Exhibition Dates: June 11 – August 13, 2016
Artist's Reception: Saturday, June 18 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm | RSVP requested
Marjorie Salvaterra’s work is surreal. It is humorous; it is dark, and it unfolds like stills in a series on women under the stress of “supposed to be.” Sheila With Red Hair is about the pressure women put on their selves and each other; it is about the emotional toll of maintaining the straight-seamed, buttoned-up life in a “traditional American household.” This photographic artwork is about cracking. Salvaterra’s Sheila’s expose the emotional cost of appearing perfect.
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