Very pleased to report that the Women of a Certain Age proposal was accepted by the Colborne Gallery for a show in Spring 2017. This show will feature work by Suzanne Moreau, Ellee Sturgeon, Lisa Clark, Janette O’Neil, Jana Thompson, Evelyn van Hoekelen, Judi Waymark and myself.
A big thank-you to Brenda Smyth, Nancy Sullivan and Susan Mackle who will be my models for this project.
Here are some excerpts from the proposal:
At some point after mid-life women realize that society’s penchant for youthful beauty leaves them virtually invisible. Along with this freedom from being “on display”, older women also often find themselves unencumbered by wage earning, child-rearing and accumulating possessions. They are frequently surprised that the image in the mirror contrasts so sharply with the way they feel and think. Their powers of observation and their judgment peak. It is a beautiful time of life.
Women of a Certain Age will celebrate the inner and outer beauty of women whose bodies, minds and creativity reflect the tapestry of their life experience.
The show will comprise 30″x40″ drawings and paintings of nude older women by older women. Each piece will be accompanied by an audio recording of the artist describing her process. And, because the show would be incomplete without some self-reflection, each artist will also produce a small self-portrait.