Interdependent Portraits
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Dan Steeve Francis
Carlos (photographer). HD print, 14" X 17" 2021.
Self-Conscious Always There.
Dan (photographer). HD print 14" x 17" 2020.
Faith More
Photographer: Dan. Hd print, 16" x 20" 2020.
Faith for Two
Photographer: Carlos. HD print, 16" x 20" 2020.
I'm Here, You're Here, We're Here.
Dan (photographer). HD print 20" x 28" 2020.
Dan (photographer). HD print, 16" x 20" 2020.
It's Time For A Black Woman President"
Intersubjectve portrait event with Annie, 20" x 24", HD C-print, 2/10/2020.
Goddess Ambrosia
Photographer: Rick. HD print, 16" x 20" 2019.
Guitaring Man.
Photographer: Francis. HD print, 18" x 22" 2019.
We-Salsa (#1)
Photographer: Juanita, 2019.
J.L. Torres creating his self-portrait and Francis Palazzolo the portraitist creating and individual portrait of Torres. Together they combine their effort to co-create an interdependent portrait at the Living Room Safe Haven in the Bronx.
I Leprechaun
Photographer: Chris. HD print,16" x 22" 2019.
John finds reference material on his phone to assist in drawing a dragon bong as Francis completes John's eyebrows.
I Roller Skate...You, Brand New Key.
Photographer: Juanita, HD print, 16" x 20" 2019.
"American Man"
Interdependent portrait event with Casper and Todd Graves, 20" x 24", HD C-print, 9/21/2018.
"Gabba Gabba Hey Hey"
Interdependent portrait event with Castro andJaunita, 20" x 24", HD C-print, 9/29/2018.
I Have A roof Up Above Me.
Photographer: Francis, HD print, 18" x 24" 2019.
"Westchester Park Love"
Interdependent portrait event with Esther, Kenneth and Jaunita 20" x 24", HD C-print, 11/12/2018.
Bank Roll
Artists: Peter Jimenez (b. 1966), Francis Palazzolo (b.1960), pencil on paper, 2019.
"My Story is Like a Robbins Book"
Interdependent portrait event with Denise and Annie, 20" x 24", HD C-print, 4/22/2019.
"Better With Age"
Interdependent portrait event with Denise and Annie, 20" x 24", HD C-print, 6/18/2018.
Carmen Must Escape.
photographer: Dan White, HD print,16" x 22" 2019.
Meet You in Heaven
Photographer: Jaunita, HD print, 16" x 20" 2019.
Dos Hombres
Photographer: Francis Palazzolo (b. 1960), 2021.
Me for Mom.
Dan (photographer). Pencil on paper, 14" x 20" 2021.
Annie, Black Woman for President
Artist: Annie Faye Wilson-Rodgers (b. 1943) and Francis Palazzolo (b. 1960), colored pencil on paper, 2019, 12⅜”X13½” (frame 22½”X27”).
This is the second collaborative portrait that Annie Wilson-Rodgers and Francis Palazzolo made together. Working from a photograph, they used a transfer process for its basic contours to retain a sense of photorealism. Wilson-Rodgers chose to have a US flag in the background; saying, "A Black woman ought to run for president."
Annie + Francis Collaboration 2
Francis Palazzolo (b. 1960), 2019, photographer.
Artist Francis Palazzolo works side-by-side with individuals at the BronxWorks Living Room Drop-in Center and Safe Haven to create collaborative portraits. Safe Havens are temporary shelters for adults who are chronically street homeless.
Shark Attack
Artists: Carmen Gutierrez (b. 1954- d. 2020) and Francis Palazzolo (b. 1960), pencil on paper, 2019, 11¾”X17¾ ” (frame, 14½”X19½”).
Conversational details between Francis Palazzolo and his collaborators work their way into the imagery and text found in the portraits. Carmen Gutierrez shared a story about boating off Staten Island while sharks were in the water.
I Was Here.
Color pencil on paper, 20" X 16" 2020.
Music is My Middle Name
Artists: Denise Jennings (b. 1954) and Francis Palazzolo (b. 1960)
Music is My Middle Name, pencil on paper, 2018, 12 ½”X16” (frame 15½” X19½”).
When Denise Jennings met Palazzolo outside the BronxWorks Living Room Safe Haven’s building, she told him she liked to draw, but didn’t do it much. Offered a pen and paper, she drew the building across the street, and they agreed to do a collaborative portrait. While tapping the pencils as drumsticks during a session, she said, “Drawing is like making music, and music is my middle name.”
Salsa
Artists: J. L. Torres (b. 1960) and Francis Palazzolo (b. 1960), colored pencil on paper, 2019.
In creating his portrait with Francis Palazzolo, J. L. Torres wanted to convey that listening to music is an important part of his life. His love of the conga drums in salsa led him to suggest the flowing music staff and notes, the conga, and the word “salsa” in script lettering. The portrait also depicts the bowler hat that he wears to events.
Urban Archaeologist
Artists: Jose A. Garcia (b. 1961) and Francis Palazzolo (b. 1960), pencil on paper, 2021, 27½”X21”.
José Garcia and Francis Palazzolo formed a bond watching videos that showed the Cerro district of Havana, Cuba, where Garcia grew up. Garcia enjoys finding artifacts on the streets of the South Bronx.
My Heart is in Michigan
Artists: Jesus Tanco and Francis Palazzolo (b. 1960), pencil on paper, 2020, 14¼”X 22¼”.
I Survive, We Survive
Color pencil on paper, 22" x 14" 2020.
My Heart is in Michigan
Photographer: Francis Palazzolo (b. 1960), 2020.
Palazzolo, who sees collaboration as a means to increase visibility and agency, continued to work in person through the pandemic. Many of the finished portraits hang proudly on the walls of BronxWorks. This one of Jesus Tanco depicts an outline of Michigan on his shirt as a stand-in for a loved person living in the state.
Dos Hombres II
Photographer: Ann-Marie Beniot (b. 1987), 2021.
We Salsa (#3)
Photographer: Juanita, 2019.
Our Family
Photographer Francis. HD print, 24" x 16" 2019.
Believe My Grace Honor
Photographer Francis. HD print, 16" x 20" 2020.
Sound of Seeing You.
Photographer: Carlos. HD print, 18" x 24" 2019.
Peter
Photographer: Francis Palazzolo (b. 1960), 2018.
