From the Memory Books of Josely Carvalho

Abstract

In this interview, Brazilian-born multi-media artist Josely Carvalho (b. 1942) reflects back on her art making practice in the 1980s. Among the subjects that she addresses are her bi-nationalism, her use of the silkscreen process, and her association with the 1984 activist campaign Artists Call Against U.S. Intervention in Central America. She also speaks about working as a Latin American artist in New York City during this period, as well as her involvement with galleries and arts organizations such as St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, Central Hall Cooperative Gallery, and Franklin Furnace.

Keywords

• Josely Carvalho
• art
• Brazil
• activism
• silkscreen
• mail art
• Artists Call
• St. Mark’s Church
• Central Hall
• Franklin Furnace