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My Hair Story: from Brunette to Gray

June 28 – August 31, 2024
form & concept gallery
Santa Fe, New Mexico

This exhibition will mark the first time that an array of my hair artworks will be shown together in one space. Presented artworks will reflect 22 years of my work with human hair. The oldest piece, “Malcriada”, dates to 2001. This small work of hand-stitched hair, gouache & color pencil was in my solo exhibition, Chicas con Huevos, at A.I.R. Gallery (New York) in 2003.

The exhibition will document the development of my hair artworks from utilization of different grounds, stitching techniques, and thematic series. Twenty-two years of visual experimentation with hair will be on display. Crafted hair artworks are both fiber art and drawing.

The exhibition will highlight the culture of material: human hair. My engagement with the material of hair is linked to gender, body image, and identity. By addressing the symbolism and socio-cultural associations of hair, the artworks can be understood within a broader art historical context.

Juror for Strata Gallery’s Upcoming Exhibition Selfhood

Deadline: November 1, 2023
To apply visit the gallery website: https://www.stratagallerysantafe.com/

This juried exhibition will feature artworks centered upon the concept of selfhood. It will consider how selfhood is constructed, altered, and reimagined. Contemporary artists investigate the multiplicitous nature of selfhood: gender, sexual orientation, race, class, age, ethnicity, and so forth. Artworks may consider selfhood outside the traditional Western views of self. Selfhood, as a dichotomy, can reflect cultural norms and be a source of resistance to them.  Navigating selfhood during disruptive times can lead to crossroads of crisis; thereby, artists may present visualizations of selfhood that explore the process of self-discovery, self-definition, and self-direction. What are aspects of resilient selfhood? How can others define our selfhood? These questions are explored in the arts. The protagonist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from the film On the Basis of Sex exemplifies the resiliency of selfhood. The potential for others to define our selfhood is reflected in Erika Sánchez’ novel I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. Who am I? Who are we? Visual artists create reconceptualizations of the self. They address the fluidity and facets of identity within an intersectional discourse. In their artwork, selfhood can be socially situated and relational. Any artist whose artwork examines concepts of selfhood in contemporary times is encouraged to apply.

Selfhood is a juried exhibition held at Strata Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The exhibition will run from Jan 2 – 19, 2024.

Juror for Strata Gallery’s Upcoming Exhibition Selfhood

Deadline: November 1, 2023
To apply visit the gallery website: https://www.stratagallerysantafe.com/

This juried exhibition will feature artworks centered upon the concept of selfhood. It will consider how selfhood is constructed, altered, and reimagined. Contemporary artists investigate the multiplicitous nature of selfhood: gender, sexual orientation, race, class, age, ethnicity, and so forth. Artworks may consider selfhood outside the traditional Western views of self. Selfhood, as a dichotomy, can reflect cultural norms and be a source of resistance to them.  Navigating selfhood during disruptive times can lead to crossroads of crisis; thereby, artists may present visualizations of selfhood that explore the process of self-discovery, self-definition, and self-direction. What are aspects of resilient selfhood? How can others define our selfhood? These questions are explored in the arts. The protagonist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from the film On the Basis of Sex exemplifies the resiliency of selfhood. The potential for others to define our selfhood is reflected in Erika Sánchez’ novel I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. Who am I? Who are we? Visual artists create reconceptualizations of the self. They address the fluidity and facets of identity within an intersectional discourse. In their artwork, selfhood can be socially situated and relational. Any artist whose artwork examines concepts of selfhood in contemporary times is encouraged to apply.

Selfhood is a juried exhibition held at Strata Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The exhibition will run from Jan 2 – 19, 2024.