4heads is the New York City non-profit organization created by artists for artists that has produced Portal: Governors Island (formerly known as Governors Island Art Fair) since 2008. Touted as New York’s largest independent exhibition, Portal: GI welcomes over 40,000 visitors annually in New York Harbor.
Mission
As an artist-created organization, we cultivate a supportive community by hosting free large-scale art fairs and studio residency programs for under-represented artists, and by tailoring arts education programs for underserved youth. With a strong focus on artistic excellence and inclusion, we revitalize historic spaces with contemporary art, as we continue to enrich and expand our creative community: a socially, economically, and culturally diverse reflection of New York City itself.
4heads Founders & Directors
Nicole Laemmle
Founder, Juror, Treasurer
Jack Robinson
Founder, Juror, Executive Director
Antony Zito
Founder
Lori Nelson
Program Director, Curator
Simona Prives
Program Director, Curator
Cynthia Ruse
Program Director, Curator
Ellen Blum
Program Director, Curator, Writer
Santina Amato
Social Manager
Carlos Thompson
Studio Assistant
Board of Directors
Paul Smithyman
Dominika BLACKAPPL
Opal Hoyt
Christina Bartson
Nicole Laemmle – Ex Officio
Jack Robinson- Ex Officio
Consultants
PAVE Media – PR / Media Consultants
Rich and Bander, LLP
Special Thanks
4heads would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their generosity and support. Without their collaboration we would be unable to realize our programs and exhibitions.
Artists In Residence
Henry Chung
Shiri Mordechay
Ethan Minsker
Susan Camp
Gregg Emery
Kyle Luntz
Tim Fite
Andrea Kastner
Pablo Lopez
Valerie Hallier
Lauren Petty
Amy Sinclair
Matthew Callinan
Margaret Roleke
Abraham McNally
Miggy Buck
Jean Foos
Robert Walden
Robert Soffian
Helixx Armageddon
Traci Molloy
Jackie Braje
Helena Chung
Ricky Sallay Zoker
Frank Chang
Tansy Xiao
Brian Rogers
Simona Prives
Martha Lewis
Gregory McNally
Kate Lawless
Stephen Talasnik
Developmental Help
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York State Council on the Arts
Wuersch & Gering
