Portrait of Melissa Newkirk - CHiPS Volunteer Coordinator Size:22" x 26" Framed and Matted Original The tension between the different

The tension between the different movements shows the power of these Dancewave dancers

Archival pigment print

The original is 24" x 18" brush and sumi ink and gouache on paper

providing scholarships to worthy dancers

They say it's non-partisan

Portrait of Melissa Newkirk - CHiPS Volunteer Coordinator Size:22" x 26" Framed and Matted Original The tension between the differentMelissa organizes all the volunteers at CHiPS. She has been helping people her whole life, having volunteered for the Peace Corps and worked with various non profits. At CHiPS, she helps her neighbors help neighbors. This piece is part of my upcoming exhibition The Faces of CHiPs What if God lived in Gowanus? a series of studies and portraits of the people of CHiPs, a soup kitchen residence that has served my neighborhood for 50 years. All proceeds