University of Rochester
EVENT: "(en)GENDERED: identity, gender & art," Susan B. Anthony Institute juried exhibition of undergraduate art
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; noon to 5 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 10 p.m., Sunday; from Monday, Feb. 20, through Thursday, March 16; in the Gallery at the Art & Music Library on the ground floor of Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester's River Campus.
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public.
ADDITIONAL EVENT: Reception and talk by Marjorie Searl, chief curator, Memorial Art Gallery, at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the gallery.
Works by 11 University of Rochester undergraduate students exploring the intersection of gender, identity, and the visual arts will be exhibited. The pieces were chosen by a panel of judges composed of Susan Gustafson, director of the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies; Joan Saab, professor of art history; and Marjorie Searl, chief curator at the Memorial Art Gallery. Curator for the exhibit is Amy Steed, a student in the University's Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development.
The students and their works selected for the show out of 33 entries are: Rosie Adams, "When Fathers Misbehave;" Nell Aronoff: Suspended Progress;" Heather Bischoff, "Progressive Nexus—Issue #1: Women's Rights;" Becky Cheung, "What About the Other Girls in the Gap?" Barbie Leung: "I am a Voyeur;" Keith MacLean, "Mom's Big Job;" Chantal McMahon, "You'll Never Know;" Shelley Meyerhoff, "You Can't Take Back What You Learn;" Scott Schultheis, "Tony;" Anna Sokolov, "Preoccupied;" and Shirley Zimmer, "The Martyrdom of Saint Me."
Three Jurors' Choice Awards, in the amount of $150 each, will be presented during the reception on Feb. 21.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies, (585) 275-8318
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