Daniel Baxter: Portraits on Maps
October 9 – January 8

Daniel Baxter is a graduate of Parsons School of Design. He’s worked for decades as an award-winning illustrator. His work has appeared in hundreds of publications and books, including a branding campaign for The New York Times. In recent years, he’s turned his love for drawing toward more personal work, creating drawings on pre-existing printed material such as maps, music sheets, and old book pages. He is currently involved with several upcoming exhibits. Daniel Lives in Red Hook, New York. 

Daniel Baxter is fascinated by map-making and drawing. Having grown up around maps, he was always intrigued by the mystery behind what cartography represents. With a background in illustration, he’s had a life-long passion for drawing and is interested in what can be conveyed when maps and pictures are intermingled in one image. He finds preexisting maps and treats these cartographic images as canvases so they become a springboard for exploring a variety of themes: identity, national and local pride, history, nature, politics, and perhaps most importantly, environmental issues. Each map transforms into a window of sorts, with an observation about the place it represents.

Artist Talk: Thursday, November 14, 5:30 pm
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Onaje Benjamin: Photography
October 30 – January 7, 2025

Born in 1948, the same year that the Declaration of Human Rights was adopted, Onaje Benjamin was destined to be drawn into the turbulence of activism evolving out of the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 60s.  Being of African American and Caribbean descent & raised in Harlem provided a rich cultural foundation for Onaje to develop his creative framework.

Onaje pursued a career as a community organizer, activist and social worker, earning a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in liberal arts and social work.  As a self-taught photographer, Onaje has sought to capture the complexity of lifestyles within the communities her resides and.  He chooses to create monochromatic representations of the world he interprets through the lens.

Defining himself as a documentary/humanist photographer, Onaje’s work has been well received.  He began his photographic work in the 80s working with film cameras.  Career demands required him to suspend his photography for a number of decades; only recently returning to the field upon retirement in 2015; which required a steep learning curve in the world of digital cameras and editing software.

Onaje’s work has been well received, with his work being exhibited in galleries in the Mid-Hudson Valley, New England and New York City; including a solo show at the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum.  He has received numerous awards, including the Lelani Claire Award for Outstanding Achievement in Photography. He conducted artist talks at the Center for Photography in Woodstock.

Whether capturing the action of a women’s roller derby scrimmage or professional football game, or the intricate aspects of tattooing or political protest, Onaje’s photographs reflect the shifting cultural and political landscapes which make up the communities he resides within.