Art Gallery
At the Jazz Forum, we present a rotating exhibit of local and regional artists in the club space, available for sale.
Proceeds go to the artists and Jazz Forum Arts, the not-for-profit organization that runs the club.
Currently on Exhibit: Impressions in Color
The Jazz Forum Winter 2020 Art Exhibit features art by Alexis Wheeler, Gerald Cannon and Adam Shultz.
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Interested in the Art?
All pieces are on display during our weekend shows. We also offer private viewings during the week for interested buyers.
Please contact ellen@jazzforumarts.org or call 914-631-1000 for inquiries or to arrange a viewing appointment.
Artist Biography
Alexis Wheeler
Alexis Wheeler is an intuitive abstract artist living in New York State. As a child growing up in rural New Jersey, Alexis was a prolific young artist, writing books, drawing, painting and print-making. At the age of 18, Alexis moved to New York City, where she worked as a hairdresser and pursued art-making. Over the years, Alexis has taken studied many mediums, book binding, paper making, color theory, encaustic painting, ceramics, photography, sewing and music, always keeping a personal studio to make art.
She makes her life about art, and the artistic process in a bid to infuse her own creativity with inspiration, so that she might have the utmost authentic expression in her own artwork. It is in observation, collaboration and conversation with nature and other artists that Alexis is most inspired.
For the past 10 years, Alexis has owned her own salon, Crown, in New York City, where hair is her way of working in sculpture. Similar to her visual artwork, she uses a combination of texture, intuition, artistic technique, and connection to create looks for her clients. Owning Crown has also created a space that Alexis can show and sell her finished work.
Gerald Cannon
Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Gerald’s initial inspiration was his father Benjamin, a guitarist, who bought him his first electric bass at the ripe young age of 10. He began playing bass in his father’s group ‘The Gospel Expressions' and he never looked back. Gerald attended The University of Wisconsin at La Crosse where he met jazz great Milt Hinton. This meeting not only changed Gerald’s major in college from physical education to music, it also changed the rest of his life.
But Gerald’s creativity and passion is expressed not only in his music, but also in his painting. He recently had his first art showing in New York City and hosts exclusive viewings for interested art enthusiasts. A US tour of his paintings paired with musical selections will begin in 2016 and his highly anticipated sophomore album is underway with plans to release later next year.
Like the masters before him, Gerald Cannon has established a fearless, solid groove that distinguishes him as a principal figure in jazz. He will go down in history as a signature jazz bassist and composer of this century.
Adam Shultz
Adam Shultz is professional artist working in the YOHO arts district of Yonkers, NY. Adam works in a variety of mediums from painting, sculpture, installation, photography, and performance.
Adam has been heavily involved, for the past 7 years, as a co-organizer of the annual YOHO Artists Open Studio weekend. YOHO Open Studio weekend services 100 artists in the YOHO arts district and attracting a thousand visitors. The Open Studio weekend is newly partnered with the City of Yonkers for as part of a city-wide Yonkers Arts Weekend. Adam coordinates the Open Studio with Mayor Mike Spano's office and other leading cultural institutions on Yonkers Arts Weekend.
Adam serves on the board of Yonkers Arts, a not for profit dedicated to the arts in the city of Yonkers, spearheading projects and advancing coordination between arts and cultural institutions of Yonkers.
Adam serves on the Riverfront Yonkers Library gallery committee. YPL is long the center of local contemporary art in Yonkers and southern Westchester, presenting cutting edge contemporary exhibiting and programming in the heart of downtown Yonkers.
Adam serves on the Community Advisory Board at the Hudson River Museum, in the capacity of fostering connections between the museum and local artists for exhibiting and programming opportunities.