The Gallery:
Photography & Photo Art
TWO WORKS FROM THE SERIES THROUGH THE WEBCAM: PLACES I’VE NEVER BEEN, Gayle Asch
A note from the artist: The artworks submitted depict Purim celebrations in Israel 2025. This year the holiday was both joyous and somber, with the 59 remaining hostages being held in Gaza not far from anyone’s mind in Israel and the entire Jewish diaspora.
About the artist: Gayle Asch is an artist and art educator who lives in New York City. Her artwork explores the link between digital art and traditional media, often blending the two by adding acrylic paint and/or China marker or charcoal to digitally created files printed on vinyl, paper or canvas. Each artwork originates with an original photographic image, originating from a layered approach to creating files, which is then manipulated using a variety of software applications and techniques. The goal of each is always to blur the line between digital and traditional art media, with composition and rich color combinations playing a central role in her artistic vision. Conceptually, her art often explores the dynamics of human interaction and the way that information is passed, scattered and warped by online and real life dialogue.
UNTITLED, Susan Blumberg-Kason
A note from the artist: I took this photo at the Golda Meir Plaza in Montevideo, Uruguay on a recent spring break trip.
I'm writing a biography of Golda Meir's childhood and teenage years in Milwaukee and never pass up an opportunity to learn anything and everything about Golda.
About the artist: Susan Blumberg-Kason is the author of Bernardine’s Shanghai Salon: The Story of the Doyenne of Old China (Post Hill Press, 2023), a 2023 Zibby Awards finalist for Best Book for the History Lover. She is also the author of Good Chinese Wife: A Love Affair with China Gone Wrong (Sourcebooks, 2014) and the 2024 Zibby Awards winner When Friends Come From Afar: The Remarkable Story of Bernie Wong and Chicago’s Chinese American Service League (University of Illinois Press, 2024), of which all proceeds will go to the Pine Tree Senior Council at CASL. She is the co-editor of Hong Kong Noir (Akashic Books, 2018) and a regular contributor to the Asian Review of Books, Cha: An Asian Literary Review and World Literature Today. Her work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books and PopMatters.
WE WILL DANCE AGAIN, Lisa Link
A note from the artist: We Will Dance Again was inspired by the "We Will Dance Again" t-shirt my sister gave me. I combined photos of myself jumping in the desert with the words "we will dance again" google-translated into the languages of those killed at the Nova festival.
About the artist: Lisa Link is a photo-based artist who lives and works in Boston, MA. Her art projects — heavily influenced by tikkun olam — explore labor rights, ageism, water pollution, climate change and antisemitism. She outputs her art to ceramic tile and vinyl for exhibit and her public art has been installed in both urban and rural settings from Waterville, ME to Sitka, AK.
TIKVAH, Lisette Rottman
A note from the artist: Last summer, I began a Judaica series using pieces from dried bouquets to create images organically on moss. I then photograph my creation and digitally edit the images in Photoshop. I had begun saving all these dried bouquets as I found beauty in many of the elements and knew I wanted to create something with them. Feeling a strong pull to create more work to celebrate our people and culture, I began with a Magen David and have since created pieces for Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, Purim and Pesach. This latest piece spells "Tikvah" in Hebrew which means Hope. The letters are surrounded by a variety of beautiful dried flowers and leaves with embellished colors to hopefully give the viewer a feeling of wonder, magic, peace and possibility.
About the artist: Lisette has always loved expressing myself through art and music. She adores color and its infinite shades, and enjoys mixing textures and styles through both traditional and digital media. She finds joy in creating whimsical pieces, often inspired by animals, Judaica, and pop culture. She has been working as an artist and graphic & web designer in the NJ/NY area for over 20 years.
UNTITLED, Sary Hayon
A note from the artist: I had been thinking of doing a Hannuka photo for a while. What completed the inspiration was the want of another miracle (hence the sevivonim in that particular order and position). I uploaded it on my instagram with the caption in hebrew "I hope a miracle will happen here" with the yellow ribbon. The hope for every holiday now dies involve the hostages, but it also involves us being Jewish. And. The snout.. we'll, I'm a pet photographer and my dog already knows the camera comes with treats 💙🤍
About the artist: Sary Haydn was born and raised in Colombia. She made Aliyah in 2016 and has been living in Israel since. She became a photographer there. Accidentally. It was the best accident to happen, especially since her main focus is pets and their people. She mostly gets dogs, but occasionally has gotten to photograph other animals too. She’s attended many courses and workshops with some amazing people.
