Hanna Fitzgerald: Not Everything We’ve Inherited is Worthy 

Opening Reception: Friday, November 7, 2025, 5-8pm

Not Everything We’ve Inherited is Worthy examines the complexities of parent-child relationships, with a focus on motherhood. Drawing inspiration from the enduring expectations placed on children, often regardless of their own feelings, the pieces confront the realities of failed motherhood and abuse that leave lasting emotional wounds. By incorporating deliberate motifs such as pantyhose, cowry shells, and hair, the work juxtaposes traditional sculptural materials with objects that symbolize femininity, reflecting the artist’s contextualization of motherhood. These materials and forms explore the intertwined dynamics of love, manipulation, and envy. Revealing the emotional layers that shape these relationships. Conceptual installations are grounded in a nude color palette, emphasizing the body and the physicality of parent-child connections. Through this lens, the work provokes reflection on power dynamics, the struggle for self-assertion, and the enduring impact of emotional harm within intimate familial relationships.