Donna
Henes is an, contemporary ceremonialist, artist
and writer. She has designed and produced countless public
participatory ceremonial events in celebration of the universal
cycles of the seasons in more than 100 cities in TEN countries
since 1972.
The author of FOUR books, (MONARCH 2005), , (Marlowe
& Co. 2004),
(Perigee: Penguin/Putnam 1996) and (Astro Artz
1982) as well as a CD,
(Io Productions 1998). She also publishes an acclaimed quarterly
journal, .
Her writings for adults and children have been syndicated
in publications throughout the United States and Canada and
globally via the internet.
Henes is a founding member and on the
Board of Directors of the International Center for Celebration,
and she served as a children's book award judge for the United
Nations Jane Addams Peace Association from 1980-1988.
In 1982, she composed the first satellite
peace message in space: "chants for peace * chance for
peace."
She has been a recipient of four fellowships
from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the National
Endowment for the Arts, as well as numerous project grants
from municipalities, corporations and foundations.
Her listings include: Who's
Who in America; Who's Who in American Art; Who's Who in Entertainment;
Who's Who in American Writers, Editors, and Poets;
and The World's Who's Who of
Women.
In addition to teaching and lecturing worldwide,
she maintains a ceremonial center, ritual practice and consultancy
in Exotic Brooklyn, New York, MAMA
DONNA'S TEA GARDEN AND HEALING HAVEN, where she works
with individuals and groups to create personalized rituals
for all of life's transitions. |
