns as one of over 400 renowned and emerging local, national, and international artists to participate in this popular Atlanta arts event. The silent auction benefits the ongoing programs and publication of ART PAPERS. Cost is $20 in advance online or $30 at the door that includes delicious catered food from area restaurants and music from local djs. www.artpapers.org.
Winter 2006
Solo show, "Songs of Praise", mixed media collage works
on paper at Temple Kehillat Chaim, 1145 Green Street - Roswell,
GA 30075
Opening Artist Reception - Sunday, Nov. 12, 7:00-9:30pm
Show dates: November 12, 2006 - January 10, 2007
Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10-4; Fridays 10-3 www.kehillatchaim.org
(image: Bird II)
Invitational
show, "Old Testament Expressions", works on paper at
Mercer University - Brown Art Gallery at the Swilley Library.
3001 Mercer University Drive - Atlanta 30341. Opening reception - Mon. Dec.
4, 4-6pm
Show dates: November 16 - December 16,2006
Hours: Swilley Library hours - Mon.-Thurs. 7:30-10, Fri. 7:30-8, Sat. 9-6;
Sun. 1-9 www.swilley.mercer.edu/about/artexhibit.asp
Invitational show of Works on Paper at The Striar Jewish
Community Center, Perkins Gallery -445 Central Street, Stoughton, MA 02072
Show dates: November 20 - December 28, 2006
The art show is in conjunction with The Striar JCC's annual Jewish Book Festival. www.striarjcc.org
Fall 2006
Some
Restrictions Apply, WCA-GA Shorter College Juried Exhibit, September
28 through October 28, 2006
Panel Discussion at Opening Reception on September 28 - 5:00-7:00pm. Gallery
Hours Monday through Friday, 9am -5pm.
Shorter College Arnold Art Gallery - 315 Shorter Avenue- Rome, GA 30165. (706)
291-2121 www.shorter.edu
"Tzedakah: The Art of Giving" - An invitational
exhibition and sale that is part of The Jewish
Federation
of Greater Atlanta's Centennial Celebration Project at The Breman
Museum, 1440 Spring Street NW - Atlanta; August
18 - October 22, 2006. Opening Night Pre-Exhibition Dessert Reception,
Thursday, August 17, 2006, 7:00-8:30pm. The exhibition is inspired by the
Jewish tradition of tzeduiah-righteousness or justice. More than seventy
culturally and religiously diverse artists were asked to interpret the universal
spirit of giving. For more information, call 678-222-3700 Visit www.thebreman.org.
Summer 2006
Turnout - The
Georgia Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art 2006 Annual Member's
Exhibit featuring over 45 works of art in various media. Opening
Reception, Friday-July 21, 7-9pm, Exhibit Dates: July 21-September
10, 2006. The Defoor Centre - 1710 Defoor Avenue NW- Atlanta 30318.
(404) 591-3809 www.defoorcentre.com
The ATL-CD-ART SHOW, a Group Exhibition where artwork had to be created on the surface of a CD disc. 3TEN HAUSTUDIO - Opening Reception Friday, July 14, 2006 during the Castleberry Hill Art Stroll .
Exhibition dates: July 14-August 12,2006.
3TEN HAUSTUDIO - 310 Peters Street, SW - Atlanta, GA 30313
tel: 404-524-6541 www.haustudio.com
Part of the proceeds will benefit Heifer International www.heifer.org
Spring 2006
Solo
Exhibition "Songs of Praise", genema gallery
at ChristChurch Presbyterian in Atlanta, March 19-April 23, 2006.
Series of mixed media collages.
Artist Reception with selected singing performances on Saturday, April 22, 7:00-9:00pm. Gallery hours: Sundays 12noon-1:00pm and by appointment. genema gallery, 81 Peachtree Park Drive (off Peachtree, across from Bennett Street) 404-605-0505
Winter 2006
The
Jewish Women Artists Network and Hebrew College National Juried Exhibition: "L'Dor
V'Dor": From Generation to Generation - January 30 - March
11, 2006. Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Road, Newton,
MA; Members of the Women's Caucus for Art National Conference
will have the opportunity of viewing the show and attending a panel discussion
during the WCA bus tour on Monday, February 20th. Rosefsky's selected artwork
is a mixed media ephemera collage, "Draw Me: Portraits of Grandpa
1." Juror: curator and artist, Deborah Davidson who teaches at The
Art Institute of Boston and is a curator for Boston's New Center
for Arts and Culture.
