The Difference We’ve Made

New Work by Trailblazing Women Artists of the 70’s

SHOW DATES: “October 13-November 9, 2022

DATE: Thursday, October 13, 2022/ Opening Reception
TIME: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
PLACE: Carter Burden Gallery
548 West 28th Street, #534
New York, NY 10001

Masks are mandatory.

Carter Burden Gallery presents The Difference We’ve Made,
curated by Cynthia Mailman, Vernita Nemec, and Susan Grabel. It is
accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, with essays by Ellen Lubell and Andrew
Hottle.

Events
include A Night of Performances with Vernita Nemec, Kazuko Miyamoto, and Toki
Ozaki, as well as Linda Montano on Thursday, October 20 at 7pm, and Meet the Artists on
Saturday, November 5 at 2pm. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Artists
The Difference We’ve Made highlights the work of Dotty Attie, Nancy Azara, Josely
Carvalho, Maureen Connor, Betsy Damon, Carol Goebel, Janet Goldner, Susan Grabel, Carol
Hamoy, Janet Olivia Henry, Lucy Hodgson, Joyce Kozloff, Cynthia Mailman, Carol Massa,
Dindga McCannon, Juanita McNeely, Kazuko Miyamoto, Vernita Nemec, Senga Nengudi,
Susan Schwalb, Dee Shapiro, Jenny Tango, and Sharon Wybrants. Their work represents the
diversity of creative expression with mediums ranging from installation, painting,
sculpture, performance, and more. Through their compelling works these talented,
feminist, trailblazing artists cleared paths for generations of women. This exhibition
illustrates their perseverance in their ongoing creative practice to this day. Marlena
Vaccaro, Director and Curator of Carter Burden Gallery, states, “The Carter Burden Gallery
opened in Chelsea in 2009 to meet a need of representation of older professional artists. It
is the first of its kind in the nation, exclusively featuring the vibrant and significant works
of professional artists over the age of sixty. The women exhibited in this show are the
shoulders subsequent women artists have stood and continue to stand on.
It is no secret that older professional artists are often under-recognized by the arts sector
and given few opportunities to show and sell their work due to perceived limited
marketability and other ageism related factors. This can be especially true of women
artists. This dually hinders economic opportunity for older artists, while limiting public
access to unique artistic perspectives.

The Carter Burden Gallery celebrates this community’s unique contribution and particularly the immense and enduring influence of
the pioneering artists in this show. As Maya Angelou said, ‘I’ve learned that people will
forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you
made them feel.’ The outstanding artists in this show made future generations of women
artists feel they could do it, feel they could be part of the important work being done, and
know they would be leaders in the conversations that would shape the art world.”
About the Carter Burden Gallery

Located in Chelsea, the Carter Burden Gallery is a program of The Carter Burden Network
designed to give a voice to New York City’s re-emerging older professional artists. The
Carter Burden Network is a non-profit organization established in 1971 by the late Carter
Burden, a New York City Councilman. Please visit www.carterburdennetwork.org. For
more information about the Carter Burden Gallery, please visit
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