In/Out – Light/Dark: Women in the Heights and Art in Our Time (Part 3 of 3)
The artists featured in this exhibition represent the richness, diversity and artistic voices of women of northern Manhattan.
March 2021-In these unprecedented times of political shifting and a worldwide pandemic, women continue to lead the way by shedding light on important issues, building bridges, questioning boundaries, and envisioning a better world.
The artworks, created in a variety of media and styles, explore social gender constructs while honoring the struggles, triumphs, and contributions of women in our world today.
A year into the Pandemic lockdown and as we find ourselves still in confined spaces, artists find freedom in their creativity, showing us the light -and the art- at the end of the tunnel.
Enjoy, and be inspired.Andrea Arroyo, Curator
"My work focuses on social, cultural and political themes such as women’s body image, my own immigration story, or children detained on the US southern border. I manipulate vintage objects and use materials in unexpected ways. Projects begin intuitively and have the ability to change as they progress."- Rose Deler
Why is craft so important to Rose Deler? Watch to find out why!
Reparations
"I founded SISTAAH, Inc. an arts-based non-profit organization which seeks to facilitate access to early detection of cancer by connecting the underserved to free screening services information through community projects." - Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper
Who I Am (2020) by Cecilia Ines TavarezNorthern Manhattan Arts Alliance
Who I Am
"The love for surrealism serves as inspiration as well as my relationship to nature, spirituality and symbiology. As a multidisciplinary visual artist I explore the connection between the visible and invisible elements that construct our realities." - Cecilia Ines Tavarez
Tavarez explores the relationship between the inner and outer landscapes, welcoming us to connect with the world differently and invite us to turn our gaze inward. She explores the feminine identity, the relationship between the visible and invisible elements that construct our realities.
How does Cecelia use recycled goods to create her beautiful artwork?
Intimacy (2021) by RoughAcres/ RL McKeeNorthern Manhattan Arts Alliance
Intimacy
"The past 15 months have been a sinkhole into which everything - my art, laughter, optimism, creativity - slowly disappeared... life itself was suspended." -Rough Acres/RL McKee
Red
"I never grew up thinking I wanted to be an artist, deep down inside I always knew I was." -Lee Ann Cadiz
Together Our Light Can Heal the World (2021) by Uniqua SimmonsNorthern Manhattan Arts Alliance
Together Our Light Can Heal the World
"I dye, tie, and use Indigo Shibori techniques to create fiber art that tells a story. I use these techniques to create different patterns that symbolize and represent nature, love, and life experiences." -Uniqua Simmons
Watch to learn about Uniqua's inspiration for her art piece, Together Our Light Can Heal the World
Watch to learn how Lilia's artwork has changed
Get Fired Up, Selina Hernandez, 2021 A poem about moving forward.
" I weave large scale wall hangings. My work has been inspired by many things: travel (Australia in the Ocean, The Tulip Fields of Holland); works of art (Homage to Sol LeWitt and Homage to The Women of Gee’s Bend); my desire for peace in the world in a time of war (four pieces on the theme of war and peace); family and friends; as well as by the many beautiful colors and textiles that surround me." -Elizabeth Starevic
Watch Elizabeth's detailed explanation of her piece, The Women's March
Keep reading with Part 1 of In/Out – Light/Dark: Women in the Heights and Art in Our Time
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