JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY TO SELL ARTWORK TO BENEFIT OIL SPILL FAMILIES

JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY, NEW ORLEANS, HAS ANNOUNCED A LIMITED UNIQUE EDITION PRINT BY ARTIST BRIAN BORRELLO THAT WILL BENEFIT THE EXPANSION OF RESOURCES AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE BP OIL SPILL. BRIAN BORRELLO IS A PORTLAND-BASED ARTIST WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN NEW ORLEANS. BORRELLO IS WELL-KNOWN FOR HIS ENVIRONMENTAL WORKS AND PUBLIC ART PROJECTS. 'NEW ORLEANS SKYLINE' IS A HIGH-RESOLUTION DIGITAL PRINT ON ARCHIVAL PAPER WITH OIL COLLECTED FROM THE BP DEEPWATER HORIZON SPILL. BORRELLO HAS BEEN INTEGRATING MOTOR OIL AND OTHER MATERIALS OF A DEADLY BEAUTY IN HIS ARTWORK SINCE 1993. THE LIMITED UNIQUE EDITION PRINT WILL BE SOLD DIRECTLY FROM THE GALLERY WITH A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE ST BERNARD PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE OIL SPILL.