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N E W S L E T T E R S - Summer 2000 |
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This newsletter is divided into the following articles. To read any one of these articles, please click on the text of the article title.
It is hot, it is Summer, it is Lazy Time and who wants to think of tomorrow when all we really have is NOW. At Woman Made we have become experts in doing the now and enjoying each and every moment of it while planning the tomorrow diligently in all its details. Our loyal members continue to visit the Gallery and share their wisdom with us all. Our 2001 Exhibition Calendar is complete with themes, jurors, dates and more. Prospectuses are available for the first three shows of next year (see 'Call for Artist' section). The first show of the year, titled "Prejudice" was proposed by California artist Ursula Kammer-Fox who uses her collages and assemblages to explore a variety of prejudices. This exhibition from Jan. 19th to Feb. 23rd, 2001 will be open to artwork by both women and men whose works deal with the subject matter. Gallery visitors may participate too by placing statements about prejudices they have overcome, or ones they are still struggling with into a "Prejudice Box" which will be on display starting this Fall and throughout the duration of the exhibit. In addition to adult participation, Ms. Kammer-Fox suggested the 'Dishonor Roll' project, one that would involve Elementary school children and their teachers from various local schools. Children would write the worst word that has been used on them or that they themselves have used on someone else on an 8.5x11 inch horizontal, regular paper. In addition each student would write her/his feelings about this and possible solutions to the problem on a second horizontal 8.5 x11 inch paper. This means that each child would enter 2 works. Students could use colorful markers to decorate the sheet with the worst word to make it look cheerful from afar without immediately revealing the serious content, like when we say things without thinking of the effect. The page with the feelings/solution text should be simple print and not be decorated and might include the child's name. The final combined work would be either displayed like a quilt or mosaic on one large gallery wall or attached above the adult artist's work in a row all around the exhibition space and combined in bookbinders (ring folders) on display on pedestals, alternating the 'worst word' page with the 'feeling' page. In our efforts to involve as many children as possible we invite you to participate in this project. If you are a parent and feel that this is something that you would want to explore and discuss with your child, please enter her/his work by November 30th, 2000. Various subjects that teachers and parents could discuss with the children include (in any given hierarchy):
We are excited about this project and believe that it is our job to provide a forum where existing negative conditions are confronted and discussed in order to bring about change. Art is a wonderful tool to achieve those means. Whether socially significant or art for arts sake, WMG continues to promote art by women, not just in our great Gallery but also on the Internet. It is with great pleasure to report that our artists' registry, designed by our web masters Galganov & Associates, is officially on-line!!! You will be able to market your Woman Made Internet presence as if it were a "stand-alone" web site (with your virtual domain, www.yourname.WomanMade.net) while taking advantage of our growing profile and the excellent on-line reputation that the WMG web site has developed. Included in this package is your own POP3 Mail box/address - (example: yourname@womanmade.net). Please take a look at www.womanmade.net for more details and see for yourself if this is something that can benefit you. If you have any questions regarding any of our projects, you may contact us at 312-328-0038 or email us at gallery@womanmade.org. Our building situation and possible relocation has not yet been resolved. While still in search of a suitable space in an accessible location, we are at the same time moving forward every day with activities at hand. Woman Made is thriving and it is in this constant doing that our plans, hopes and dreams (including our own building) will be realized. If you are a supportive member and want to find out more about our immediate and long term plans, please join us for an Open Board Meeting on August 17th, 2000 from 6-8pm.We hope that you will take the time to participate and until then we wish you to enjoy the NOW and this wonderful Summer in peace.  Local Women Hit Music Scene with New CD to Benefit Woman Made:
