Saturday, May 11th at 1:00 pm In-Conversation: Please join us as we welcome author, and arts writer Shana Nys Dambrot to lead a conversation with Pilar Agűero-Esparza, J. John Priola and Dina Abdulkarim. Limited seating. Shana Nys Dambrot is an art critic, curator, and author based in Downtown Los Angeles. A contributor to the Village Voice, Flaunt, Artillery, and other culture publications, she was the Arts Editor at LA Weekly until 2024. She studied Art History at Vassar College, writes book and catalog essays, curates and juries exhibitions, is a dedicated Instagram photographer, and is the author of the experimental novella Zen Psychosis (2020, Griffith Moon). She speaks at galleries, schools, and cultural institutions nationally, and is a recipient of the Rabkin Foundation Art Writing Prize (2022), the MOZAIK Future Art Writers Grant (2022 & 2024), and the LA Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Critic of the Year Award (2022). The Calligraphy of Absence featuring Dina Abdulkarim from Los Angeles, Pilar Agüero-Esparza from San Jose, Amalia Galdona Broche from Rhode Island, and J. John Priola from the Bay Area is proudly presented by PATRICIA SWEETOW GALLERY. The four artists present stunning metaphoric memoirs that delve into their recollections of home, heritage, loss, and beauty.