tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85818591871050884272024-03-14T06:45:58.002-04:00DONNA DODSONDONNA DODSON: Scavenger for the Heroines of HumanityDonna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-60632988477355418942023-10-31T10:15:00.002-04:002023-10-31T10:15:48.127-04:00Sheroes<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaq_0ZyO3uaL4ZoML2qYgBJTtAxj5C0MQPHLuXfrcVB280TI1YOHz8DIbjm_EZzcIc1-aLlkm5Od1AEgiNjZSV7xFmhvVby5KgmEE40AUjj84Ojtl5vaDMMPFQSFvalXI8LJADitf7bp15u5qsd2sS7QPYIBqPVMsHmMXPmsXHiRYT0HoIue0KCDsj_WY/s3264/Beatrice%20Cenci-%20for%20Harriet%20Hosmer_crop%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaq_0ZyO3uaL4ZoML2qYgBJTtAxj5C0MQPHLuXfrcVB280TI1YOHz8DIbjm_EZzcIc1-aLlkm5Od1AEgiNjZSV7xFmhvVby5KgmEE40AUjj84Ojtl5vaDMMPFQSFvalXI8LJADitf7bp15u5qsd2sS7QPYIBqPVMsHmMXPmsXHiRYT0HoIue0KCDsj_WY/w400-h225/Beatrice%20Cenci-%20for%20Harriet%20Hosmer_crop%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Donna Dodson: <i>Sheroes </i></span></b><b>August 30 – October 1, 2023 @Boston Sculptors Gallery</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Featuring special guests Trina Baker, K. Melchor
Hall, Maya Rubio and Kledia Spiro</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>First Friday: Sept 1<sup>st</sup>, 5 – 8:30pm.
Special performance, <i>In the Heels Of</i> by Kledia Spiro at 6pm</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Artist’s Reception: Saturday, September 9, 3 –
5pm, with artist talks at 4pm<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 5.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzb1KC2lpghjQKhYOl2sP1fMVviXQjfYNHWu4dDQGdeFwU1zXCzXJxlNKwKw70Pr7XN6Z_3bsKfcZ_mXWWODhqqTebFWQ8Jb8uYtETdzaJ341YkoYBylpB1LqF6xbg68GfvItO2Iv9Hxu0Rmeu9D9T_lYDiQrNgN0-1H_sV-2i7mfEQ2yOi6ZBpy0thEY/s2368/3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="2368" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzb1KC2lpghjQKhYOl2sP1fMVviXQjfYNHWu4dDQGdeFwU1zXCzXJxlNKwKw70Pr7XN6Z_3bsKfcZ_mXWWODhqqTebFWQ8Jb8uYtETdzaJ341YkoYBylpB1LqF6xbg68GfvItO2Iv9Hxu0Rmeu9D9T_lYDiQrNgN0-1H_sV-2i7mfEQ2yOi6ZBpy0thEY/w400-h204/3.png" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b>Roundtable Discussion<i> Heroine
Herstories and Contemporary Visions</i>: Sun, Sept 10 at 2pm</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;">With Donna Dodson, Maya
Rubio and Kledia Spiro. Co-moderated by Dr. Clareese Hill and Dr. Ali Terndrup.
Join us for this virtual event on <a href="https://brandeis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApcOuurj8rGt1vnedgx1sT4tIi82HOkyAl"><span style="color: blue; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Zoom</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByWmVbStZFvGPV6ou_R04E1cRRDDkEiBIeA6llFhb7kLKccvJqDBiWR9g-1oAijsSngnh5-w9MgvEcALmi7u1IB9EEVuRP6CpP0BIhxnnVh4TP6gxsMecH8eb91kFQw9e0mV_t5svML2pn7qz7v0Ddl6cLY6KApdflWpd-4LQdasdz-D_2Pfu41-tT6c/s1181/IMG-2700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByWmVbStZFvGPV6ou_R04E1cRRDDkEiBIeA6llFhb7kLKccvJqDBiWR9g-1oAijsSngnh5-w9MgvEcALmi7u1IB9EEVuRP6CpP0BIhxnnVh4TP6gxsMecH8eb91kFQw9e0mV_t5svML2pn7qz7v0Ddl6cLY6KApdflWpd-4LQdasdz-D_2Pfu41-tT6c/w396-h400/IMG-2700.jpg" width="396" /></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;">As 2023 ushered in a new set of woes
for women including threats to health care, human rights and gender equality, artist
Dodson’s response was to create an army of <i>Sheroes</i> for her seventh solo
show at Boston Sculptors Gallery. Her most recent woodcarvings are inspired by
real life heroines – Hua Mulan, Tomyris, Beatrice Cenci and Caterina Sforza.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;">Dodson chose to collaborate with special
guests Trina Baker, K. Melchor Hall, Maya Rubio and Kledia Spiro because of
their shared commitment to social justice. Dodson, Baker, Hall, Rubio and Spiro
are united in their quest to create a new vision of women’s empowerment. Hall
responds to Dodson’s sculptures and themes of superheroines and vulnerability
with her prose poetry transformed into a digital soundtrack to accompany Maya
Rubio’s video, which highlights the process of creating collaborative
animations with Trina Baker. While Hall’s poems address the gendered contrasts
of strength and weakness, youthfulness and aging, as well as the protection of the
self and others in relationships, Baker’s animations present contemporary
visions of superheroines that challenge the stereotypical narratives of female
action figures.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;">In Spiro’s most recent body of work,
she considers the inheritance and upholding of her family’s legacy—one with
significant achievements—as a weighty responsibility. Being a woman adds
another layer of complexity, considering the historical challenges of
prescribed gender roles. Yet, the support and contributions of unseen heroines,
like Spiro’s mother and grandmother, play a crucial role in making such
legacies possible. Her family's legacy in Albania, rooted in the remarkable
work of her grandfather and father, became her foundation. Supported by the
efforts of her mother and grandmother, who defied societal norms, Spiro is
empowered to leave her own mark, creating a new reality, and continuing their
journey. In her performance <i>Oozing</i>, she stands on the shoulders of these
unseen heroes and heroines, carrying forward their aspirations and breaking barriers.
Their labor and sacrifices enable her to build her own legacy, step by step.
She embraces the weight, leaving traces of progress as she goes, constantly
evolving and opening up new possibilities for the future.<w:sdt id="-173336815" sdttag="goog_rdk_13"></w:sdt> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><b>Trina
Baker</b> currently Chairs the Animation Department at Lesley Art + Design.
Her paintings, drawings, and artist books have shown nationally and
internationally in galleries and corporate collections. Baker’s animations have
received numerous awards including a Pixie, honoring outstanding work in Motion
Graphics, Visual Effects and Animation, as well as two International CINDY
(Cinema in Industry) awards.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><b>Donna
Dodson</b> is a Resident Scholar at Brandeis University’s Women’s Studies
Research Center, a Fulbright US Scholar, a Fellow at the St. Botolph Club and a
member of the Boston Sculptors Gallery. She has exhibited her work, received
favorable reviews and won grants locally, nationally and internationally. Dodson’s
work is in numerous private and public collections locally, nationally and
internationally. Her well-known <i>Seagull Cinderella</i> sculpture attracts
international media attention.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><b>K.
Melchor Quick Hall, PhD. </b>is a Black feminist
scholar-activist crossing disciplinary and national borders. She is a Resident
Scholar at Brandeis University. Dr. Hall is the author of <i>Naming a
Transnational Black Feminist Framework: Writing in Darkness,</i> and
co-editor of <i>Mapping Gendered Ecologies: Engaging with and beyond
Ecowomanism and Ecofeminism</i>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><b>Maya Rubio</b> is an independent curator and
editor at Boston Art Review. Her recent curatorial projects include <i>What’s
the Secret?</i> at Gallery 263 and <i>M'Kenzy Cannon: Please Let Me In</i> at
Boston Center for the Arts. Rubio has also worked on several exhibitions at
Emerson College, where she studied the business of creative enterprises and art
history.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><b>Kledia
Spiro </b>creates videos, performances, installations, and paintings. Born
in Albania, Kledia was a member of an Olympic weightlifting team. An <w:sdt id="-570272760" sdttag="goog_rdk_17">interdisciplinary</w:sdt>,
artist
she uses weightlifting as a symbol of survival, empowerment, celebration, and
as a vehicle for discussing women’s roles in society, immigration, and times of
war. Spiro has exhibited <w:sdt id="-1399984229" sdttag="goog_rdk_19">internationally and </w:sdt>nationally<w:sdt id="1991980363" sdttag="goog_rdk_20">, most notably</w:sdt> at
the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Queens Museum, New York City; SAIC Sullivan
Galleries, Chicago; Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire; and the ProArts
Gallery in Oakland, CA. Spiro was the Keynote Speaker at the Centennial New
England Museum Association Conference. She was selected as a TEDx speaker and
performer for <i>The Pursuit of Creativity</i>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><b>Sheroes Descriptions:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqnGxM1QI90S2IcUcI_Ux2A123TcsGdNsdd5SklGluhH9Jc2_I6_scQCUgupYJ95XmZb0SEcsrHDwFQufWnMyfIoPCjSFUwCqZNj6SiaislnIbQCZ8mqhRs7RMVDZh-G8ItBB_v4ucvsjClhtfTwHeLy8fcXVMXr2fYK7IRHtc7ZXGKTfFL572Pfd5OI/s5399/20230909_DodsonD_006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5399" data-original-width="3600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqnGxM1QI90S2IcUcI_Ux2A123TcsGdNsdd5SklGluhH9Jc2_I6_scQCUgupYJ95XmZb0SEcsrHDwFQufWnMyfIoPCjSFUwCqZNj6SiaislnIbQCZ8mqhRs7RMVDZh-G8ItBB_v4ucvsjClhtfTwHeLy8fcXVMXr2fYK7IRHtc7ZXGKTfFL572Pfd5OI/w266-h400/20230909_DodsonD_006.jpg" width="266" /></a></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Beatrice
Cenci for Harriet Hosmer</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">, 31” tall, black walnut, 2023. Photo credit: Brian Wilson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Harriet
Hosmer (1830-1908) was a renowned stone sculptor, ahead of her time. She grew
up in Watertown, Mass. but lived in Rome most of her life. She often shied away
from popular subjects in favor of more challenging ones. One of her major
pieces is called Beatrice Cenci, for the Italian nobleman who, with her
siblings and one of his wives, killed her abusive father, was tortured, and eventually
beheaded. Beatrice Cenci has become a symbol to the people of Rome
of resistance against the arrogant aristocracy. It is rumored that every year
on the night before the anniversary of her death, she comes back to the St. Angelo
Bridge where she was executed, carrying her severed head.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNXNapKvrMPTigKN61CP4QfkF08iojEGjq70ythdDg9WcjdjFvejffY0I3pRtbbPDiR0LkI-hZSKqfhKgL5cis4HgtzD9IKb9gYWnMdIa2cHAN1G0QrdsYNb-4eT0v7d2_2lEFAl-E6B265AOGoBQKfSUBPVCeyaEPFIefZ1M2BZyNLn9WE78ViwMsoA/s6300/20230909_DodsonD_010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6300" data-original-width="4200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNXNapKvrMPTigKN61CP4QfkF08iojEGjq70ythdDg9WcjdjFvejffY0I3pRtbbPDiR0LkI-hZSKqfhKgL5cis4HgtzD9IKb9gYWnMdIa2cHAN1G0QrdsYNb-4eT0v7d2_2lEFAl-E6B265AOGoBQKfSUBPVCeyaEPFIefZ1M2BZyNLn9WE78ViwMsoA/w266-h400/20230909_DodsonD_010.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Blood
Thirsty</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">, 42” tall, cherry, enamel, 2023. Photo credit: Brian Wilson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tomyris
was the legendary Turkish Queen who killed Cyrus the Great. The story goes
that she refused his hand in marriage, and he took revenge on her by ambushing
and killing her husband and son. She went to war against him and out maneuvered
him on the battlefield. She ordered her soldiers to bring her his severed head,
which she dunked in a cask of blood, saying "Now you can have your fill of
blood" since he was so bloodthirsty. My sculpture is a python headed
woman, with a tattoo that says "No" in Persian. She wears the
severed head of her enemy as a trophy around her neck like a piece of
jewelry. Tomyris is a popular subject in art history. But there are not many
contemporary visions of her.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8gMVhsHyJLstSuzzvlwNAMY1UYMlkSWgYc80cLu-OMWXLDek2xJewLlykc_muN5pHRBMilW5Nj9oxyoEFH2CNDvJlLQr6YQLuVMpimURS7V7iKDWgHNCih0E1zmt8DasxN5OR7lgeLV_jQdlCUejDJLDYYECpAIcXguxyFlDeIA5Q81icSUdGsi95bk/s5400/20230909_DodsonD_012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5400" data-original-width="3600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8gMVhsHyJLstSuzzvlwNAMY1UYMlkSWgYc80cLu-OMWXLDek2xJewLlykc_muN5pHRBMilW5Nj9oxyoEFH2CNDvJlLQr6YQLuVMpimURS7V7iKDWgHNCih0E1zmt8DasxN5OR7lgeLV_jQdlCUejDJLDYYECpAIcXguxyFlDeIA5Q81icSUdGsi95bk/w266-h400/20230909_DodsonD_012.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Every
Mother is a Warrior,</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> 56” tall, black oak, enamel 2021. Photo credit: Brian Wilson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This
commissioned piece has not been exhibited before, but the owners want it to be
seen. My friend lost his mother recently. He told me that her
favorite bird was the red winged blackbird. He cut down this tree to build
a new addition on his family’s home where this sculpture now resides.