"Big Fish Little Fish represents the current state of pop music in Chicago as heard through women's voices, "said WMG's very own Antje Gehrken. Gehrken, who has had the project in mind for many years teamed up with fellow performing songwriter Ellen Rosner to produce the long-awaited CD, which is being released on Gehrken's Chicago indie label Sweet Pickle Music. "All of the women artists are either based in Chicago or are originally from this area," said Gehrken. The CD is available for $10.00 through the Gallery and will be distributed nationally by Emphasis Entertainment Group, at such places like Tower Records, independent record stores and Amazon.com. Profits of the CD will benefit Woman Made Gallery. To order your copy … and one for a friend … see the enclosed Order Form "Ultimately we would like to make this a continuing project," said Gehrken. "We'd like to broaden our social and culture spectrum of music and have many more volumes of Big Fish in the future." (Woman Made Gallery is very proud to have sponsored a contest for the cover art and to have chosen, "Puddle Fish," a colorful piece by artist Kim Hoffmann of South Bend, IN who is Assistant Curator/Registrar and also Painting Instructor for the South Bend Regional Museum of Art. She has exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the Midwest. Hoffmann has acted as guest curator for exhibitions in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, including the exhibition, Animal Stories, for Woman Made. Hoffmann performs traditional Irish and American music in several regional groups, playing for clubs, small concert settings and traditional dances. Puddle Fish is her fifth CD cover for recording artists. We thank Chicago graphic artist Jeanne Nemcek for doing such a great job designing the CD jacket.) Rockin' Summer CD Release Party Hits Double Door: EMERGING WOMEN IN CHICAGO MUSIC "I'm really impressed with the consistent level of great [material on Big Fish Little Fish]." - Nick Miller, Jam Productions featuring: Antje, Ellen Rosner, Dolly Varden, Kelly Kessler, Karen Anderson, The Twigs, Astra Kelly, Alice Peacock, Cathy Braaten, Beki Hemingway, Ripley Caine, Nancy Walker, Anne O'Meara Heaton, Joy Eden Harrison, Summer Chance, Patty Ortega. Women's voices, some you've heard and others you haven't, but all representing the present state of pop music in Chicago, are featured on "Big Fish Little Fish Volume 1", a compilation CD due for release at a concert on July 15 at The Double Door in Chicago. Profits from the sale of "Big Fish Little Fish" support Woman Made Gallery. Big Fish Little Fish CD Release Party Greetings. Just a note to let you know that I really enjoy the periodic
emails emanating from Woman Made, and I do look on your web-site quite
often too. It really helps in feeling connected with a wider community of
like-minded souls. Thank you, I am so glad I found you through Colorado Artists Register Newsletter. I
reviewed your entire web-site, all the past shows, printed out some entry forms
and emailed several other women artists for a "must see". If you have a mailing list, please put me on it! Thanks, In our efforts to educate the public on the artistic achievements and cultural contributions of women throughout history Woman Made Gallery presents its fourth event for children 6-12 years old and their parents in our series, HERSTORY TIME with Jennifer La Civita Kimbrough. "It's Henna Time" at Woman Made Gallery on Sunday, July 9, from 2-3pm. For thousands of years, body painting with Henna has been one of the best-kept secrets of the Eastern world. The paste made from Henna is called Mehndi. It is used to decorate hands, feet, faces … and even more! Spend some time together with your child and learn about the traditional designs used in India to adorn hands from Karen English's picture book, "Nadia's Hands." Go home with a designed hand (using brown non-toxic watercolor paint) celebrating Pakistani heritage and Middle Eastern women's art. No charge. Registration necessary. More Art Than The Eye Can See:
