Lene Bødker
Section, 2007
Cast Glass, hand-sculpted with hammer and chisel
Represented at SOFA CHICAGO 2007 by Galleri Grønlund, Copenhagen

For the first time ever, the coveted Japanese prize, the “Kanazawa Glass Award,” goes to a Danish artist. On August 30, Lene Bødker receives the award, which is only given every third year and is considered […]

Aliza Olmert (Wife of Israeli Prime Minister) Jew doesn’t expel Arab doesn’t expel Jew doesn’t expel Arab…, 2005 Oil color on ceramic, 17 x 20 x 6 Offering Reconciliation Special Exhibit

Philippe Boulakia (Palestinian artist) Untitled, 2005 Stones on ceramic, 17 x 20 x 6 Offering Reconciliation Special Exhibit

A standout special exhibit at SOFA CHICAGO 2007, Nov. 2 - 4 at Navy Pier, Festival Hall is entitled Offering Reconciliation, which will present ceramic bowls designed by 135 prominent Palestinian and Israeli artists on the theme of reconciliation. The exhibit is presented by the Parent’s Circle Families Forum (PCFF), which consists of several hundreds of bereaved families, half Palestinian and half Israeli, whose members have all lost immediate family members due to the violence in the region; and AIDA: the Association of Israel’s Decorative Arts, which will for the 5 ^th straight year present a curated exhibit of contemporary decorative artwork by artists currently living in Israel. A live auction of bowls in the Offering Reconciliation special exhibit will be held at SOFA CHICAGO on November 3, with pre-bidding on-line beginning in September; all proceeds will support PCFF programs in Israeli and Palestinian communities.

Follow the link below to read a Washington Post article on Offering Reconciliation.

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