Embodied: Contemporary Takes on the Dress

Join us for  Embodied: Contemporary Takes on the Dress opening July 25, 2024. “Born out of the desire to add a sculptural element to an existing solo show, this exhibition came together organically at the onset of a worldwide pandemic and lockdown. Touching base with colleagues in the early days of a new reality, gave clarity to a collective inclination to create dresses for the purposes of telling personal stories. Thirteen artists working respectively on each piece and communally toward the greater exhibition, created an immersive study into individuality, semiotics, joy, sorrow and humanity. Each dress is a visual narrative drawing from observation and experience. The hope as you reflect on this retrospective, is that you find a piece of yourself in one or more of these dresses.” (Exhibition Statement)

This show features the work of Tara  Stallworth Lee, Sara Jane Shaw, Robin Nance Metz, Merrilee Challiss, Leanna Leithauser Lesley, Alvina Zendejas Montes Hill, Michelle Reynolds, Cynthia Wagner, Erin London, Katie D’Arienzo, Amanda Banks, Kimberly Hart, and Chi Roach.

This exhibit is curated by Leanna Leithauser Lesley and is on display from July 22 – September 5, 2024.