After some money (they have a cool gift shop) and some energy were spent, we continued our tour to Art Mecca where charming gallery owner Melanee Cooper welcomed us with a glass of wine (whoever was thirsty) and an introduction to the multi-layered surface works by Sandy Parris. (This lucky and deserving artist was selected by Melanee Cooper from the Woman Made Slide Registry!) Next a stop at Artemisia Gallery where we ate a delicious lunch generously donated and delivered by Pat Butkus from Fritz & Zoe's, while listening intently to artists Esther Parada, Judith Raphael and Melissa Ann Pinney share their artwork and their thoughts. A.R.C. gallery, located on the second floor at the same location as Artemisia Gallery saw a stream of somewhat slower-moving women fill its galleries looking in vain for installations of divans, couches and beds, but were challenged instead by Christine Nelson's artwork and a video installation by artist Yuri A dealing with (how appropriately) the mysteries of digestion. The last stop was at an absolute treasure box with delightful artwork, imaginatively crafted from found objects and what most people would call garbage. Artists MaryAnn Taylor Leppanen and daughter Analisa Leppanen are the proud owners of Gallery E.G.G. (Earth Goddess Gallery), which should be on your gallery hopping, list the next weekend you have time. Back home at Woman Made Gallery we were treated to delicious tarts donated by Giles Schnierle and listened to four expert drummers from the Women's Spirit Drummers who invigorated us and got us back on our feet. We like to thank everyone who contributed to making this fundraiser a must repeat for next year and all galleries and their owners, directors and members for giving us so generously of their time and energies. Dear reader, please don't wait until next May for our next Art Bus-Tour Fundraiser to visit these wonderful art places but be supportive of all they have to offer throughout the year! WMG Board & Staff News Thank you to Elizabeth Harms for her work as Resource Coordinator where she was very busy with the growing slide registry and for helping in a variety of other gallery activities, including fundraising events. We also thank Brooke Davidson and Kim Brenner for all their help. We hope that all of them stay in touch and connected to WMG. Sheila Farley was promoted from her position as Administrative Coordinator to Gallery Director in order to simplify matters for visitors, artists and members. She is available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and concentrates on membership outreach and administrative matters. Pamela Callahan will continue her work as Gallery Director and is available to serve you each and every Friday during regular Gallery hours. She is also in charge of our poetry readings and other special projects. Beate Minkovski is available on Wednesdays and on Sundays during regular Gallery hours. She is the one who will answer most of the incoming emails, send out relevant information via the Internet, help you with the new On-Line Artists' Registry and offer her advise at individual portfolio reviews. Please feel comfortable to speak to any of the Directors on any given day. We will try our very best to answer all your questions.
Woman Made is pleased to announce the first Her Mark Calendar, a 13-month appointment book calendar for 2001. Spiral-bound, approximately 7"x6" in size and featuring artwork and poetry by women, the Her Mark Calendar is being designed by longtime gallery member Ruby Barnes. Images in the calendar were selected from the myriad of artists in the WMG Slide Registry while an open call for words brought poetry from across the country. Poet Jackie White, Rhino associate editor, helped with the selection of words. There will also be plenty of pages for doodling! Beginning with the breathtaking cover image of Robin Barcus' Dandelion Dress, Her Mark will guide you through the year with powerful imagery and inspiration. Calendars will be available for sale and distribution early in September and you may order them now for $15 each. (Click here for Order Form)
