Into A Wilderness of the Soul: A New World of Earth and Mind with David LaBella

The Friends of the Simsbury Public Library welcome local author David LaBella to discuss his latest work, Into A Wilderness of the Soul: A New World of Earth and Mind. Dubbed "A visually stunning and thought-provoking exploration of intersecting and changing identities in the colonial Americas" by Kirkus Reviews, LaBella examines the European colonization of the New World, the changes that colonization brought into being, and provides a window into the early American culture through its funereal art.

David LaBella is a published author and photographer with over 25 years of experience in gallery showings, and has been a contributing author for magazines focusing on art history and current trends in commercial and creative visual media since the late 1990s. He has worked as a lecturer and teacher for landscape photography and has appeared in over one hundred juried group and individual exhibitions throughout Southern New England and Westchester County. His work has been featured at the Agora and Amsterdam Whitney Galleries in New York’s Chelsea District, and in San Francisco, Ft. Lauderdale, and the Hart Senate Building in Washington D.C. He is a past member of the Essex, CT Art Association, the Mystic, CT Art Association, and the Katonah, NY Art Association, and is a recipient of numerous awards for excellence in photography.