I took one look at the log and saw two figures- a large maternal figure and a small
girl child. I added painted wing patterns in the signature colors of the red
winged blackbird- red, yellow and black. He has since shared with me that his
mother was a warrior who battled mental health issues all her life. His kids
call the sculpture "Grandma."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgGShaFGa26BWctd1ddL1_C56n8i1HJTUmqZLT1NM_HcjYdsZdOAxyNYmqz_dSk7ad06ddaD0Aq7-jbH_FVhpILf38ZyjnX9iSCougSUfiBkGLtfMQgYaj4JmF9MrbgxwBByUQBBee5HUaucOGhMRF5Z3NYkA39avtRR1uIu4ujsjxYdv_OzVvoBUrzI/s5401/20230909_DodsonD_004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5401" data-original-width="3600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgGShaFGa26BWctd1ddL1_C56n8i1HJTUmqZLT1NM_HcjYdsZdOAxyNYmqz_dSk7ad06ddaD0Aq7-jbH_FVhpILf38ZyjnX9iSCougSUfiBkGLtfMQgYaj4JmF9MrbgxwBByUQBBee5HUaucOGhMRF5Z3NYkA39avtRR1uIu4ujsjxYdv_OzVvoBUrzI/w266-h400/20230909_DodsonD_004.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tomboy,</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>42” tall, honey locust, oil stain, enamel, 2023. Photo Credit: Brian Wilson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Hua
Mulan was the Chinese warrior who is said to have dutifully taken her father's
place in the army to preserve her family's honor. There is a famous quote
where she says, “The male and the female rabbit have physical differences but
when they are running side by side, you cannot tell them apart.” So I created
a rabbit headed female figure who is standing in shoes obviously too large for
her, covering her breasts, and she has a tattoo meant to symbolize being a tom boy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUybA0_94McZeZQMSe5hrSh-jaSZNdKeq9LmyYiVw2PyDz4hs9Y8f1qkHNYbxlGJtk6iHzBLXPOfeurQEUbKbQc7k0tte_7ok4Qv2Whhv4b7QWd9zAo87qzdSpgatNy5ZdZagVJKQHcTKE5ozJKw8CrAAvQNuvsKCUGVoeQ_T7xAfr36b2AcL7i6RAR4/s5400/20230909_DodsonD_008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5400" data-original-width="3600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUybA0_94McZeZQMSe5hrSh-jaSZNdKeq9LmyYiVw2PyDz4hs9Y8f1qkHNYbxlGJtk6iHzBLXPOfeurQEUbKbQc7k0tte_7ok4Qv2Whhv4b7QWd9zAo87qzdSpgatNy5ZdZagVJKQHcTKE5ozJKw8CrAAvQNuvsKCUGVoeQ_T7xAfr36b2AcL7i6RAR4/w266-h400/20230909_DodsonD_008.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The
Madwoman of Chess or Autonomous Was a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Woman</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">, 37” tall, honey locust
2023. Photo credit: Brian Wilson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Caterina
Sforza was an Italian noblewoman who lived life on her own terms. When one of
her enemies surrounded her castle and threatened to kill her children she
called their bluff by lifting her skirts, baring her genitals and saying
"Go ahead, I have the means to make more!" She earned the nickname
The Tigress of Forli. My sculpture is a full bodied figure with her mouth open,
symbolizing a woman who is comfortable in her own skin, not subject to the
male gaze.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Update</b>: Cate McQuaid reviewd my show and Barbara Broughel's show "Requiem Portraits" at Krakow Witkin Gallery on Sept 24, 2023, </span><a href="https://catemcquaid.substack.com/p/witchy-women?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2">Witchy women: Witch hunts, Sheroes, and the blessings of age</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">James Foritano reviewed my show and Alison Croney Moses'</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">s show "The Habits Of Reframing" at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery on Sept 28, 2023 for Artscope Magazine, </span><a href="https://artscopemagazine.com/2023/09/two-galleries-two-tellings-one-history-the-wooden-marvels-of-donna-dodson-and-alison-croney-moses/" style="font-family: Interstate, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase;">TWO GALLERIES, TWO TELLINGS, ONE HISTORY: THE WOODEN MARVELS OF DONNA DODSON AND ALISON CRONEY MOSES</a></p>Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-8894332755998095272023-08-15T08:44:00.010-04:002024-01-03T08:23:31.441-05:00Seagull Cinderella Controversy 2.0<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zm8mj7BFSDnxxKG6MfwY0aIOSYbzYzFXRS-zpvC2noAQeVJOE5nCVG2i3yBUlTm42Efn2DkXCBZWZ6EcHFIG8lREf6cdcB3QmVl8UNsXGEHVCW0XXA9xaI6eXpwG1a1TjYpsWQLhBSCDblMkzyLsgqAKSweLU8N2gJqt9SoC5FM_7JIZ3VA_JUrsVwk/s6000/_JS18422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zm8mj7BFSDnxxKG6MfwY0aIOSYbzYzFXRS-zpvC2noAQeVJOE5nCVG2i3yBUlTm42Efn2DkXCBZWZ6EcHFIG8lREf6cdcB3QmVl8UNsXGEHVCW0XXA9xaI6eXpwG1a1TjYpsWQLhBSCDblMkzyLsgqAKSweLU8N2gJqt9SoC5FM_7JIZ3VA_JUrsVwk/w400-h266/_JS18422.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo Credit: Josh Souza/New Bedford Economic Development Council</span><p></p><p>Jessica Bregoli invited me to exhibit my sculpture, Seagull Cinderella, for the 10th Anniversary Seaport Art Walk in New Bedford. Readers might remember the <a href="http://donnadodsonartist.blogspot.com/2016/08/seagull-cinderella-controversy.html">controversy</a> she caused in 2016. But I remember the outpouring of support and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WeLoveSeagullCinderella/">love of her fans</a>. So I returned her to her perch on Rte 18 at the entrance to the Port of New Bedford.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrAoT5EkuNoQAk3gsVcSKsoAU5LWGdn-gzPsJOqIOnQ_3iBOZd6mxrYJXmiTjwwkXplrJ28RkAI4iQccUgn9LFc2SDvTAPSP_XTdoo3A4qfzLJWNG-PEIDfRHNOfoijjoVYgq07uDxin591wzm2y041tPKnNc4Xhgu_L-rOn8lusdn8df3diiHesMfzg/s1207/Seagull%20Cinderella.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="1207" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrAoT5EkuNoQAk3gsVcSKsoAU5LWGdn-gzPsJOqIOnQ_3iBOZd6mxrYJXmiTjwwkXplrJ28RkAI4iQccUgn9LFc2SDvTAPSP_XTdoo3A4qfzLJWNG-PEIDfRHNOfoijjoVYgq07uDxin591wzm2y041tPKnNc4Xhgu_L-rOn8lusdn8df3diiHesMfzg/w400-h301/Seagull%20Cinderella.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo Credit: Tim Gastall/ We Love the Seagull Cinderella Facebook page</span><p>Seagull Cinderella is the answer to the question, what type of bird would Cinderella be? I chose the seagull, since it is one of the most common birds we see at the beach, and New Bedford is a seacoast city. For this special occasion, I made the bold move to add a daisy bikini, which was my original vision for this sculpture, and a green skirt with white daisies. It seems that the old petition is recirculating again, and the media just cannot get enough of this story. To date, the new improved Seagull Cinderella has generated over 40 TV, radio, podcast, newspaper, and e-magazine citations:</p><p>Hyperallergic, Dec 29, 2023, <a href="https://hyperallergic.com/864342/the-20-most-powerless-people-in-the-art-world-2023-edition/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=W123023&utm_content=W123023+CID_9a38f64bc44d84eab237695f638d84bc&utm_source=hn">The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2023 Edition</a>, #13 "Voluptuous Public Sculptures — This year, the global urge to censor the female form also extended to sculptural representations."</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span>Fun 107 FM, Aug 28, 2023, by Maddie Levine, </span></span><a href="https://fun107.com/new-bedford-artist-busty-seagull-tattoo/">New Bedford Artist Stays True to His Word & Gets Busty Seagull Tattoo</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><span>Boston Globe, Aug 16, 2023 by <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/staff-list/staff/emma-glassman-hughes/?p1=Article_Byline" target="_tab"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration-line: none;">Emma Glassman-Hughes</span></a> <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/16/arts/sexy-seagull-with-boobs-new-bedford/">In
New Bedford, the ‘sexy seagull’ is ruffling feathers once again</a></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hyperallergic, Aug 14, 2023, by Rhea Nayyar, <a href="https://hyperallergic.com/838626/donna-dodson-seagull-cinderella-sculpture-that-scandalized-a-coastal-city/">The
“Sexy” Seagull Sculpture That Scandalized a Coastal City</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Herald News, August 12, 2023, By Don Wilkinson, </span><a href="https://www.heraldnews.com/story/entertainment/arts/2023/08/12/art-beat-new-bedfords-seaport-art-walk-marks-10-years-with-new-works/70508079007/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Art
Beat: Celebrating 10 years of New Bedford's Seaport Art Walk</span></a></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">98.3 FM/WCCQ Radio (Illinois) July 28, 2023 by Maura Myles,
</span><a href="https://www.wccq.com/frisky-friday-fail-or-fly-high-is-a-seagull-statue-with-boobs-too-sexy/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">FRISKY
FRIDAY FAIL OR FLY-HIGH: Is a Seagull Statue with Boobs Too Sexy?</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">98.5 FM Radio, The Sports Hub (Boston) July 27, 2023, ‘</span><a href="https://985thesportshub.com/2023/07/27/seagull-cinderella-the-controversial-busty-bird-sculpture-is-making-a-return-to-new-bedford/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Seagull
Cinderella’, the controversial busty bird sculpture, is making a return to New
Bedford</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Fun 107 FM, July 26, 2023, by Maddie Levine, </span><a href="https://fun107.com/busty-seagull-tattoo-new-bedford-man/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral"><span style="color: #516ec9; line-height: 107%;">New Bedford Man Said He'll Get 'Busty' Tattoo Under One
Condition</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #45444a; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 107%;">Gorge
Country Media, (The Dalles, Oregon) July 24, 2023 by ‘</span><a href="https://gorgenewscenter.com/2023/07/24/bird-with-boobs-statue-causes-a-stir-in-massachusetts/"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">Bird with boobs’ statue causes a stir in Massachusetts</span></a><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">New Bedford Guide, July 21, 2023 by Steven Richard, </span><a href="https://www.newbedfordguide.com/seagull-cinderella-new-bedford-controversial-news-networks-proclaim/2023/07/21"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Is New
Bedford’s “Seagull Cinderella” Really as controversial as news networks
proclaim</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">K24 TV Digital, <span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext">(Kenya)</span></span> July 20, 2023, </span><a href="https://www.k24tv.co.ke/news/seagull-statue-with-female-figure-stirs-debate-110176/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Seagull
statue with female figure stirs debate</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">92 FM, (Maine) July 20, 2023 by Matt James </span><a href="https://92moose.fm/some-massachusetts-residents-angered-by-what-they-say-is-sexually-suggestive-seagull-w-boobs/"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">Some Massachusetts Residents Angered by What They Say Is a
Sexually Suggestive Seagull With Boobs</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #45444a; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">93.3 FM, (Ohio) July 20, 2023 by Andy Woods, </span><a href="https://wolfradio933.iheart.com/featured/andy-woods/content/2023-07-20-this-statue-inappropriate-or-notwhat-do-you-think/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">This
statue inappropriate or not...what do you think</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">98.3 FM (Missouri) July 20, 2023 by Joe Lose, </span><a href="https://983thedove.com/seagull-statue-seems-too-sexy-for-some/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Seagull
Statue Seems Too “Sexy” For Some</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">98.5 FM, (Maine) July 20, 2023 by Matt James, <span style="color: #45444a;"> </span></span><a href="https://b985.fm/some-massachusetts-residents-angered-by-what-they-say-is-sexually-suggestive-seagull-w-boobs/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Some
Massachusetts Residents Angered by What They Say is a Sexually Suggestive
Seagull with Boobs</span></a><span style="color: #45444a; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Bol News (Pakistan) July 19, 2023, </span><a href="https://www.bolnews.com/viral/2023/07/controversial-seagull-statue-with-female-figure-stirs-debate/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Controversial
Seagull Statue with Female Figure Stirs Debate</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 107%;">(Urdu
and English)<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Country 102.5 FM (Boston, MA) July 19, 2023 by Jackson
Blue, </span><a href="https://country1025.com/2023/07/bikini-clad-seagull-statue-ruffles-feathers-in-massachusetts-community/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Bikini-Clad
Seagull Statue Ruffles Feathers in Massachusetts Community</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Mental Floss, July 19, 2023 by Jake Rossen, </span><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/seagull-statue-new-bedford-massachusetts-controversy"><span style="line-height: 107%;">A
Busty Seagull Statue Is Ruffling Feathers in Massachusetts</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 107%;">WWLP
TV News (Springfield MA) July 19, 2023 by Nick DeGray, </span><a href="https://www.wwlp.com/news/massachusetts/is-this-sculpture-in-a-massachusetts-town-too-risque/"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">Is this sculpture in a Massachusetts town too risqué?</span></a><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">WLOS (ABC 13 news) Asheville NC July 18, 2023, <a href="https://wlos.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">KRCG 13 (CBS tv) Missouri, July 18, 2023, <a href="https://krcgtv.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">KVII TV (ABC tv) Texas, July 18, 2023, <a href="https://abc7amarillo.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">KMPH TV (Fox news) Fresno California, July 18, 2023 <a href="https://kmph.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">KBAK (CBS TV) Bakersfield California July 18, 2023 <a href="https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">KTVO News Missouri/Iowa July 18, 2023, <a href="https://ktvo.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">WSET News, (ABC 13) Virginia, July 18, 2023, <a href="https://wset.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">KTUL News Tulsa Oklahoma, July 18, 2023, <a href="https://ktul.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">WPBN Michigan, July 18, 2023, <a href="https://upnorthlive.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">KHQA News, Quincy Illinois, July 18, 2023, <a href="https://khqa.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">KSNV Las Vegas Nevada, (NBC) July 18, 2023, <a href="https://news3lv.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</a></span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Arcamax.com (Virginia), July 18, 2023, WATCH: </span><a href="https://www.arcamax.com/entertainment/weirdnews/s-2852666"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Seagull
statue with a female figure courts controversy in Massachusetts</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">KATV (ABC) News in Little Rock Arkansas, July 18, 2023, </span><a href="https://katv.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness"><span style="line-height: 107%;">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 107%;">KEYE
TV (CBS) Austin, Texas, July 18, 2023 by </span><a href="https://cbsaustin.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">'Bird with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy
once again</span></a><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">KUTV (CBS) News from Salt Lake City Utah, July 18, 2023, by
</span><a href="https://kutv.com/amp/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness"><span style="line-height: 107%;">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Messenger News, July 18, 2023 by Elizabeth Urban, </span><a href="https://themessenger.com/news/massachusetts-town-in-uproar-over-birds-with-boobs-female-empowerment-statue"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Massachusetts
Town in Uproar Over ‘Birds With Boobs’ Female Empowerment Statue</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The National Desk.com, July 18, 2023, </span><a href="https://thenationaldesk.com/news/from-the-desk/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness"><span style="line-height: 107%;">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">UPI (</span><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 107%;">United Press International)</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">, July 18, 2023 by Ben
Hooper, <a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/07/18/New-Bedford-Massachusetts-Seagull-Cinderella/8111689713504/">Seagull
statue with a female figure courts controversy in Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WFLA TV (NBC) News
for <span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Tampa
Bay, St. Petersburg and central Florida, </span>July 18, 2023 by Rachel Tucker,
</span><a href="https://www.wfla.com/news/national/shapely-seagull-statue-stirs-up-controversy-in-massachusetts-town/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Shapely
seagull statue stirs up controversy in Massachusetts town</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<h1 style="line-height: 21pt; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span color="windowtext">WJLA TV (ABC) News from
Washington DC, July 18, 2023</span>, <a href="https://wjla.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</span></a><span style="color: #121212; letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 107%;">WNY
News Now (New York) July 18, 2023, </span><a href="https://wnynewsnow.com/2023/07/18/seagull-statue-contention/"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">Seagull Statue Contention</span></a><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 107%;">WPDE
TV (ABC) South Carolina News station, July 18, 2023, </span><a href="https://wpde.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">'Bird with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy
once again</span></a><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">WRAL TV (NBC) Raleigh NC, July 18, 2023 by Jelia Hepner, </span><a href="https://www.wral.com/video/new-bedford-residents-say-seagull-sculpture-is-too-sexy/20959922/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">New
Bedford residents say seagull sculpture is 'too sexy'</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">WRGB TV (CBS) News serving the capital district, <span style="background: white; color: #202124;">Albany-Schenectady-Troy</span> NY, July
18, 2023 </span><a href="https://cbs6albany.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness"><span style="line-height: 107%;">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yahoo! Finance (UPI), July 18, 2023 by Ben Hooper, Watch:
<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/watch-seagull-statue-female-figure-210029861.html">Seagull
statue with a female figure courts controversy in Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Yahoo! News (UPI), July 18, 2023 by Ben Hooper, Watch: </span><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/watch-seagull-statue-female-figure-210029861.html"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Seagull
statue with a female figure courts controversy in Massachusetts</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Canvas Rebel, July 17, 2023, <a href="https://canvasrebel.com/meet-donna-dodson/">Meet Donna Dodson: Reflections
on Being Misunderstood</a></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Citizen, (New York), July 17, 2023,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://auburnpub.com/partners/cnn/ma-sexy-seagull-statue-returns/video_845be771-40c5-50f0-a148-8a25ebe91e60.html"><span style="line-height: 107%;">MA:
SEXY SEAGULL STATUE RETURNS</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Daily Journal (Missouri) July 17, 2023, </span><a href="https://dailyjournalonline.com/partners/cnn/ma-sexy-seagull-statue-returns/video_210525e5-f445-5be8-871c-3b16a476b573.html"><span style="line-height: 107%;">MA:
SEXY SEAGULL STATUE RETURNS</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<h1 style="line-height: 21pt; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span><span color="windowtext">KOMO TV (ABC) Seattle News
Weather Sports Breaking News, July 17, 2023</span>, <a href="https://komonews.com/news/offbeat/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-massachusetts-creates-controversy-once-again-art-seagull-cinderella-female-empowerment-disney-princess-petition-protest-sculpture-subjective-breast-cancer-awareness"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again</span></a></span><span style="color: #121212; letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"><span>’</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Times and Democrat (South Carolina) July 17, 2023, <a href="https://thetandd.com/partners/cnn/ma-sexy-seagull-statue-returns/video_5af78a2d-459b-5f00-8676-67dbe85efc63.html">MA:
SEXY SEAGULL STATUE RETURNS <o:p></o:p></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WFMZ TV <span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">News serving
the Lehigh Valley,
Berks County, and Philadelphia regions</span>, July 17, 2023, </span><a href="https://www.wfmz.com/news/cnn/northeast/ma-sexy-seagull-statue-returns/video_a2e957cb-95be-5d4b-9e41-54252827e7f7.html"><span style="line-height: 107%;">MA:
SEXY SEAGULL STATUE RETURNS</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">WJAR TV (NBC) Providence News Weather Sports Breaking News,
July 17, 2023 by Jodi Reed, </span><a href="https://turnto10.com/news/local/bird-with-boobs-statue-in-new-bedford-creates-controversy-once-again"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt; line-height: 107%;">'Bird with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates
controversy once again</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">1420 WBSM: Ned Bedford’s News Talk Station, July 16, 2023
