Export 2025: International Art Exhibition

Written By Monica d. Church

In March 2019, artist/curators Emilie Houssart and Xuewu Zheng, brought together over eighty artists for Export 2019: A Joint Exhibition of International Artists, held in Poughkeepsie’s Trolley Barn. The opening reception was well attended, introducing both the Trolley Barn Gallery as well as artists with connections to the City of Poughkeepsie to the greater Hudson Valley audience. At the time, the exhibition seemed to be igniting an exciting period for Poughkeepsie’s art scene. Unfortunately, only a year later the world was closing down because of the COVID 19 pandemic. Export 2025, is curated by Xuewu Zheng, with a support team of co-organizers, Emilie Houssart, Hayoon Jay Lee, Nestor Madalengoita and Anita Fina Kiewra. The show features over 70 artists. The opening reception is Sunday, April 6 from 4-7 PM with an opening performance at 5 PM by Hayoon Jay Lee. The exhibition will be on view at Poughkeepsie’s Trolley Barn at 489 Main Street through April 17, 2025.

Monica d. Church, Construction Site, Huế, Vietnam, photograph on fiber exhibition paper, 17 × 22 inches

Monica d. Church

Monica d. Church (b. 1964, Middlebury, VT USA) is an abstract artist who paints on repurposed sails. She lives and works in New York’s Hudson Valley where she sails on the Hudson River in a 1966 Ensign. She also works in printmaking, photography and collage.

Monica has a BA in visual arts from Bennington College and an MFA in painting from The University of Kentucky. Her works are in numerous collections including Manugistics, Rockville, MD; Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY; and Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY.

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