A selected list of exhibits curated by and participated in by Jeff Quattrone, Founder of Library Seed Bank.
About Jeff
Award winning art director, artist and food system activist who works to preserve local food biodiversity through seed saving, and to elevate the conversation from local food to local seed and food sovereignty. Seed saving is the first step to claiming your right to food sovereignty.
Art
Food Sovereignty Propaganda Posters
Jeff is creating a series of propaganda posters title Growing the Food Sovereignty Revolution, about food sovereignty as a homage to the Victory Garden series produced by the United States government during the world wars. Advocating for the movement to reclaim and rebuild a broken food system, these posters support issues about saving seeds, food justice and include posters that raise awareness about the potential loss of local food biodiversity by highlighting local heirloom varieties of food.
Exhibits/Curating
Curator
The Art Gallery at the Woodbury Public Library
Woodbury, New Jersey
Working with the Friends of the Woodbury Public Library, Jeff recruited artists, handle administration details and hung three shows at the Art Gallery at the Woodbury Public Gallery,
Public Art
aLot of Art
Woodbury, NJ
Two years, 2021 and 2022, Jeff was one of 16 chosen artists each year to paint a 4’x4’ canvass at a live event at Lot 322, a pop up event venue in Woodbury, NJ. The nights featured live music, food trucks and local distilled beverages. The piece from 2021 is on permanent display at the Woodbury Community Garden, Woodbury, NJ.
Exhibiting Artist
Solo
Atrium Show, Food Sovereignty Propaganda Posters
Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts
4.20.18 — 5.12.18
Millville, New Jersey
Solo exhibit in the Atrium of the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts during an open call show titled AgriCULTURE, celebrating the Garden State with Art. The open call was inspired by Jeff’s propaganda posters.
Growing the Food Sovereignty Revolution
McArt ala Carte
5.19.17 — 6.12.17
Woodbury, New Jersey
The debut of Jeff’s food sovereignty propaganda posters in a solo show.
Group
Stockton University’s Alumni Triennial
1.18.22 — 4.5.22
Pomona, New Jersey
Three propaganda posters chosen about living on stolen Native American land, seeds, and food waste.
Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts
In Your Dreams
1.21.22 — 3.12.22
Millville, New Jersey
Two photo illustrations about nightmares in this show about the world of dreams.
Ross Beitzel Gallery
Rowan College, Gloucester County
Rapid Resposne Collection
1.28.22 — 3.25.22
Sewell, New Jersey
One piece in this show that featured artists and their pivot in their work during the pandemic lockdown.
Works on Paper, A Pop Up Show
7 South Broad Street
2.1.19 — 2.2.19
Woodbury, New Jersey
A weekend pop up show consisting of five artists showing works on paper.
Windows and Mirrors
Woodbury Public Library
9.15.18 — 12.31.18
Woodbury, New Jersey
One piece selected for art exhibit about a piece of literature that influenced the artist’s voice. I chose The Hero with a Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell.
The Art of the Heirloom
National Heirloom Expo
9.11.18 — 9.13.18
Santa Rosa, California
One propaganda poster, Campbell’s 146, The Tomato in Warhol’s Iconic Cans, was selected for a national art exhibit about seeds and heirloom vegetables.
Stockton University’s Alumni Triennial
6.23.18 — 8.2.18
Pomona, New Jersey
Three propaganda posters chosen about food justice, seed saving and growing local pride. One poster, Save Seeds, was used for the Facebook event for this exhibit.
The Art of the Heirloom
National Heilroom Expo
9.5.17 — 9.7.17
Santa Rosa, California
One propaganda poster, Save Seeds, was selected for a national art exhibit about seeds and heirloom vegetables.