by Jim Phillips, </span><a href="https://wbsm.com/new-bedford-seaport-art-walk-seagull-cinderella/"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">Public Art on Display at New Bedford Seaport Art Walk</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Fun 107 FM, The Southcoast’s #1 Hit Music Station, July 13,
2023, by Nancy Hall, </span><a href="https://fun107.com/booby-seagull-makes-triumphant-return-to-new-bedford-waterfront/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral"><span style="color: #516ec9; line-height: 107%;">'Booby Seagull' Makes Triumphant Return to New Bedford
Waterfront</span></a><span style="color: #45444a; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">New Bedford Guide, July 13, 2023 by Steven Richard, </span><a href="https://www.newbedfordguide.com/new-bedfords-seaport-new-art-celebrate-art-walks-10th-anniversary/2023/07/13"><span style="line-height: 107%;">New
Bedford’s seaport displays new art to celebrate Art Walk’s 10th anniversary</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">South Coast Today/The Standard Times, June 28, 2023 by Seth
Chitwood, </span><a href="https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/entertainment/arts/2023/06/28/seagull-cinderella-returns-to-celebrate-seaport-art-walk-10th-year/70360499007/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">'Seagull
Cinderella' is returning to New Bedford. Do you remember the controversy</span></a></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">?</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHXJrFOzOh6W-xBZDqwMunvQu4seGiP6L_jup1UkTm4C7xTQBb94BTbJa84eRaoqkwRPDdDBAmSebQY6NduxSqmIBjKgQJX8crQqmQLbnMo6vxbL5eq7eldFyn9VJG3ePKSjS_dpz4xjbikNZF31N8bO3hIxIcRTAm_qYAkaMtJPyo62-pv1gOvjraRg/s4032/IMG-2289.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHXJrFOzOh6W-xBZDqwMunvQu4seGiP6L_jup1UkTm4C7xTQBb94BTbJa84eRaoqkwRPDdDBAmSebQY6NduxSqmIBjKgQJX8crQqmQLbnMo6vxbL5eq7eldFyn9VJG3ePKSjS_dpz4xjbikNZF31N8bO3hIxIcRTAm_qYAkaMtJPyo62-pv1gOvjraRg/w300-h400/IMG-2289.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Long May She Reign!</div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can catch a glimpse of Seagull Cinderella on her perch in New Bedford through Thanksgiving. After that, she will be returning to her hometown of Maynard Mass in a chariot in time to join the annual Holiday Parade as a special guest with her own float on Sunday December 3rd, 2023.</span><p></p>Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-33672978966606570862022-11-29T18:34:00.003-05:002023-07-16T19:40:04.095-04:00Amazons, Goddesses, and Wonder Women: A Fulbright Journey<p align="center" class="body" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjz8TRUpaZI-G7HI4Ddh3SeFSFE9Wxhc0zzwv0zpWWfTp1F2n0wj_OcVQJ8MU4YNoAyQdu2uKjbo_88I6hllDFlIFytYNUGH7VLZ69rpjKXeOdhgKwFPGByQ-lBH2d-9xSD4t1JQxT_KRMrqm3dp5oR1oRlR0nze_8RLylbrDX7UVNsnxlAwpxDbH/s1800/AlphaFemale_web.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjz8TRUpaZI-G7HI4Ddh3SeFSFE9Wxhc0zzwv0zpWWfTp1F2n0wj_OcVQJ8MU4YNoAyQdu2uKjbo_88I6hllDFlIFytYNUGH7VLZ69rpjKXeOdhgKwFPGByQ-lBH2d-9xSD4t1JQxT_KRMrqm3dp5oR1oRlR0nze_8RLylbrDX7UVNsnxlAwpxDbH/w266-h400/AlphaFemale_web.jpg" width="266" /></a></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Amazons, Goddesses, and Wonder Women: A Fulbright Journey</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>On View November 1 - November 23, 2022 Kniznick Gallery<br />Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Center, 415 South St, Waltham MA</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since 2020, Donna Dodson has collaborated with several artists and scholars to translate her wood sculpture series “Amazons Among Us” into a variety of mediums, including poetry and animation. Dodson’s sculptures are inspired by legendary warrior women such as the ancient Amazons of the steppes, the Dahomey of West Africa, and the Rani of Jhansi.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As Dodson’s heroines transform through porous materials of wood, word, and pixels, this interdisciplinary collaboration honors the endurance of ancient storytelling and extends it towards a posthuman future. Earthy, sensuous wooden icons encounter digital avatars of infinitude. A score of poetry written by K. Melchor Hall grounds the environment. <em>Amazons, Goddesses, and Wonder Women </em>examines how historical and futurist feminist mythologies can evoke ancestral connection, a sense of resiliency, and belonging. Audiences are invited to consider their own presence amongst these figures and how they can help craft legacies of social transformation and restorative justice.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This exhibition features wood sculptures by Brandeis University WSRC Resident Scholar Donna Dodson, poems by Brandeis University WSRC Resident Scholar K. Melchor Hall, collaborative animations with Trina Baker, Lesley University Chair of Animation and <a href="https://www.bloopatone.com/projects/eJKJRG">Eric Keller</a>, professional animator and CG artist, with concept art, storyboards and 3D models by Lesley University interns Lexy Saunders, Paola Almonte Colon, and Sarah Clifford and research/image banks by Brandeis University Student Scholar Partners Pilar Duvivier and Cyrenity Augustin. Alongside this artwork, the exhibition will feature feminist animations from Dodson‘s international colleagues, Anna Dudko (Ukraine), Camila Kater (Brazil), and Renee Zhan (UK) whom she met during her Fulbright US Scholar Artist Residency at Q21/MQ in Vienna, Austria, with her host, Tricky Women/Tricky Realities, the world’s first and only animation festival for women artists.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Amazons, Goddesses, and Wonder Women: A Fulbright Journey</em> is curated by Maya Rubio. <br /><br /><strong><em>Opening Reception and Fulbright Panel Discussion:</em></strong> November 1, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the WSRC | Fulbright Award-winning scholars Donna Dodson, K. Melchor Hall, Djounia Saint-Fleurant, Hoang Duong Thien, and Aishah Winter share their experiences and insight into the Fulbright process. <strong>Please</strong> <strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://blogspot.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dbe0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a%26id%3D361a963dee%26e%3D67a842edd9&source=gmail&ust=1667147005632000&usg=AOvVaw3o-7an5U1L_joELoAFJ7l2" href="https://blogspot.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a&id=361a963dee&e=67a842edd9" style="color: #cc9900; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">RS</a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://blogspot.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dbe0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a%26id%3De788fcced3%26e%3D67a842edd9&source=gmail&ust=1667147005632000&usg=AOvVaw0Ig3Zlzv3JAyEIT2DL7Dpr" href="https://blogspot.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a&id=e788fcced3&e=67a842edd9" style="color: #cc9900; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">VP</a> to attend this in person event</strong>.<br /><br /><strong><em>On Feminist Animation: A Panel Discussion Moderated by Donna Dodson.</em> </strong> A virtual panel of feminist animators including Trina Baker, Christine Banna, Sarah E. Jenkins, Atia Newman and Shanti Thakur, November 8, 2022, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. <strong>Please <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://blogspot.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dbe0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a%26id%3Deb67b23470%26e%3D67a842edd9&source=gmail&ust=1667147005632000&usg=AOvVaw1AM3lxHA75rk0NwIEfgR7E" href="https://blogspot.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a&id=eb67b23470&e=67a842edd9" style="color: #cc9900; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Register</a> to receive the zoom link for this virtual event</strong>.<br /><br /><strong><em>On Collaboration: A Panel Discussion Moderated by Maya Rubio with Trina Baker, Donna Dodson, K. Melchor Hall, Cyrenity Augustin, Pilar Duvivier, and Paola Almonte Colon.</em></strong> Exhibiting artists speak with the exhibition curator about the process of working in large teams on collaborative projects. November 15, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the WSRC. <strong>Please <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://blogspot.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dbe0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a%26id%3Daf30b784f5%26e%3D67a842edd9&source=gmail&ust=1667147005632000&usg=AOvVaw2asWeaX5Oa17JkhEn3D5xE" href="https://blogspot.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a&id=af30b784f5&e=67a842edd9" style="color: #cc9900; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">RSVP</a> to attend this in person event.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Thank you to the Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Center Kniznick Gallery, Puffin Foundation, Fulbright Austria, Fulbright US Scholar Fellowship, Tricky Women/Tricky Realities and Lesley University for their support of this project.</strong></p>Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-42166231979611492022-04-25T02:53:00.002-04:002023-08-14T18:50:18.864-04:00Fulbright US Scholar<p style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsHXrRCWkUzVSgACGWFJypWyB4bd12bsdRgxdG5yEccbdtOLsmFOqhYCpKOvamr3C66or-rL0Xp6M-aBWFWfOAmbzednx9UMjeIjNhhqIJtR37VuSNQ-cgOlljVN8ni64_8lqM6eSAmhf0-OTSFucZr9m6iyx37gLk34jLbckVwIRvVYzBIZGyT5l/s4912/Amazons%20Among%20Us%20installation%20view.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4912" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsHXrRCWkUzVSgACGWFJypWyB4bd12bsdRgxdG5yEccbdtOLsmFOqhYCpKOvamr3C66or-rL0Xp6M-aBWFWfOAmbzednx9UMjeIjNhhqIJtR37VuSNQ-cgOlljVN8ni64_8lqM6eSAmhf0-OTSFucZr9m6iyx37gLk34jLbckVwIRvVYzBIZGyT5l/w400-h266/Amazons%20Among%20Us%20installation%20view.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">Donna Dodson, an artist from
Maynard, Massachusetts, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in
the Visual Arts for the 2021-2022 academic year from the U.S. Department of
State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Dodson is one of over
800 U.S. citizens who will conduct research or teach abroad for the 2020-2021
academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. With the support of <a href="https://www.fulbright.at/programs/in-austria/current-grantees/grantee-detail?tx_fulbrighterslive_fulbrighterslive%5Baction%5D=show&tx_fulbrighterslive_fulbrighterslive%5Bcontroller%5D=FulbrightersLive&tx_fulbrighterslive_fulbrighterslive%5Bgrantee%5D=840&cHash=d882c255f9346316964179dfbb32109b">Fulbright Austria</a>, Donna will work as an
artist in residence at <a href="https://www.mqw.at/en/institutions/q21/artists-in-residence/donna-dodson">Q21/Museums Quartier</a> with her host institution Tricky Women/Tricky Realities, the world's first and
only digital animation festival for women. She will complete the project
"Amazons, Goddesses and Wonder Women," by translating her wood
sculptures into digital avatars and writing the script in collaboration with
Trina Baker, an award-winning animator and Maynard artist. Both Dodson and
Baker have been awarded grants from several Massachusetts Cultural Councils for
this project. In particular, The Maynard Cultural Council is proud to have
contributed seed money to launch this international project. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gGNYNfioAEE" width="320" youtube-src-id="gGNYNfioAEE"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #0e101a;">“Donna's
sculptures are elegantly crafted in wood at her art studio in Maynard. She met
Baker at Artspace Maynard which plays a critical role as a connecting
place and arts hub for the community where projects such as this one
happen. Using cutting edge technology, this world class collaborative
project between Dodson and Baker embodies the highest ideals of the Maynard
community, and we are proud of her and grateful to the Fulbright Commission for
her selection as a U.S. Scholar," Maynard Cultural Council chair Sara
Lundberg said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTDmAw7vUoo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1334" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSzpzZ2gk732sI7Rx6K3Q_RFxzvOkgATudY4geNL1Wv43MN7XB9sR01fexwWT1B4g4gqPEw2_vkZvCgoqmfphTetVKsqSYIkQADQqt4a3CrrLZi3h9ZKX-eZmcrtP0YeJp8sxt7c4UUMDbiF3V4A8XWkRUu9Y3A9Y9GkjJn5eBP8KAzGjwUnH8Ogz/w400-h225/Black%20Panther%20animation%20still.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Fulbrighters engage in cutting-edge research and expand their professional networks, often continuing research collaborations started abroad and laying the groundwork for forging future partnerships between institutions. Upon returning to their home countries, institutions, labs, and classrooms, they share their stories. They often become active supporters of international exchange, inviting foreign scholars to campus, and encouraging colleagues and students to go abroad. As Fulbright Scholar alumni, their careers are enriched by joining a network of thousands of esteemed scholars, many of whom are leaders in their fields. Fulbright alumni include 60 Nobel Prize laureates, 88 Pulitzer Prize recipients, and 37 who have served as a head of state or government. Fubrighters address critical global challenges in all disciplines while building relationships, knowledge, and leadership in support of the long-term interests of the United States. <p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NtsyqCGLy9I" width="320" youtube-src-id="NtsyqCGLy9I"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">The Fulbright Program is the
flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S.
government. Designed to forge lasting connections between the people of the
United States and the people of other countries, counter misunderstandings, and
help people and nations work together toward common goals. Since 1946, the
Fulbright Program has enabled more than 390,000 diverse, dedicated and
accomplished students, scholars, artists, teachers, and professionals to study,
teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and solve shared international
concerns. The Fulbright Program is funded through an annual appropriation by
the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State. Participating governments
and host institutions, corporations, and foundations worldwide also provide
direct and indirect support to the Program, which operates in more than 160
countries worldwide.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzvXOuB_F9k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1334" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1z_2WZDs8xrYICin_3I80-jB8J-UU02JpvjqD8HRCOTNV5cnNb8cDHXJtbY5NtnDnyvFGUzE3d3up8AbJSpStq-wktqkbqHGu_HLS5GGlNqKGiEKDOwowkh3BKhUz6uYChLvrGKmYE9CTMMKS__D7vhwYKIdpv8DWjAuLbXdGe5E9r_2Z5wUQkvz/w400-h225/Cybele%20animation%20still.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>
</p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">In the United States, the
Institute of International Education supports implementing the Fulbright U.S.
Student Program on behalf of the U.S. Department of State, including conducting
an annual competition for the scholarships. For more information about the
Fulbright Program, visit </span><a href="http://eca.state.gov/fulbright" target="_blank"><span style="color: #4a6ee0;">http://eca.state.gov/fulbright</span></a><span style="color: #0e101a;">.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/We8f2lohSc0" width="320" youtube-src-id="We8f2lohSc0"></iframe></div><p></p><p>Update: <span style="font-family: times;">Tessa Venell, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, published an in depth article on my forthcoming Fulbright project on June 10, 2021, "</span><a href="https://www.brandeis.edu/research/centers-lower3/inner-dodson-article.html" style="font-family: times;">Brandeis University Women’s Studies Research Center Announces Fulbright Award for 2021-2022</a><span style="font-family: times;">." Josh Idaszak, Office of Communications & Public Affairs at Wellesley College, published a profile of my upcoming Fulbright project along with other alums from my alma mater, on August 17, 2021, "</span><a href="https://www.wellesley.edu/news/2021/stories/node/190706" style="font-family: times;">Wellesley’s 2021-22 Fulbrights Prepare to Launch into the World</a><span style="font-family: times;">." Listen to the </span><a href="https://ladiesknight.org/2021/11/ladies-knight-with-jen-shahade-ft-donna-dodson-lk036/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ladies-knight-with-jen-shahade-ft-donna-dodson-lk036">Ladies Knight podcast</a> with Jen Shahade featuring Donna Dodson LK036, Nov 18, 2021. <span style="font-family: times;">Watch a recording of the Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Center's Fall lecture on Dec 2, 2021, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoiAsfvYOWk">Damsel in Charge: Inventing a Powerful Female Stereotype</a>," with </span><span style="font-family: times;">Fulbright US Scholar, Donna Dodson engaged in conversation with award-winning animator Trina Baker on their joint collaboration where Dodson's Amazon warrior sculptures are translated into three-dimensional digital characters in a short animation with the assistance of Brandeis Student Scholar partners, Cyrenity Augustin and Pilar Duvivier, and Lesley University interns, Lexy Saunders, Aimee Ham and Siana DiGregorio. Watch a recording of my recent presentation on Jan 6, 2022 "</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvRDGjzqx80" style="font-family: times;">What Do We Call Courageous Women</a><span style="font-family: times;">" for the session "Queer Representations and Receptions of Amazons" at the Society of Classical Studies/Archaeological Institute of America joint annual meeting </span></p>Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-62088230346257340282022-03-19T03:07:00.004-04:002022-04-25T11:07:48.532-04:00Award Winning Animators Making Amazing Animations<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyKiRwhOX_ZHZ8SpA3LkS149zn8Nmj-l3FnA4e_K4DhirpFZP01RdA4APcQCaS7y3rccgd8HCQM0ADpiw5-bzhMPKZCnuAa9_ifevE5k3JXYElFRYP2g6Vee_LP7qXbNiE7unhg4rkQFZeLnDtKSb3dNJPM5bq33iHyoz37Cb_XNegBXDwe6tyiibE=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyKiRwhOX_ZHZ8SpA3LkS149zn8Nmj-l3FnA4e_K4DhirpFZP01RdA4APcQCaS7y3rccgd8HCQM0ADpiw5-bzhMPKZCnuAa9_ifevE5k3JXYElFRYP2g6Vee_LP7qXbNiE7unhg4rkQFZeLnDtKSb3dNJPM5bq33iHyoz37Cb_XNegBXDwe6tyiibE=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwn8K69fFWA">Award WinningAnimators Making Amazing Animations</a></b></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>(This virtual event was recorded live on Monday
March 28<sup>th</sup> 2022)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Join us for this special conversation with three award winning animators from
Argentina, Brazil and France who are working at the cutting edge of technology,
innovation and animation. With an introduction by Fulbright Austria and Q21/MQ
who generously support Artists in Residence at Tricky Women. Hosted by Trina
Baker at Lesley University, whose animation department trains young artists to
enter this field of study and encourages undergraduate students to explore
study abroad opportunities, artist residencies and learn how to create a
meaningful life in art.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Introductory remarks and words of welcome:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Hermann Agis PhD</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">- Executive
Director, </span><a href="https://www.fulbright.at/"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Fulbright Austria</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mag. Elisabeth Hajek</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">- <span style="background: white;">Artistic
Director </span></span><a href="https://www.mqw.at/en/"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Q21/MQ</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
Artist in Residence Program<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.cgbaker.art/"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Trina
Baker</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">- Artist, Animator and Chair of Animation at Lesley
University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.donnadodsonartist.com/"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Donna
Dodson</span></b></a><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">-</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> Fulbright US Scholar, Q21/MQ Artist in Residence, Resident Scholar, Brandeis University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Featured speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Waltraud Grausgruber</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> - Festival directress
and co-founder of the </span><a href="https://www.trickywomen.at/en"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Tricky Women/Tricky Realities</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> Festival in Vienna,
Austria. Tricky Women/Tricky Realities is the first and only festival of
animated film that is dedicated exclusively to animation by women.</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://vimeo.com/user23269472"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Emilce
Avalos</span></b></a><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> - </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Director, Animator, Visual
Artist from Argentina. Currently, she is developing the project <i>Mujer
Futura (FUTURE WOMAN)</i>, an animated documentary series that has received
several awards. It was selected to be part of the Focus Latin American Female
Directors at the Annecy 2021 Animation Festival, the MIFA Market, and
Animation! Ventana Sur, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://vimeo.com/heloiseferlay"><span face=""Ubuntu",sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Héloïse
Ferlay</span></a><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">- Filmmaker, Director, Animator, Educator from
France. Creator of the trailer for Tricky Women/Tricky Realities Festival 2022.
