A personal guide by Sketchy Shona, the artist name of Shona Neary.
I am Sketchy Shona, an artist living and working between New York City, Berlin and Philadelphia. This is my personal New York travel guide to the galleries, cafés, food, jazz, street art, museums and queer rooms I choose.
Free art and museums in New York
When Chelsea gallery openings are on, I like walking the galleries on a Thursday evening. The openings I choose are free to visit; each gallery sets its own reception and refreshments. The Frick Collection and the Whitney Museum are two of my favourite larger museums. The Museum at FIT is my favourite free museum; check current visiting hours before going.
Where I go for a drink, jazz or a late night
Coffee, food and street art
MUD is my favourite coffee stop in the East Village. For food, I head to Chinatown and follow my appetite. In Bushwick, I like walking the street-art and graffiti-covered blocks; I painted a mural there, which is part of my own New York record. Check opening details before you travel, because venues and schedules change.
See New York through my work
Explore the Bushwick mural I made, my New York artist archive, or talk to me about a project in New York.