Sister Sin & Spare Rib
Exhibition dates: October 13-17, 2025
Closing reception: Thursday, October 16th, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
finding safety, Oil on Canvas, 48 x 72 inches
a soft inward embrace, Oil on Canvas, 48 x 60 inches
her gaze, Oil on Canvas, 48 x 48 inches
Artist Statement
Historically, patriarchal violence has sought to fragment and isolate women from themselves and one another. My work prioritizes women’s collective strength as a counterpoint to the misogyny embedded in visual culture and everyday life. Joy becomes an act of resistance, while the safety and softness shared between women foster resilience and stand defiantly against systems that seek to undermine them.
Feminine strength is extended through the inclusion of the Great Danes. No longer symbols of male ownership or domesticity, the dogs embody sacred protectors. They mirror the emotional states of the women they accompany— alert, loyal, and discerning — while evoking mythic resonance, from the wolf-mothers of Roman lore to Artemis’s hounds. The women and dogs are not beholden to anyone’s gaze. Instead, they look inward and toward each other.
My motivations for the work are deeply personal yet universally relevant. I offer the viewer a vision rooted in joy in spite of cruelty, abuse, and oppression. The weight of such forces is not overlooked; rather, the narrative of feminine suffering is challenged by the innate resistance within women’s relationships.
In the softness and resilience we create together, there exists a shared network of strength; one which we all contribute to and draw upon.