One member will win a future solo exhibition!
João (Juno) Zago immigrated to the US in 2005 from Brazil. He is an artist and the Creative Director at Gallery Aferro in Newark. In that role, he takes the lead on the Gallery’s exhibition and programmatic schedule. He has also curated for Newark Open Doors: Citywide Arts Festival.
Zago’s work has been exhibited at Gallery Aferro, Index Art Center, Equal Space and Akwaaba Gallery all in Newark; at Studio Montclair in Montclair; Catalyst Gallery in Beacon, NY; The New Jersey State Museum in Trenton; the Newark Museum of Art in Newark; and the Morris Museum in Morristown. He is a 2020 grant recipient of the Newark Artist Accelerator Fund.
Zago has a BA in Visual Art from Ramapo College of New Jersey.
In addition to inspiring people with our classes, we spark imaginations with world-class art installed on our terrace and in our galleries. We maintain the beautiful stone mill that deepens your ties with the past and provide a gathering place for your family and friends on the Toshiko Takaezu Terrace.
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation so that we may continue educating, challenging, and inspiring community through the arts.
Programs are made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Hyde and Watson Foundation; The Large Foundation; and The Holt Foundation, along with other corporations, foundations and individuals. The Hunterdon Art Museum is a wheelchair-accessible space. Publications are available in large print. Patrons who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired may contact the Museum through the New Jersey Relay Service at (TTY) 1 (800) 852-7899.
The land upon which Hunterdon Art Museum is located is part of the traditional territory of the Lenni-Lenape, called “Lenapehoking.” We acknowledge the Lenni-Lenape as the original people of this land.