
Simone Kestelman
Past, Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

October 01, 2019
Exploring the creativity, forms and art of seating.
The Chair Show explores the creativity, forms and art of seating. At center stage is the chair, endlessly recast as luxurious or austere, regal or intimate, straightforward or ironic. Chairs give shape to the ways in which we rest and recreate ourselves in private, or inhabit ‘seats of power’ in public. As supporting players of day-to-day existence, focal points of ceremonies, or revered objects of spiritual and sacred spaces, chairs are invested with diverse meanings and purposes.
October 1 – 19, 2019
ArtsWestchester Gallery
31 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY
Gallery Hours:
Tue – Fri, 12-5pm | Sat 12-6pm

Voices for Justice
October 19, 2019
Voices for Justice
Berger Gallery, Berman Student Center
Manhattanville College
October 15th t- 27th, 2018
An exhibition sponsored by the Museum Studies Program.
Opening Reception & Panel Discussion October 18th 6-9pm

Fire in the Belly
October 13, 2019
Fire In The Belly
October 11 – November 25, 2018
Opening Reception Saturday, October 13, 6 – 9 pm
Burnette Gallery
31 Mill Hill Road Woodstock, NY 12498
Gallery presents Fire In The Belly, an exhibition celebrating the female spirit, curated by artists Laura Gurton and Carole Kunstadt.
Identity, empowerment, family, relationships, fantasy, mythology, sensuality as well as the biological, emotional and spiritual are explored by twenty six artists from the Hudson Valley and greater New York.
Exhibiting artists: Undine Brod, Amy Cheng, Tricia Cline, Orly Cogan, Susan Spencer Crowe, Penny Dell, Kara Eletto, Carla Goldberg, Laura Gurton, Kay Kenny, Simone Kestelman, Sky Kim, Carole Kunstadt, Janice La Motta, Alise Loebelsohn, Portia Munson, Debra Priestly, Ann Provan, Arlene Rush, Linda Friedman Schmidt, Jicky Schnee, Judy Sigunick, Louise P. Sloane, Julia Santos Solomon, Terry Ann Tomlinson, Jayoung Yoon.

Collaborative Concepts 2D
July 14, 2018
Opening Reception - Saturday
July 14th 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Hudson Beach Gallery at Hudson Valley
2nd floor
162 Main St, Beacon - NY 12508
For more info contact
Hudson Beach Glass
(845) 440-0068

SIGNAL - Katonah Museum of Art
June 30, 2018
Opening Night Party in the Garden
with Dennis Collins Trio
sponsored by the Katonah office o William Raveis Real Estate
5:00 - 8:00 PM
Tickets $10, exhibitions artists and members free
Kindly RSVP by June 22
sking@katonahmuseum.org
914-767-2968

Convergences
May 19, 2018
Exhibition:
“Convergences:
Connecting Community and Creativity”
Reception Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 12 noon to 2pm
at HRHCare: Jeannette J. Phillips Health Center, 1037 Main Street, Peekskill, NY
When creative communities come together, great things happen! Peekskill’s rich heritage in diversity is highlighted in this exhibition that showcases art from a variety of local communities. The exhibition is sponsored, jointly, by the Peekskill Art Association (PAA), Hudson River Healthcare (HRHCare), and the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA) and will be on view at Hudson River Healthcare: Jeannette J. Phillips Health Center, 1037 Main Street, Peekskill, NY from May 14 until June 28, 2018. Works in the exhibition include drawings, paintings, prints, photographs, collages, fiber art, digital art, performances, and sculpture. Connections between community and creativity are highlighted in many of the artworks on display.
For more information contact: kmahakian@hrhcare.org

Order/Disorder
December 19, 2019
The Katonah Museum Artist's Association presents its second annual juried exhibition at the Fine Arts Gallery of Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, New York
May 14th to June 15th, 2018
Opening Reception May 19th from 1 to 3 pm
Violated Bodies - New Languages for Justice and Humanity
January 01, 2020
February 5 – March 15
Curated by Kyunghee Pyun and Deborah Saleeby-Mulligan
Opening Reception: Wednesday, February 7, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
Artist-led Public Project by Simone Kestelman: Wednesday, February 7, 5:00 – 6:00 pm (Gallery)
Artist’s Talk by Belinda Mason: Tuesday, March 14, 4:00-5:00 pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesdays – Thursdays: 12:00 – 7:00 pm
Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays: 12:00 – 4:00 pm and by appointment
New York Art Week Show 2017
February 28, 2017
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
FEBRUARY 28TH – MARCH 6TH 2017
February 28th
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Press & VIP pass
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Public viewing (Free Entry)
March 1st
10:00 am - 08:00 pm Public viewing (Free Entry)
March 2nd
10:00 am - 09:00 pm Public viewing (FREE Entry)
6:00 pm - 09:00 pm Opening Reception (FREE Entry and complimentary Champagne)
March 3rd
10:00 am - 8:00 pm Public viewing (FREE Entry)
March 4th
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Public viewing (FREE Entry)
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Video Art Projection Session (FREE Entry) with artists Shahar Tuchner, Guang Zhu, Ela Goldman, and Willy Hartland
March 5th
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Public viewing (FREE Entry)
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Round Table (FREE Entry) with artists Jamie Martinez, Paul Morris and Daniel Rosenbaum
March 6th
10:00 am - 3:00 pm Public viewing (FREE Entry)
"The Right to be Human"
January 19, 2017
Thessaloniki Center for Contemporary Art: 19th of January
through 28th of February
Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki, 9th of February through 17th of March
The exhibition rebuts, re-examines and rejects inequities and exemplifies the goals of
humanism and social justice. Global humanism and social justice share a common goal that
seeks to promote both individual and social right of fair access to opportunity and benefit;
and, to embrace equality as governing principle in all areas of modern life. In our current
era of crisis; wealth inequality, suppression of free speech, governmentally sanctioned
discrimination, religious intolerance, political corruption all stand as blockades to the goals
of humanism and social justice.
The artists featured in this exhibition come from diverse socio-cultural backgrounds and
have been chosen by the curators because their work expresses social justice.
Contributing Artists: Artemis Alcalay, Dimitris Ameladiotis, Angeliki Avgitidou, Lucille
Bertrand, Tom Bogaert, Yiannis Christakos, Esperanza Cortez, Georgios Divaris, Laura
Dodson, Christoforos Doulgeris, Yannis Fokas, Eleni Fotiadou, Sarantis Gagas, Joan
Giordano, Filippos Goutzos, George Pol. Ioannidis, Maria Karametou, Simone Kestleman, D.
D. Lombardi, Cyriaco Lopes, Renee Magnanti, Despo Magoni , Virginia Mastroyiannaki,
Despina Meimaroglou, Yiannis Melanitis, Christina Mitrentse, Nick Moore, Eleni Mouzakiti,
Valli Nomidou, Bill Pangburn, Giorgos Papafiggos, Antonia Papatzanaki, Eva Petric, Artemis
Potamianou, Xenis Sachinis, Konstantinos Stamatiou, Anastasis Stratakis, Alexandros
Touliopoulos, Georgios Tzinoudis, Godelieve VanDamme, Vasilis Vasilakakis, Babis
Venetopoulos, Dimitris Xonoglou.
For more information:
Curators: Thalia Vrachopoulos, tvrachopoulos@gmail.com or Harry Savvopoulos,
savvcha@gmail.com
Pr Department of the State Museum of Contemporary Art: press@greekstatemuseum.com
Press Agent: smartcommunications.gr@gmail.com