Women Artists on Immigration
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
The Women Artists on Immigration
Crossing Borders, Confronting Barriers, Bridging Identities
Juried by Alma Ruiz, MOCA
WHAT: A visual conversation on the topic of immigration by 40 women artists from California that examines our cultural, personal and political identities. Includes works in a variety of media such as artist’s books, assemblage, drawing, fabric, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture. A full-color catalog accompanies the exhibition.
WHEN: February 20 – March 7, 2009
Miracle Mile Art Walk Event: Sat. Feb 21, 2009 @2:45 p.m.
OPENING RECEPTION: Fri. February 27, 2009 @ 7 to 9 PM.
Includes a screening of 5th WCA International Video Shorts Festival in the upstairs theatre.
CLOSING WITH ARTISTS TALKS: Saturday, March 7 from 12:30 to 2 PM. Hosted by the Southern California WCA chapter in celebration of International Women’s Day.
WHERE: Korean Cultural Center Art Gallery, 5505 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, 90036. For gallery hours and general information, visit kccla.org or phone 323-936-7141.
JUROR: Alma Ruiz, curator at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
ORGANIZERS: Women’s Caucus for Art and the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles.
OVERVIEW: WOMEN ARTISTS ON IMMIGRATION examines social, political and cultural issues related to the dynamic topic of immigration. Each subtopic — Crossing Borders, Confronting Barriers, Bridging Identities — is amplified by the diverse perspectives of the contemporary works by the women artists in the show. Together, they inspire an ongoing conversation about our cultural, political and personal identities.
ALSO ON VIEW: Selected political posters on immigration from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics and a digital projection of artworks submitted by California-based women artists in response to the call for participation.
The exhibition opens during the College Art Association conference and Women’s Caucus for Art 2009 Art & Activism Confab in Los Angeles. It is part of The Feminist Art Project and is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Mariana Barnes, Yvonne Beatty, Alejandra Chaverri, Ching-Ching Cheng, Gilda Davidian, Cosette Dudley, Dwora Fried, Shelley Gazin, Elizabeth Gómez, Becky Guttin, Jennifer Maria Harris, Trudi Chamoff Hauptman, Judy Johnson-Williams, Niku Kashef, Arzu Arda Kosar and Gul Cagin, Patricia Krebs, Alexia Kutzner, Li ’n Lee, Lynn Elliott Letterman, Viviana Lombrozo, Poli Marichal, Michelle Montjoy, Carol Nye, Amparo J. Ochoa, Priscilla Otani, Lark (Larisa Pilinsky), Sinan Leong Revell, Patricia Rodriguez, Sandy Rodriguez, Ann Storc, Yuriko Takata, Luz Tapia, Tate Sisters, Linda Vallejo, Alicia Villegas, Sama Wareh, Sarah Wilkinson, Holly Wong.
