Join us for the closing reception of our August exhibitions Protect N' Serve by FIGWÜRM in the Main Gallery and I need an adult by Christine Riutzel in the Snap Space Gallery.
FIGWÜRM's work is intrinsically tied to the black experience and the exploration of black agency. With this exhibit, the artist seeks to demonstrate the depth of our shared experience and highlight the breadth of power (force) held between collective individuals, as they interpret, define, & create (or uncover) the basis of a singular truth.
Riutzel works illustrate dreams and moments the artist often had during her time of conflict between herself and her legalistic abusive father. Riutzel's brain would disassociate, creating floating spaces, colorful and liminal. Using imagery of nostalgia and Biblical symbolism to express experiences of spiritual abuse and the artist's journey of healing from religious trauma and finding her own identity.