FOUNDER

Matt Logsdon (b. 1982, Columbus, OH) is an artist, curator, and founder of FoP. He earned his MFA in Studio Art from Hunter College (2015) and a BA in Art from The Ohio State University (2005). Logsdon has curated numerous exhibitions at FoP as well as at SPRING/BREAK Art Show (2023). His artwork has been exhibited at Below Grand, Hesse Flatow, Tappeto Volante, and 440 Gallery, all in New York. He lives and works in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and two sons.

MEMBER CURATOR

Kate Sherman (1996, New Jersey) is a painter and printmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. Sherman graduated with her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from Pratt Institute in 2018 and will pursue her Master's in Fine Arts at Hunter College beginning fall of 2024.  Sherman has exhibited in galleries in Philadelphia and New York City, including Field of Play Gallery (NY), Pentimenti Gallery (PA), New York Studio School Project Space (NY), and Tiger Strikes Asteroid (NY). Sherman’s work has been highlighted in Hyperallergic.

MEMBER CURATOR

Wesley Ware is a painter based in Brooklyn, NY. His watercolor works emerge from a mix of wet-on-wet painting and reactionary mark-making; these pair to draw attention to the natural fluidity of the medium. The paintings display colorful flowing abstractions that evoke natural elements such as leaves, ducks, and running water. Wesley was born and raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He studied Painting at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.

MEMBER CURATOR

Mark Sengbusch lives and works in NYC. MFA in Painting from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2008, BFA College for Creative Studies, Detroit 2002. Recent exhibitions include 2 person shows at K & L Museum in Seoul, S. Korea and at Cristin Tierney gallery in NYC. 2021 show at Marvin Gardens Annex and past shows at Schneider Art Museum in Ashland, OR and Beverly’s, My Pet Ram, and Underdonk in NYC. 2 of his paintings were recently acquired by Memorial Sloan Kettering. Upcoming booth at ZONA MACO Art Fair in Mexico City with Cristin Tierney gallery.

MEMBER CURATOR

Anita Trombetta is a Brooklyn-based visual artist who works in sculpture, drawing, and painting. She received her BFA from SUNY New Paltz in 2011 and an MFA from the New York Studio School in 2023. She was recently an artist-in-residence at the New York Studio School Project Space.

MEMBER CURATOR

King received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art and Art History at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2011 and her Master of Fine Arts in Painting at Hunter College in 2018. She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. She is half of the collaborative art duo, eridan with NY-based artist Daniel Greer. She was co-founder and co-curator of artist-run spaces, 5tht Wall Gallery and Project Space in, Las Vegas from 2011-2014. She has had solo exhibitions at Winchester Cultural Center Gallery, Las Vegas, NY (2013); Miranda Kuo Gallery, New York, NY (2016); Shiro Oni Studio, Gunma, Japan (2017) and Catskills Gallery, New York, NY (2021). Her work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions such as the Spring/Break Art Show, NYC (2021,2023,2024), Financial Time’s Global Boardroom, UK (2020), London Biennale in Nevada (2012 and 2020), Every Woman Biennial (2019) and Rise up, NYC (2017), among many others. Her work is in the permanent collection at The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, Las Vegas, Nevada.

MEMBER CURATOR

Yasmeen Abdallah (she/her/they/them) is an interdisciplinary artist, working across intersections of sculpture, textiles, painting, collage and social engagement. Drawing from the personal and the political through elements of memory, trauma, resilience, and persistence, this work takes shape in various capacities from minimal gestures to maximal installations. Yasmeen uses a variety of materials and processes to illustrate the connections between our bodies, allegories, contemporary culture and colonialism. This work is inspired by histories, social movements, space, place and personhood. Yasmeen earned Bachelor’s degrees from University of Massachusetts in Anthropology (emphasis in Historical & Collaborative Archaeology, which included field schools with New England indigenous tribal communities); and another in Studio Art with honors, including a Minor in Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies. Yasmeen also holds an MFA in Fine Arts with distinction from Pratt Institute. Her work as an artist, curator, writer, and educator has included roles as a visiting lecturer, grant recipient and resident at numerous institutions. Fusing together years of decolonial practice, grassroots organizing and creative reuse, Yasmeen has cultivated regenerative discussion, support for emerging artists, and fostered foundational thinking for place-making. Through this work, Yasmeen believes solid communities are sustained and can thrive through cultures of care, collectivity, and resourcefulness as they navigate shifting discourse, movements and landscapes.

OPERATIONS

Leigh Logsdon is a Brooklyn-based educator and leader. She has worked as a teacher, instructional coach, and principal, serving public, charter, and independent schools across the United States. She also has a background in social justice and nonprofit advocacy with a focus on LGBTQIA+ families. She is inspired by FOP’s dual mission and has been part of the organization since its founding. She supports the team’s program development and operations. Leigh holds a master’s degree in Organizational Management from Endicott College, a master’s degree in Elementary Education from Lesley University, and a bachelor’s degree in Communication from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

BOARD MEMBER

Debbi Kenote (b. 1991, Anacortes, WA) is an artist and curator based in Brooklyn, NY. She received a BFA in Painting from Western Washington University and an MFA in Sculpture from Brooklyn College. Kenote has exhibited at galleries internationally, including Cristin Tierney in New York, NY, Duran|Mashaal Gallery in Montreal, Canada, and Fir Gallery in Beijing, China. Kenote’s work has been published through Hyperallergic, Maake Magazine, Elle Magazine, Suboart and Art of Choice, among others. She has been an artist in residence at the Ucross Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, Saltonstall Foundation, PLOP, Nes Artist Residency, and the Mineral School. Selected Fellowships include the Ucross Artist Fellowship, the Constance Saltonstall Fellowship and the Emily Mason Fellowship. Kenote has been a finalist for the Innovate Grant and she has been shortlisted for the Hopper Prize. Kenote has curated exhibitions at Field of Play in Brooklyn, NY and the 2018, 2019 and 2022 SPRING/BREAK Art Shows in New York, NY. In 2024 she joined on as a curator at the NYC-based gallery Below Grand.