ART
PAPERS 7th Annual Art Auction, Saturday, February 11,
2006 - 7:00-10:00PM at Mason Murer Fine Arts, 199 Armour Drive-Atlanta. The auction has become
one of Atlanta's most popular art events, attracting over 2,500 collectors,
curators, and art patrons. As a result of the event's success, only invited
artists will be able to participate this year. For gallery information
and directions: www.masonmurer.com.
To learn more about ART PAPERS and the auction, www.artpapers.org.
Rabbi
Arnold Goodman Institute Winter Lecture Series at Ahavath Achim Congregation; "The
Jewish Art of Flora Rosefsky: Roots of Inspiration and Creativity; Sunday, February
12, 2006; 11:00AM -12:30PM; Rosefsky as a featured speaker with
slide show and selected artwork on display. "; 600 Peachtree Battle
Avenue, NW, Atlanta www.aasynagogue.org

Moriah All Judaic Art & Jewelry Fair, Moriah Congregation - Deerfield, Illinois - February 18-20,2006 - Saturday evening, February 18 following Shabbat; Sunday, February 19, from 10:00AM -5:00PM; Monday, February 20, 9:00AM - 1:00PM. Selected 50 artists in a juried show www.moriahcong.org.
Fall 2005
National Collage Society 21st Annual Juried Exhibit
November 19 - January 14, 2006.
Opening Reception, Sunday, November 20th from 2:00-4:00pm.
The Butler Institute of American Art, Salem Branch - Salem, Ohio.
Jurors: Henry Adams, PhD, Chairman, Department of Art History, Case Western
Reserve University, Martin Ball, Art Professor, Kent State University, and
Christopher Pekoc, Drawing Lecturer, Collage Artist, Case Western Reserve
University
National Collage
Society
Fall 2005
Flight: Songs of Praise No. 15
Mixed Media Collage, 2005
Jac (Jewish arts + culture of Atlanta)
First Festival of Lights & Latkes, “Silent Auction"
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Preview Party: 5:30PM -7:00PM, Silent Auction: 7:00-9:00PM
Park Tavern in Piedmont Park - Atlanta www.jacatlanta.org
Spring 2005
ARTIST'S
STUDIO TOUR, October 1, 2005 7:00-9:00PM at The Sycamore Place
Gallery & Studios. Hours at other studios on the tour are from 4:00-9:00PM.
See the work of studio artists Flora Rosefsky, Suzy Shultz and others.
The Decatur High School Cultural Arts Committee is sponsoring this fund-raising
event that features several artists at work in their Decatur studios. Proceeds
will benefit cultural arts programs at Decatur High School. Advance tickets
$12 and $15 at the door. For more information about all the participating
artists, their studio addresses, and how to purchase tickets - www.decaturartrsalliance.org/dcc_studiotour.html
October 2005 DELTA Corporate Gallery - Atlanta;
Solo Show - "Flight."
This solo show is at the DT Gallery, also known as the Delta Technology Gallery
in Atlanta, GA and is located in the corporate headquarters of DELTA Airlines
in the A3 building, open to the public by appointment only.
TIME HAS WINGS. Flora Rosefsky - solo show
Ephemera Collage and Mixed-Media Works on Paper
April 16-May 25, 2005
The Sycamore Place Gallery & Studios
120 Sycamore Place - Decatur, GA 30033
OPENING RECEPTION - Saturday, April 16, 2005
7:00-10:00PM
Artist's Dialogue with Sylvia Cross - 8:00PM
Folk Music by Atlanta Songwriter and Singer - Kathy Reed
Special Gallery Hours: Friday and Saturdays - 5:00 -7:00PM
or by
appointment- 404-352-5938
(Directions: around the corner from the Greyhound Bus Station, off of
Commerce Drive in Decatur. Across the street from Carpe Diem Restaurant and
the Ice Lofts Condominiums. Or go to www.mapquest.com)
Jewish Women's Artists Network (JWAN)
presents a selected group exhibition
on
"Tikkun OIam: Healing the World" at the
Makor Gallery, Makor/Steinhardt
Center of the 92nd Y,
35 West 67th Street, New York, NY
April 14 - May
15, 2005.
Opening Reception, Thursday April 14, 7:00 - 9:00pm.
Also featuring
works by Malka Zeldis who will give an artist slide presentation on Thursday,
April 28th at 7:00pm.
