Welcome to the Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery
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The Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery is the primary fine art gallery at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a senior college of the City University of New York in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The program feature a variety of media and concepts, but is heavily focused on social issues and the humanities. Opened in 2013, the gallery is 4,050 square feet and is located on the ground floor of John Jay's 620,000-square foot building that sits on 11th Avenue and 59th Street in New York City, a four block walk from Central Park. The building was designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill.
Gallery viewing hours are Monday through Friday from 10 AM - 6 PM.
The Shiva Gallery contains a moveable wall system that allows the space to be reconfigured for each exhibition or cleared in its entirety for use as a multi-purpose space.
Our Most Recent Exhibitions and Events
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Violated Bodies: New Languages for Justice and Humanity
On view February 28th, 2018-April 13th, 2018
Opening Reception on Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 from 5:30-8:00 PM
Violated Bodies New Languages for Justice and Humanity seeks to heighten awareness and understanding of the consequences of sexual assault, domestic violence, and similar heinous acts of personal violation. How can victims of sexual, physical, verbal and/or mental abuse come to terms with the injustices that have been forced upon them? How can these individuals move from being mere victims to courageous survivors? The exhibition attempts to answer these questions. The international contemporary artists within this exhibition have boldly addressed the ramifications violence can have on both the mind and body.
Internalized Borders
President’s Gallery
On view February 14th-April 13th, 2018
Featuring 18 artists working through a range of media, Internalized Borders addresses immigration, identity, detention, and deportation. Taking the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center as a pivotal moment for the escalation of attacks on immigrants, this exhibition examines the various ways that language and legal systems create internal and external borders based on fear, the criminalization of identity, the economics of migration, and the construction of otherness.
Green Habitat
President’s Gallery
On view April 25th-June 30th, 2018
As more and bigger natural catastrophes visit our planet, sustainable or ecology-based arts are gaining ever greater importance. Ecological art respects the ecosystems of living species and their environments from an ethical, social, contextual, economic and aesthetic perspective while seeking to remedy or preserve life. It is socially engaged and socially interactive, and at times even intervention-based art. The goals of such art are socially oriented, altruistic and hopeful in that they seek to spark awareness in the public arena about the urban environment’s issues and the alteration needed for a better future. They often include audience
ROGUES GALLERY: Forty Year Retrospective of Courtroom Art from Son of Sam to El Chapo
On view November 29th, 2017-February 2nd, 2018 Opening Reception on November 29th, 2017 from 5:30-8:30pm Rogue’s Gallery – 1977 – 2017 – 40 Year Retrospective of Courtroom Art from Son of Sam to El Chapo showcases the work of three award winning and nationally known illustrators: Aggie Kenny, Richard Tomlinson and Elizabeth Williams. Through their Read More »
Latest Gallery News
19 January 2015 by admin, in Gallery NewsThe Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery is Named in Honor of the Largest Donation in the College’s History
The generosity of alumnus and Adjunct Professor Andrew Shiva and his wife, Anya,...READ MORE +
16 January 2015 by admin, in Gallery NewsAlexandre Dang Installation/Interview
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, NYC pro...READ MORE +