Polina Porras

Polina Porras Sivolobova (Treasurer) is a visual/performing artist of Mexican and Russian descent who has worked as a promoter, fundraiser and public relations official. She has a business management degree from Univ. of Texas at El Paso and received an Entrepreneurial Certification from Queens Economic Development Corporation in 2017. Polina started on staff in 2016 and joined the Board as Secretary in 2022. As a former bookkeeper and financial associate at LEIMAY, Polina understands the organization’s ethos and structure, and is able to contribute this knowledge to the growth and future of LEIMAY.

Fusako Ohta

 

Fusako Ohta (Emeritus) is philanthropist, haiku writer, tap dancer, real estate investor and former gallerist (Cast Iron Gallery/SoHo). She has been a longtime supporter of LEIMAY as Shige worked at her SoHo gallery when he first arrived from Japan. Fusako joined the Board in 2022 as the President and contributes her deep cultural alignment with the leadership and vision of the organization. She has a comprehensive awareness of the non-profit and gallery landscape, and makes social and capital contributions to the development of LEIMAY.

Exh: 2006/04-21

DISCOVER THE TIGER: 10 YEARS OF CAVE

April 21, 2006
Discover the Tiger: 10 Years of CAVE

Action Installation #3
Performance Installation by CAVEnsemble
Naoki Iwakawa – painter
Shige Moriya – videographer
Grundik Kasyansky – composer
Ximena Garnica – performer / choreographer
With guest performers Kristin Narcowich, Eva Barnett, Hiromi Iuchi

Additional Works

Studio D:
Drew Ford

Studio H:
Hiromi Iuchi

Studio N:
Naoki Iwakawa

Special Guest
DJ Takaya

Complimentary massage and acupressure therapy Plus special Tiger Beet bar

Links

 

>Exhibition Images

>Opening Event Images

>Video Documentation

About

From 1996-2006, the gallery at CAVE showed the work of over 300 artists becoming a locus for experimentation in all mediums. CAVE Gallery began as a venture of Shige Moriya and a group of artists in the mid-90’s. Fostered from an industrial rental, they transformed the 3,000 sq ft garage into a live-work space, which was considered to be one of the first recognized galleries of the neighborhood. Away from heavy commercial pressure, in an environment that supported exploration, artists were able to present ‘nakedly’ by offering completed and in-progress works and receiving feedback from peers. In addition to studio arts, openings often included music and other kinds of performances.

  • The LEIMAY Community: A Vital Part of Artistic Growth

    “The LEIMAY community has become a cherished part of my life as a working artist and educator in NYC, where I’ve been situated for over forty years.  There is an admirable understanding of the delicate relationships between art-making and living here, with enormous investment in both individual and collective development…” - Peggy Gould

  • ON THE ROAD & DEAD END


    “She is simply breathtaking, possessing a supple body that seems to have no spine, yet is anchored on a steel spike of consummate control. She is inspired by the natural elements, and her slow, methodical, yet radiantly beautiful explorations of physicality take her dance to a higher plane” Dance International

  • 4 NEW FILMS DEBUT IN 2023ALL ARTS

    The 2023 installment of the “ALL ARTS Artist in Residence” series, presented this year in collaboration with Obie Award-winning New York City performance space HERE, features four new films from artists Diana Oh, James Whiteside, Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya, and Kameron Neal and Paul Pinto.

  • From: Village Voice – 7 March 2000 – by Jason Gross
    From: Village Voice - 7 March 2000 - by Jason Gross “-- none of these match the Cave, a Williamsburg venue that aggressively combines all manner of media. It’s one thing to buy an abandoned garage and turn it into a gallery/performance space, but Shige Moriya, along with a group of other artists, also decided to call it home.” “-- Breaking free from the worn-out models of conventional galleries and spaces, the Cave proves that different arts and media can not only coexist but enhance each other.”
  • From: NY Arts Magazine – The Scene – Williamsburg, Brooklyn – by Yuko Nii
    From: NY Arts Magazine – The Scene – Williamsburg, Brooklyn – by Yuko Nii “In 1996 the CAVE Galley opened the first recognized art gallery on the Southside, run by Shige Moriya and Naoki Iwakawa, which is considered by many to be the foremost avant garde fine art and performing space.”
  • From: NY ARTS – vol 4 no 10 – by Sean Bosker
    From: NY ARTS – vol 4 no 10 – by Sean Bosker “A gallery where people still look at art? Of course it's underground. It's The CAVE, a Brooklyn gallery/performance space guaranteed to attack your senses Godzilla-style.