American interdisciplinary artist Peter D. Gerakaris creates vibrant paintings, public installations, and origami sculptures that engage nature-culture themes through a global lens. Raised a free-range child in New Hampshire, Gerakaris earned a BFA from Cornell University and an MFA from Hunter College where he received the Tony Smith Prize.

The artist’s works are showcased in various permanent institutional collections including the National Museum of Wildlife Art (Jackson, WY), NYC Department of Education, U.S. Department of State Art in Embassies Program in Gabon (Africa), Capital One, Citibank, Roanoke College (Salem, VA), and the Berkshire Botanical Garden (Stockbridge, MA), in addition to a spectrum of private collections around the globe such as Beth Rudin DeWoody and the William Lim Living Collection (Hong Kong, China).

Gerakaris has also created many large-scale public commissions awarded by Cornell Tech, The Surrey Hotel, Bergdorf Goodman, and the Berkshire Botanical Garden, in addition to a permanent public art commission through the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program spanning 116ft at PS101K (Brooklyn, NY).

Tina Seligman is an artist, composer, writer, and curator based in Queens, New York. After earning a BA in Art from Queens College, she studied music and movement including Isadora Duncan dance technique. Her 2018 solo exhibit at Flushing Town Hall explored patterns from solar, lunar and tidal cycles. In 2016, Tina's video collaboration with Dan Rubin was screened as an experimental short at the New York Independent Film Festival.

Since 2000, Tina has been a Teaching Artist-in-Residence through Flushing Town Hall. In 2018, she became an Education Representative for their CASA afterschool programs and set designer for Adam Crescenzi’s CASA student productions. She contributed to Art of the Times magazine from 2005 through 2013 and wrote essays for art books including Duoling Huang: The Cultural Landscape in 2014.

This exhibition Reflections delves into the universal beauty and diversity of water inviting viewers to explore the fluidity, unity and personal ways we experience it. Showcasing intricate snowflake designs in white paint on translucent mylar and captivating water and ocean photography combined with multilingual poetry contributions by other people, Seligman creates an immersive atmosphere including a meditation on the future of water and the environment. Beaded water molecule configurations and cyanotypes float through. Each snowflake includes languages from various cultures, symbolizing the unique yet shared nature of snow and water across the globe. Her video studies of different aspects of water, one using the exhibited poetry, will be linked to the GAC website. Dan Rubin's mesmerizing aerial photographs of irrigation systems, water and clouds inspire further reflection. Seligman's multimedia approach, blending visual art, poetry, and animation, prompts contemplation on our global connection to nature and the vital role of water.