Fashion artist Cat Chow designs and manufactures one-of-a-kind clothing that challenges the boundaries of fashion and sculpture. Fascinated by the idea of creating a dress made entirely of the same objects, she uses uncommon materials such as sandpaper, 35mm slides, and tiny corked glass vials filled with blue water. "I want people to question their presumption of uses for common objects by seeing them in a new light. A dress made entirely of the same objects is a powerful image and as you look closer the details draw you in," said Chow. A native of New Jersey, Chow remembers a high school friend whose mother owned a jewelry factory, "all the other girls wanted to work in the office, I was the only one who wanted to work on the production line." Chow moved to Chicago in 1991 and graduated from Northwestern University in 1995. "I worked in a chain mail store in Evanston and many of the people were making jewelry - my first piece was a chain mail vest. I started doing chain mail with found objects. Then I began to explore other materials. I like to use materials that challenge and excite me." At Northwestern, Chow studied theater and created her own concentration in costume design as an undergraduate. With this comprehensive education in costume history and design, Chow was compelled to find hands-on learning experiences after college. Intrigued by clothing and the body, the world of fashion piqued her interest in creative design. During the next few years, she apprenticed with a pattern maker, a hat designer and clothing designers. Her process begins with manipulating objects into a fabric using techniques such as weaving, stitching and integrating them with chain mail. Then, she thoughtfully restructures this newly created fabric into an appropriately designed dress. Chow's work has been shown in more than 25 fashion shows and galleries, most recently in WMG's Women Artist Under Thirty exhibition and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Inspired by her father's great patience, Chow holds a great respect for meticulous handcrafted work. "I find particular pleasure seeing this work translated into clothing. I want to create meditative pieces. I like the fact that some of my pieces speak as fashion and some as art." This spring, Chow won the Avant Garde Design Vision Award in New York's Gen Art Styles 2000 International Design Competition. The panel of judges included fashion luminaries such as Todd Oldham, Kate Spade, Patricia Field and Randolph Duke. The winning dress, the Zipper Dress, was then pictured in Women's Wear Daily. A blue version of the Zipper Dress was worn at this year's Whitney Biennial opening in New York by one of the Biennial's curators, Valerie Cassel from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. In addition, Chow's Tape Measure Dress was selected as Curator's Choice in the annual Around the Coyote Art Festival in Wicker Park and her artistic development was showcased at the Museum of Contemporary Art's exhibition, entitled, "Material Evidence: Chicago Architecture at 2000." She was also invited to participate in the art exhibitions at Wabash College and the Barrington Arts Center. "My work is challenging in the division between fashion and art and who defines it. The fact that the same pieces have been exhibited in an art show and on the runway in a fashion show supports this idea," said Chow. "My work also questions stereotypes and images of women. For example, my Yellow Power Ranger Kimono incorporates split-imaged Yellow Power Ranger cards that show an Asian hero in a standing and combative pose. The Yellow Power Ranger is a positive role model for young girls and in the form of a kimono it gives the piece strength and identity of being an Asian female. In contrast, a kimono is a traditional Japanese garment in a society where women have traditionally played a submissive role." Artists for Teens Centro Romero Celebrate your Event with the Women's Spirit Drummers Visit Woman Made Gallery Book Reviews Topping your summer reading list should be the must-read national bestseller, Bastard Out of South Carolina, by Dorothy Allison. Set in Greenville County, South Carolina, Allison weaves a tale of passion, deceit, betrayal and renewal. At the heart of the story is Ruth Anne Boatwright, simply known as "Bone", a bastard girl with an annotated birth certificate to tell the tale. Bone, on the verge of becoming a young woman, finds herself caught in a family triangle that will test the loyalty of her mother, Anney. Bone's stepfather, Daddy Glen, calls Bone, "cold as death, mean as a snake and twice as twisty," yet Anney needs Glen. At first gentle with Bone, Daddy Glen becomes steadily colder and more furious - until their final, harrowing encounter, from which there is no turning back. My college English