Dressed
To be dressed is to cover, adorn, or envelop the body in the guise we present to the outside world. To be dressed can be an exercise in simplicity, or an elaborate over-the-top performance. This exhibition presents the work of six contemporary artists working in a range of media whose works reference the intricacies of covering the body, the meaning held in garments, and the gendering of handwork. Broadly addressing materials, imagery, iconography, and memory, each artist experiments with the fluidity of form while acknowledging gendered constrictions placed on the body. Exhibiting artists include Catherine Bertulli, Jodi Colella, Merill Comeau, Mia Cross, Nancy Grace Horton, and Marky Kauffmann. – Jessica Roscio, Chief Curator
The Danforth at Framingham State UniversityAugust 31 - December 30, 2019
Sculptures included in the show are three of my earlier headware sculptures Poke, Wallflower and Fascinator; plus Primped and How Things Stack Up from my Mary Janes collection and a new work of 45 embroidered tins entitled One Size Fits All (aka Good Girls) - 45 embroidered tin tiles, mixed fibers - 2019
Additional artists in the show include Catherine Bertulli, Merill Comeau, Mia Cross, Nancy Grace Horton, Marky Kauffmann
The Danforth at Framingham State UniversityAugust 31 - December 30, 2019
Sculptures included in the show are three of my earlier headware sculptures Poke, Wallflower and Fascinator; plus Primped and How Things Stack Up from my Mary Janes collection and a new work of 45 embroidered tins entitled One Size Fits All (aka Good Girls) - 45 embroidered tin tiles, mixed fibers - 2019
Additional artists in the show include Catherine Bertulli, Merill Comeau, Mia Cross, Nancy Grace Horton, Marky Kauffmann
Call Me Rose, 32x29x23 in., Assorted garment textiles, wire, threads, mannequin as pedestal - 2019