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Welcome to New York 1985 – 2005 documents the unique access Amy Shapiro had to performance art, interactive art installations and street culture in the Lower East Side, East Village, Williamsburg and Meat Packing District in New York City. This photo series is the story of the artists, the neighborhoods and the unique time period in which they worked.

Amy Shapiro has created works of art outside the mainstream for thirty years. Her most recent project, Welcome to New York 1985 – 2005, documents the unique access she has had to performance art, interactive art installations and street culture in the Lower East Side, East Village, Williamsburg and Meat Packing District in New York City. She is a Head On Photo Festival 2016 Finalist. She has received art honorarium grants from the Burning Man organization in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009. She has a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and is co-owner of Luxlab.