Women's Work
January 30 to February 23, 2025

opening reception: Saturday, February 1, 4-6:00 pm
galentines* free printmaking workshop:
Thursday, February 13, 4-6:00 pm
closing reception: Sunday, February 23, 2-4:00 pm

I created a series of large-scale monoprints that explore the multifaceted experiences of “Women’s Work.” These visually abstract narratives address issues of societal expectations, liberation and the enduring strength of the female spirit. 

The monoprints are layers of marks that include hidden gestural portraits in reference to strong women who have influenced changes in our society. The monotype process allows for spontaneity and its singular nature speaks to the fluidity and individuality of women’s lives. 

Fiber work is incorporated into the prints, a nod to unjust stereotypes, and often unrecognized contributions. Sewing has long been a traditional activity linked to domesticity, feminine virtues, and rebellion. It can represent societal constraints, the pressure to conform, and the limitations imposed upon women historically. 

In the current environment I find it more and more important to recognize the efforts of “Women’s Work” in our world.

* a date to celebrate female friendships and the bonds between women.

Suzanne Bartlett — Forest Women
January 2 - 26, 2025
opening reception: Saturday, January 4, 2:30-4:30 pm
artist talk: January 4, 3:00 pm
artist talk: January 25, 3:00 pm

Suzanne Bartlett, in her Forest Women series, employs new approaches to her decades-long interest in layering images and symbols in a variety of mediums. Best-known for her sculpted textile paintings and assemblages that provoke engagement with a history of women’s work and lives, she brings to this new printed series totems and talismans made of vintage dresses, paper castings, lace, antique pattern tissue and found bits.

Beauty belies the labor buried within it: Bartlett melds traditional craft forms with photographic and digital tools in her distinctive constructions.