. . . ANOTHER - NYC WATERBRAT - SETS SAIL. MARIE LORENZ IS OFF TO ROME !!

. . . the 2008-2009 JOSEPH H. HAZEN ROME PRIZE went to:
MARIE LORENZ - ARTIST - BROOKLYN, NY

for her TIBER RIVER NAVIGATION PROPOSAL:

text courtesy: AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME/2008-2009 WINNERS

more about: THE ROME PRIZE & THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME

MARIE LORENZ, at the TYSON REEDER OPENING, DANIEL REICH GALLERY, NYC
JUNE 3, 2006 - PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
. . . “what would be an island be … without its water muse ?”
see: the original post/2006-07-29
includes photos of: ZACH CONDON of BEIRUT, PORTS BISHOP, JIM DRAIN & JUSTIN LOWE !!

MARIE LORENZ, in a DEARRAINDROP DRESS, at the opening of the DEARRAINDROP - aptly titled - ‘Members of the Island’ - show at DIESEL DENIM GALLERY in SOHO, NYC
JUNE 15, 2006 - PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
see: the original post/2005-09-26
besides great DEARRAINDROP pix - includes another Taylor and Misaki, back in the day, and a photo of RICHARD JOHNSON, of PAGE SIX FAME - with his son, DAMON.

MARIE LORENZ exhibits her handmade (from a kit), kayak & ’steamroller’ prints.
‘Local transit’, ARTISTS SPACE, SOHO, NYC, MAY 16, 2006 - PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
see: more of her exhibit !!

MARIE LORENZ in her studio, GREEN POINT, BROOKLYN
NOV 22, 2005 - PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
artlovers posted a small, impromptu STUDIO VISIT with MARIE LORENZ back in NOVEMBER 2005 - on the tailcoats of a STUDIO VISIT with MICHAEL WILLIAMS.
At the time - they were both living (independently), and working in this multi-artist communal space, run by MELISSA BROWN.
see: STUDIO VISIT/MARIE LORENZ

PHOTO BY MARIE LORENZ/COURTESY: tideandcurrenttaxi.org

AT the bottom of the STUDIO VISIT - was link to her very fine - photobased - website.
She takes the photos. well woth a visit - just or the photos, not to mention the special water based projects !!
see: MARIE LORENZ/tide and current taxi !!

of course - those who were able to catch her and her crew, back in the day, on AVE B - at that notorious atm Gallery summer show - ‘ROWDY RE-MIX’ !! where the crew - did makeovers - have wonderful memories !!

.. “a re-mixed MARIE LORENZ” - at the wild wild and rowdy - ‘ROWDY RE-MIX’ show at atm Gallery,
back in the day when it was on AVE B - MAY 29, 2004
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
first published in: artnet, as part of ART LOVERS NEW YORK, in the PEOPLE SECTION/’Out in the Big Apple’ -
SPRING 2004′
. . . . now there’s - ‘video gold’ !! - a young TYSON REEDER, a young MICHAEL WILLIAMS, a young, goddess-like MELISSA BROWN, a young TONY MATELLI and, .. a young JUSTIN SAMSON !!