Winner of the Emerging Filmmaker Award at the Providence Children’s Film
Festival for her stop motion animation “Les Filles Du Vent (Girls of the Wind).” Winner of the Q21/MQ
Artist in Residence Award at Tricky Women/Tricky Realities 2022. Director of
the animated film “A La Mere Poussier (To the Dusty Sea).”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://camilakater.wordpress.com/"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Camilla
Kater</span></b></a><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">- Director, screenwriter,
animator and educator from Sao Paulo, Brazil. She recently directed the
animated documentary short </span><a href="https://nyti.ms/3bEPk6B"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">CARNE</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
(Brazil, Spain, 2019), which was qualified for the 2021 Academy Awards Oscar®,
and was on the shortlist for the 2021 Goya Award. She is Winner of the Q21/MQ
Artist in Residence Award at Tricky Women/Tricky Realities 2020. </span></p><p>
</p>Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-43745591143520395482021-05-29T14:33:00.009-04:002022-03-19T02:37:59.893-04:00Amazons Among Us<p><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: times;">Amazons Among Us by Donna Dodson May 5<sup>th</sup>-June 6<sup>th</sup> 2021</span></strong></p><span style="font-family: times;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Featuring guest artists Trina Baker & Kledia Spiro and poet Melchor Hall</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><br /></strong></span><div><span style="font-family: times;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Opening Night Artist Talks with Donna Dodson, Trina Baker and Kledia Spiro. </strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DcmV8UseXqgI&source=gmail&ust=1622567220029000&usg=AFQjCNFStZStQnC3ewdPDr2cX2M_dzN7bQ" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmV8UseXqgI" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Watch a video of this event</a><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> (recorded May 5th)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /></span></span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">May 7<sup>th</sup>: First Friday opening reception 5-8:30p with a performance @ 8p “I should have stuck to ballet” with Kledia Spiro and Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ijef4un8kcx2wii/Kledia%20-%20I%20Should%20Have%20Stuck%20to%20Ballet%20%28feat.%20Mrs%20Nice%20Guy%20by%20Oly%29.mov?dl=0">Watch a recording of this event</a>.</strong></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Gallery talk by Donna Dodson and Poetry Reading of K. Melchor Quick Hall's "Four Poems."</strong><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dropbox.com/home/Alpha%2520Female%2520animation?preview%3DVideo%2BMay%2B15%252C%2B3%2B56%2B32%2BPM.mov&source=gmail&ust=1622567220029000&usg=AFQjCNEW8MeJyVk-6e_rKSq_11_Vg0k4dg" href="https://youtu.be/R7ejIyhQMZ8" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Watch a video of this event</a><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> (recorded May 15th)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">June 4<sup>th</sup>: First Friday closing reception 5-8:30p with a performance @ 8:45p “She’s a Beast” with Kledia Spiro and Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe <a href="https://fb.watch/5X89ufuVwT/">Watch a recording of this event</a><br /><br />Informal meet and greet with the artists: Sundays May 9th,16th and 23rd, 11a-5p</strong></span><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywvIZrfqNmkayxdB4lSkC-gSKdHfBwOa0q0z2fsAy1tjfgez0y1sRh63oa6mpr-3jq_UO7sOKH-wq8BucaneRRycdWQUHWT-g_Jy3-IT37_49c3gJwAAuEEfz_bGeYpXMuZhPAJIT7hg/s1650/Amazons+Among+Us_High+Re+%25281%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1650" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywvIZrfqNmkayxdB4lSkC-gSKdHfBwOa0q0z2fsAy1tjfgez0y1sRh63oa6mpr-3jq_UO7sOKH-wq8BucaneRRycdWQUHWT-g_Jy3-IT37_49c3gJwAAuEEfz_bGeYpXMuZhPAJIT7hg/w400-h309/Amazons+Among+Us_High+Re+%25281%2529.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;">2020 felt almost apocalyptic, rife with divisive politics, racial unrest and a Pandemic that took over half a million American lives. Yet, on the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, history was made when a woman was elected Vice President, ushering in an era of hope as more women rise to take leadership roles in all fields. It is fitting that Wonder Woman celebrates her 80th year as America’s most famous heroine in 2021. The world needs heroines now, and Dodson creates them for this exhibition.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">In her new series of wood sculptures, Dodson re-imagines Albrecht Durer’s “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” as Amazon warriors. She uses the traditional medium of woodcarving to suggest that these women have always been among us, but that gender misconceptions have prevented us from recognizing them. Drawing inspiration from legendary warrior women such as the ancient Amazons of the steppes, the Dahomey of West Africa and the Rani of Jhansi, Dodson’s amazons portray courage, strength and grit. Dodson chose to collaborate with artists Trina Baker and Kledia Spiro, and poet Melchor Hall, because of their commitment to social justice. Dodson, Baker, Hall and Spiro are united in their quests to create a new iconography of female empowerment.<br /><br />In Dodson’s collaboration with Baker, whose work deals with sexual assault and domestic violence, the artists translate Dodson’s Amazon warrior sculptures into three-dimensional digital characters and create a short animation demonstrating their superhero qualities. To continue this project, Dodson has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in the Visual Arts for the 2021-2022 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. In Vienna Austria, Dodson will be an artist in residence at Tricky Women, the world’s only digital animation festival for women artists, to write the storyboard and script. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dQKRGr5p77FwJ24uP99cDGWuTLbF5H-M/view?usp%3Dsharing&source=gmail&ust=1622567220029000&usg=AFQjCNHtLAYVRRlspz6JGLVISIgvTUxXKA" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dQKRGr5p77FwJ24uP99cDGWuTLbF5H-M/view?usp=sharing" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">Watch a snippet of the animation “Alpha Female Embodies Wonder Woman” here.</a><br /><br />Spiro feels a deep connection to the fictional character Xena, the Warrior Princess. For this exhibition, she premieres sculptures, photographs, and a two-channel video in honor of Xena. Audience members will have the opportunity to wear Spiro’s interactive sculpture. Spiro wonders whether we can become our own superheroes, particularly as “girls”. Can we unchain women from society’s expectations of mothers, good house wives, eroticized objects, and irrational emotional beings?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 12px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong>Four Poems</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 12px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong>by K. Melchor Quick Hall</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 12px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">written for mothers, daughters, wives, and lady lovers</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 12px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">especially intersex, trans, masculine, and chosen family</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 12px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">in harmony with animals, plants, natural elements, and wilderness</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 12px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">for girls and women who are/were boyish or manly</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 12px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">who have been made feminine in the face of myopic visions</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 12px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">we need your queer courage and strength</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 12px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">to struggle together in this fight that requires a womanish touch</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 12px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">to disrupt capitalist-driven inequitably uneven apocalypse</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 12px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">and to aim for fertile feral feminist futures</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p>Hall responds to Dodson’s sculptures and themes of super-heroism and able-bodied-ness with several prose poems on display as part of the exhibition. Hall’s poems address the gendered contrasts of strength and weaknesses, youthfulness and aging as well as the protection of self and others in relationships. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://donnadodsonartist.blogspot.com/2021/05/four-poems-by-k-melchor-quick-hall.html&source=gmail&ust=1622567220029000&usg=AFQjCNGehHK_AVqRwaGRv_fbaNs4Nu98iw" href="https://donnadodsonartist.blogspot.com/2021/05/four-poems-by-k-melchor-quick-hall.html" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">Read the full text of Hall’s Four Poems here</a><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br /><br />This exhibition offers the audience inspiring words and images of women to uplift and inspire the amazons among us who have yet to discover their own superpowers.</span><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1PAvNN2U55z-fnLcIh_Szlv1ZfqqN9RqEirc-v8kmLHlZ-Avy_J0-zUJoD_JdvOl8bdb9An_X8kcpPA1whboVIU7Kbfz0zmaBfXhGFNHbXb43I_jDzg-v2esv6OJtVuDweDP4w4DxdA/s2048/painting+background.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1PAvNN2U55z-fnLcIh_Szlv1ZfqqN9RqEirc-v8kmLHlZ-Avy_J0-zUJoD_JdvOl8bdb9An_X8kcpPA1whboVIU7Kbfz0zmaBfXhGFNHbXb43I_jDzg-v2esv6OJtVuDweDP4w4DxdA/w400-h266/painting+background.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">May 20th @ 7pm: <strong>A Virtual Conversation with Donna Dodson, Trina Baker, Kledia Spiro and Melchor Hall moderated by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein</strong> on the Future of the Feminist Imagination <strong><a href="https://youtu.be/E7HWU2B1KxU">Watch a recording of this event</a></strong><br /><br />Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> is an assistant professor of physics and astronomy and core faculty in women’s and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire. She is also a columnist for </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">New Scientist</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> and </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Physics World</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">. Her research in theoretical physics focuses on cosmology, neutron stars, and dark matter. She also does research in Black feminist science, technology, and society studies. </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Nature </em><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">recognized her as one of 10 people who shaped science in 2020, and Essence magazine has recognized her as one of “15 Black Women Who Are Paving the Way in STEM and Breaking Barriers.” A cofounder of Particles for Justice, she received the 2017 LGBT+ Physicists Acknowledgement of Excellence Award for her contributions to improving conditions for marginalized people in physics and the 2021 American Physical Society Edward A. Bouchet Award for her contributions to particle cosmology. Originally from East L.A., she divides her time between the New Hampshire Seacoast and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her first book, </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">, (2021) is published by Bold Type Books.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-63faa4c6-7fff-eece-bf81-595fb18bb7bb" style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Trina Baker </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">has shown her paintings, drawings, and artist books nationally and internationally in galleries and corporate collections. Baker’s animations have received numerous awards including a Pixie, which honors outstanding work in Motion Graphics, Visual Effects and Animation and two International CINDY (Cinema in Industry) awards. Her work tackles social justice issues such as domestic violence and sexual assault. Trina currently Chairs the Animation Department at Lesley Art + Design.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Donna Dodson</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> is a Visiting Scholar at Brandeis University’s Women’s Studies Research Center and a member of the Boston Sculptors Gallery. She has complete numerous international residencies and her work is in many private and public collections. Her “Seagull Cinderella” sculpture attracted international media attention. Donna will be a Fulbright US Scholar working as an artist in residence at Tricky Women in Vienna Austria in 2022. Dodson is a graduate of Wellesley College. Her forthcoming paper “What do we call courageous women” will be presented at the Society for Classical Studies annual meeting in 2022.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">K. Melchor Quick Hall,</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> PhD., is a Black feminist scholar-activist crossing disciplinary and national borders. Dr. Hall is the author of </span><a href="https://www.writingindarkness.org/" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Naming a Transnational Black Feminist Framework: Writing in Darkness</em></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> and co-editor of </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><a href="https://mappinggenderedecologies.org/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Mapping Gendered Ecologies: Engaging with and beyond Ecowomanism and Ecofeminism</a> </em><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">with Gwyn Kirk. </span><a href="https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/420" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Framing Reproductive (In)Justice: A Picture Perfect Gruesome Negress Hurt-story</em></a><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">, </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">her poem about Black mothers and their children was published in </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">MoMA Magazine.</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Kledia Spiro </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">creates videos, performances, installations, and paintings. Born in Albania, she was a member of an Olympic weightlifting team. Kledia uses weightlifting as a vehicle for discussing women’s roles in society, immigration, and war. Spiro has exhibited nationally at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Queens Museum, NY; SAIC Sullivan Galleries, Chicago; Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire; and the ProArts Gallery in Oakland, CA.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><em style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><strong>Donna Dodson</strong>: Amazons Among Us</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> runs concurrently with </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Wood stone poem Meditations on The Natural by Andy Moerlein. </em><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">All events are free and open to the public following COVID -19 protocols. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgB6_JnDIQcC6_T8ZQVShaBheZuYXH0XSGfMasZyinEzDpM00YrWuM-PkqTj08-_ymTzx-uzNwKh6GP2h-a3jMy0AgUT3PpiFFqXnwDUXlQBnKaGs_H5XpXG-r_ug4WD8eNhWqZdywzg/s1000/Alpha+Female+detail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgB6_JnDIQcC6_T8ZQVShaBheZuYXH0XSGfMasZyinEzDpM00YrWuM-PkqTj08-_ymTzx-uzNwKh6GP2h-a3jMy0AgUT3PpiFFqXnwDUXlQBnKaGs_H5XpXG-r_ug4WD8eNhWqZdywzg/s320/Alpha+Female+detail.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Brandeis University Women’s Studies Research Center Spring 2021 Lecture:<br />Amazons – Non-Western Perspectives and Contemporary Interpretations in Art</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Thursday April 27, 2021, 5-6:30 p.m.</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">The Amazons of Greek lore have fascinated the imagination of Western audiences for thousands of years. Lesser known in the West are the stories of the historical women upon whom the legend of the Amazons are based, such as Tomyris, the warrior queen of the nomadic Central Asian tribe of the Massagetae. In this wide-ranging lecture, Walter Penrose, Jr. will discuss the ethnic variations which allowed women to be fighters in far flung places from ancient Scythia and China to modern Dahomey and India. Donna Dodson will then discuss how warrior women from these non-Western cultures have inspired her most recent artistic endeavor in which she translates Albrecht Durer’s </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">The Four Horsemen</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">, from the Apocalypse Series, into sculpted “Amazon” women warriors.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Co-Presenters </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Walter D. Penrose Jr, Associate Professor of History at San Diego State University, is the author of </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Postcolonial Amazons: Female Masculinity and Courage in Ancient Greek and Sanskrit Literature. </em><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Donna Dodson, a Scholar at the Brandeis University Women’s Studies Research Center, is an award-winning sculptor.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2fIMYTPA6DuZc4jknYeGjelPEJEyVwh5SXJuKQvYd4LwAtAGPNR5yqJbAMxqp6HVN8HQ50LV3LIiP_HLPgP9YhMawbODnoxfVoKQR-QxzSwl2Uqjs24HRBQRhoW9COLEuDyv5J1v81U/s1334/IMG-1932+%25281%2529.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1334" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2fIMYTPA6DuZc4jknYeGjelPEJEyVwh5SXJuKQvYd4LwAtAGPNR5yqJbAMxqp6HVN8HQ50LV3LIiP_HLPgP9YhMawbODnoxfVoKQR-QxzSwl2Uqjs24HRBQRhoW9COLEuDyv5J1v81U/w400-h225/IMG-1932+%25281%2529.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Women Warriors: Donna Dodson and Trina Baker in Conversation</b>. A Virtual Lecture series made possible by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Dodson and Baker both take inspiration from civic minded heroines from their own families: Dodson’s great Aunt, an officer in the WACs, and Baker’s grandmother, who served four terms in the Connecticut state legislature.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Women Warriors: A Civic Duty</b>, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Sudbury with generous support provided by the Sudbury Cultural Council, Sunday May 2nd @ 2pm.<span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> <a href="https://youtu.be/3qpO8zFZBgo">Watch a recording of this event.</a></strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Women Warriors and Social Justice</b>, sponsored by the First Parish Church of Stow and Acton with generous support provided by the Stow Cultural Council and the Acton/Boxborough Cultural Council, Saturday May 8th @ 7:30pm.</span><span style="font-family: times;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> <a href="https://youtu.be/8TXVAhZw6zI">Watch a recording of this event.</a></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Women Warriors and Artistic Collaboration</b>, sponsored by Artspace Maynard with generous support provided by the Maynard Cultural Council, Thursday May 13th @ 7pm.<span><span style="color: #202020;"><span style="background-color: white;"> <a href="https://fb.watch/5uVzrD1Mk8/"><b>Watch a recording of this event.</b></a></span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span>Update: Charles Giuliano, Editor of Berkshire Fine Arts, posted a preview of this show on April 19, 2021 "<a href="https://www.berkshirefinearts.com/04-19-2021_amazons-among-us-by-donna-dodson.htm?fbclid=IwAR1H2AjICIIbT2ICbT43NXzN_2OcRyUsmnfuWl9hWy8TtCb46j__Yx535l4">Amazons Among Us by Donna Dodson</a>." B. Amore posted an advance review of this show on Art New England, May 1st, "</span></span><a href="https://artnewengland.com/amazons-among-us-sculpture-by-donna-dodson/">Amazons Among Us: Sculpture by Donna Dodson</a>." Magdiela Matta highlighted "Amazons Among Us" on WBUR's <a href="https://www.wbur.org/artery/2021/05/06/5-things-to-do-this-weekend-including-lilacs-at-the-arnold-arboretum-and-the-reelabilities-film-festival#_=_">5 Things to do this Weekend</a> on May 6, 2021. James Foritano reviewed this show in depth on May 7, 2021 for Artscope Magazine, <a href="https://artscopemagazine.com/2021/05/donna-dodsons-amazons-among-us-andy-moerleins-wood-stone-poem-at-boston-sculptors-gallery/">DONNA DODSON’S AMAZONS AMONG US & ANDY MOERLEIN’S WOOD STONE POEM AT BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY</a>. Cate McQuaid featured this exhibition in her gallery reviews on Tuesday May 25th in the Boston Globe "<a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/05/25/arts/artists-call-upon-ancients-boston-sculptors-gallery/">Artists call upon the ancients at Boston Sculptors Gallery</a>." </span></div></div></div></div></div>Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-87299009434605012562021-05-28T06:40:00.000-04:002021-05-31T14:54:36.359-04:00Four Poems by K. Melchor Quick Hall<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in;"><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Four Poems<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in;"><a name="_Hlk70588357"><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">by K. Melchor Quick Hall</span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">written
for mothers, daughters, wives, and lady lovers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">especially
intersex, trans, masculine, and chosen family<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">in
harmony with animals, plants, natural elements, and wilderness<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">for
girls and women who are/were boyish or manly<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">who
have been made feminine in the face of myopic visions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">we
need your queer courage and strength<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">to
struggle together in this fight that requires a womanish touch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">to
disrupt capitalist-driven inequitably uneven apocalypse<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">and
to aim for fertile feral feminist futures<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZFgzmuhNY5R_Fjt7O4sV1gh07KFzqn8OCbCrC9hSlBvokjN1ZF277xHjwsLuZ5urSKAjJ6EPDtJy78EJc3fd6Dgwa16jAs7poHAfqlhDQ00HjiOmdfSSg-cBjP9L8S_KowQg4J1pH0o/s2000/Alpha_Female+low+res.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1195" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZFgzmuhNY5R_Fjt7O4sV1gh07KFzqn8OCbCrC9hSlBvokjN1ZF277xHjwsLuZ5urSKAjJ6EPDtJy78EJc3fd6Dgwa16jAs7poHAfqlhDQ00HjiOmdfSSg-cBjP9L8S_KowQg4J1pH0o/w239-h400/Alpha_Female+low+res.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alpha Female by Donna Dodson</td></tr></tbody></table><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Alpha</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Strong Women.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">leagues
of auxiliary essential workers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">wearing
practical shoes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">long
days, muscular legs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">strong
and feminine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">warrior
and princess<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">civility
in civics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">patriotically
underpaid<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Sculpt Resistance.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">nursing
nations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">refusing
milking<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">chest
plates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">breast
aches<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">women’s
stance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">looking
toward horizons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">insisting
on humanity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Animate History.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">part
eagle, part cow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">eating
last<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">feeding
others<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">body
foraging<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">feeding
bodies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">making
sustenance, taking substance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">markings
of a warrior goddess<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Perform Futures.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">performing
politeness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">serving
country<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">imagining
non-country<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">bird’s
view of borders<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">pacifist’s
view of conflict<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">embracing
animality<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">embodying
an alternative</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlm6YpFIdLntADgkc3To08KHG_sf_t3zydZGGxwUG72Jqjr4ZLsEXotl0fQSUVw6bwyO3d3z7vmUFwfyVZGnqVNsCFcfnpKFLM7sQ_dvJ5wWFo5XmVbiRt6ZS4Gd-grSDLvk9pONcnEAY/s1000/Black+Panther+and+Cybele_Front+view.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlm6YpFIdLntADgkc3To08KHG_sf_t3zydZGGxwUG72Jqjr4ZLsEXotl0fQSUVw6bwyO3d3z7vmUFwfyVZGnqVNsCFcfnpKFLM7sQ_dvJ5wWFo5XmVbiRt6ZS4Gd-grSDLvk9pONcnEAY/w320-h400/Black+Panther+and+Cybele_Front+view.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L to R: Black Panther and Cybele by Donna Dodson</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">2a. Black Panther</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Strong Women.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">women
warriors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">resting
on thrones<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">galvanizing
troops<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">afros
puffed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">activism
righteous<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">seated
on buses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">weary
and woke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Sculpt Resistance.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">wheelchairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">sitting
short and strong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">weakness
misperceived<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">aged
wisdom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">connecting
women’s bodies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">naming
lesbianism<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">sharing
humanity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Animate History.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">part
panther<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">also
black-coated leopards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">also
central american jaguars<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">part
comic, part savior<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">archival
margins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">dahomey
women warriors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">re-captured
in capitalist cinema<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Perform Futures.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">performing
sankofa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">recapturing
ten-point platforms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">examining
archived throne photos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">a
summer uprising<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">an
era of good trouble<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">disproportionate
harm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">radical
care and love futures</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuBN4eshWzWOQUk0Xv5BmNwlvO2Q2waaKGxe6gioYiOMwNwz_F4K7d-RqvSht3KJXW6NeCSiUSC-dgEW9M4tFIC8PaPhgMwqeER3PPw6eBfencZNPvj5bJkzaNaZbarmz6wL-sNceSr0/s1000/Black+Panther+and+Cybele_Back+view.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuBN4eshWzWOQUk0Xv5BmNwlvO2Q2waaKGxe6gioYiOMwNwz_F4K7d-RqvSht3KJXW6NeCSiUSC-dgEW9M4tFIC8PaPhgMwqeER3PPw6eBfencZNPvj5bJkzaNaZbarmz6wL-sNceSr0/w400-h266/Black+Panther+and+Cybele_Back+view.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L to R: Black Panther and Cybele by Donna Dodson<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">2b. Cybele</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Strong Women.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">mountain
goddess<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">feral
feline companion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">crazy
cat woman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">fertile
protectress<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">commanding
chariot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">spring
sacrifices<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">queer
jealous lovers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Sculpt Resistance.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">rejecting
religion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">making
pagan rituals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">defending
nature<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">like
indigenous water warriors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">like
land defenders<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">hovering
over and rooting in<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">our
inter-being<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Animate History.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">part
mountain, part earth mother<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">committed
to sisterhood<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">women’s
villages<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">giving
birth to women wonders<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">matriarchal
indigeneity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">indignant
martyrdom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">toxic
murders<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Perform Futures.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">pursuing
rights of nature<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">engaging
rites of passage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">chariot
transformed to hoverboard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">human
view to goddess view<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">earthbound
to universal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">embracing
our plant side<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">queering
connection<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHPIZpdta5IpcPmtgDPkamz5TVknvN5y9GPcsq_JMuFieEFF77aJQYBJia7mAXu4ynUJz5BDTNkcfS4Lh8mjGOwehpNS5czsRYvxxzQ50ImBhLIIhcHK8ahF5qJpD5a4NXXP7r1QhMi0/s2000/Lakshmibai.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1215" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHPIZpdta5IpcPmtgDPkamz5TVknvN5y9GPcsq_JMuFieEFF77aJQYBJia7mAXu4ynUJz5BDTNkcfS4Lh8mjGOwehpNS5czsRYvxxzQ50ImBhLIIhcHK8ahF5qJpD5a4NXXP7r1QhMi0/w242-h400/Lakshmibai.jpg" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lakshmibai: The Rani of Jhansi by Donna Dodson</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.5in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Laxmibai</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Strong Women.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">queens
and goddesses<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">mutiny
leaders<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">brahman
girls<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">tomboys<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">martial
artists<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">sword
fighters<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">horse
riders</span><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Sculpt Resistance.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">resisting
bio-nationalism<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">refusing
heir making<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">adopting
boys<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">or
girls that are tomboys<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">or
girls that were once boys<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">or
girls that are also boys<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">water
more fluid than blood<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Animate History.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">weightlifter
and wrestler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">raising
baby, lifting baby<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">carrying
child, curling child<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">rejecting
family<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">wrestling
with caste<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">adopting
alternatives<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">biological
transgressions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Perform Futures.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">performing
intersex<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">gender
transcendence<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">imagining
a non-binary world<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">animal’s
view of humanity<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">not
genitals’ view of role<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">embracing
human and plant families<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">embodying
wholeness</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlMlHpGri20TBbX_Mp0ju-27CDAqySHjdBUhfnPIFvyJYiHIoM4_gcYmJujY2Q5h5XXjoxAkbzNTjt93u8Q-5yXu2IKFYJ9_kdLpVtiydN0HuxwJtUCRiMwi9j-vllrOKIXOH1wKorLo/s2048/Amazons+Among+Us+installation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlMlHpGri20TBbX_Mp0ju-27CDAqySHjdBUhfnPIFvyJYiHIoM4_gcYmJujY2Q5h5XXjoxAkbzNTjt93u8Q-5yXu2IKFYJ9_kdLpVtiydN0HuxwJtUCRiMwi9j-vllrOKIXOH1wKorLo/w400-h300/Amazons+Among+Us+installation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span lang="EN"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">4.</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Feminist STEAM Intersections</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Strong Women.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">sculptor-curator-presenter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">animator-professor-painter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">performer-artist-weightlifter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">mathematician-poet-scholar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">physicist-author-feminist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">intersectional
steam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">woven
futures<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">queer
connections<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Sculpt Resistance.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">trained
but not disciplined<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">artistic
but improperly framed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">un-disciplining<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">re-writing
archives<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">crossing
boundaries<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">ms.
