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June enjoys the changes and she believes that these changes will help bring people into art shows and open studios.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 4:\u003c/strong\u003e June discusses her childhood adventures with her friends and the type of games they would play such as baseball, Johnny rides a pony, and ring-a-levio. She also discusses walking to high school every day with her friends, and all the criminal occurrences she witnessed.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 5:\u003c/strong\u003e June discusses being employed by an advertising agency after graduating undergrad, but her goal was to work in television production. After landing a job in TV, she realized it was not for her, and in December 1990, she landed a job at Charisma Records, and was in the music business for the next 15 years.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 6:\u003c/strong\u003e June discusses being put in charge of her uncle Dick's (Lubinsky)possessions after he passed away in 2001. Dick was a visionary artist and June felt compelled to share his art. She curated a show of his work in 2004, and it became a turning point in her life because she found that she loved the work.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 7:\u003c/strong\u003e June discusses her turning point in trying to get her own art show. Currently, she is working on a series of animals she has been taking digital photos of. She has been to a couple farms and takes pictures of farm animals such as roosters and chickens.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary of Full Interview\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLocal artist June Kosloff shares memories of growing up in Parkway Village, Queens during the 1960s and 70s. The daughter of first generation Queens’s immigrants she discusses growing up in the progressive and diverse neighborhood. June’s parents had creative leanings which rubbed off on her growing up, where she attended art schools in the city and later attended SUNY Purchase. After working for years in the music industry, an unexpected turn of events put June onto a new path that ultimately helped her discover a passion for curating art and redefining her vision as an artist. 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