Women’s Work will exhibit Alex McClay’s weavings and beaded work in conjunction with Stephanie Berrie’s sewing and sculptural printmaking work, reclaiming the derogatory term “women’s work” in relation to the visual arts. Both McClay and Berrie explore themes of womanhood, feminism, and reclaiming power in vulnerability; McClay uses text as a powerful tool of protest in her weavings and beaded tapestries, expressing her strength as a survivor, while Berrie uses printmaking and sewing to recreate plants, animals, and bodies to explore her relationship as a human with her surrounding world.
These works together call the viewer to rethink what “women’s work” could be and to show the power, strength, detail, and time that is put into these art forms that are traditionally categorized as “craft.”
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 24, 5–7 PM