professor, Mrs. Myrtle Kent, introduced me to Allison's books, which also include such titles as, Cavedweller, Two or Three Things I Know For Sure and Trash. I am thankful to Mrs. Kent for many things and I have added Dorothy Allison to that list. Her writing is deep, raw and powerful. Her characters are complex, painful and inspirational. Bastard is such a compelling book that I found myself driving to a deserted parking lot near my house just so I could finish the book in peace, without interruption. I found myself hanging on every word, enthralled at the painfully beautiful prose and sheer force of the characters. In an on-line interview with Amazon.com,* Allison admits to burning all of her work until she was 24 years old. "When I was 24 I was living in a lesbian-feminist collective in Florida and the women I lived with found out that I burned everything. They stopped me long enough to make me think about what I was doing, about what it was I was afraid of and what I needed to make me feel safe enough to write and not burn what I wrote," said Allison. Now 23 years later, Allison has a huge collection of journals, has written six books and has more in the making. "The women who stopped me that day in 1973 helped me to realize that I did not have to destroy everything, that I could write things down and not be endangered by telling my stories. Those women changed my life. The support they gave me made it possible for me to become a writer." Again, the power of women reveals itself through Allison's real life endeavors and through her characters. I love discovering new authors and Dorothy Allison is one of my best finds (thanks Mrs. Kent!). Happy summer and good reading! *(Allison quotes courtesy of Amazon.com on-line interviews)Also: Did you know that the Woman Made Gallery Gift Shop carries numerous art books and books produced by local authors? Be sure to check out these picks next time you visit us … Colossus Taught Us (Once) & (Twice) by Lisa Hemminger, Can I Hang by Tara Betts, A Dozen Swamps at Midnight by Nora Waterloo and the Spring/Summer 2000 issue of Seeding the Snow featuring a handmade paper cover created by Woman Craft. Schizophrenic® Inside our years, round hills of home, over here and under every She urges us to count to 10, call 911 and throws every And through all this, I believe, I do, I do, I do, What my sister does to show off, particularly to me, Garage Sale® She called me a couch potato and It's A Call for Words We like to thank the following people who have renewed their memberships or have become new members and all those who have donated money, items, time and talents. Martha Alexakos, Pat Allen, Roberta Reb Allen, Miri Amihai, Carole Amodeo, Paul Anderson, Robin Arbiter, Ava, Marsha Baker, Amanda Balasko, Marina Bastian, Mary Snyder Behrens, Ann Becker & Megan, Anne Bekker, Cali Bergold, Kathy Bergold, Barbara Bertsche, Alexandra Bettencourt, Patricia Biesen, Alece Birnbach, Susan Blackman & Steve Eisen, Audrey Preuss Blessman, Edna Boksenbaum, Lynn Brewer, Patricia Brutchin, Deborah Burks, Kristine Campbell, Edie Canter, Elizabeth Chisholm, Bettie J. Coffey, Pamela Crabtree, Barbara Delano, Debra Delbecq, Claudia Delestowicz, Denise Despres, Y. Michelle Dettloff, Keri & Joyce Dillon, Ingrid Neuhofer Dohm, Kerry Doyle, Aileen Dy, Emily Eckel, Fran Edmonson, Laura Epler, Frederick Fechtner, Pamela Feldman, Sabrina Fesko, Lorin Fields, Anita Flores, Antonia Franck, Micheline Frank, Pamela Frederick, Patricia Friedt, Ellen Gibbon, Marie Gilbert, Beatrice Giordano, Andrea Ginsburg, Jan Gipple, Jonathan Goldsmith, Sue Goldsmith, Linda Goone, Ellen Gradman, Lisa Green, Michele Moore Gustin, Sharon Guy, Mayte Harbison, Cam Harper, Jeanna Hasan, Nancy Hild, Sharon Hildebrand, Sandra Holubow, Deborah Hughes, Susan Hunting, Fujiko Isomura, Margo Jeanchild, Brenna Johnson, Patty Johnston, Joan Painter Jones, Conny Juergens-Leber, Judi Kaczmarski, Ursula Kammer-Fox, Glenda Kapsalis, Linda Kardoff, Sharon Keld, Colleen M. Kisel, Mary King, Amy Kintner, Micka Klauck, Lenita Klein, Elyse Koren-Camarra, Loralyn Kumlin, Karin Kuzniar, Cynthia Lee, Joan Lipsig, Angela Lombardo, Bonnie Lopez, Patricia & Ila Mae Lutz, Nicole Aimee Macaluso, Monique Malek, Velga Malek, Sheila Malloy, Tatiana Mamaeva, Christine Martin, Toya Werner Martin, Nancy Mathieu, Marian McNair, Terri Messinides, Roberta Miles, Anita Miller, Dale Miller, Kendra Miller, Ronit Mitchell, BettyAnn