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About Jonathan Bauch
Sculptor
Evolving from an abstract painter to sculpture, Bauch adroitly manipulates welding technology, transforming hard steel into delicate organic forms reminiscent of the natural world. In taming the steel, the industrial quality of the medium is tempered by the indelible mark of the human hand, resulting in sculptures that seem to defy their material with their lacy and ethereal qualities.
In addition to exhibiting in both solo and group exhibitions in New York City and New England, he has been the recipient of grants from the Joan Mitchell, and Adolph and Esther Gottlieb foundations, and has taught welding steel sculpture at the Educational Alliance.

He is the father of Pele who arew up at Westbeth.

About Pele Bauch
Choreographer / Dancer
An interdisciplinary choreographer who weaves dance, theater, and installation design into unique performances. As a Hapa Haole Kanaka Maoli (multi-racial Native Hawaiian) contemporary artist, Bauch’s work also draws from oli and hula (Hawaiian chant and dance). She was selected for the 2025 Wehiwehi cohort of Kanaka Maoli artists working at the intersection of indigeneity and contemporary performance and the 2023 WAA Native Launchpad, Bauch’s work has been presented at numerous New York venues. She has received residencies from The Joyce Theater Foundation; Dance Theater Workshop; Chocolate Factory; and 92Y Harkness Dance Center. Funders include the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; Brooklyn Arts Council; and Harkness Foundation for Dance.

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