Curated by Robin Schatell, Anat Litwin and Karin Luner.
The JWAN network is part of the Women's Caucus of Art.
MAKOR Gallery:
(212) 601-1000.
Jewish Women's Artists Network (JWAN) National Juried Exhibition - "Tikkun
Olam: To Repair the World" Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA)
5342 Tilly Mill Road - Dunwoody, GA - Main Street Gallery - January 12 - March
28, 2005
Regular MJCCA open hours. www.atlantajcc.org
Women's Caucus for Art (WCA) National Juried Exhibition - " Gender
in Motion" 3TEN Hautstudio - 310 Peters Street in the Castlebury
Hill
District of Atlanta. Opening Reception -Monday- February 14, 2005 - 6:00-10:00pm.
Exhibition runs through March 15. Juror: Emma Amos - www.nationalwca.com. During
February 15-20, Gallery hours: 12noon - 6:00pm and then by appointment.
Diane Hause - www.haustudio.com (404)
524-6541 - haustudio@earthlink.net
pARTicular Women Artists Group Exhibition
John Marlor Arts Center Milledgeville, GA
April 2-29, 2005
Opening Reception April 3, 2005 2:00-4:00PM
Temple Kehillat Chaim, 1145 Green Street- Roswell, GA "A
Community
Embracing Torah": overlay stained glass window above the sanctuary ark,
8'x9' in three panels and 8 additional windows depicting the celebration
of Jewish Festivals and Holidays throughout the year; design by Flora Rosefsky. http://www.kehillatchaim.org/
Click the photo for more on this stained glass window.
Click here to see the other 8 windows.
Winter 2005
CARE
Silent Auction - donor participant-
Art and Silent Auction to benefit CARE: The International Relief Agency,
Thursday - January 20, 2005 5:30-8:30PM, 621 North Avenue NE Building
E - Atlanta, GA
Art Papers Auction
Saturday - February 5, 2005 - 7:00-10:00PM
Preview Night: Friday, February 4 - 5:30 -9:30PM
Mason Murer Fine Art - 199-B Armour Drive, Atlanta-GA 30324
Tickets: $15 on line www.artpapers.org or $20 at the door
Proceeds of the silent auction benefits ART PAPERS.
Past Shows
Fall 2004
One
woman show at Temple Kehillat Chaim, Roswell, GA, "Jewish Celebrations:
Works on Paper and Sukkah Banners" - November 7-December 15,
2004
pARTicular women artists: NEW WORK, a members show at The Georgia Heritage Center in Talullah Falls, Georgia. September 21 - November 13. Artist's Reception: Saturday, October 2, 2004, 1:00-3:00PM.
Columbia Theological Seminary at The Harrington Center -
Decatur, GA - Juried Exhibiton, ELECTION. October 1-November 15, 2004.
Opening Reception - Sunday, October 10 - 3:00-5:00PM
Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University - Sukkah Art Project - a juried exhibition of five artists who created original 3x4' panels that were "inspired to fuse art, text and ritual together". Reception in the Sukkah - October 4, 2004. Brandeis University - Waltham, MA Flora's sukkah art theme is "Skhakh".
Summer 2004
INFUSION - 4th Annual WCA-GA (Women's Caucus of Artists
- Georgia Chapter) Members Exhibition, The Forum at the Defoor Centre (located
near Howell Mill Road and I-75). June 18 through July 30, 2004. Artist's
Reception: Friday, June 18, 2004 from 7:00-10:00PM
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Spring 2004
FLORA ROSEFSKY: WORKS ON PAPER - The ART Station - Manor
Drive, Stone Mountain Village. Gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10am -5pm & Saturday,
10am -3pm. April 8 - May 23, 2004. (770)469-1105 www.artstation.org
JEWISH CELEBRATIONS, solo exhibition of mixed media and collage works on paper- genema gallery at ChristChurch Presybterian - 81 Peachtree Park Drive (off Peachtree, across from Bennett Street) Atlanta. Gallery hours: 12noon -1pm on Sundays or by appointment. March 27-April 25, 2004. (404)605-0505 www.genemagallery.com
Fall 2003
RELEASING THE DOVE, The Fine Family Art Gallery at The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Dunwoody-GA. Selected invitational show by three Atlanta artists-Miriam Karp, Ethan Levy and Flora Rosefsky. October 15 - December 31, 2003 Galery hours: Sun. 1-6pm, Tues, Wed. & Thurs. 1-9pm (770)395-2614.
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