Both Russian immigrants, the two artists have similar backgrounds but tell very different stories. Alexandra Rozenman took her first painting lessons at the age of five and earned her Master of Fine Arts from The Museum School/Tufts University in Boston. Currently residing in Minnesota, Rozenman teaches in a wide range of schools using art as a tool for personal growth. Alexey Zoob studied at the Art College in Saratov (Russia) and the Stroganov Art School in Moscow. Currently residing in Maryland, Zoob teaches at Scarlet Sails Creative Art Studio and uses his work to send a message to eternity by transforming his thoughts and feelings into a language of lines, colors and forms.




The Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery partnered with All Fired Up ceramic studios to bring Home Plates to the Gallery. We handed 60 local artists a blank dinner plate to use as their “canvas.” The result is a wonderfully colorful exhibition with ultimate functionality, and a window into the local art scene which is bursting at the seams. In addition, through sales of the plates The Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery has the opportunity to raise a much-needed portion of its budget. We held a similar fundraiser in 1997 with Continuum, shortly after the gallery opened its doors. Just as that exhibition highlighted many artists’ interpretations of community and the links between generations in the past and future, our exhibition Home Plates hopes to connect the Washington DC Jewish Community Center to the larger community surrounding it.

 

 

The remaining Home Plates are currently displayed in the Barbara and Harold Berman JCC Café and are for sale for $100.