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Detail of a narrow, rectangular birch wood canvas with cyanotype colored image of mimosa pudica plant punctuated by multi-colored abstract brush strokes and ceramic elements.

Image Detail: Crystal Z Campbell’s “Mimosa Pudica: Yucatan,” 2026, Photo Credit: Crystal Z Campbell

What NYFA’s Artist Advisory Committee is Up to This Summer and Fall

July 13, 2026

by Amy Aronoff

Check out upcoming events and exhibitions featuring our Artist Advisory Committee, which may be in a neighborhood near you!

NYFA’s Artist Advisory Committee provides vital field insights that help NYFA stay informed about the issues affecting artists and their communities. Committee members also convene annually to review and approve the proposed selection of NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellows.

The committee is composed entirely of working artists, and this summer and fall, we’re excited to celebrate several committee members in their upcoming shows and events throughout New York State and beyond.

Here’s what’s coming up:

Kameron Neal is featured in Greater New York 2026 at MoMA PS1 in Queens, NY with the installation Down the Barrel (of a Lens), on view through August 19. The two-channel video installation draws from declassified NYPD surveillance footage filmed between 1960 and 1980, focusing on moments when individuals recognize they are being watched and return the camera’s gaze. These haunting historical portraits raise questions about policing, acceptable intrusion, personal privacy, and quiet protest.

[Editor’s Note: Greater New York 2026 also features NYFA affiliated artists Covey Gong, Maria-Elena Pombo, Kenneth Tam, and Poyen Wang.]

Two images side-by-side. On the L: Photo of Kameron Neal with "Down the Barrel (of a Lens)," and on the R: an install photo of "Down the Barrel (of a Lens)" at Lincoln Center — Image: (L) Photo of Kameron Neal with “Down the Barrel (of a Lens),” Photo Credit: photo by Jeenah Moon and (R) Install photo of “Down the Barrel (of a Lens)” at Lincoln Center, Photo Credit: Sachyn Mital

Anna Warfield is included in T3%+!le$ – The Language of Fiber, an international juried exhibition at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, NY, on view now through August 15. The exhibition explores language in all its expressive forms: written, spoken, and illustrative, through contemporary fiber and textile art. Warfield’s work, Pledge, is featured in the exhibition.

Image: (L) Anna Warfield with their piece “Pledge” at the Schweinfurth Art Center and Surface Design Associations “T3%+!le$ – The Language of Fiber” opening reception and (R) a close-up version of “Pledge.”

Brigitta Váradi is included in ANIMAL BODIES, on view at the Athens Cultural Center in Athens, NY from now through August 16. Curated by Yasmeen Siddiqui of Minerva Project, the exhibition brings together works by Elana Herzog, Jean Shin, and Váradi to explore relationships between textiles, material transformation, design, and the natural environment. Visitors canattend First Friday receptions throughout the exhibition.

The dark gray wall holds two large white textiles with symmetrical black patterns. Track lighting casts individual spots of light onto each textile. — Image: Brigitta Varadi’s “Untitled III. & IV.,” 2013, Courtesy of The Athens Cultural Center, Photo Credit: Lynda Shenkman/Oxygen House Photography

Migdalia Cruz will present a public reading of her new play NEVER MOSCOW on Monday, August 10 at 3:00 PM ET at the Todd Haimes Theatre’s HUB space in New York, NY, as part of her Roundabout/Refocus residency. Directed by Lisa Rothe, the play follows Anton Chekhov as he confronts illness, prepares to marry Olga Knipper, and writes Three Sisters, only to find his own characters attempting to intervene in his fate. The reading will be followed by a panel discussion.

A woman playing a Cherry Tree standing behind a man who is sitting cross-legged in her shade. — Image: “NEVER MOSCOW” workshop with the TENT Theater, written in 2025, Photo Credit: Migdalia Cruz

Crystal Z Campbell opens their solo exhibition After Touch: Mimosa Pudica at Rivalry Gallery in Buffalo, NY, from September 18 through October 30. The exhibition expands Campbell’s ongoing exploration of overlooked histories through a new body of collages inspired by the touch-sensitive mimosa pudica plant. Drawing from herbarium collections, archival materials, ceramics, painting, and mixed media, the work examines colonial histories, migration, and ecological memory.

Three works by Crystal Z Campbell. On the L, Narrow, rectangular birch wood canvas with cyanotype colored image of mimosa pudica plant punctuated by multi-colored abstract brush strokes and ceramic elements. In the center, Narrow, rectangular birch wood canvas with black and DayGlo green image of mimosa pudica plant punctuated by pink abstract brush strokes and ceramic elements. On the right, Rectangular birch wood canvas with forest green image of mimosa pudica plant punctuated by abstract brush strokes, crystals, and ceramic elements. — Image: Three works by Crystal Z Campbell 1) “Mimosa Pudica: Yucatan,” 2026 2) “Mimosa Pudica: Samoan Islands,” 2026 and 3) “Mimosa Pudica: Gainesville,” 2026. All images credit Crystal Z Campbell.

Letha Wilson is featured in Second Nature: Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, MO. On view from now through September 12, the landmark exhibition brings together 43 contemporary photo-based artists examining the Anthropocene and the profound impact of human activity on the planet. Through diverse photographic practices, the exhibition addresses climate change, colonial legacies, environmental justice, and imagined futures.

Two sculptural pieces created from images found in nature; a detail of a lava rock, green foliage, and a red rock wall. — Image: Letha Wilson’s “”Lava and Leaves with Pipe” and “Zion and Fronds with Brass,” both 2021 and currently on view as part of “Second Nature” at the Kemper Museum, Image Courtesy of Letha Wilson

NYFA congratulates these Artist Advisory Committee members on their exciting upcoming projects, and we encourage you to experience their work throughout the season!

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