Mocek, Cynthia Monge, Mary Kay Moore, Joanna Morrison, Pat Murray, Cathleen Nagle & Marilyn Maas, Kristen Neveu, Phyllis Nickel, Julie Nielsen, Regina Noakes, Anne Nordhaus-Bike, Mary Lou Novak, Leah Oates, Joclyn Oats, Robbin O'Harrow, Pat Otto, Irene O'Neill-Sam, Jo Owens Murray, Andres Pang, Jude Di Paolo, Gisèle Perreault, Doreen Perrine, Diane Ponder Peters, Linda Randall Powles, Lynn Preis, Linda Price, Sonya Van Puyenbroeck, C. J. & Laurise Rhue, Suzen Riley, Lisa Rivas, Jerry Ruiz, Katherine Ross, R. J. Ryan-Novak, Fern Samuels, Gwen Schill, Janet Schumacher, Barbara Sholl, Suzanne Scott & Lynn Constantine, Lisa Sheets, Joan & Gregory Sills, Diana Simon, Sandra Simonson, Rebecca Sive, Marlene Skolnik, Cassandra Smith, Julie Sponsler, Ann Starr, Dana & Joey Stawski, Amy Stoeffler, Irene Ternes, Shanta Thoele, Kathleen Treacy, Annette Turow, Ann Tyler, Linda Voychehovski, E. J. Wade, Saudia Wadud, Eileen Wasserman, Helen Weiner, Barbara Wieland, Francine Wilhelm, Irene B. Wilson, Loretta Wilson-Kost, Theresa Witek, Sigrid Wonsil, Alison Zehr. Please look for your name in the next newsletter if you haven't been thanked in this issue. Woman Made is grateful to all of our supporters - you play an important role in our success! Since 1992 Woman Made Gallery has played a major role in providing exhibition opportunities to women artists and educating the public about the artistic achievements of women. We are able to continue and expand our valuable programs due to your monetary contributions and resources. The donations that we receive from you help us to fund:
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The Gallery is closed on July 2nd (for Fourth of July weekend) Discover Two Artists You Should Know We have kept an eye on the artistic career of Robin Barcus since she became involved with Woman Made in 1993. A graduate from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, she also won the Mentorship Program offered by Artemisia Gallery and has since developed her personal artistic style in numerous installations and performances, using clothing articles, a combination of found objects, her vivid imagination to express her ideas. We are very happy that Robin has agreed to present this lecture to give light to her own artistic development and credit to a contemporary woman artist who is an ongoing inspiration for her. Please join us on Sunday, September 10th from 2 to 3pm followed by discussion. Meet Marianne Biagi, an artist who works in bead and fiber and who makes her living as an independent video producer / director. She is a member of WMG since 1998 and serves on the Board of Directors. I became involved in WMG the day I walked into the Gallery. WMG has a presence and spirit that captivates me. As a woman and artist, I seek out places and people that will support and nurture my artistic self. WMG gives me that place and I share much with Gallery members. I always say to myself each day is a new beginning. The three women who have most influenced my life are the nuns who taught and ran my high school. Since it was an all women school, I saw these nuns tackle any and all tasks, from teaching, administration, painting and changing the light bulbs. They demonstrated to me every day that women are capable of anything. Also, my longtime girlfriends. I've known these women since we were in our early 20s. Our professions are different, but there's a bond of friendship and love that's very powerful. We've been through marriages, divorces, drugs, alcohol, good kids, bad kids, eating, cooking, camping, dieting and more. We may not see each other for six months, but when we do, the reconnections are immediate. People would never guess that I love to ... dance to disco music. The Bee Gees rock! My mother always told me learn to type. At 52, I still look at the keys. If I could spend the afternoon with one woman artist (past or present), it would be Isadora Duncan because she seems like such a free spirit. I love to drive fast and since she liked to drive, I'd have her come with me to Bob Bumont racecar driving school in Los Angeles for a week. We would learn those hairpin turns and how to handle a car at 150mph. At the end of the week, I'd challenge her to a race around the track. I'd win. In ten years, I see Woman Made Gallery becoming an international Mecca for women artists. There's the main gallery with group shows, a few small galleries for one-woman