In/Out – Light/Dark: Women in the Heights and Art in Our Time (Part 1 of 3)

"Due to the current political and social hostilities that surround us every day in America I feel compelled to create works that are inclusive, stressing the importance of positive social agreements in our society." -Diana Schmertz

"The ‘Female Figurine’ series is based on prehistoric (2000-20,000 BC) sculptures, accounted to be the most ancient form of representation of the female body in humankind." - Gal Cohen,

"Each work is created with an expression of introspection and invites visual engagement which I hope raises a sense of curiosity and suggests the paths we chart in our lives which are often filled with a multitude of emotions." - Laurence Elle Groux

https://www.laurenceellegroux.com/about-Elle

I view every new work as a sort of miraculous creation where my fears, sorrows, joy and love can pour forth and capture the essence of the human experience.

"The flag was made from discarded clothing I bought and used during my time as an immigrant in America. The project seeks to create a platform to resist injustice and speaks to how we could move forward collectively."- Julia Justo

"I’ve been photographing Harlem and Uptown Manhattan for decades but only recently began exhibiting. My photos relate to the theme: In “Matter,” the boy is  inside looking out onto a world that requires more than “Black Lives Matter” murals to keep him safe." Cathleen Campbell

"Facing mass extinctions, social inequity, teetering democracy, and a ravaging pandemic, I am interested in how geometry and patterns may provide clues for contending with systems that verge on widespread cataclysm."-Sky Pape

"My body is a map on which I inscribe my inner landscape. I am conducting a thorough psychological excavation using Nature as metaphor for psyche."-Jessica Maffia

"After the pandemic had begun, beyond its casting a shadow on the promising early light of spring and having consumed midsummer, I felt a need to make peace with the growing anxiety of uncertainty through artistic expression." -Vicky Azcoitia 

Found textile and natural dyes are frameworks for creating monumental works with a small ecological footprint. Sewn into large shroud-like works, I layer objects of lamentation akin to ex-votos, reliquaries, and ritualized body forms.

"A camera is always on my person because one never knows when light and the subject will be just right." -Karen Greene

"My work as a photographer has consisted in exposing the inequalities I see everywhere I go. When people see my work, I’d like them to feel that moment of shared emotion and experience. Photography is a source of some of my utmost pleasure."-  Maria Fernandez

"My artistic practice is designed to further provoke thought around the artistic, physical, and cultural borderless experience of Latinx artists in America." -Kiri Avelar