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Artist’s Statement November 4, 2001 Two days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, I began sketching as a personal response to this atrocity. Like many of us, I was grief stricken by the number of victims and the amount of lives lost. I simply could not continue to paint pretty pictures and had to reassess my role as an artist. For is not the purpose of art to see beyond the surface of things, to uncover truths, to seek meaning. I felt obligated to fulfill this role and create a work of art that could help make sense of it all, perhaps raise spiritual awareness and offer condolence. So I commissioned myself to create this monumental painting that will serve to honor the souls who have not perished, but have moved to a new dimension. It is my candle. We must remember September 11th and we need to see the faces of each of the souls that became angels on September 11th. Faith, love and hope coming out of destruction is the theme around which the victims will be honored.
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June Long-Schuman is an award-winning fine artist and teacher who has shown her work locally on Long Island, and in Newport Rhode Island. Tranquility, immortality, and the spiritual nature of existence have all played a part in her work. After graduating with a BFA in Fine Art from Pratt Institute June went on to Dowling College to receive a teaching Certification in Art. June continued studying art at C. W. Post in the graduate program and later received a Masters in Liberal Studies from Stony Brook University. She studied printmaking with Dan Welden in 1985 and has had numerous award-winning shows featuring her monoprints. Since 1998 June has focused on plein air painting in oils. Eastern philosophy and an alternate form of medicine called Reiki have played an important part in June's work. After a 2 year long period of study June became a Reiki Master in July of 2001 which has had a significant impact on her life and art work. After the tragedy of September 2001 - the artist was compelled to paint a mural that would help to comfort those who lost loved ones and send the message of faith, love and hope. "Soaring Spirits at Ground Zero" is a tribute to those who lost loved ones. “Art, like music has a tremendous healing power - it is a vehicle through which we can reflect, observe and raise awareness." The painting was recently donated to the Islip Fire Fighters Museum in Islip, NY. and will be part of their permanent collection.
June is currently a member of the Wet Paint Studios Group and represented at the Sidewalk Alley Art & Framing Gallery, Mount Sinai, NY.
Biography:
Art Education and Workshops 1992 - MA/LS Degree, SUNY at Stony Brook 1989 – C.W. Post: courses toward MA in Fine Art 1985 - Dowling College: Permanent Certification (Art K-12) 1977 - BFA Pratt Institute Mural Projects 2003 - “Calling of the Angels” - 8’ x 12’ ceiling mural – Jesus is Lord Fellowship Church, Brentwood, NY 2001 - “Soaring Spirits at Ground Zero”, 5’ x 6’. Selected Juried Shows 2012 – Life Around Us Exhibition – My Studio, Port Washington, NY 2012 – Plein Air Competition at Sagamore Hill; show in the Art Space in Rodgers’ Bldg., Oyster Bay, NY 2110 – X Marks the Spot – Discovering LI’s Treasured Places, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY 2004 – 2nd Annual Juried Landscape Show – Main St. Petite Gallery, Huntington, NY 2001 - Heckscher Museum of Art - Long Island Artists Exhibition 2000 - Baldhill Art Gallery - The North Shore Art Guild’s 7th Annual Open Competition 1991 - Mills Pond House - Annual Juried Show, St. James, NY 1990 - Chelsea Art Center - Annual Juried Show, Norwich, NY 1990 - East End Art Council Gallery - Annual Juried Show, Riverhead, NY 1988 - Fire House Art Gallery - National Works on Paper Competition Garden City, NY Selected Individual Shows 2012 – Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY 2012 – Cutchogue Public Library, Cutchogue, NY 2007 – Smithtown Library, Smithtown, NY 2005 - Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY 2003 - Smithtown Library, Smithtown, NY 2003 – Suffolk County State Building, Hauppauge, NY 2002 - Cohalan Courthouse, Central Islip, NY 1997 - Alfred Van Loen Gallery, South Huntington Library, NY 1995 - Huntington Arts Council Gallery, Huntington, NY Selected Group Shows 2014 – Plein Air Art Event at Sagtikos Manor in Bayshore, NY 2007 – ALLI Summer Art Adventure Faculty Show, Huntington, NY 2004 – Art League of Long Island Faculty Show, Huntington, NY 2003 - Neighborhood House, Setauket, NY 2002 - Courthouse Dining Gallery, Mineola, NY 1987 - Gallery North, Setauket, NY 1996 - Water Mill Museum, Water Mill, NY 1995 - Hutchins Gallery at C.W. Post - HTAL Faculty Show, Brookville, NY 1994 - Anthony-Giordano Gallery, Oakdale, NY Awards and Honorable Mentions 2005 – Included in the ninth edition of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers®, 2005 2002 - Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for WTC Traveling Mural Project 1994 - Honorable Mention: B.J. Spoke Gallery, HTAL members show 1993 - Honorable Mention: Gallery North Outdoor Art Show 1990 - Honorable Mention: East End Art Council Gallery, Juried Exhibit 1990, 1991 - Third Prize Graphics: Gallery North Outdoor Show 1988 - Honorable Mention: Islip Art Museum, members show 1988 - Honorable Mention: Fire House Gallery, Nat.’l Works on Paper Competition 1987 - First Prize Graphics: Gallery North Outdoor Show