Fine Arts Archive
Bodzin Art Gallery Past Exhibits
- Resistance Through Art
February 12-April 15, 2013
This exhibit commemorates Yom Ha’Shoah and survivors of the Holocaust
Featuring Marilyn Banner, Yonina Blech-Hermoni, Dana Ellyn, Linda Gissen, Janet Gohres, Lynn Goldstein, Lilianne Milgrom, Cherie M. Redlinger, Paula Wachsstock, Elizabeth Wolf, Lloyd Wolf - A Woman's Place
December 18, 2012-February 11, 2013
Featuring Andrea Kraus and Yonina Blech-Hermoni
- Jewish Artists with Southern Roots
October 30-December 17, 2012
Featuring Jeanne Goodman, Linda Gissen, and Lynne Seward
- Midrash-The Artist as Commentator
September 4-October 29, 2012
Featuring Dana Lehrer Danz and Liz Wolf
- Summer Spotlight: Annual Open Exhibition for Members/Staff
June 19-August 21, 2012
Current JCCNV members and staff were invited to display their artwork in the Bodzin Art Gallery.
- A Reggio Exhibit
May 29-June 15, 2012
The JCCNV’s Early Childhood Services department presents “A Reggio Exhibit” which showcases the special philosophy of teaching art being used by the program. - Exploring Worlds
April 10-May 29, 2012
Featuring Avner Ofer and Daphne Nadler - Expanded Formats
February 14-April 10, 2012
Featuring Allison Pasarew and Rebecca Zweibel - M+2S=More than Just Glass
December 20–February 14, 2012
Featuring Kari Minnick, Laurie Siegel and Ruth Siegel - Viewpoint
November 1- December 20, 2011
Featuring Alice Mostoff and Klaudia Levin - The Nature of Art
September 6–November 1, 2011
Featuring Marilyn Morris Berliner and Dan Burke
These artists have as their inspiration the beauty and vitality of nature. Each finds their vision and means of expression rooted in organic forms or materials.
- Summer Spotlight Open Exhibition for Members/Staff
July 12-August 23, 2011
The arts are an integral part of life here at the Center so we wanted to spotlight the many talents of our own creative community. JCCNV members and staff were invited to display their artwork in the Bodzin Gallery. - A Colorful Life
May 3 – June 14, 2011
A Retrospective of Sharon Safran’s Multi-Dimensional Art - Connected
February 22 – May 3, 2011
Lisa Brotman & Erica Leigh Orgen
Two artists connected by more than their art. As mother and daughter they share an abundance of talent and creativity. Both artists are figurative painters, whose subject matter provokes psychological investigation, sharing an attraction to bold color yet each style is distinctive. - Personal Albums from a Photographer's point of view
November 2, 2010 – January 4, 2011
Lloyd Wolf is a Jewish documentary photojournalist/artist who is currently assembling his large body of photographic images into bound books. - Earthly Considerations
August 31 – November 2, 2010
Featuring Lilianne Milgrom and Cherie Redlinger - F.I.N.E. & Fancy
June 5 – July 28, 2009
Works in Fiber by Members of F.I.N.E. (Fiber In Nearly Everything)
Artists: Julie Booth, Anne Buchal, Ann Citron, Beth Latture, Ann Liddle
- The Omanoot Collection
July 28-August 11, 2009
Inspired and created by Camp Achva’s Omanoot campers to showcase their artistic endeavors. Omanoot, the Hebrew word for art, is a specialty camp for rising third through sixth graders.
- Works in Fiber by Members of F.I.N.E. (Fiber In Nearly Everything)
June 2-July 28, 2009
Participating Artists: Julie Booth, Ann Buchal, Ann Citron, Beth Latture, Ann Liddle
In this show, each member followed their own “fancy”, ranging from contemporary takes on themes from myths and literature to more abstract works, combining fiber with metal, enamel, and beads.
- BASE Art Show
May 26-June 2, 2009
Showcased the creations of the JCCNV BASE Program. All work done by children ages 5-14.
- Picture It – A Birthright Israel Experience in Photos
March 31-May 26, 2009
Birthright Israel participants displayed their experience through photos taken on their journey through Israel. Student photographers who participated in Lloyd Wolf’s class, “Eyes Wide Open & Click” also exhibited their work. On display, Sandy Wagner returned with her vibrant and creative fused glass wearable art.
- Windows
February 10-March 31, 2009
Neta Aharonovitch describes her work as “Jewish spirituality meets a contemporary Israeli landscape.” Neta’s technique weaves together pieces of textile and decorative beads, with holy prayers to create mixed-media collages.
