KATHLEEN LAZIZA

Interdisciplinary artist and Founder of Micro Museum®. At the beginning of her art career she was exclusively a visual artist, since then she’s dedicated time to performance art, video art and writing as an act of continuing emergence. After 1986 she has been an advocate for cultural tourism in Brooklyn and points beyond, as well as, a deeply committed community minded force. As thew museum’s primary curator, she orchestrates live art performance, visual art exhibitions and digital art events for viewers. Ms Laziza has a long history of collaborating with visual artists, musicians, digital experts including her partner of 40 years, William Laziza. Together they build interactive media sculptures that are human powered.  Her expertise involves raising children in NYC, bringing people together to learn how to share, plus teaching NYC art teachers and students how to value their creative contributions. She was a major community presence at Pierrepont Playground where she directed a summer dance/art/science program servicing the youngest members of society along with their caregivers for over 2 decades, plus giving first job experience for 100s of Brooklyn youth. She worked with organizations: Chinese American Planning Council, South Brooklyn LDC, Good Sheppard Services and City-As-School, until 2009. Today, she is re-imaging a new direction for her art institution as a distance learning center and re-kindles her 2d or 3d art works. She invites viewers to visit the MAKE IT YOUR OWN video mini-series at this website or visit kathleenlaziza.com. Her dedication to teen populations is evident in her new book TEEN GUIDE TO PARENTS: How to Manipulate Without Them Knowing. Available on Amazon and Kindle. (ISBN # 978-1-7336991-0-5)