Upcoming: The Duo Show

October 10 – November 15, 2024
Trolley Barn Gallery | 489 Main St, Poughkeepsie, NY

The Duo Show at the Trolley Barn Gallery is a captivating exhibition curated by the Youth Arts Empowerment Zone (YAEZ) Curatorial Team in collaboration with guest curator Indira A. Abiskaroon, Curatorial Assistant of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum, and Jaime Ransome, Trolley Barn Gallery Manager. The Duo Show features the works of painter and photographer Kimmah M. Dennis and the installations of Marielena Ferrer, two regional artists whose pieces in conversation initiate a transformation of the Trolley Barn Gallery into a space where themes of childhood, displacement, loss, and hope collide with one another. Both artists are motivated by a desire to examine the strength and vulnerability of youth and the roles and responsibilities the rest of us have in empowering or weakening them, bringing these themes to life in a powerful and reflective way.

About the Guest Curator: Indira A. Abiskaroon
Joining us as the guest curator of The Duo Show, Indira A. Abiskaroon is the Curatorial Assistant of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum. In her position, Abiskaroon has served a central role in all aspects of the Museum’s contemporary programming. Most recently, she helped organize the back-to-back blockbuster exhibitions Spike Lee: Creative Sources and Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. Prior to joining the Brooklyn Museum, she worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. She holds a BA in Art History and Classics from the Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College and an MA in the History of Art and Archaeology from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.

Special Events:

Opening Reception: Thursday, October 10 | 6–8PM
Artist Workshop: Friday, November 1 | 4–7PM