I AM A RHIZOME AND SO ARE YOU (2023) 

Multimedia collage and audio installation

This installation is an accumulation of my research on ancestral wisdom, Jewish magical practices, ecology, and queer resistance. It is a living work and I hope it grows as my research continues.  

The Stony Run, is an experiment, a zine newspaper, a something or another. The paper is created in Baltimore, Maryland, on the lands of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. The paper's name is inspired by the Stony Run park in Baltimore city, and focuses on hyperlocal news, art, writing, advice, memes, op-eds, and experimentation. This is the most recent issue of the paper featuring work submitted during the Summer and Fall of 2025, you can view an archive of every issue here: https://sites.google.com/view/naomiroseweintraub/home/the-stony-run

HOW TO BUILD A FIRE (2019)

multimedia video

audio made by recording the sound of snow dripping and melting onto ice.

Originally made and shown for the Built/Broken Group Show in 2019 at Clark University, Worcester MA.

2025 Windows on North+Charles in Baltimore

Most recently shown in 2025 at the SNF Parkway Theatre in Baltimore, MD for 2025 Windows on North+Charles 

More info here. 

The Lombard Street Mural was produced on the south-facing facade of the former Lenny’s Deli on the Jewish Museum of Maryland’s Herbert Bearman Campus.  This is a 1,605 square foot mural that I designed, managed, and painted in collaboration with the Baltimore-based mural company,  Upright Entity, and part of my work as the Public Art Coordinator at the Jewish Museum of Maryland.  
The mural aims to highlight the role that food plays in Jewish ritual and traditions. Interspersed throughout the mural are photographs and representations of objects from the JMM Collections. 

Starting from the left, the mural depicts a large tree, representing, Etz Hayim, the tree of life, a common Jewish symbol representing interconnection and ancestral wisdom. In this section you can find a diagram and captions of all the collections items that you can find throughout the mural. 

Moving to the right, the mural takes us on a journey into the past, portraying a classic Jewish Delicatessen with pickle barrels, a deli counter, and a chicken sitting outside. You can also see a pushcart in this section, representing the many Baltimore Jewish immigrants who worked as street peddlers.

In the center, the mural illustrates the Havdallah ritual, which translates to “separation” in Hebrew and marks the conclusion of Shabbat, distinguishing it from the beginning of the new week. Here, the Havdalah ritual symbolizes a transition from the past to the future. Above this section, the words “L’dor, V’dor,” a Hebrew phrase, are displayed alongside its English translation, “From Generation to Generation.”

On the right side of the mural, the present and future are represented through the depiction of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Inside the sukkah is a table full of Jewish and Maryland significant foods, including Old Bay, Lemon Sticks, and a giant Challah. Under the table sits a sweet cat, mirroring the chicken in the deli part of the mural. Hung in the sukkah are photos of Ushpizin, or ancestors, which is a traditional done for decorating during Sukkot. The ushpizin included are all notable Jewish Baltimoreans which staff selected from the JMM Collections.