Unmoored/Unbound
Coming Soon
Unmoored/Unbound is a BWAC juried group exhibition in collaboration with Powerhouse Arts. The show will present artworks that explore themes of loss, transition, liberation, freedom and deliverance.
Being an artist often means accepting uncertainty and embracing the unknown, in our lives and in our work. At a time of political, economic and technological upheaval, art serves as a powerful expression of our uncertain and liminal existence.
Unmoored/Unbound is a BWAC juried group exhibition in collaboration with Powerhouse Arts. The show will present artworks that explore themes of loss, transition, liberation, freedom and deliverance.
Unmoored/Unbound will provide viewers with inspiring and expansive accounts of how artists survive and thrive in dark and challenging times.
New Beginnings Online show
Our first show for 2026 has arrived. See interpretations of rebirth and renewal in our first show as an organization experiencing the process of rebirth.
Welcome to our Member Show curated by Janet Morgan and Renee Radenberg. We proudly share the work of our members this new beginning for us.
NYSCA Award
We are excited to announce we are a NYSCA 2026 Grantee.
We are honored and excited to announce BWAC has been awarded a New York State Council on the Arts ( @nyscouncilonthearts grant ) for 2026. The show of support from the council is immensely gratifying as we rebuild for the future.
This $10,000 from New York State is an investment in culture, the arts, and community which speaks to our continuing mission.
2025 Review
What a year we had.
As we start a new year at BWAC, we prepare to embark on a path in the literal sense. The fire last year changed everything, but we cannot allow it to define 2025 or BWAC because we had one of the most innovative and creative exhibition seasons on record.
We started the year in style, compassion, and introspection with two national juried shows featuring fashion, animals, and a solo show delving into one artist's emotional past. Along with these great exhibitions we held a cat adoption event and set the tone for a season of balanced outreach and creative exploration.
By September we had already featured a rich range of themes from biodiversity, industrial art, sustainability, and good ole Rock and Roll to urban expressions of creativity in street art. We had a room devoted digital art, gigantic contemporary sculptural pieces that made our 25,000 square foot warehouse space look small, and a New York phone booth installation straight from the past, complete with it's own litter.
These are the numbers:
• Mounted 4 member exhibitions including a member solo exhibition
• Hosted 7 national juried exhibitions which included one international exhibit
• Opened our doors to 4 art organizations
• Held multiple musical and theatrical events
• Presented seminars and workshops in cooperation with the Brooklyn Public Library and Pioneer Works
• Maintained a vibrant Artists Market made up of a variety of goods made by (mostly) members
BWAC was only able to accomplish this through the dedicated volunteer efforts and coordination of our members, who fill the roles in our organization from leadership to planning to execution. Working with a small administrative unit of 2 on staff we are proud of the 2025 season we produced despite being cut short by the fire. If this all sounds like something you would like to be a part of, consider becoming a member and join our reimagining effort.
See a bit of our 2025 Season below.
Cheers~
ARTISTS RESOURCE
Information from professional conservators on how to handle various types of damage to art.
With the retrieval of art from our damaged gallery Tuesday September 30, many pieces in various stages of water exposure were released.
We are working with local art conservators and cultural heritage emergency response teams to evaluate the condition of work which was not picked up, but we wanted to offer some tips on how to mitigate different types of damage to art for the artists that took their pieces home.
PLEASE BE AWARE, although this is advice provided by conservation professionals, each case is different and as an artist you should research the best course of action for your situation.
The following PDF resources developed by nationally and internationally recognized art conservation and cultural heritage emergency and disaster response organizations specifically to help in situations just like this one, cover a range of topics. The links below the PDFs were gathered from variety of sources:
DEALING WITH WATER DAMAGE
OTHER ISSUES
AGENCY AND GOVERNMENT HELP
As we receive more information we believe will be helpful, it will be added here.
BWAC Member Spotlight
Welcome to a new feature called Member Spotlight, where you can get to know a little about our artist members in their own words.
We are a community of artists, exhibiting, collaborating, and working together to share our passion with the world.
Meet our artists.
Welcome to our Member Spotlight as we introduce the world to our wonderful members. We are proud to be a member-based organization providing exhibition and collaboration opportunities to artists working in various media.
We invite you to meet some of our featured artists as we “open the doors” to our artist community.
Andrea Biggs
1. Please tell us something about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? Did you have a different career in mind before deciding on being a full-time artist?
I grew up in Michigan. I attended Michigan State University. In my junior year I studied for a semester at Mexico City College where I met my husband Timothy G. Biggs from California. I received my MFA from Bard College while Timothy taught Anthropology at Simon’s Rock Early College. We moved to New York in 1985 and I was represented by a gallery while Timothy studied at Parsons. In 1990, Tim and I launched Biggs Art Studio, a highly successful fine art decorative painting business. For 20 years, we created many mural and other decorative projects for noted clients in New York City and throughout the U.S. and Europe, such as Joan Rivers, Donna Karan and Ellen Tracy. We were members of The Mural Society of NYC and participated in many trade shows including the Architectural Digest Show. Timothy passed in 2015. I was certified as a personal trainer and currently work at a fitness studio in Manhattan. I continue to paint and exhibit. I am a member of the Salmagundi Club, the National Association of Women Artists and BWAC.
2. Can you walk us through your creative process? How do you approach starting a new piece?
I usually start with a subject that interests me, using one of my photographs for inspiration, then build upon that image.
3. Your work is juicy and voluptuous. Have you always worked that way?
No matter the subject--portrait, landscape, flower or still life--I concentrate on creating drama through light.
4. Has your work always been realistic still life, or did you go through phases with other subjects?
Generally, my treatment of the subject has been realistic, but I eventually end up with a more stylized approach.
5. You crop your scenes tightly, which creates an interesting tension, not to mention the sense of ripe fruit bursting off the wall. How did you evolve into doing that?
The only time I cropped the image was for the “Big Fruit” series. Currently, I’m back to painting my true passion, still life influenced by the flower and big fruit series.