I'm very proud to be part of this exhibit......be sure to come out and see it!
Women Imaging Women: A study of Female Portraiture
Opening: Thursday, July 9, 2009
5pm-8pm
Show Runs: July 9th-September 13, 2009
The State Street Gallery
401 S. State Street
Chicago, IL
Portraits
play a profound role in the development of art history. From ancient
lintels depicting Lady Xok at the Maya site of Yaxchilan to Cindy
Sherman’s constructions of identity, portraits of women reflect
culture, history, and character formation processes. Throughout the
development of Western art history, images of women fashioned by men
relate narratives of femininity.
Portraits
by John Singleton Copley of Boston’s elite or José de Alcíbar’s
paintings of nuns in commemoration of the affirmation of their vows in
Colonial Mexico demonstrate how male artists created histories for
specific women through the visual arts. At the dawn of the twentieth
century, women artists became increasingly recognized and in
particular, women who depicted fellow women received enhanced
attention, notably the painter Mary Cassatt and the photographer Julia
Margaret Cameron.
With art historical tradition in mind, “Women Imaging Women: A Study of
Female Portraiture “examines how contemporary artists depict either
themselves or other women.
This
exhibition asks: how do women present images of other women? By
presenting a diverse group of artists working in myriad media, Women
Imaging Women offers a complex study of how women artists portray
womanhood. The included works provide varied representations as some
are abstract and mystical, while others are naturalistic and earnest.
Artists
who have their work in this exhibition: ATYL, Sarah Baranski, Nicoletta
Braccioni, Cat Del Buono, Pritika Chowdhry, Judy Cooperman, Mary Ellen
Croteau, Peggy Gentleman, Andrea Ginsburg, Juarez Hawkins, Judithe
Hernández, Allison Hill, Shelly Jyoti, Mary King, Lily Mayfield, Sheila
Oettinger, Joyce Owens, Patricia Peña, Joyce Polance, Michelle-Renee
Perkins, Gay Riseborough, Victoria Szilagyi, and Susan Tennenbaum.
