Flying High for Equality

Public Sculptures by Nancy Saleme, as seen in Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx, Bronx, NY

Item Details

Nancy Saleme created this beautiful sculpture at the Joyce Kilmer Park, Bronx. As sparrows are creatures of resilience, audacity, intelligence, and beauty, she made an art installation of these birds to represent the search for equality. Titled, Flying High for Equality, this piece, depicting oversized sparrows, is a collaboration between her and Patricia Cazorla to help give color to her birds.

Meet the Creator

Nancy Saleme

New York, NY

"Nancy Saleme is a Venezuelan artist living in New York City since 1995. Saleme has earned degrees from various schools around the world such as University of Fine Arts in Poland, National School of Fine Arts of Peru, Cristóbal Rojas School of Visual Arts of Caracas, Venezuela, and The Arts Students League of New York. Her work has been included in prominent national and international venues such as Gallery Na Kashirke Moscow-Russia, Arteamericas Miami-FL, AAF Contemporary Art Fair NYC, Chicago Art Fair-Art London and Art Singapore with Artered Gallery NYC, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn-NY, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn-NY, Praxis International Art NYC, Gallery Shoshinkan Nagano-Japan, Galería Club Empresarial Lima-Peru, as well as several group exhibitions at Galerie R31 Berlin-Germany and Galería Galou, Brooklyn-NY. Saleme’s work is in the collections of Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, The Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts, New York, as well as numerous private collections."

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