Projecto Paz Latinoamerica and The Standard have come together

Projecto Paz Latinoamerica and The
Standard have come together to
collaborate with renowned Fine Artist
David Foote on “Peace Line”. A live
painting installation taking place this
Sunday, May 1st 2016 at The Garden
at The Standard, East Village. Foote
will be hand painting one of a kind
canvases with his signature style
women in black and PPLA’s colors.
This unique installation will feature
the finished canvases suspended on
clotheslines with classic wood pins
as guests will be able to purchase
the one of a kind paintings for a
special price. A percentage of all sales will benefit Projecto Paz Latinoamerica a non-profit
organization that supports young women in the most vulnerable communities in Latin America
by promoting soccer programs as a tool for peace and development.
ABOUT PROJECTO PAZ LATINOAMERICA
Created by Venezuelan Actress and Television
personality Eglantina Zingg, Projecto Paz
Latinoamerica a non-profit organization that
supports young women in the most vulnerable
communities in Latin America by promoting soccer
programs as a tool for peace and development.
Our Goal
PPLA seeks to inspire and mobilize youth,
community leaders, activists, individuals and other
organizations to become agents of change; to
participate in projects that will promote human values in their communities and provide children and
young people the tools to build a future of peace. We positively impact public policies around the
region and contribute to the expansion of education in human values as a mechanism to reduce
violence and crime.
For more information on Projecto Paz Latinoamerica go to: http://proyectopazla.org
ABOUT DAVID FOOTE
At the age of 17, David Foote left his hometown of
Caracas, Venezuela to pursue a career that would
realize his lifelong passions of both fine art and
filmmaking. He attended Parsons School of Design,
where he received BFAs in both Animation and
Illustration. Since graduation, Foote’s professional
portfolio spans a wide range of titles, including Fine
Artist, Filmmaker, Creative Director, Children’s Book
Illustrator, Motion Graphic Designer, Animator, and
Fashion Illustrator. He’s currently in pre-production
for his first feature film “Famous” which he wrote
and will direct.
As a fine artist, his previous shows include “New
Girls,” his 2008 April solo exhibit at Tribecas L
Gallery, which led to a second solo presentation
in October of 2008, “(in) Res-i-dence,” hosted by
Whitewall magazine and Kwiat diamonds. Shortly
thereafter, during Art Basel 2008, he had a showing
with Gana Art Gallery at Scope art fair, followed
by the release of his “David Foote Limited Edition
No.10” exhibit in the spring of 2009, a collaboration
with Bo Concept. He unveiled another one-man show, “Madonna and Child,” in the fall of 2010,
comprising of 12 new paintings and over 50 works on paper at St. John’s Church in the West Village.
In 2012, he teamed up with artist Anne Koch for “The Nest,” an exhibition with Chelsea’s Honey
Space. In 2014 he displayed ”A Series Alarming Women,” at SUMO Gallery in Tribeca and May 2nd
2015 Hanro of Switzerland commissioned him to create a 65 ft Mural at their flagship store in the
meatpacking district, NYC in order to celebrate the opening of the Downtown Whitney Museum.
Foote has released two books with Knopf: His debut title, Modern Fairies, Dwarves, Goblins and Other
Nasties and The Wondrous Journals of Dr. Wendell Wellington Wiggins and is currently working on
a new book by Poppy King published by Simon and Schuster called “The A to Z of Lipstick” coming
this Holiday 2016.
He is also the creative director and co-founder of Jaboneria Marianella, a line of luxury bath and body
products sold worldwide.
He has been featured in The New York Times, The New York Observer, The New York Post, New York
Magazine, BlackBook, and Women’s Wear Daily, amongst others.
For more information on David Foote go to www.davidfootestudio.com