Every Thursday 12:00-2:00pm
Scrabble Plaza (NW Corner)

JULY: MIXED MEDIA PORTRAITURE WITH ANNIE LEGNINI

In the Bronx Faces-inspired portraiture workshop, participants will create portraits of themselves or
another participant using mixed media materials. The goal of this inspired portraiture project is to create portraits of ourselves that make up not only what a person looks like, but the foundation of who we are at this point in time (which includes personality, energy, interests, beliefs, and so on). The instructor will facilitate a respectful, comfortable environment that allows participants the space for reflection and ‘deep seeing’ of one another. Participants will be given interview questions by Bronx Faces and base their portraits off of the answers. Participants who arrive with a friend are encouraged to make portraits of one another, and solo participants can create a portrait of themselves or another solo participant.

All materials provided by Washington Square Park Conservancy.

Antoinette “Annie” Legnini (b. 1994, The Bronx) is a painter and draftsperson working with mixed media, collage, assemblage, and installation. She received a B.A. from Fordham University in Visual Arts and Women’s Studies in 2016 and an M.F.A. in Painting at the New York Academy of Art in 2022. Legnini has participated in residencies at the BX Arts Factory, Otis College of Art and Design, and Con Artist Collective. She was the recipient of the 2022-2023 Chubb Fellowship at the New York Academy of Art. Legnini is best known for her ongoing collaborative community art project called “Bronx Faces” – a series that pairs the stories and experiences of Bronxites with a mixed media portrait. She is currently teaching at the Fashion Institute of Technology and also taught at the New York Academy of Art, the Hudson River Museum, and Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education.

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