A Complex Weave: Women Identity in Contemporary Art

February 2, 2010 by cultid

 Friday, February 12 – Saturday, April 17 (Closed March 12 – March 20)
Co-sponsored by the College of Fine Arts and Communication, the College of Liberal Arts, the Departments of Women’s Studies and Art + Design, Art History, Art Education, the Women’s Center, and Hillel, Towson University.
Co-curated by Dr. Martin Rosenberg of Rutgers University, Camden and Dr. J. Susan Isaacs of Towson University. This exhibition presents the work of 16 artists of diverse backgrounds who address aspects of identity, including nationality, ethnicity, gender, and religion. Media includes sculpture, time-based, painting, prints, fibers, and photography. Artists include: Blanka Amezkua, Sarah Amos, Helène Aylon, Siona Benjamin, Sonya Clark, Zöe Charlton, Annet Couwenberg, Lalla Essaydi, Judy Gelles, Sharon Harper, Julie Haris, Fujiko Isamura, Tatiana Parcero, Philemona Williamson, Flo Oy Wong, and April Wood. 
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Towson University, MD, Center for the Arts Gallery
Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
More information: 410-704-2808 or  www.towson.edu/artscalendar. or http://www.curatorial.org/exhib_complexweave.html
Admission is free and open to the public for all events.
Special Events:
Lecture: Thursday, February 11, 6:30 p.m.; followed by Reception: 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Lecture by Dr. Martin Rosenberg in the Center for the Arts Lecture Hall, Room 2032
Symposium: Friday, April 9, 1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
A Complex Weave: Women and Identity in Contemporary Art with Keynote Speaker Eleanor Heartney
Eleanor Heartney is a contributing editor to Art in America and Artpress and author of numerous articles and books on contemporary art; other speakers include artists Blanka Amezkua, Helène Aylon, Siona Benjamin, and Sonya Clark.