Pas de deux 18, from the Dance series at The Gallery of The Copley Society of Art, Boston from February 28th to March 28th, 2019. Opening reception, Thursday, February 28th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Pas de deux 18 from the Dance series was selected for the Copley Society of Art’s juried show, Renewal. The juror was Meg White, Director of Gallery NAGA, Boston. Dance, like music and humor, is a time-tested means of renewing body and soul. In the Dance series, I use normally shed plant material and other found objects that even when …

Scrapbook, Portraits in context –– expands with additions

Scrapbook, Portraits in Context is a collection of disparate stories told through portraiture. Each artwork is a self-contained and multi-layered story that I created. Various elements seen in the pieces are meant to evoke personal memories in the viewer. Like in a scrapbook the presentation style is casual. “From…To…,” depicts transitions in emotion, mood, attitude and response due to life …

Additions to existing series

The series name is followed by the new titles: Metal: Cowlick man in golden regalia; Lava bubble in metal ‘Scapes: Translucent Beauty 2; Translucent Beauty; Water droplets and rippled buildings Melted Suburbia: Bi-Phasic and Caged Please click on the Art tab to see these additions. The home or landing page slide show presents “Cowlick man in golden regalia.”

Building Bridges –– Portraits of Immigrants and Refugees. A touring photo-text exhibit.

While still living in Massachusetts, I was invited by Mark Chester, a well known street photographer, to be a subject in his long-running project, The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape. His goal: to highlight the multicultural landscape of Massachusetts, and his objective: to photograph naturalized U.S. citizens from as many countries of the world as possible. To date, there are …

Canvas bookmarks by Cariappa, expanded selection at Octavia Books, Uptown, New Orleans.

Cariappa’s heirloom quality, canvas bookmarks are available exclusively at the independent, New Orleans bookstore, Octavia Books. The 7 x 2” bookmarks are printed by Cariappa on thick, archival matte canvas using archival pigment inks, coated with UV resistant varnish, and hand-trimmed with rounded corners. Cariappa’s initial and seal appear on the reverse. The bookmarks are in individual, sealed, cellophane covers. Cariappa …

Commercial work –– Staff portraits at New Orleans Public Radio Station, WWNO, 89.90FM

In addition to fine art work, I do commercial portrait, and product photography. While I prefer to shoot at my studio, I am ready and able to travel to the client’s location, and photograph on-site, and do so regularly. Recently, I was commissioned to photograph the staff of WWNO, 89.90FM, the New Orleans Public Radio Station. Portraits were taken at …

Interview with Glenn Williams and Julia Perciasepe on the TV show, “It’s All About Art.”

I was recently interviewed by host Glenn Williams and co-host Julia Perciasepe on their live TV show “It’s All About Arts” hosted by Boston’s public access cable TV center, Boston Neighborhood Network Television (BNN-TV), a nationally recognized, award-winning community media center. This was my second appearance on this show. Click on the video below to see the 11 minute live interview.

Glenn Williams interviews artist and poet Cariappa Annaiah

I was recently interviewed by host Glenn Williams on his live TV show “It’s All About Arts” hosted by Boston’s public access cable TV center, Boston Neighborhood Network Television (BNN-TV), a nationally recognized, award-winning community media center. Click on the video below to see the live interview.   [field name=bnn_glenn_Williams_video_interview]   Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments about the …