Louis Mendez Artist, Educator, Bon Vivant
SoHo
SoHo Salon Series
Mendez SoHo was an artist loft, website and salon venue in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City, founded by Dianne Mendez in memory of her husband and partner Louis Mendez. From inception in 2015 through 2019, the well attended Salon Series featured gallery talks and exhibitions by 19 artists in a variety of media. Videos of 16 of these Salons were generously underwritten by grants from the Florence Belsky Charitable Foundation.
| Guest Speaker | Presentation Video (YouTube — opens in new window) |
| Vassia Alaykova | Painting, Design and Illustration |
| Sara Armstrong | Sculpture and Large Installation |
| Rebecca Kelly Ballet | Dance and Choreography |
| Stanley Bulbach | The Art, Philosophy and Practicality of Flat Weave Carpets |
| Paul Carluccio | Painting and Urban Archaeology |
| Trudy Craney | Opera Training and Career |
| Anne Elliott | World Traveler, Collage and Installation Artist |
| Margaret and India Evans | Collage, Prints and Drawings |
| Jane Freeman | The Art of the Miniature |
| Emily Fuller | Painting and Collage |
| Richard Haas | Trompe L'Oeil Design and Execution |
| Paul Kowalchuk | Collection and Career of Louis Mendez |
| Hannah Moon | Painting and Collage |
| Yukie Ohta | SoHo Memory Project |
| Harry Pincus | Drawing and Illustration |
| Laura Shechter | Grafitti and Still Life |