Visual & Studio Arts Lecture Series: Naomi Safran-Hon

From image to material will explore the visual works of the Brooklyn based artist Naomi Safran-Hon. In her talk she will present her work from the last decade, the progression from representation in painting to the creation of objects and the juxtaposition of materials, lace and cement. The lecture will explore how meaning is derived from materials and how content leads to form. Safran-Hon will share her sources of inspiration, influences and the development of her work.

Born in Oxford, England, Safran-Hon grew up in Haifa, Israel. She received her BA Summa Cum Laude from Brandeis University, 2008, in Studio Art and Art History and an MFA from Yale University School of Art in 2010. Safran-Hon attended Skowhegan in 2012 and Art Omi in 2016. She was a 2019-2020 Workspace Resident at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Safran-Hon had solo exhibitions at Slag Gallery, NYC, Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam, and Marfa Contemporary, Marfa, TX, and group shows at the Haifa Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, Marianne Boesky Gallery, and P.P.O.W Gallery. Safran-Hon was a recipient of the BRIC Colene Brown Art Prize in 2020. Safran-Hon visual work reflects on the way in which political reality effects the every day. She lives and works in Brooklyn and is represented by Slag Gallery.