One driving force behind JAS is its president, Yona Verwer, who creates atmospheric, evocative artworks in a variety of media.

In the beginning of the 21st century the Jewish art world in New York was a desert for artists. In 2008 two artists, Yona Verwer and Holly Wolf, founded an artists’ community for those working with Jewish themes.

2 Minute video of the exhibition PAUSE at the 81 Leonard Gallery in NYC.

Four of my artworks in the exhibition PAUSE at 81 Leonard Gallery, NYC.

Urim & Tumim in two NYC events this week

Featured in Kolture, (“Kol” meaning “voice” & “all” in Hebrew), the digital content platform for Jewish arts & culture.

April 5, at 7:45pm ET - virtual opening for the “Mayim Chaiyim - Watershed” exhibition at the Koslowe Gallery at the Westchester Jewish Center. Ends June 28, 2022.

The exhibition explores themes of renewal and repair of our fragile waters.

Here is one of the two works I have in the show “Book of Yona”

Take a virtual tour here:

https://www.artsteps.com/view/62128ba1c3d6270106460e3b/5

Curator: Amy Goldberger Levine-Kennedy

My artwork Mem, based on Rabbi Gesa Ederberg in Berlin, is featured in this exhibition at the Dr. Bernard Heller Museum in NYC. I was one of 24 leading artists selected for this groundbreaking exhibition.

The Holy Sparks exhibition at the Dr. Bernard Heller Museum in NYC pairs artists with 24 women rabbis to illuminate the creativity, commitment, and vision of women who were “firsts” in their time.

Article in Hadassah magazine

It was such a pleasure to participate in The Amen Institute's Articulation with rabbi Baruch Jean Thaler, moderated by Dvir Cahana.

See the VIDEO: https://fb.watch/dbgx525Gq6/ recorded live on Sunday May 22.

I presented my brand new sculpted artworks, made chavruta style with Rabbi Baruch Jean Thaler, based on parshat Bechukotai.

In the Amen Institute's Fellow program artists were paired with rabbis to study a Torah portion. Together they worked through theological and spiritual questions that come from this biblical text.