DEVASTATING LOVES & TRANSCENDENT HATREDS
An NCWCA Sponsored Regional Exhibition
Abrams Claghorn Gallery, 1251 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA
November 1-30, 2023
EXHIBITION ARTISTS: Laura Abrams, Salma Arastu, Christine Cianci, Madelyn Covey, Daisy Crane, Lynn Dau, Niloufar Farzam, Vicki Gunter, Susan Kirshenbaum, Sheila Metcalf Tobin, Juliet Mevi, Priscilla Otani, Laura Phelps Rogers, Anne Rabe, Kristie Ramirez, Jennifer Roberts, Ruth Shorer, Siana Smith, Jamie Smith, Dobee Snowber, Christine So, Renee Switkes, Leitha Thrall, Olga Tsoudis, Roberta Welburn-Milstead, Marian Yap, and Beth Zuckerman.
JURORS:
Robert Abrams, Owner, Abrams Claghorn Gallery and Sculptor
Leah Andrews, Curator, Olive Hyde Gallery
EXHIBITION DIRECTOR:
Elizabeth Addison, NCWCA Exhibitions Chair and Multi-disciplinary Artist
EXHIBITION STATEMENT:
Love and hatred can be considered opposing sides of the same coin. They overlap and influence each other in life and both love and hatred activate the same region in our brains. They lead to heightened states of passion, obsession, and often result in similar behaviors. On either side of the coin, individuals might commit heroic, bold, or simply evil acts. At their extremes, love and hatred can both place us in an obsessive state where we give the object of our affection or hatred an excess of attention. When we’re in love with someone, for instance, we want to know everything about them and find reasons to love them even more. For those we despise, we want to discover everything about them to support our hatred.
There's a saying, "Don't hate someone too much, it may bloom into love." It's well known in psychology that a fine line exists between love and hatred. These are the strongest and most passionate emotions that we hold for one another, often resulting in devastation or transcendence.
Devastating Loves and Transcendent Hatreds features artwork created by women (including those who identify as female and non-binary) in a variety of media and materials that tell stories of these extreme emotional states - of passion and obsession, devastation and transcendence.
ONLINE ARTIST TALK: Wednesday, November 8, 7-8 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82489263848?pwd=Qk5tUWorYW1qTnB0a1g3Vkt6bmpzQT09
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, November 11, 3-6 PM
IN-PERSON CURATORIAL TOUR: Sunday, November 19, 1:30-3:30 PM
JURORS:
Robert Abrams, Owner, Abrams Claghorn Gallery and Sculptor
Leah Andrews, Curator, Olive Hyde Gallery
EXHIBITION DIRECTOR:
Elizabeth Addison, NCWCA Exhibitions Chair and Multi-disciplinary Artist
EXHIBITION STATEMENT:
Love and hatred can be considered opposing sides of the same coin. They overlap and influence each other in life and both love and hatred activate the same region in our brains. They lead to heightened states of passion, obsession, and often result in similar behaviors. On either side of the coin, individuals might commit heroic, bold, or simply evil acts. At their extremes, love and hatred can both place us in an obsessive state where we give the object of our affection or hatred an excess of attention. When we’re in love with someone, for instance, we want to know everything about them and find reasons to love them even more. For those we despise, we want to discover everything about them to support our hatred.
There's a saying, "Don't hate someone too much, it may bloom into love." It's well known in psychology that a fine line exists between love and hatred. These are the strongest and most passionate emotions that we hold for one another, often resulting in devastation or transcendence.
Devastating Loves and Transcendent Hatreds features artwork created by women (including those who identify as female and non-binary) in a variety of media and materials that tell stories of these extreme emotional states - of passion and obsession, devastation and transcendence.
ONLINE ARTIST TALK: Wednesday, November 8, 7-8 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82489263848?pwd=Qk5tUWorYW1qTnB0a1g3Vkt6bmpzQT09
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, November 11, 3-6 PM
IN-PERSON CURATORIAL TOUR: Sunday, November 19, 1:30-3:30 PM
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