October 30-November 27, 2009
Dia de los Muertos
River East Art Center
435 E. Illinois St.
www.rivereastartcenter.com
312.321.1001
Opening reception Friday, October 30
I'm proud to present an installation work titled Altered
Representing Gallery Villarte (Little Village, Chicago) and in collaboration with artists Rosy Torres and Roxana Licona.
Our installation piece explores the cultural perception and history of the Mexican Day of the Dead altar. We present not an altar, but its residue. Examining the origins, transformation and continuing development of this cultural tradition into contemporary life, we consider, What is new? What has been abandoned? We refer not solely to physical materials but also to it's intentions and sentiments. From somber to celebratory, assimilations and reinterpretations of the tradition are as diverse as the Mexican culture itself, as it spans throughout Mexico and the US.
July 31- August 27, 2009
Her Mark 2010
Woman Made Gallery is proud to present Her Mark 2010, a publication with art and poetry by 48 women. Juror Maria Elena Buszek made the art selections, and Maureen Seaton juried the poetry entries. Designed by Karin Kuzniar and edited by Marty Bash, Her Mark 2010 includes a layout with color reproductions, poetry, and weekly calendar pages with holidays and moon cycles.
WMG will host an exhibition featuring Her Mark 2010 artworks.
Artist Reception is on July 31st from 6 to 9 p.m.
Release Party and Reading is on August 2 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642.
The event is free to the public, and refreshments will be served.
Her Mark 2010 copies are available at the Artist Reception and Release Party or may be ordered for $15 per copy plus shipping.
Please contact WMG by phone, 312-738-0400, or by email, gallery@womanmade.org.
Visual Artists who have their work in Her Mark 2010: Grazyna Adamska-Jarecka, Adriana Baltazar, Barbara Ciurej and Lindsay Lochman, Crisanta de Guzman, Kathleen Elliot, Rebecca Rose Greene, Judithe Hernández, Anjani Khanna, Margaret LeJeune, Aliza Lelah, Suyeon Na, Bonnie Peterson, Shari Pettis, Tara Polansky, Melissa Shook, Alice Simpson, Sylvia Steen, Verna Todd, Kate True, Iris Vazquez, Amy Wainwright, Angilee Wilkerson, Beatrice Wolert, and Elizabeth Wuerffel.
Poets included in Her Mark 2010: Beverly Boyd, Rosemary Ann Davis, Kelley Evans, Veer-Tess Frost, Jane Ellen Glasser, Ona Gritz, H.K. Hummel, Kiki Vera Johnson, Laurie Junkins, Elizabeth Kerlikowske, Anna Leahy, Christine McKee, Coco Owen, Maureen Piggins, JC Reilly, Susan Richardson, cin salach, Mary Kolada Scott, Sheri Sorvillo, Judith Terzi, Judith Valente, Gale Renee Walden, Rachel Jamison Webster, and Andrena Zawinski.
Exhibition Dates: July 31 - August 27, 2009
Release Party: August 2, 2009 - 2-4 p.m.
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July 27 -Dec 31 2007 Dialogo
I'm excited to be working on a new collaborative project with two
ladies that I hold in high esteem, Esmeralda Baltazar and Maria Gaspar.
We are collaborating on an installation in the local artist space/KRAFTgallery at the National Museum of Mexican Art.
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART
1852 W. 19th Street Chicago IL 60608 312.738.1503
www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.orgDiálogo explores the contradictory roles that women
are expected to play in society with an installation that recreates
the home environment. The artists invite you to enter
this home and experience for yourself both the comfort
of home and the daily tension of living in two worlds
within one space.
watch a video teaser for the installation!