George’s work hangs in the lobby of the Hotel Chelsea where many have admired it for years.  Last year, we had the pleasure of hearing George read his poems of life and love in the Chelsea at the Bowery Poetry Club.  Like many Chelsea residents, George was a long time member of McBurney Y until…

Robert’s answers are succinct, but as they say, a painting is worth a thousand words.  Robert sent us a recent photo taken in his studio, which is located in a room formerly inhabited by Arthur C. Clarke.  In between stops at the Chelsea, Robert can be found cafe sitting at La Palette in Paris. How…

Pamela Bannos has been exhibiting her photographic works since the early 1980s.  She has worked with nearly every photographic process and format from 19th century gum prints to web-based digital works. What do you do?I’m a photographer from Chicago who shows my work in New York City. I teach in the art department at a…

If someone on your gift list has requested a crocheted ladder covered with prostate cancer you need to talk to Agata Oleksiak. Earlier this year, Oleksiak’s work was part of the "Back to Bohemia" exhibit which was on display in the Hotel Chelsea’s Grand Ballroom. What do you do?I make art. I crochet and watch…

Daniel Reich is the man responsible for turning the Hotel Chelsea’s Grand Ballroom into an artists salon.  Each week, Daniel and curator Dean Daderko, play host to some of the city’s edgiest art events.  And, best of all, the events are free. What Do You Do?I have a young gallery on Twenty-Third Street between 10th…