- Shared Spaces
December 16, 2008-February 10, 2009
Joann Wells Greenbaum and David Greenbaum a husband and wife team of artists with shared artistic visions. Joann is a painter ceramicist “whose current body of work reflects her whimsical approach to traditional subjects. With bright colors and fluid lines, Joann expresses her vivid imagination with humor and enchantment.” David Greenbaum has honed his skills as a potter over many years. His pottery today reflects the unique designs and classic forms of his original style. These pots radiate tranquility and harmony and reflect his joy of working with clay.
- Jewish Washington: Scrapbook of an American Community
October 29-December 16, 2008
The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington’s award-winning exhibition at the JCCNV included archival photographs and historic documentation of local Jewish life. Its narrative begins in 1795 with Washington’s first Jewish resident, and continues through current time to celebrate the region’s Jewish community of more than 215,000 members.
- The Jewish Identity Project
September 2-October 28, 2008
Janet Boltax is a talented painter who uses bold color and strong strokes to create her portraits. Along with her painting of people, she is enthralled with capturing the faces from a different order. Diane Leshin designs handbags using innovative crochet techniques and a multitude of vibrant fibers, textures and colors.
- The Omanoot Collection
August 11-22, 2008
Inspired and created by Camp Achva’s Omanoot campers to showcase their artistic endeavors. Omanoot, the Hebrew word for art, is a specialty camp for rising third through sixth graders.
- JCC Maccabi ArtsFest®
July-22-August 11, 2008
ArtsFest Visiting Artists Show
- Summer Sizzles
June 13-July 22, 2008
- BASE-IC Talents
May 30-June 13, 2008
Showcased the talents of the JCCNV BASE Program. All work done by children ages 5-14.
- Tropical Flavors
March 31-May 30, 2008
Mark Isaacs, a local Virginia artist, who has tropical connections, is best known for his colorful seascapes and landscapes. His vibrant palette and painting style is rooted in the Impressionists and his life tentacles reach to the Caribbean, especially the US Virgin Islands.
- L’Dor V’Dor (Generation to Generation) – Living Tradition Part II
November 6-December 11, 2007
Select images from our competition will be exhibited here and in Beit Shemesh, Israel. Amateur and professional photographers are the source of these photos whose images help create a better understanding of our similarities and difference.
- L’Dor V’Dor (Generation to Generation) – Living Tradition Part I
October 9-November 6, 2007
Beit Shemesh and the settlements of Yehuda Plains are the first Israeli members of Washington, DC-based Partnership 2000. A select group of photographs will be displayed showing the inhabitants of this ancient area between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
- Eighteen Sparks of Light
August 28-October 9, 2007
Jackie Olenick’s artwork uses many different media, such as acrylic, multi-media collage, watercolor and pen and ink to “bring sparks of Yiddishkeit into your life”.
- The Amanoot Collection
August 14-21, 2007
Inspired and created by Camp Achva’s Amanoot campers to showcase their artistic endeavors. Omanoot, the Hebrew word for art, is a specialty camp for rising third through sixth graders.
- People of the Book
June 19-August 14, 2007
Chanan Mazal combines traditional forms with color, pattern and decoration to create inventive and satisfying original works of art.
- 1st BASE-ic Art Showcase
June 1-19, 2007
Showcasing the creations of the JCCNV BASE program. All work created by children 5-14 years old.
- Colorful Horizons
April 17-June 1, 2007
Gary Fisher creates beautiful paintings of fanciful, larger-than-life fruit and flowers, abstracts, and landscapes. Sandy Wagner works in fused glass to create beautiful jewelry.
- Lech Lecha: Paintings and Calligraphy of Ayal Hausfeld
February 13-April 17, 2007
The mixed-media inspirational works of Ayal Hausfeld derives directly from his life experiences.
- Variations on a Theme
December 19, 2006-February 13, 2007
Ellyn Weiss is a mixed-media painter and print maker whose work speaks to the heart. Her densely layered oil-bar paintings begin with words, and are guided by the artist’s intuition. Robin Lutsky’s handcrafted mixed-metal creations are innovative and contemporary. She works in silver and gold.
- Dancing in the Light
October 31-December 19, 2006
Mordechai Rosenstein, Emes Editions Part II return with original one-of-a-kind Hebrew Calligraphic works that dance across the paper. Susan Fischer Weis is a multitalented artist who designs Judaica. We will be introducing “Yontifications,” a jewelry line to put you in the festive mood.
- Picture Perfect, But No Paints
September 5-October 31, 2006
Ronni Jolles primary medium is paper that is cut, torn and layered. With the addition of pastels and fabrics, Ronnie creates her special one-of-a-kind images. Sharon Rosenblatt manipulates fibers and found objects to create unusual surfaces for her quilts. Nancy Gardner and Burton Isenstein work as a tea to create wonderful ceramic piece