Georgette Sinclair’s exhibit, now at the Octagon Gallery, From the Island of Art is also from the heart with a story to tell.
by David Stone
The Roosevelt Island Daily News
From the Island of Art is an eight-step presentation of an idea that once drove impressions of Roosevelt Island.
With Susan Rosenthal at the helm, RIOC joined the Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association (RIVAA) in promoting a theme given birth during the seminal Art Frenzy exhibit at PS/IS 217 in 2001. The local artists’ conception saw Roosevelt Island as a bridge of art between Manhattan and Queens.
In her Octagon solo show, Sinclair tells the story in pastel paintings, each inspired by and representing something she observed on Roosevelt Island.
The Octagon Gallery is small but comfortable. The historic residential building invites anyone into its lobby for a visit.
The exhibit is on your right after entering, and while you’re there, don’t miss the Roosevelt Island Historical Society display ringing the lobby, organized by Judith Berdy.
The Line That Didn’t Land
I stood in the back of Good Shepherd Chapel on the evening of April 15, 2026, at the Steam Plant Demolition Town Hall, watching people adjust scarves and jackets before the meeting began. Benjamin Jones, President and CEO of RIOC, thanked us for attending and, without a pause, said he was “pleased to host tonight’s town hall on the city’s demolition of its steam plant.” The demolition, in other words, was not up for discussion.
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