behaving<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">an
order for disorder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Animate History.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">carving
wood<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">curating
collaboration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">designing
animation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">writing
words<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">performing
goddess<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">talking
cosmologies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">imagining
pluriverse<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Perform Futures.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">embracing
chaos<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">speaking
out, sitting in<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">co-creating
transdisciplinary futures<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">embracing
dark matters<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">feral
feminists<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 6pt;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">rematriating
to dust</span></p><p></p><p></p>Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-78164787552670589732021-05-27T17:42:00.007-04:002021-05-29T14:34:52.449-04:00Artists call upon the ancients at Boston Sculptors Gallery<p> <b><span style="color: #767676; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.55pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;">ART REVIEW</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 39pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Artists call upon the ancients at Boston Sculptors
Gallery</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 24pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Cate McQuaid</span></b><span style="color: #767676; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Globe Correspondent,Updated May 25,
2021, 12:01 p.m.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjUbFBh-ebjkluKFLKOjAu83VYHvOC4cpWc4Jiv_1-RWfxLtoOv_B0oy06-0mLViwaP782jUIw_3tNFdQbdRvyRzGwAzuCtlDBPRVEGBSBSE057vL3X_cM9_4qtylm6FihoqGJRS09sw/s2048/Amazons+Among+Us+installation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjUbFBh-ebjkluKFLKOjAu83VYHvOC4cpWc4Jiv_1-RWfxLtoOv_B0oy06-0mLViwaP782jUIw_3tNFdQbdRvyRzGwAzuCtlDBPRVEGBSBSE057vL3X_cM9_4qtylm6FihoqGJRS09sw/w400-h300/Amazons+Among+Us+installation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Installation view of Donna Dodson's "Amazons Among Us" show at Boston Sculptors
Gallery. <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">DONNA DODSON</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt; margin: 15pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein’s
sculptures kindle an ancient reverence for nature. Dodson’s work echoes the
sacred totems of societies attuned to the earth’s cycles, threats, and gifts.
Moerlein approaches the sublime through sticks and stones. The artists, who are
married, collaborate on public art projects as the Myth Makers. They also work
individually, and now each has a show at Boston Sculptors Gallery.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt; margin: 15pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The four wooden icons in Dodson’s
“Amazons Among Us” nod to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/8581859187105088427/7816478755267058973"><span style="color: #005dc7; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Albrecht Dürer’s</span></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/8581859187105088427/7816478755267058973"><span style="color: #005dc7; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> engraving “The Four Horsemen”
from “The Apocalypse” series</span></a>. She bases these female figures on
mythological women warriors in Africa, India, ancient Greece and Rome, and on
her own great-aunt Alice, a soldier in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps during
World War II. They have the heads of beasts and the bodies of sturdy women,
inscribed with tattoos with mythic meaning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNgIOoymuS6dwDbl_wt70uznKzycpSjP0Tv-x-IPSJA7LLiRvdcEpwvfRuVYG7ppKxlbCfU7QwFmYhqeRDjSIRej5krJhJc5QYOV-grLl09oRM9DAAbdniz4oUQIVp1yhTJh6nJxX2RI/s2048/donna+image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNgIOoymuS6dwDbl_wt70uznKzycpSjP0Tv-x-IPSJA7LLiRvdcEpwvfRuVYG7ppKxlbCfU7QwFmYhqeRDjSIRej5krJhJc5QYOV-grLl09oRM9DAAbdniz4oUQIVp1yhTJh6nJxX2RI/w266-h400/donna+image.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />Donna Dodson's "Alpha Female," 2020. <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">BRIAN WILSON/COURTESY DONNA DODSON</span><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt; margin: 15pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Unlike Dürer’s threatening quartet, who
hurtle toward societal destruction, these figures are rock steady and proud.
They hold the space for work about women warriors by other artists Dodson has
invited. It’s like a chapel dedicated to ferocious protection and love.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt; margin: 15pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Moerlein also welcomes other artists
into dialogue with the works in his show — poems, art, and bonsai that reflect
his questions about how to partner with the earth. His pieces, large and small,
say so much on their own.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuSdX_wGZVKKduWDiIkPx55EaSYJRwa-chgYCxw_2lCq0m5MDJD7udX3VsXAR5OnHQxKSHOVzxb0ZHjpoJ1l4IpRz6kjT4Wkq9zzjcE3cZH21rk3qJFTChyZnqUyP4dFf_Rmxg_WfkNc/s1440/andy+image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuSdX_wGZVKKduWDiIkPx55EaSYJRwa-chgYCxw_2lCq0m5MDJD7udX3VsXAR5OnHQxKSHOVzxb0ZHjpoJ1l4IpRz6kjT4Wkq9zzjcE3cZH21rk3qJFTChyZnqUyP4dFf_Rmxg_WfkNc/w400-h266/andy+image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Andy Moerlein's "Elegy for the Earth, 2021. <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">BRIAN WILSON/COURTESY ANDY MOERLEIN</span><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt; margin: 15pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He was inspired by the ancient Chinese
practice of placing a stone on a pedestal for contemplation. In addition to
rocky shapes he fashions himself, he showcases wood, calling to mind the strict
yet wild formality of a bonsai garden. In “Elegy for the Earth” a stone form
painted audacious peach flies cloudlike above a trio of blue-painted branches
that rise and arc as if wind-whipped.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt; margin: 15pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Moerlein sets a gorgeous chunk of
spalted rock maple on a painted plywood base, creating tension in “Seeking Vein
— Finding Heart.” Deliciously twisty and rutted, both read like mountain
landscapes. The maple is natural and unpainted; the plywood is engineered and
covered in red, green, and yellow. Yet one mirrors the other. As all Moerlein’s
works do, it reminds viewers that we are one with and reflect the natural
world. Whether we like it or not.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_q1lX3XC2npPCtwiZ2JiocUv9IbYw81LcsHa5nnUPDE_AIKAVL-rbjLQNc6v9oleoJago21ukK34gVAiF7v-q2TVPlU6UDDSCBAxjdPz4gOQh8TihLdNX87hqX5zA4ahnRU5tyyZJA-k/s2048/andy+m+image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_q1lX3XC2npPCtwiZ2JiocUv9IbYw81LcsHa5nnUPDE_AIKAVL-rbjLQNc6v9oleoJago21ukK34gVAiF7v-q2TVPlU6UDDSCBAxjdPz4gOQh8TihLdNX87hqX5zA4ahnRU5tyyZJA-k/w266-h400/andy+m+image.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />Andy Moerlein's "Seeking Vein – Finding Heart,"
2021. <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">BRIAN WILSON/COURTESY ANDY MOERLEIN</span><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt; margin: 15pt 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DONNA DODSON: AMAZONS AMONG US</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-36684881010845534182021-05-26T08:13:00.001-04:002021-06-05T08:14:49.693-04:00Amazons Among Us: Sculpture by Donna Dodson<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FVPtwg0Hbk7Dlpsq0BiP935MukBwGs_2xCJnn6EKgXG7di5QRQ1aflT-t4OxtZ6UM6Ytm23beb03ZMhcwT3zILe8o0DdFunIfC5xLUAMSVoiBgsU2BM4nXbDfnYqrUAfUFFBaUds7Y0/s800/ane_online_header-1+%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FVPtwg0Hbk7Dlpsq0BiP935MukBwGs_2xCJnn6EKgXG7di5QRQ1aflT-t4OxtZ6UM6Ytm23beb03ZMhcwT3zILe8o0DdFunIfC5xLUAMSVoiBgsU2BM4nXbDfnYqrUAfUFFBaUds7Y0/s320/ane_online_header-1+%25281%2529.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lora; font-size: 40px; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Amazons Among Us: Sculpture by Donna Dodson</span><p></p><div class="below-entry-meta " style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="byline" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="author vcard" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="fa fa-user" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #888888; display: inline-block; font-family: FontAwesome; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1; padding-right: 5px; text-rendering: auto;"></span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://artnewengland.com/author/b-amore/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #888888; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="B. 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On the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, Donna Dodson’s striking exhibit, Amazons Among Us at Boston Sculptors Gallery, creates mythic figures that personify both historic and modern-day roles for women. The combination of ferocity and womanliness is a common theme. These women are not pushovers.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">All sculptures are carved in wood, a relative rarity in contemporary art. They are circa 40–45″ high. Dodson’s skill is evident—these highly defined forms convey a flow that carries the viewer around the sculpture. Dodson has an intimate knowledge of wood, and the pattern of grain and form are integrated seamlessly into each figure.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alpha Female, with her eagle head and beak, stands tall before us. Dodson dedicates the sculpture to her great-aunt Alice, who was one of the first 40 women from Illinois to join the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WACS) during WWII. The goddess Athena, wearing her war helmet, is etched in grey-blue on the figure’s stolid calf, and was the symbol that the WACS had emblazoned on their uniforms. These women, symbolized by this warrior-woman figure, showed the world that they could be equally both female and fierce, in defending their country.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><div class="wp-block-image" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-20558" height="901" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px" src="https://artnewengland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC02328.jpg" srcset="https://artnewengland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC02328.jpg 547w, https://artnewengland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC02328-243x400.jpg 243w, https://artnewengland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC02328-91x150.jpg 91w, https://artnewengland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC02328-61x100.jpg 61w" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: top;" width="547" /><figcaption style="box-sizing: border-box; caption-side: bottom; color: #555d66; display: table-caption; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em;">Donna Dodson, <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lakshmibai: the Rani of Jhansi</em>, 2021, chinese elm, enamel, colored pencils, acrylic, 39″ tall.</figcaption></figure></div><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One of the most striking sculptures in this new series represents a departure for Dodson. Her women sculptures are usually solitary. In <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lakshmibai: the Rani of Jhansi</em>, a young Bengal tiger cub is bound to his mother’s back. She stands strong, with a sword in her arm. The two aspects of the sculpture are striking, the warrior woman and the mother woman—both aspects necessary for survival.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dodson has chosen to collaborate with animator Trina Baker, performance artist Kledia Spiro, and poet K. Melchor Hall, for their commitment to social justice. Their multi-media presentations on the walls surrounding Dodson’s central installation makes for a full immersion into a contemporary dialogue exploring the role of women. Dodson’s Amazons provide an inspiring catalyst for reflection.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />—B. Amore</p></div>Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-55311685240042341492021-05-25T08:15:00.001-04:002021-06-05T08:20:41.882-04:00DONNA DODSON’S AMAZONS AMONG US<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;">DONNA DODSON’S AMAZONS AMONG US & ANDY MOERLEIN’S WOOD
STONE POEM AT BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Friday, May 7th, 2021 // <a href="https://artscopemagazine.com/category/artscope-online/"><span style="color: black;">Artscope Online</span></a>, <a href="https://artscopemagazine.com/category/artscope-online/exhibit-openings/"><span style="color: black;">Exhibit Openings</span></a>, <a href="https://artscopemagazine.com/category/artscope-online/exhibits/"><span style="color: black;">Exhibits</span></a>, <a href="https://artscopemagazine.com/category/artscope-online/visual-art/"><span style="color: black;">Visual Arts</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">LEFT: Donna Dodson’s “Amazons Amongst Us”;
RIGHT: Andy Moerlein, “Snagged,” 2021, oak, cherry, wire, hooks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">by James Foritano<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As we left the two solo shows just opened at
Boston Sculptors Gallery, my wife Madeleine exclaimed with an eloquent and
breathy sigh: “Whew! What imagination! How are you going to review that?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Indeed, it is strenuous, albeit delightfully so,
to hitch your own imagination to the flights of two sculptors who share a
studio and a life in nearby Maynard, Massachusetts. The trick is to husband
your strength. Take advantage of pauses, sit, look out the window. Say to your
over-heating imagination: “It’s only wood, after all.” Then, plunge in, once
again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">Andy Moerlein’s wood is both found and transformed. Since
Moerlein was present at the gallery, as he expects to be every Saturday, he
mimed for me a trip through local woods, a metaphorical axe over his shoulder,
on the lookout for wood with the kind of sinuous life-path he favors. Not just
any wood, but wood that bulges and curves with the struggle for life, both
sensuous and muscular. No wonder I felt tired just looking on!</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But look again, and you see a performance that
bids you to pause and appreciate the long length of time spent tapping our
earth and our sun for energies. This is wood in its slow grain as well its more
performative fast-dancing. And you may, as viewer, be a partner to both rhythms
— which you’d better do if you want to last through both solo shows!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sometimes Andy applies make-up to the
performers, though they must first ask for it. Say a coating of glossy paint,
or streak of buzzing metallic sheen, which he must apply outdoors and with
caution since it vaporizes so easily.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As Moerlein is sitting in the gallery fiddling
with his computer, he hears another “ask” coming from a sculpture that isn’t
quite finished. These sculptures which seem to have co-evolved out of both
Nature’s and Man’s will sure are demanding task masters! Moerlein jumps up to
limn with one finger the change the wood is suggesting, firmly. He’s on demand,
and appears to love it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Around a wide corner, which seems more of an
epoch than a few steps, is another solo show, Donna Dodson’s “Amazons Among
Us,” which leads the viewer to ask him/herself “What are these four statuesque
figures, sculpted in wood, asking of me?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Majestic as well as subtly inviting, to my eyes
they seem to be asking to be seen in the round, for all they are. First, for
“Athena,” I accessed my Greco-Roman history to recall that I’d seen Athena in
marble in the lobby of the Boston Athenaeum. In marble, she seemed assured of
her place, even a bit frozen into place, as does happen to revered ancestors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This “Athena” sculpted out of a log of black
walnut in Dodson’s Maynard studio, seemed livelier, plucked from living wood,
harboring natural cracks in her statuesque pose, that somehow suggested both
fragility and readiness. After all, as goddess of both wisdom and war, Athena,
in any form, has a large task to embrace.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Other goddesses, such as Queen Rani of Jhansi
stretch our Western imaginations to visit Asia, specifically India, where
nearly everyone recognizes Queen Rani and her deeds. As a help to our less
tutored imaginations, here, Dodson sculpts “Rani” with her child strapped to
her back in a famous escape episode: able warrior as protective mother.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I found action everywhere in Dodson’s figures,
especially in the limbs and hands where traditional mallet and chisel did more
intimate figuration than power tools are capable of; also in delicately
penciled, discretely situated tattoos. And, surprisingly, for me, the views in
back of these works are as arresting as the frontal poses of these Amazons, arresting
in their grace, as if depth as well as readiness was inherent in every Amazon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Viewers should be ready for the fact that all of
these Amazons are interpreted as lions on two feet, fashionably shod to boot!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From acrobatic curves with magnetic skins to an
inward restlessness wrapped in majesty, between “wooden” Amazons and woodsy
poems, is there no place for a viewer to look for a pause? Maybe, yes,
afterwards.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Also, there are notable collaborations with a
suite of artists at this twin solo exhibit of Dodson and Moerlein. Look for a
miniature Bonsai tree at the top of the entrance stairs as well as captivating
videos and poems on the walls by Dodson’s “Amazons.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 22.5pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(“Andy Moerlein: wood stone poem” and “Donna
Dodson: Amazons Among Us” are on view through June 6 at Boston Sculptors
Gallery, 486 Harrison Ave., Boston, Massachusetts. The gallery is open
Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; First Friday receptions will take
place on May 7 and June 4 from 5-8:30 p.m. There will also be a series of special
