New York artist​ ​​and sand painter, Joe Mangrum. The exhibit includes exciting original​ ​permanent sand​ ​paintings, utilizing Mangrum’s signature technique of binding colored sand on canvas and​ ​carved-relief wood panels, as well as a selection of conceptual artifacts from years of​ ​creating paintings and large-scale installations. Mangrum’s work combines a rich library of​ ​cultural patterns combined with nature, science and technology in spontaneous abstract​ ​​compositions.

Joe Mangrum’s ephemeral sand paintings are known around the world. Having​ ​completed over 1000 dynamic sand paintings in public spaces, audiences have been​ ​engaged in New York and around the globe. A graduate of The School of the Art Institute​ ​Chicago, Mangrum’s work has been featured in The Museum of Art and Design, New York,​ ​MOCA, North Miami, de Young Museum in San Francisco, Doe Museum in The Netherlands​ ​and Sunshine Museum in Beijing, Asia Society, New York, and created an ephemeral sand​ ​​painting for Flag Art Foundation’s “Watch Your Step” He is also a recipient of the Lorenzo Di​ ​Medici award in new media at the Florence Biennale.