| Nitza Danieli Horner
Teaching Artist
Freelance Educator at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Biography
Nitza Horner is a teaching artist and
freelance educator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She teaches art in
schools, shelters, hospitals, and many other nonprofit organizations. Ms. Horner
leads her own program titled “Paint the Music,” a unique multi-media program
where integrated audiences create original artwork inspired by live jazz. She
studied at the Art Teachers College in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, and has traveled
extensively in Australia and England.
Nitza worked with Palestinians and Israelis in collaboration with author
Robert Wolf to create the book Violence in the Holy Land (Free River Press,
2004), in which her work “10/14/1973” was published.
A sculptor, she works in stone, concrete, plaster, and clay. She was recently
commissioned by the Puffin Foundation to create a permanent sculpture
installation in its Outdoor Sculpture Garden in Teaneck, NJ. The work is a
multi-dimensional, interactive piece called “Roots of Empathy”, deriving from
Ms. Horner’s experiences working with individuals with varying challenges and in
recognition of the Foundation’s commitment to protection of both the environment
and the under-represented cultural landscape.
Additional artistic awards include first place at the juried art show
“SummerFest” in New Jersey.
Nitza has worked with the Friends’ Health Connection before. She taught
participants new ways to enhance cognitive abilities and increase self-awareness
through artistic creativity. Participants learned how to see detail in slides,
chosen from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection, that reflect ancient
myths such as Egyptian afterlife and legends such as George Washington crossing
the Delaware River. Participants used colored pencils to create a take-home
sketchbook capturing a legendary moment in their childhood. This workshop helped
members promote emotional and physical healing through the fundamentals of art
creation.
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The Next Step
Contact Roxanne Black-Weisheit for further information at
(732) 418-1811 ext. 211
or Download The Speaker Request form and E-Mail to:
rblack@friendshealthconnection.org
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