events and performances tied to the exhibitions; for details, visit <a href="http://bostonsculptors.com/"><span style="color: black;">bostonsculptors.com</span></a>.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p></p>Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-53503431268577833952020-12-31T10:44:00.009-05:002020-12-31T17:08:47.424-05:00End of Year Reflections and the Year Ahead<p> <span style="font-family: times;">As we near the end of 2020, it occurs to me that in spite of the disruptions of COVID-19 and the global pandemic, I participated in several international exhibitions and online programs. I also forged some exciting new collaborations. Below is a brief summary of 2020 and a look ahead to 2021...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9iSsqzg_CJcH4nSnwIuA6Y767S8RjEYHfYU9c8crPNcYah0nJgl-vunrbIdO6DARp9_8E7v5tuySIpsXU8788z7jPvwSLza_imtYG0T4k2Crs9UGRsyHg-EicDw5FvT-nSy1EcesSxI/s1000/Alpha+Female.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9iSsqzg_CJcH4nSnwIuA6Y767S8RjEYHfYU9c8crPNcYah0nJgl-vunrbIdO6DARp9_8E7v5tuySIpsXU8788z7jPvwSLza_imtYG0T4k2Crs9UGRsyHg-EicDw5FvT-nSy1EcesSxI/s320/Alpha+Female.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrF3TLxCPg95kiNmtne3b3jSLJAq_Pah8p_5QIuE6QYcInOVYmd7XgLNCC5RZiN4DJsQWdwhxPzCbgWXKOGXR5wj-YjBW30PJ-ZrzHvq40PsEfqISghdJU3AuXw8eUNugR9jYAqG81Lw/s1000/Alpha+Female+detail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrF3TLxCPg95kiNmtne3b3jSLJAq_Pah8p_5QIuE6QYcInOVYmd7XgLNCC5RZiN4DJsQWdwhxPzCbgWXKOGXR5wj-YjBW30PJ-ZrzHvq40PsEfqISghdJU3AuXw8eUNugR9jYAqG81Lw/s320/Alpha+Female+detail.jpg" /></a></span></div></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times;">I created a video for International Sculpture Day in April, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbnPJ_hSqGY">A Studio Visit with Donna Dodson</a>, that summarizes my work in process and highlights some of my previous work</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times;">. Thanks to Andy Moerlein for the shooting, staging and fantastic video editing. Check out his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COcqAojumG0">IS Day Studio Visit</a> too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I participated in two international virtual exhibitions: one in Peru and one in Switzerland. The Peruvian show,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a href="https://view.genial.ly/5f4b98d21c218e25aaee2484">La Primera Exposicion Virtual Collectiva</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">is an online exhibition that was created in honor of ROLDAN BRAULIO ALVARADO MECICOMER, a well-known and beloved art professor and sculptor at ESCUELA SUPERIOR DE FORMACIÓN ARTÍSTICA PÚBLICA DE BELLAS ARTES “VÍCTOR MOREY PEÑA” DE IQUITOS Peru. (Look for Andy Moerlein's work in the exhibition too)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5ipnLCW3CimaIS05S5e8wR_yTHyHsUwAU_MyBf9n19IS9pKC5Vft3vnjrP8jsphkk6LEKw3ncG1-FPrODX4o2Ybme0KUTfnkgitV7ozfw_0idNhBTodYKsTbG8rgHfYBuJJxs3i6EeA/s1020/Dodson_+The+Great+Pause.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1020" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5ipnLCW3CimaIS05S5e8wR_yTHyHsUwAU_MyBf9n19IS9pKC5Vft3vnjrP8jsphkk6LEKw3ncG1-FPrODX4o2Ybme0KUTfnkgitV7ozfw_0idNhBTodYKsTbG8rgHfYBuJJxs3i6EeA/w400-h266/Dodson_+The+Great+Pause.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://3-dfoundation.com/event/the-great-pause-exhibition/">The Great Pause</a>, a covid response to the pandemic by Verbier 3D Foundation in Switzerland features images of new work by artists who have been part of this residency program (including Andy Moerlein),</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the highest altitude sculpture park in the world</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Each artist was asked to send in photographs of current work, and a written statement about how Covid is shaping their practice. The images and texts were printed and mounted on the side of the bench platforms along the hiking trail that runs through the sculpture park. I sent in an image of the Alpha Female and this statement: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">"I am personally affected by the virus, and it has given new context and meaning to my work. I am making a new series that is based on Amazons, the ancient warrior women. I am re-imagining Durer's Four horsemen of the Apocalypse as Amazon Warriors. Given the current pandemic, this body of work is speaking to the current moment.<br /><br />We are witnessing women leaders of the world, who are battling against the virus in their countries, win with truth, decisiveness, intelligence, and compassion. Globally, we must come to new understanding of women. Our survival depends on it."</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVPnUEAmMjEnSa_8cqMlCqUuxRH4GxEBfPpx3lQ4H9cGlSM68kchun9Tnzuc_mMRlL6qH6uouI0WOFiiU_TxdMCH6VOCvoYzeES8j12OvVgCAzhDgVBJbp2ytlV6qizEry3R3-whPEeQ/s1000/Black+Panther+and+Cybele_Front+view.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVPnUEAmMjEnSa_8cqMlCqUuxRH4GxEBfPpx3lQ4H9cGlSM68kchun9Tnzuc_mMRlL6qH6uouI0WOFiiU_TxdMCH6VOCvoYzeES8j12OvVgCAzhDgVBJbp2ytlV6qizEry3R3-whPEeQ/s320/Black+Panther+and+Cybele_Front+view.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzB4RpBNA7QK1VXpeI8hxjn8EExXUc6S84lXyCts1dq6xiXBTQZDoB7wxjoaJJbfcKakkqByCI7lHKrQ6TKwA4vaxZ2jcnDGFkxi53kwjxxb4gtk2QTNE9EGS6eS9e5ZHkl6tjW2BSC8/s1000/Black+Panther+and+Cybele_Back+view.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzB4RpBNA7QK1VXpeI8hxjn8EExXUc6S84lXyCts1dq6xiXBTQZDoB7wxjoaJJbfcKakkqByCI7lHKrQ6TKwA4vaxZ2jcnDGFkxi53kwjxxb4gtk2QTNE9EGS6eS9e5ZHkl6tjW2BSC8/s320/Black+Panther+and+Cybele_Back+view.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /></span></div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;">I am currently a Visiting Scholar at Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Center for 2019-2021. Last year was focused on research and this year will result in creating a new body of work that will open at the Boston Sculptors Gallery in May 2021. My project is focused on the Amazons in ancient, modern and contemporary art history including warrior women from around the world such as Hua Mulan, Rani of Jhansi, Tomiris and amazons in pop culture such as The Wakanda and Wonder Woman. I am completing this series by interpreting Durer's "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" as Amazon warriors in my woodcarvings. I have gotten some good press so far, especially "<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://readymag.com/TheChord/Unlockd03/5/&source=gmail&ust=1609511094394000&usg=AFQjCNGS3cAODt2ez4pMgoJQGnQRna1XLw" href="https://readymag.com/TheChord/Unlockd03/5/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Donna Dodson is Making An Army, and Why Not</span></a>? by Jennifer Oladipo in her new online platform, <a href="https://www.thechord.co/">The Chord</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiiTmt_eL4nTsO6UxagVOA2MENUNk2LDUZtRRFhqEl4ArJV_XpShUs2-IfQEJUKD0XGR2K4J9cCkgH6cFmP_96GI2xDCUDxe30VbQrAaLfzvNkLfvqhf-U3YUkUadGE6BnwQqGsf2S7c/s1093/rujo+boots.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1093" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiiTmt_eL4nTsO6UxagVOA2MENUNk2LDUZtRRFhqEl4ArJV_XpShUs2-IfQEJUKD0XGR2K4J9cCkgH6cFmP_96GI2xDCUDxe30VbQrAaLfzvNkLfvqhf-U3YUkUadGE6BnwQqGsf2S7c/w400-h281/rujo+boots.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-family: times;">Leave it to Seagull Cinderella to attract one of the most unexpected and ultimately wonderful experiences in 2020. She, and I, participated in a cowboy boot commercial, written, produced and directed by the one and only <a href="https://jeremiahcraig.com/">Jeremiah Craig</a>. Check out his video "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mM7Rs5TGFI">Simple and Sophisticated Ostrich Boots from Rujo</a>." Hats off to Jeremiah for doing some top shelf investigative journalism and inviting me to reveal the uncut version of the story.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>A couple of followups and footnotes to my previous posts from 2020</b>:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="color: #202020;"></div><div style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: times;"><em><a href="https://interpretingthenatural.blogspot.com/">Interpreting the Natural: Contemporary Visions of Scholars' Rocks</a></em> was exhibited at the <a href="http://www.koreanculture.org/gallery-korea/2020/10/21/interpreting-the-natural-contemporary-visions-of-scholars-rocks">Korean Cultural Center in NYC</a>, October 21-Nov 30, 2020. This exhibition featured artwork by ten award-winning artists: Laura Cannamela, Mark Cooper, Furen Dai, Christopher Frost, JooLee Kang, Woomin Kim, Susan Meyer, Andy Moerlein, Laura Moriarty, and Elisa Pritzker alongside traditional stones from the collection of Thomas Elias and Hiromi Nakaoji and the renowned scholar Kemin Hu. Due to COVID-19 all of the programming was recorded live and posted to youtube. Check out the website for all of the links to videos of the artist talks that featured famous experts, scholars, collectors and many generous souls who joined into the conversations and enhanced the community that we created online.</span></div><div style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINVYCg9u4WqYWgu3c4Hs7vcpHT8GpBzL1nNz9PCNRo6IwP-ANTibVVcF2AX2jaMhtZjKHCBC4iJXwT1eXhG3mZd0t435l_cz8S9vIPYanO-4CNUvHEH4_DwFnUIE0y_BpK22x6DyT3_A/s2048/%255BKCCNY%255D+Interpreting+the+Natural_Installation+View+%25286%2529.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="2048" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINVYCg9u4WqYWgu3c4Hs7vcpHT8GpBzL1nNz9PCNRo6IwP-ANTibVVcF2AX2jaMhtZjKHCBC4iJXwT1eXhG3mZd0t435l_cz8S9vIPYanO-4CNUvHEH4_DwFnUIE0y_BpK22x6DyT3_A/w400-h226/%255BKCCNY%255D+Interpreting+the+Natural_Installation+View+%25286%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>News from the <a href="https://www.themythmakers.org/">Myth Makers</a>: Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein:</b></span></div><div style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #202020; font-family: times;">Look for new work from this dynamic duo in Camden NJ, Atlanta GA and Anchorage AK in 2021! Coming up in March 2021 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville, Georgia: Flannery's Peacock, a tribute to Flannery O'Connor and her beloved peacocks. Following that, The Phoenix Festival will premiere in April 2021 as part of</span><span style="color: #202020; font-family: times;"> "A New View Camden" </span><span style="color: #202020; font-family: times;">the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge to address illegal dumping in Camden New Jersey. And in June 2021, look for a giant pair of fabled magpies at the Alaska Botanical Garden in Anchorage, Alaska. For more info, visit our <a href="http://themythmakers.blogspot.com/">blog</a>.</span></div><div><span style="color: #202020; font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RSzsqDUPGJeXAVgkEu38goadx91Y9uNH8qgZS-FyNBEiHv4fjadWPjvYQakjI0wUPOZ0OVWf-BVZl-joapaFGYdMM6KAMmE-x8gX1zO2EwfY6Dc9Lz3NGhHsxiHu__7155qFs_XlAr8/s2048/IMG_0004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RSzsqDUPGJeXAVgkEu38goadx91Y9uNH8qgZS-FyNBEiHv4fjadWPjvYQakjI0wUPOZ0OVWf-BVZl-joapaFGYdMM6KAMmE-x8gX1zO2EwfY6Dc9Lz3NGhHsxiHu__7155qFs_XlAr8/s320/IMG_0004.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fuw8PdR9jFl-a-4VAOIRQ-Gxp6Dh_8FIFIG-0uPqnnq9oOLUub-OU2q129pI52wrUcM7jw-FJFr47pfyjIpoO3FlRrsfPzvYye25KA1JrXajgnUhWnrRzL62ZDb4T6rI2XIQm8yx2Mg/s2048/IMG_0033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fuw8PdR9jFl-a-4VAOIRQ-Gxp6Dh_8FIFIG-0uPqnnq9oOLUub-OU2q129pI52wrUcM7jw-FJFr47pfyjIpoO3FlRrsfPzvYye25KA1JrXajgnUhWnrRzL62ZDb4T6rI2XIQm8yx2Mg/s320/IMG_0033.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixarjZwRdkN2d7qN-MO-ucyxvPgTFWDXAvNKS5FVjwrpUr4mzz3KTOAGDYFlbk73jIUsY2dqtoWeeMMiFUXWZGMzIprAkmlnreEHt9cVJL2pfMLs5QnQbzb3k4FeSt94Ag9vsSUPl66R0/s2048/IMG_0034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixarjZwRdkN2d7qN-MO-ucyxvPgTFWDXAvNKS5FVjwrpUr4mzz3KTOAGDYFlbk73jIUsY2dqtoWeeMMiFUXWZGMzIprAkmlnreEHt9cVJL2pfMLs5QnQbzb3k4FeSt94Ag9vsSUPl66R0/s320/IMG_0034.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaKBLhmoGH-SV54QP6wseBB0b7ZXkMTLdWFzzd9hbPg_8fjxswN3Cms1lL6m2jXM85rlRju3knYviFHgYL2ORs7kHNe2t_xqeYN39cWl698dqjma1N7T1wewpFovYEzCaiTGW3uv-U2c/s2048/IMG_0036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaKBLhmoGH-SV54QP6wseBB0b7ZXkMTLdWFzzd9hbPg_8fjxswN3Cms1lL6m2jXM85rlRju3knYviFHgYL2ORs7kHNe2t_xqeYN39cWl698dqjma1N7T1wewpFovYEzCaiTGW3uv-U2c/s320/IMG_0036.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-20522201124707099312020-04-14T08:26:00.001-04:002020-04-14T08:27:56.701-04:00Spring News Update<div style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">
<strong>In light of the many disruptions from the corona virus that we are all experiencing, I wanted to post some updates from my studio and from the Myth Makers. Note: all dates listed below are tentative.<br /><br />Cate McQuaid featured my instagram page in the Boston Sunday Globe April 5th, 2020<br />"<a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/02/arts/stuck-home-these-boston-artists-are-doing-great-things-instagram" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Stuck at Home, these Boston Artists are doing great things on Instagram</a>"<br /><br />Interpreting the Natural, an exhibition curated by Donna Dodson. This show has been postponed to August/September 2020. Stay tuned for more details as they unfold.</strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><em>Interpreting the Natural: Contemporary Visions of Scholars' Rocks</em> will feature recent artwork by eleven award-winning artists: Laura Cannamela, Mark Cooper, Furen Dai, Christopher Frost, JooLee Kang, Woomin Kim, Karen Krieger, Susan Meyer, Andy Moerlein, Laura Moriarty, and Elisa Pritzker alongside traditional stones from the collection of the renowned scholar Kemin Hu. Informed by each artist’s enthusiasm for ancient scholars’ rocks or viewing stones, the exhibition will include sculptures in ceramic, wood, wax, concrete, embroidery and mixed media, in addition to ink and digital drawings, encaustic paintings and stone installations. This show will have concurrent exhibitions in New York City at the Korean Cultural Center in September/October 2020 and at the Clemente Center in NYC Aug/Sep '20.</span><br />
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<strong>On view 24/7 at the <a href="http://bostonsculptors.com/" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Boston Sculptors Gallery</a>, 486 Harrison Ave, Boston. </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21;">New works in the windows- wood, 3D prints, bronze. Drive by and shop from a safe social distance. The gallery is closed. Please contact <a href="http://bostonsculptors@yahoo.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">bostonsculptors@yahoo.com</a> for more information or to make a purchase.</span></div>
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<strong>New work @ <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://blogspot.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dbe0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a%26id%3Dba50ee6da4%26e%3Da0738d9987&source=gmail&ust=1586826712759000&usg=AFQjCNFihARfpn5cRTVx6uw827DtJb_qAg" href="https://blogspot.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a&id=ba50ee6da4&e=a0738d9987" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Clark Gallery</a> in Lincoln, Mass., in the windows 24/7. </strong>The doors to the gallery remain ajar and they continue to safely welcome art followers by chance and by appointment. Call first,<strong>617-386-6115. Note: </strong>The gallery safely delivers and installs new acquisitions while following all prescribed social distancing guidelines.</div>
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<strong>New work in Alabaster: Cardinal Mother. Available at <a href="http://georgiabluegallery.com/" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Georgia Blue Gallery</a> in Anchorage, Alaska. The gallery is currently closed. Please call for an appointment, 907-563-2787, or visit their website to view work online, <a href="http://georgiabluegallery.com/" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">http://georgiabluegallery.com.</a></strong></div>
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<strong>The Phoenix Festival for "A New View Camden" has been postponed to April 2021...</strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were selected as one of 8 finalists for a prestigious national competition: the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge in Camden New Jersey. Each artist team is responsible for addressing the problem of illegal dumping, educating the community about solutions and imagining a new vision for the city landscape.<br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__njbiz.com_camden-2Dreveals-2D8-2Dartists-2Dselected-2Dnew-2Dview-2Dcity_-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR3sXpvuYWdFwoxvlVYahKsNE3A-2DJgk-2D8eRuXPkUfS2PbZkJJdJDs707398%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DFbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE%26r%3DdZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ%26m%3DOrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg%26s%3DeL-_dnH5Yyja_aqlvDLrEP4FHaCIgpz2cjj9xIB0nrM%26e%3D&source=gmail&ust=1583800159081000&usg=AFQjCNG_u8IaKZvsenkOImdIG2DEE36E4w" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__njbiz.com_camden-2Dreveals-2D8-2Dartists-2Dselected-2Dnew-2Dview-2Dcity_-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR3sXpvuYWdFwoxvlVYahKsNE3A-2DJgk-2D8eRuXPkUfS2PbZkJJdJDs707398&d=DwMFaQ&c=FbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE&r=dZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ&m=OrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg&s=eL-_dnH5Yyja_aqlvDLrEP4FHaCIgpz2cjj9xIB0nrM&e=" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Camden reveals 8 artists selected to bring ‘a new view’ to city</a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__www.tapinto.net_towns_camden_sections_arts-2Dand-2Dentertainment_articles_six-2Dartful-2Dways-2Dcamden-2Dwill-2Dtransform-2Dprior-2Dillegal-2Ddumping-2Dsites-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR3gzJhwwNRb-5Fl6QcqnCB8lFH8ibkvgQAVwcKgHKpdlWmcFntQpBE3IPa0c%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DFbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE%26r%3DdZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ%26m%3DOrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg%26s%3DaaWmPg6NtBjYkueaUTEuQsy7dwWN7qa5YDYFUYFFjWI%26e%3D&source=gmail&ust=1583800159082000&usg=AFQjCNHGQgPHPrGD6K6IkE_qGK4bKXHoaw" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tapinto.net_towns_camden_sections_arts-2Dand-2Dentertainment_articles_six-2Dartful-2Dways-2Dcamden-2Dwill-2Dtransform-2Dprior-2Dillegal-2Ddumping-2Dsites-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR3gzJhwwNRb-5Fl6QcqnCB8lFH8ibkvgQAVwcKgHKpdlWmcFntQpBE3IPa0c&d=DwMFaQ&c=FbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE&r=dZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ&m=OrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg&s=aaWmPg6NtBjYkueaUTEuQsy7dwWN7qa5YDYFUYFFjWI&e=" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Six Artful Ways Camden Will Transform Prior Illegal Dumping Sites</a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__www.njpen.com_a-2Dnew-2Dview-2Dcamden-2D1m-2Dbloomberg-2Dchallenge-2Dseeks-2Dto-2Dreclaim-2Durban-2Ddumping-2Dgrounds-2Dwith-2Dpublic-2Dart_-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR2DKmEZheyB-5FvdzmYXicNsCwCu-5FVr9YILZ0BQBpJ3Uglcr-2D-5FOP2mA6OHdA%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DFbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE%26r%3DdZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ%26m%3DOrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg%26s%3DRuCTfmb1FrYPcAK0hnK2oUClwCB9ZiUcAtJ1R70dSvA%26e%3D&source=gmail&ust=1583800159082000&usg=AFQjCNF4aMTYvtZzexiY8qb1Wf-rS-RFdg" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.njpen.com_a-2Dnew-2Dview-2Dcamden-2D1m-2Dbloomberg-2Dchallenge-2Dseeks-2Dto-2Dreclaim-2Durban-2Ddumping-2Dgrounds-2Dwith-2Dpublic-2Dart_-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR2DKmEZheyB-5FvdzmYXicNsCwCu-5FVr9YILZ0BQBpJ3Uglcr-2D-5FOP2mA6OHdA&d=DwMFaQ&c=FbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE&r=dZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ&m=OrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg&s=RuCTfmb1FrYPcAK0hnK2oUClwCB9ZiUcAtJ1R70dSvA&e=" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">‘A New View Camden’: $1M Bloomberg Challenge Reclaims Urban Dumping Grounds with Public Art</a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__www.inquirer.com_news_bloomberg-2Dcamden-2Dart-2Dgrant-2Drutgers-2Dnew-2Dview-2D20200129.html-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR3MPf6rS150YH7eBGEt8orezBlkSaA4-2DQDW41MdfRvqe1vlzLaK0b4VAeI%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DFbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE%26r%3DdZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ%26m%3DOrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg%26s%3DHV_x6aVHU823QYKeaNKVajc-dgO0CGU-7WgKJCJgEG0%26e%3D&source=gmail&ust=1583800159082000&usg=AFQjCNH38MvbhS1egPaoS0MnUOKl79FRow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.inquirer.com_news_bloomberg-2Dcamden-2Dart-2Dgrant-2Drutgers-2Dnew-2Dview-2D20200129.html-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR3MPf6rS150YH7eBGEt8orezBlkSaA4-2DQDW41MdfRvqe1vlzLaK0b4VAeI&d=DwMFaQ&c=FbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE&r=dZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ&m=OrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg&s=HV_x6aVHU823QYKeaNKVajc-dgO0CGU-7WgKJCJgEG0&e=" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Camden’s new view: Here are 8 new public art projects coming this summer</a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__www.courierpostonline.com_story_news_local_south-2Djersey_2020_01_29_artists-2Dselected-2Dgive-2Dcamden-2Da-2Dnew-2Dview-2Dbloomberg-2Dpublic-2Dart-2Dinstallations-2Dvisual-2Dart-2Dsculpture_4588890002_-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR2UwA-5FNQ6KrXZVpgqSBMyfpSvSk-5Fj-2D2OCXlu5xSPNhH61yBBJYUxXcM6qM%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DFbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE%26r%3DdZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ%26m%3DOrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg%26s%3DRsIy2m0Pg_wK7SFG44uSeTVqstN6sZMuSbPOQbLK4m0%26e%3D&source=gmail&ust=1583800159082000&usg=AFQjCNHb5WUOximv-_pqS_NjshBNz8_tWg" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.courierpostonline.com_story_news_local_south-2Djersey_2020_01_29_artists-2Dselected-2Dgive-2Dcamden-2Da-2Dnew-2Dview-2Dbloomberg-2Dpublic-2Dart-2Dinstallations-2Dvisual-2Dart-2Dsculpture_4588890002_-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR2UwA-5FNQ6KrXZVpgqSBMyfpSvSk-5Fj-2D2OCXlu5xSPNhH61yBBJYUxXcM6qM&d=DwMFaQ&c=FbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE&r=dZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ&m=OrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg&s=RsIy2m0Pg_wK7SFG44uSeTVqstN6sZMuSbPOQbLK4m0&e=" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Who'll give Camden 'A New View'? Artists selected for installations throughout city</a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__www.courierpostonline.com_story_news_local_south-2Djersey_2019_01_24_camden-2Dwins-2Dbloomberg-2Dphilanthropies-2Dpublic-2Dart-2Dgrant-2Dtransit-2Dillegal-2Ddumping_2647933002_-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR2X9cy14Qs7aiZAwydvXXeAd8pU4m6-2D76GxnDFcqfnkHXCCwOFX3DH4Sr8%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DFbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE%26r%3DdZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ%26m%3DOrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg%26s%3DOvVFKlIvEZQ1lXSrQ_EFvOMmkVl2qpFtK6kkL8PCVJ8%26e%3D&source=gmail&ust=1583800159082000&usg=AFQjCNF93w0T1-FcncOzxOq3TZ3NowlcVQ" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.courierpostonline.com_story_news_local_south-2Djersey_2019_01_24_camden-2Dwins-2Dbloomberg-2Dphilanthropies-2Dpublic-2Dart-2Dgrant-2Dtransit-2Dillegal-2Ddumping_2647933002_-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR2X9cy14Qs7aiZAwydvXXeAd8pU4m6-2D76GxnDFcqfnkHXCCwOFX3DH4Sr8&d=DwMFaQ&c=FbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE&r=dZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ&m=OrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg&s=OvVFKlIvEZQ1lXSrQ_EFvOMmkVl2qpFtK6kkL8PCVJ8&e=" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Camden wins Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art grant</a></span><br />
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award-winning artists: Laura Cannamela, Mark Cooper, Furen Dai, Christopher
Frost, JooLee Kang, Woomin Kim, Karen Krieger, Susan Meyer, Andy Moerlein,
Laura Moriarty, and Elisa Pritzker alongside traditional stones from the
collection of the renowned scholar Kemin Hu. Informed by each artist’s