shows, classrooms for hands-on artwork, and a lecture hall for guest speakers and talks about women artists. It would also have a museum with the WMG permanent collection and research library for women's studies. People always describe me as creative, smart and well organized but if I had to describe myself, I'd say I'm focused, calm and artistic. One of my fondest memories at the Gallery is When I met Beate for the first time, she asked, "Are you an artist?" I said, "Yes!" and I knew I'd found a home. I always wish that... I had gotten a degree in fine arts. But I am so thankful that I listen to that intuitive voice that guides my creativity. If there's one thing about Woman Made that I don't think people know, it's that when you open your heart to the opportunities through WMG you find a part of yourself. Reclaiming the Gaze The female nude in art has long been problematic for feminists. Painted and defined by male artists, the female figure through the centuries has been idealized and objectified. The spectator of these idealized women is presumed to be male. Rejecting the "male gaze," contemporary feminist artists have, for the most part, avoided working with the female nude. As a feminist artist who enjoys painting the female nude, I have struggled with all of the issues. In the work of artists like Alice Neel, Suzanne Valadon and Tamara DeLempicka, I have found inspiration and guidance. I have concluded that we should not deny ourselves the right to paint our own histories and our own bodies-from our own perspectives-simply because others have already attempted to define us. Shouldn't we be able to create art that reflects our own realities? Personally, I want to claim a space for my point of view of the female body. I use hot, celebratory colors to depict the female body in many different shapes, sizes, ages and hues. I happily reclaim the expressionistic style used by male artists whose depictions and treatment of women have often been offensive. My goal is to demonstrate the connection between sensuous female energy and personal power. I deliberately choose subjects that disrupt the typical notion that women must conform to a narrow definition of beauty before we can celebrate our bodies and our sexuality. Whether the images are svelte, voluptuous, fat, young, old, gender- or race-ambiguous, they are psychological projections. Through my depictions of powerful women, I also reclaim my own body and commemorate the parts of myself-and all women-that have been ridiculed, humiliated, invaded, abused or ignored. By creating a female figure who is both subject and object, I transform the male gaze into the female gaze. Through it, I am transformed; I find my own power. What's your opinion? Let's discuss. Email me at SuzanneScott@bigplanet.com. Watch this space for other hot topics in the contemporary art arena. Cathleen Nagle, Marianne Biagi and all participants of our Annual Art Bus. Woman Made appreciates the following individuals and organizations for their ongoing support of the Gallery: You have two options for obtaining guidelines for shows: 1. Send a note (with a self-addressed-stamped envelope) requesting the show prospectus of your choice to: Woman Made Gallery, 1900 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616. 2. Click on http://www.womanmade.org/calexhibits.html and print out entry forms in pdf format for the exhibition you wish to enter or print out a generic Entry Form: http://womanmade.org/entryform.html. All 2000 shows, except for the Members' Show, are for women only. SCIENCE/FICTION, October 13 - November 10, 2000 HOLIDAY BAZAAR, November 24 - December 23, 2000 PREJUDICE, January 19 - February 23, 2001 FOURTH INTERNATIONAL OPEN, March 2 - 30, 2001 BEYOND THE SURFACE, April 6 - May 11, 2001 You can become an exhibit sponsor or give an exhibit purchase award! An example of exhibit sponsorship is providing $500 for printing and mailing expenses of invitations for the show you like to support. Your name would be printed on the invitations and in our newsletter. You might also want to give a purchase prize for a select exhibition. This means that you would commit to buying one artwork from one exhibition at a prize you like (example: price to exceed $500.) Your name and /or company would be credited on all printed materials and on our Web site. For more information contact WMG at (312)328-0038.
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