(She) Her/Self

A virtual reception for (She) Her/Self exhibition with artist talks will be held on May 21st at 6 pm Mountain Time via Zoom. To participate, rsvp to contact@c4fap.org. You will receive the Zoom information on the day of the virtual reception.

 The body as signifier of Self. The body as (She). Her body as evidence of the fundamental right to Herself.

 Historically, women’s bodies have been a frequent subject of male artists’ works. Most of these historic images ignore the agency of the women portrayed. Women’s bodies serve as the object of the male gaze. As women reclaim their agency and turn away from the ways of objectification, female-identified artists are creating groundbreaking work that further shifts this paradigm to reflect women’s views, concerns, and Selves.

 With self-portraits as the primary vehicle for Amy Jorgensen’s Body Archive and Inanna by Randi Ganulin, the artist’s performative acts of creation refer to the primary source of Self and the power of embodiment.

- Hamidah Glasgow

Image Credit: Amy Jorgensen