enthusiasm for ancient scholars’ rocks or viewing stones, the exhibition will
include sculptures in ceramic, wood, wax, concrete, embroidery and mixed media,
in addition to ink and digital drawings, encaustic paintings and stone
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href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.njpen.com_a-2Dnew-2Dview-2Dcamden-2D1m-2Dbloomberg-2Dchallenge-2Dseeks-2Dto-2Dreclaim-2Durban-2Ddumping-2Dgrounds-2Dwith-2Dpublic-2Dart_-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR2DKmEZheyB-5FvdzmYXicNsCwCu-5FVr9YILZ0BQBpJ3Uglcr-2D-5FOP2mA6OHdA&d=DwMFaQ&c=FbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE&r=dZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ&m=OrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg&s=RuCTfmb1FrYPcAK0hnK2oUClwCB9ZiUcAtJ1R70dSvA&e=" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">‘A New View Camden’: $1M Bloomberg Challenge Seeks to Reclaim Urban Dumping Grounds with Public Art</a><br /><a 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Artists selected for installations throughout city</a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__www.courierpostonline.com_story_news_local_south-2Djersey_2019_01_24_camden-2Dwins-2Dbloomberg-2Dphilanthropies-2Dpublic-2Dart-2Dgrant-2Dtransit-2Dillegal-2Ddumping_2647933002_-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR2X9cy14Qs7aiZAwydvXXeAd8pU4m6-2D76GxnDFcqfnkHXCCwOFX3DH4Sr8%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DFbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE%26r%3DdZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ%26m%3DOrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg%26s%3DOvVFKlIvEZQ1lXSrQ_EFvOMmkVl2qpFtK6kkL8PCVJ8%26e%3D&source=gmail&ust=1583800159082000&usg=AFQjCNF93w0T1-FcncOzxOq3TZ3NowlcVQ" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.courierpostonline.com_story_news_local_south-2Djersey_2019_01_24_camden-2Dwins-2Dbloomberg-2Dphilanthropies-2Dpublic-2Dart-2Dgrant-2Dtransit-2Dillegal-2Ddumping_2647933002_-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR2X9cy14Qs7aiZAwydvXXeAd8pU4m6-2D76GxnDFcqfnkHXCCwOFX3DH4Sr8&d=DwMFaQ&c=FbBevciwIvGuzsJQdDnze9uCWRSXekJosRCbxNiCfPE&r=dZhGtn2cbFVRpfsFLQVfotOjoxNvgY_4AQFsIA1hfDQ&m=OrCbNuHJRGkuQKgExSSkX-j0-cFap0rMPqadyzKnCVg&s=OvVFKlIvEZQ1lXSrQ_EFvOMmkVl2qpFtK6kkL8PCVJ8&e=" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Camden wins Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art grant</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are building a Phoenix Festival with a public amphitheater on site at 1401 Federal St., from May 7th-16th, with the help of school children, community volunteers, & city workers. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Accompanying the public art installations throughout the city, there will be an indoor show at the Stedman Gallery, Rutgers University, Camden June 1-October 31st. </span></div>
Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-43151030359705329122019-12-18T18:13:00.000-05:002020-03-08T20:26:36.058-04:00New work and recent press<div style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Great interview with Michael Arthur on Forbes.com,</strong> December 8, 2019, about how to have a career as an artist featuring myself and <strong>Andy Moerlein</strong> plus the origin story of <strong>The Myth Makers</strong>, “<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelbarthur/2019/12/08/the-trajectory-of-artists-careers-and-what-you-can-learn-from-them/#1bedbed8740b" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">The Trajectory Of Artists’ Careers, And What You Can Learn From Them</a>”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Cindy F. Glanzrock, CEO of Glanzrock Curatorial Services</strong>, </span>launched a new initiative celebrating women artists, supporters of the arts, and women in design and real estate development. I was very honored to have a <a href="https://nyrej.com/glanzrock-launches-a-new-group-known-as-a-seat-at-the-table" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Seat at the Table</a> at the first event on November 19, 2019 along with </span>Vinnie Bagwell – artist/sculptor who just received the Central Park commission for her work “Victory Beyond Sims” Alison Chernick – A documentarian who just premiered “Jackson Pollock: Blue Poles” at the International Hampton Film Festival, Liza Donnelly – Cartoonist/illustrator, Author of “Funny Ladies” Gisue Hariri – Accomplished American architect and designer, described as one of the most, progressive and out of the box firms, and Rita Kalimian – Owner /developer of buildings including the first building that was committed to launching the Chelsea Arts District “529 ARTS” at 529 West 20th St.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Great conversation with Jennifer Oladipo and Kate Fleming, for The Chord</strong> on October 24, 2019, "<a href="https://jenoladipo.wixsite.com/thechord/post/artist-makes-art-context-makes-meaning" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Artist makes art. Context makes meaning."</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/us/marilyn-yalom-dead.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Remembering Marilyn Yalom</a>, author of <u>The Birth of the Chess Queen</u> and inspiration for <a href="https://www.donnadodsonartist.com/match-of-the-matriarchs/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">The Match of the Matriarchs</a>.<br /><br /><br /><strong>New website for Donna Dodson</strong>, <a href="http://www.donnadodsonartist.com/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">www.donnadodsonartist.com</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>New work @ <a href="http://www.clarkgallery.com/" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Clark Gallery</a> in Lincoln, Mass</strong>:<br /><br /><img data-file-id="1607401" height="192" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/be0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a/_compresseds/19dc29be-791d-4318-92a8-1b6ae627bc0c.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 192px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 256px;" width="256" /> <img data-file-id="1607437" height="192" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/be0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a/_compresseds/56dca711-058e-41b8-9b05-21329b2735b4.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 192px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 256px;" width="256" /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.bostonsculptors.com/donna-dodson-1/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">New works in bronze</a>: L to R: Walking Rhino, Pregnant Kangaroo, Elephant Princess and Elephant Nun<br /><br /><img data-file-id="1607457" height="200" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/be0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a/_compresseds/7cebbec0-bce7-41d5-9dc4-112bd1561dbe.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 150px;" width="150" /> <img data-file-id="1607445" height="200" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/be0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a/images/053dbe3a-b8d8-4283-89ad-b8a3ab6d6519.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 125px;" width="125" /> <img data-file-id="1607453" height="200" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/be0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a/images/124feb8d-ae6c-4299-8239-c6be864e1f68.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 138px;" width="138" /> <img data-file-id="1607449" height="200" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/be0ab65c33c5e14a1b167d78a/images/cdc7bde2-ff36-459b-996b-a436b8f084d4.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 132px;" width="132" /><br /><br /><br /><strong>New work in Alabaster: Cardinal Mother</strong></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Georgia Blue Gallery, Anchorage Alaska</strong></span></span></div>
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Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-37704089012103855022019-09-17T13:26:00.004-04:002019-11-16T11:26:07.080-05:00Open House And Visiting Scholar News<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; text-align: center;">Join us on Saturday & Sunday September 28th & 29th from 12p-5p for a private Open Studio/ Open House event @ 123 Summer St in Maynard. </strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; text-align: center;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; text-align: center;">I have re-installed Match of the Matriarchs and recent work from Zodiac at home and in the studio, I have new works in bronze and fiberglass (Mini Seagull Cinderella in progress) while the monumental Tiger Mothers and the original Seagull Cinderella get some touch ups. Andy Moerlein has lots of work inside and out including recent sculptures and prints from his Scholar's Rock series and new birds on branches (ceramic and wood assemblages). Make a day of it in Maynard- stop by Artspace Maynard's Open Studios to see over 80 artists at work and stay for dinner at one of the many amazing restaurants in town.</span></span><br />
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<b>Visiting Scholar Appointment at the Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Center</b><br />
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<b><br /></b>I am pleased to announce that on September 1st I began my appointment as a Visiting Scholar at The Brandeis University Women’s Studies Research Center. My research project will investigate the mythic and very real women who were portrayed in Ancient Greek and Roman Art and consider modern and contemporary Amazons in pop culture, such as Wonder Woman.</div>
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I was turned onto the idea of the Amazons after reading Madeleine Miller's two novels about Greek Mythology: "Song of Achilles" and "Circe." My preliminary research led me to the MFA and the Metropolitan Museum in NYC collections both of whom have fantastic examples of the <a href="https://collections.mfa.org/objects/153383">legendary warrior women</a> on <a href="https://collections.mfa.org/objects/154065">pottery</a>, <a href="https://collections.mfa.org/objects/238210/ring-with-a-deer-hunt?ctx=22acacf0-44a2-45f9-8c1e-e692e77c2e34&idx=68">gold rings</a>, <a href="https://collections.mfa.org/objects/242502/scaraboid-gem-with-two-amazons?ctx=cbee68a5-40e8-43b4-b35b-1dae15eb016a&idx=13">crystal beads</a> and more. Two of my primary sources are "Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World" by Adrienne Mayor and "Postcolonial Amazons: Female Masculinity and Courage in Ancient Greek and Sanskrit Literature" by Walter Duvall Penrose Jr. This has led to a fruitful correspondence and lively discussion with these two renowned scholars.</div>
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I saw the movie "Wonder Woman" when it came out in theaters but only recently discovered "Professor Marston and the Wonder Women." I am currently devouring Jill Lepore's book " The Secret History of Wonder Woman." Note, the Addison Gallery of American Art has an upcoming show on the subject of Wonder Woman and Superman in pop culture: "<a href="https://addison.andover.edu/Exhibitions/MOSWOW/Pages/default.aspx?in=Upcoming+Exhibitions#4">Men of Steel, Women of Wonder</a>" that is not to be missed, October 5, 2019 - January 5, 2020.</div>
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Update: Hand/Eye Magazine covered this story on May 22, 2019, "<a href="http://handeyemagazine.com/content/match-matriarchs">Match of the Matriarchs: A Maternal Chess Set</a>." Jennifer Oldapio interviewed Kate Fleming and me for The Chord and posted the conversation on October 24, 2019, <a href="https://jenoladipo.wixsite.com/thechord/post/artist-makes-art-context-makes-meaning">Artist makes art. Context makes meaning.</a></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Nancy Lord</span> will do a short reading of her writings related to birds, a frequent theme in all three of the artists' work. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Donna Dodson</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Andy Moerlein</span> will present new sculptures. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Perry Eaton</span> will be in the gallery as a guest artist, talking about his work and career. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mara Kimmel</span>, Anchorage Museum Deputy Director will moderate.</div>
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This is a short talk intended for a broad public with an enthusiasm for creative activity, regardless of medium or professional ambition. The artists are each inspired speakers and exceptional practitioners of their craft. After the short reading and informal conversation there will be a reception and the opportunity to speak with each of the artists and the moderator.</div>
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Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-47850519039138241032019-01-19T08:00:00.005-05:002019-04-30T16:23:09.639-04:00Zodiac<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM PRESENTS
<a href="https://fullercraft.org/donna-dodson-zodiac/">Donna Dodson: Zodiac</a>
February 2 – May 19, 2019<br />
Opening Reception: Sunday, February 3, 2:00 – 5:00 pm<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Donna Dodson: Zodiac
Zodiac presents acclaimed woodworker Donna Dodson’s two sculptural <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">series referencing all 24 animal characters associated with the Lunar or Chinese calendar and the Sun signs of Western astrology</span>. </span>With such charming
creatures as a lion, a bull, a ram, a penguin, a beaver, and a falcon, Dodson’s carved wood
menagerie is sure to delight and inspire audiences of all ages.<br />
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Donna Dodson has been carving images out of wood for nearly 20 years. Her sculptures
explore feminine beauty and evoke humor and playfulness but also grace, power, and
emotional strength. Her unique vision responds to the relation of animals to the human spirit
that have existed since ancient times. Her figures are almost always female and range in size
from intimate to larger than life. She has been honored with solo shows nationwide for her
artwork. In addition, her monumental works have been exhibited internationally in sculpture
parks and art museums.<br />
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In 2011, Dodson participated in the Verbier 3D Foundation’s Artist Residency and Sculpture
Park in the Swiss Alps. In 2015, Donna participated in a residency in Cusco Peru at the
Escuela de Bellas Artes that culminated in an exhibition at Museo Convento de Santo
Domingo Qorikancha with the Boston Sculptors Gallery. In 2016, she had her first solo
museum show of “mermaids” in 2016 at the New Bedford Art Museum. In 2017, Dodson's solo
show Zodiac began a national tour.<br />
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<em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.6); font-family: nimbus-sans, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Felt: Fiber Transformed</em><br />
<em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.6); font-family: nimbus-sans, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Elizabeth Potenza: “Look up,” she said, “there is more color than you ever imagined”</em><br />
<em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.6); font-family: nimbus-sans, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mano-Made: New Expression in Craft by Latino Artists</em><br />
<em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.6); font-family: nimbus-sans, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tom Kiefer: El Sueño Americano – The American Dream</em><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Update: Robert Whitcomb covered this story for New England Diary on Jan 7, 2019, </span><a href="https://newenglanddiary.com/blog/0ksn6nkk3g4i0n5rtzd93fk50rd1lt/1/7/2019">Sculptural signs of the zodiac</a>. <span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sampan covered this story on Jan 14, 2019, </span><a href="https://sampan.org/2019/01/donna-dodson-presents-zodiac-at-fuller-craft-museum-feb-2-to-may-19/">Donna Dodson presents Zodiac at Fuller Craft Museum, Feb. 2 to May 19</a>. Holly Camero covered this story for the Beacon Villager on Jan 23, 2019, <a href="https://maynard.wickedlocal.com/news/20190122/zodiac-by-maynard-sculptor-opens-feb-2">Zodiac, by Maynard sculptor, opens Feb. 2.</a> Scott Reedy covered this story on Jan 30, 2019 for the Metrowest Daily News, <a href="https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/entertainmentlife/20190130/winter-arts-preview-heres-cure-for-cabin-fever">WINTER ARTS PREVIEW: Here’s the cure for cabin fever.</a> John Carroll covered this story for Campaign Outsider on Feb 11, 2019, <a href="https://campaignoutsider.com/2019/02/11/dead-blogging-tom-kiefer-el-sueno-americano-at-fuller-craft/">Dead Blogging ‘Donna Dodson: Zodiac’ at Fuller Craft</a>. On March 13th, The Patriot Ledger covered this story, "<a href="https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/entertainmentlife/20190313/at-fuller-zodiac-celebrates-women-through-wooden-sculptures">At the Fuller, ‘Zodiac’ celebrates women through wooden sculptures</a>."<br />
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Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-86362088084817446202018-09-21T08:18:00.000-04:002019-05-05T09:54:21.461-04:00Match of the Matriarchs<br />
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Boston Sculptors Gallery presents</span><em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> Match of the Matriarchs</span></b></em><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Donna Dodson’s</b> latest series of
mysterious animal-human hybrid wood sculptures, on display October 3
through November 4, 2018. Featuring a sculpture group configured as a chess
set, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dodson’s</b> increasingly
well-known female forms are carved with humor, sensitivity, and attention to
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Art Museum</span></a> in 2016. She explained, “I created five ‘<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">mermaids</span>’ inspired by the history of
ship prow carvings. I wanted to do more with the series, so I set myself the
challenge of making an entire chess set.” This idea allowed her to build
on the concept of sculptures that interact directly with each other, while
reflecting on the interactions among species that have nothing to do with us
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history books such as </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Squid-Empire-Rise-Fall-Cephalopods/dp/1611689236/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1532796419&sr=8-1&keywords=squid+empire" target="_blank"><em><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal;">Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods</span></em><span style="background: white; color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></a><span style="background: white;">by Danna Staff,<em><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal;"> Octopus: A</span></em> by
Sy Montgomery, and <em><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Other-Minds-Octopus-Origins-Consciousness/dp/0374537194/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532796553&sr=1-1&keywords=other+minds+the+octopus+the+sea+and+the+deep+origins+of+consciousness" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Other
Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness</span></a></span></em> by
Peter Godfrey-Smith. </span>“The existence of squid was discovered due to
the scars on the sides of whales,” <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dodson</b>
noted. “This deep sea battle between the squid and the whale led me to create a
team of cephalopods—octopus, squid and cuttlefish—battling against the
cetaceans—orca, narwhal and elephant seal.”<br />
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<span style="background: white;">To learn about the game of chess, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dodson</b> researched<em><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Birth-Chess-Queen-Marilyn-Yalom/dp/0060090650/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532796632&sr=1-1&keywords=birth+of+the+chess+queen" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Birth
of the Chess Queen: A History</span></a></span></em> by Marilyn Yalom
and <em><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Bitch-Women-Ultimate-Intellectual/dp/189008509X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532796671&sr=1-1&keywords=chess+bitch" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Chess
Bitch: Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Sport</span></a> </span></em>by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jennifer<span style="color: black;"> Shahade</span></b><span style="color: black;">. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The original chess set
was composed of King, Vizier/General, and other male military figures,” <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dodson</b> explained. “The queen came onto
the board around the same time that many powerful queens reigned in England,
Russia and Spain.”</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dodson</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> reflected on that
change, deciding, “My set is maternal—I am thinking about family matriarchies,
the realm of power in women's lives, how women wield power and the bonds
between women in families.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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His projects include <i>XChess</i>, a web TV show about chess, <i>Misery Loves
Comedy,</i> a pilot on stand-up comedians, and <i>Nowhere Else</i>, a
TV drama for Israeli TV. His most recent film, <i>Camden/Love/Hate</i> tells
the story of Camden, NJ through at risk high school students. He has exhibited
in New York City, Saint Louis, and most recently, at the Dali Museum in St.
