Exhibition Archive

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Monica J. Brown

Monica J. Brown

Monica J. Brown: The Biomythography of Jaybird & The Queen of Hearts

Opening Reception: Friday, July 11, 2025, 5-8pm

“Biomythography” is a term coined by Audre Lord defined as “combining elements of history, biography and myth” within literature. My exploration of this idea is a continuation of the ongoing series of paintings, collages and poetry in my Mythical Memory series. This body of work combines Afro-surrealism, abstraction, and elements of pop art aesthetics. This overlap and intersection of genres is used to create a dialogue around the abstract qualities of time and memory, the liminality of the dream space and the way in which personal narratives can create a mythology. Time and memory are components of history.  The mythology enters as the realm where the dream space and memory coincide. Love is the enduring force that weaves it all together.

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Angela McElwain

Angela McElwain

Angela McElwain : ReFormation - Collage and Constructs

Opening Reception: Friday, November 1, 2024, 5-8pm

The definition of reformation: noun 

1. the act of changing to a better state or character, way of operating, lifestyle, etc.; the correction of abuses and bad habits or practices. 

2. an improved state or way of functioning that results from the correction of abuses and bad habits or practices. 

The work on view here illustrates my inquiry into the transformative possibilities of the human endeavor to overcome cultural obstacles, blockades, biology or religious tradition in order to attain one’s own sense of Self. The content is particularly apropos to womxn’s experience. The structure of collage and constructs are especially useful for this inquiry because material used in them is re-formed or reinvented to a new meaning whether the source is torn paper, bits of scrap, strands of hair, shards of glass or other detritus. Some materials, hair for instance, are used for their deeply personal meaning. Others assume a new form different from their original use or purpose acquiring a new symbolism.   

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