Arts Guides Fall 2019 Preview: South Jersey | Page 56

Her writing, she adds, enables her
“to come out of my shell. I express
a lot of my feelings in my writing.”
Peter Giessner, Arts Access Writing
Facilitator, points out that Villacis,
“is very attuned to what’s going
on in the world. She writes about
shootings, bullying, discrimina-
tion against the LGBT community.
Her writing is very personal.” An-
drew Edge, Visual Arts Coordina-
tor, adds that, “It is obvious Isabell
spends time outside Arts Access
thinking about what she wants to
do. Often, she will arrive with a
text on her phone that she wants
to incorporate into her digital
painting.”
 Villacis feels “very fortunate to
be part of this wonderful program.
The professional team I’m working
with is wonderful. They believe in
me, and I believe in myself as an
artist and as a person.” Her big-
gest inspiration, though, is her
mother, Ana. “She motivates me
to keep doing my artwork and my
writing.” The great thing about
The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
presents
Painted Threads
&
Nadia Haji Omar : Ascension
September 27, 2019–February 9, 2020
Opening Reception
September 27, 2019 7:30–9PM
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ 07901
908.273.9121 | artcenternj.org
Major support for the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey is provided in part by the Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg
Foundation; the Wilf Family Foundations; and Art Center members and donors.
Painted Threads is supported in part by The Coby Foundation LTD.
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From Painted Threads:
Samantha Bittman, Untitled, 2019, acrylic on hand-woven textile, 24 x 18 inches,
courtesy of the artist.
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