The highlight of 2025 is the posthumous homecoming of acclaimed American painter Lennart Anderson (1928–2015). The John David Mooney Foundation is honored to present Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective, March 27–May 2.&nbsp;Celebrating 50 years, the Mooney Studio has advanced the careers of 700 alumni worldwide through its two-year Intern and Apprenticeship program. For 44 years, the Foundation has exhibited groundbreaking art from 27 countries across seven continents. Resident artists share their work through publications, lectures, and workshops; collaborating with local organizations to engage underserved communities. The 3rd floor gallery features wartime Vietnamese paintings from the Albert I. Goodman Collection. Since 2022, our Ukrainian Art Bridge Fellowship has supported 15 at-risk Ukrainian artists, with more residencies planned for 2025. The JDMF is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 educational arts organization. Image: Lennart Anderson, Street Scene, (1961), Oil on canvas, 77 x 99”. Collection of BNY. © Estate of Lennart Anderson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.&nbsp;

Lecture &amp; Book Launch Le Musée Collectif at the John David Mooney Foundation with Moroccan Artist, Activist and Historian MOHAMED FARIJI&nbsp;5:30 Reception&nbsp;6:00 Illustrated TalkMohamed Fariji is Artistic Director of L’Atelier de L’Observatoire, an arts and research collective in Casablanca that develops socially engaged projects designed to imagine and document an alternative history to official accounts. The Musée Collectif is an ongoing series of artist-led actions to preserve the artifacts and memories of ordinary people.This will be Fariji’s first presentation in the United States. Co-Sponsered by Chicago Sister City International

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