The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate, educate and provoke, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens.
Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students, neighbors, artists, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole.
Introduction and about Refuge Gallery
The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To contact Refuge Gallery for collaboration, proposal, or general inquiry please email refugegallery@fordham.edu. Private self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.
Artist Introduction
David Gonzalez
URBAN DEVOTIONS: Images of Faith in the City, a photographic exhibit showcases the work of renowned Bronx-born visual journalist David González.
González, who worked at The New York Times from 1990 to 2024, is a former Bronx bureau chief.
His photography captures the intersection of religion with daily life, alongside street culture, including graffiti, music, and dance within community settings. As a founding member of Los Seis del Sur, a collective of Nuyorican photographers, González documented the South Bronx throughout the 1980s.
González, who worked at The New York Times from 1990 to 2024, is a former Bronx bureau chief.
His photography captures the intersection of religion with daily life, alongside street culture, including graffiti, music, and dance within community settings. As a founding member of Los Seis del Sur, a collective of Nuyorican photographers, González documented the South Bronx throughout the 1980s.
To learn more about the artist please attend our opening reception April 2 at the Refuge Gallery
Opening Reception of Urban Devotions featuring David Gonzalez
New York has been a city of faith, whether it’s small devotions in unexpected nooks or bold public declarations of belief. And with a global city reshaped every few generations, traditions offer a familiar and comforting touch, if not hope itself, in every corner of the city if you look. Indeed, as the writer Oscar Hijuelos once said to me about New Yorkers who go about their days oblivious to the nuances of faith: “They are like tone-deaf. They hear a piano being played and they only hear ‘thunka-thunk.’ There is this wild jazz going on called religion and some people don’t have the chops.”
-David Gonzalez
Enjoy refreshments on April 2 at the Refuge Gallery while learning about Mr. Gonzalez’s photography and being the first to witness Urban Devotions at Refuge Gallery. Event: https://iihaglobal.org/event/urban-devotions-opening-reception/.
Visit Us
The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Tuesdays and Wednesdays 2 pm- 4 pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs.
Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs
2nd Floor, Canisius Hall, Fordham University
2546 Belmont Ave, The Bronx, NY 10458
Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below:
Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9, BX12, BX17, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave, however, is limited.
To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.
Contact refugegallery@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries
David Gonzalez. The Rev. Thomas Fenlon
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The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate, educate and provoke, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens.
Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students, neighbors, artists, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. Please visit the IIHAs Refuge Gallery located in the Bronx to learn more about this season’s exhibit.
The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To contact Refuge Gallery for collaboration, proposal, or general inquiry please email refugegallery@fordham.edu.
