Dennis was often at the center of womens' movements in the '70s and '80s.

An organizer and advocate for the Loft Law to protect residents of former commercial spaces, artist Donna Dennis has spent decades fighting to keep her home and studio on Duane Street.

In a blog post last week, Chelsea gallery Mixed Greens announced that it will close at the end of this year. The gallery, which has been open since 1999, is devoted to contemporary art by

Donna Dennis has been creating "architectural sculpture" since her first commercial gallery show, at Holly Solomon in New York in 1975.