Petersburgh, FL. For his Boston debut, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Meirom</b>
collaborated with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jennifer Shahade</b>
to create new work.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jennifer Shahade</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> is a two-time U.S. Women's Chess
Champion, poker player, commentator and writer. She wrote <u>Chess Bitch</u>
and <u>Play Like a Girl</u>, and co-authored <u>Marcel Duchamp: The Art of
Chess</u> and <u>Sinquefield Cup: Celebrating Five Years</u>. <b>Shahade</b> is
Senior Editor at <a href="http://uschess.org/" target="_blank">uschess.org</a>,
MindSports Ambassador for PokerStars, and a board member of the World
Chess Hall of Fame. In <b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Match of the
Matriarchs</i></b>, <b>Shahade</b> will exhibit videos, photographs, and an interactive
chessboard developed in collaboration with <b>Daniel Meirom</b> and <b>Donna
Dodson</b>. Based on a 16th century misogynist chessboard created by a disgruntled
gentleman when the Queen first appeared in the game, the new board uses
misogynist language from online chess forums and social media, and invites
audience engagement. <b>Shahade</b> will challenge an opponent to a chess match
Friday, October 5 in a performance piece with <b>Kledia Spiro</b>. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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performances, installations, and paintings. Born in Albania, Kledia was a
member of an Olympic weightlifting team. She uses weightlifting as a symbol of
survival, empowerment, celebration, and as a vehicle for discussing women’s
roles in society, immigration, and times of war. Spiro has exhibited nationally,
most notably at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Queens Museum, NY; SAIC
Sullivan Galleries, Chicago; Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire; and
the ProArts Gallery in Oakland, CA. Her videos and photographs will be
exhibited in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Match of the Matriarchs</i>.</b> She will perform with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jennifer Shahade</b> on Friday, October 5 at
7pm in “Battle of the Beasts” and again at the closing reception on Friday,
November 2 at 7pm in “Battle of the Beasts, Revisited.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Update: ArtYOP! covered this story, "<a href="http://www.artyop.com/stories/donna-dodson-and-the-match-of-the-matriarchs">Donna Dodson and the Match of the Matriarchs</a>" on July 28, 2018. Sampan covered this story,"<a href="https://sampan.org/2018/09/match-of-the-matriarchs-donna-dodson-october-3-november-4/">Match of the Matriarchs: Donna Dodson Oct. 3rd to Nov. 4th</a>" on Sept 6, 2018. WBUR- The ARTery featured this story " <a href="http://www.wbur.org/artery/2018/09/28/feminist-art-new-england-fall-guide">8 Feminist Art Shows to Check Out in New England this Fall</a>" on September 28, 2018. US Chess Federation featured this story, "<a href="https://new.uschess.org/community/womenevents/">Women in Chess Events and Tournaments</a>" on October 1, 2018. New England Diary covered this story, "<a href="https://newenglanddiary.com/blog/m6u78o56kfjz39mcfqcudmzvpz6orn/10/23/2018">Matriarchal is Mass. Gallery</a>" on October 23, 2018. Sampan featured this story "<a href="https://sampan.org/2018/10/match-of-the-matriarchs-exhibition-oct-28-to-nov-2/">Match of the Matriarchs Exhibition and Performance Nov 2nd</a>" on October 23, 2018. Chessbase.com covered this story, <a href="https://en.chessbase.com/post/match-of-the-matriarchs-boston">"Match of the Matriarchs in Boston through Nov. 4th</a>" on October 25, 2018 and the Denver Chess Club re-posted the article in their <a href="https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wMT5BJ9AIQ4J:https://denverchess.com/news/all+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us">Chess news Feed</a>..</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Michael Charney captured a live chess game with his <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gmo9ssaw7vso0j6/AAAs4iuMX1X5Wn2-pr61Hnm7a?dl=0">amazing photos on dropbox.</a> Read a curatorial statement by me on the <a href="https://bostonsculptorsgallery.squarespace.com/new-blog/2018/11/1/donna-dodson-match-of-the-matriarchs">Boston Sculptors Gallery blog</a>. Watch a video segment from Chanda Prescod Weinstein on vimeo "<a href="https://vimeo.com/293841746">Match of the Matriarchs</a>."<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div>
<br />Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-49323088158571901202018-07-15T10:06:00.003-04:002018-07-15T14:11:29.952-04:00Summer News Update<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<b><br /><br />Opening Wednesday July 18th</b>: <a href="http://themythmakers.blogspot.com/2018/06/seeking-higher-ground.html">Breath and Matter Exhibition</a> at the Boston Sculptors Gallery featuring 24 artists and poets in collaboration. Join us for a reception with poetry readings from 5:30p-8:30p on Wed. July 18th and again on Friday August 3rd from 5:30p-8:30p. The show is up through August 12th, 2018. I collaborated with Danielle Legros Georges, the Poet Laureate of Boston and she will be reading on Wednesday July 18th. Andy Moerlein worked closely with Ernestine Hayes, the writer Laureate of Alaska. You can see a preview of their collaboration <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMGGL_kTvDI">online</a>.</div>
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Join us for a reception at Georgia Blue Gallery in Anchorage Alaska on <b>Saturday July 21s</b>t from 1p-3p. The Myth Makers: Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein will be showing images of their Avian Avatars and discussing the process of making monumental public art using natural and recycled materials.<br />
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Newly installed: Madam President joins the Seaport Art Walk in New Bedford this year. The annual outdoor exhibition of sculpture along the waterfront is a must-see. This year's theme is Freedom and Equality. <a href="http://sowaboston.com/sowa-news/donna-dodson-mighty-lioness/">Madam President</a> is A Monument to the First Female President of the USA and to the Dream that Every Girl Can Become The President of the USA. On view through October 2018.<br />
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If you visit New Bedford, you can see my sculpture Moby Dick near the waterfront, which is part of the Massachusetts <a href="https://www.massvacation.com/business/11873">Whale Trail</a>, a special state wide tribute to the history of the this majestic beast and to the local whaling industry.<br />
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Also in New Bedford: Drawing on the Sacred Circle, a new bamboo installation at the Haskell Public Gardens, by Andy Moerlein.<br />
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July-September 2018 at the Sugar Bowl, South Boston<br />
Sept.- Nov. 2018 at the Navy Yard in Charlestown<br />
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<b>Join us on Monday July 30th @ 7pm</b> for an arts inspired boat cruise in the Boston Harbor! Visit <a href="http://bostonharborartscruise.eventbrite.com/">bostonharborartscruise.eventbrite.com</a> for tickets. This free boat ride will feature music, performance, poetry, and participatory visual art, showcasing intergenerational and diverse expressions. Meet the Boston Harbor Artists in Residence and learn about their projects, and an all-star lineup of poets, visual artists, musicians, and dancers.<br />
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Featuring performance and art from:<br />
-Cornell Coley: Afro-Latin percussion<br />
-Veronica Robles: Mariachi and traditional latin dance<br />
-Matt Parker: poetry<br />
-Ashley Rose: poetry<br />
-April Andrew: visual art in collaboration with youth, inspired by The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes<br />
-Kera Washington and Zili Misik: Music bridging cultures, continents and generations<br />
-Freedom Baird: Storytelling as it relates to sea level rise and disappearing landscapes<br />
-The Myth Makers, Donna Dodson & Andy Moerlein: sculpture and artist talkDonna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-30971831429557786492018-05-20T15:06:00.003-04:002018-07-15T10:06:54.787-04:00Summer News Preview<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b>Coming up this summer:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Larz Anderson Estate is home to an ancient flock of Blue Jays. Azure blue and loquacious as 3 year olds, they have many stories to tell. Isabel Anderson was a privileged Boston socialite whose ambition and focus were global in reach. She was a world traveler who lived a life of public service. In folklore traditions, a Blue Jay is symbolic of clarity of thought, taking action. Seeking Higher Ground is a monument to the personal activism of a great woman leader.</span></div>
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Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-26090660616354485382017-12-04T10:56:00.000-05:002018-02-12T19:52:33.305-05:00Winter NewsI am pleased to announce that Heather Roy has re-opened <a href="http://www.artanagallery.com/">Artana Gallery</a> in Naples Florida and has brought my work into the new space that launched in November. If you are in the area, check out the Art and Design District, and see the work of the many talented artists she presents each month.<br />
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Ongoing: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bluehollomon-gallery-199056263565284/">Blue Hollomon Gallery</a> in Anchorage, Alaska represents many gifted artists including <a href="http://andymoerlein.blogspot.com/">Andy Moerlein</a> and I. If you are in the area, drop by to see their current shows of contemporary art.<br />
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Coming up at the Boston Sculptors Gallery Jan. 31st-Feb. 25th 2018 "<span style="color: red;">HeART</span>" a group exhibition and fundraiser members show featuring hot and steamy love charms for sale at affordable prices. Save the Date: Breath and Matter, a poetry and sculpture inspired group show, July-August 2018 at the Boston Sculptors Gallery featuring over 20 sculptors in collaboration with literary artist partners.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: start;">of the North American South</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: start;">obscures one of the most persistent</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: start;">extinction questions of the modern</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-align: start;">world. Is there an elusive living ivory-</span><br />
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The Myth Makers created a new work, "The Quest" for Crevasse 22 | River House, PS Satellite, a Project of Prospect 4 New Orleans. Migration: an exhibition of 25 contemporary and regional artists in the museum and sculpture garden, was curated by Jeanne Nathan, Executive Director of the Creative Alliance of New Orleans.<br />
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Also in New Orleans: <a href="http://themythmakers.blogspot.com/2017/06/widows-walk-globe-embracing-project.html">The Widow's Walk</a> joined the Avian Avatars for PS Satellite, a Project of Prospect 4 New Orleans on the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition Presented by the Helis Foundation a production of Sculpture for New Orleans.<br />
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Coming up in 2018: Look for the Myth Maker's new work in Florida, Missouri, Massachusetts and China. Look for Donna Dodson's solo work at the Noyes Museum of Art at Stockton University in New Jersey, June-Sept. 2018 and at the Boston Sculptors Gallery in Oct.-Nov. 2018.<br />
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Wishing a peaceful, prosperous, and joyful New Year to all. We are thankful for the many blessings we have received this year and we honor our dear artist friends who have passed: David Lang (1941-2017), Gary Haven Smith (1948-2017) and Boaz Vaadia (1951-2017).Donna Dodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068704959733467515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581859187105088427.post-24081205676984757052017-09-05T07:33:00.000-04:002017-10-08T17:53:22.345-04:00Autumn News<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In July, Andy Moerlein and I went to Ringkobing Denmark to participate in the 2017 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/InternationalWoodskulptureSymposiumInRingkobing/?fref=nf&pnref=story" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">International Woodsculpture Symposium</a> along with nine talented artists: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLCJTksmAzM">Watch a timelapse of the project</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mrs. Donna Dodson, USA<br />Mr. Janos Drienyovszki, Hungary</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Mr. Thomas Lüscher, Switzerland</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Mr. Nikolay Martinov, Bulgaria</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Mrs. Laura Guzmàn Mèndez</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Mr. Andy Moerlein. USA</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Mr. Kuldar Moor, Estonia</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Mr. Otto Pilgaard, Denmark</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #500050;">Mrs. Maria Christina Rommel, Argentina</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://artscopemagazine.com/2017/08/making-connections-with-donna-dodson/">Artscope</a> featured my experiences in the current issue of the magazine, Andy Moerlein shared his experiences on the <a href="http://www.bostonsculptors.com/new-blog/2017/8/30/august-2017-focus-on-andy-moerlein">Boston Sculptors Gallery blog</a> and <a href="https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/nyheder/27-07-2017/2220/traeskulptorer-fra-hele-verden-ringkobing?autoplay=1">we made an appearance on Danish TV!</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">In August, The <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://themythmakers.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1493342680350000&usg=AFQjCNEVoYsTUnZ4BN9071VZGdNION_ATQ" href="http://themythmakers.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Myth Makers</a> were invited to be the Artists in Residence at the Keelung </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">National Museum of Marine Science & Technology in Taiwan. Organized by Jane Ingram Allen, this </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">International Marine Environment Art Project invites artists from the USA, Europe and Taiwan to complete monumental public works that connect art and science. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">During the month long residency, our own sculpture transformed from its </span>original<span style="font-family: inherit;"> idea into something new and site specific. We arrived eager to learn more about bamboo as a sculpture medium. We had visions of continuing our globe embracing mission to advocate for sustainable ocean resources. We expected to build a twin to our New Bedford MA Widow's Walk. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We began conversations about fishermen and our American whaling traditions. We talked about the architecture and dress of 18th Century America with our Taiwanese hosts and friends. We could not seem to reach a clear understanding. When we mentioned cormorants, they were puzzled. This was not a familiar bird. We found ourselves with a lot of ideas that perhaps did not belong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We built a majestic female figure using bamboo techniques learned from Keelung's 85 year old Bamboo Master. We asked everyone we encountered in the ocean side fishing village,"What bird symbolizes the vast ocean ecology?" The Albatross stood out. The albatross is sometimes used metaphorically to mean a psychological burden that feels like a curse. This is an allusion to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798). The albatross is a natural anomaly - a bird that flies all the world's oceans on wings that are up to 12 feet (3.3 meters). The albatross chick can stay at sea for up to five years before finding their way home to begin a lifelong mating. Birds that lose their mates do not breed again. A majestic and storied bird, the albatross was just the poetic symbol we sought for our work at NMMST in Keelung Taiwan: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj3vOeEJnkk&feature=youtu.be">Watch the brief project video</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">She stands facing the sea, like generations of sailor's wives. The Intrepid Albatross is optimistic for the ocean's future bounty, yet she feels uncertain about the sustainability of this massive rich resource. Like the Myth Makers, she believes in a world where all nations contract together to protect and celebrate the sea's vitality. This is one of a series of monumental temporary sculptures in a globe embracing project by The Myth Makers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://woodasmuse.blogspot.com/"><b>Wood as Muse with guest curators Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein</b><o:p></o:p></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Opening Reception: Sunday May 21st 1:30p-3:30p </b>Curator's talk at 2p : Andy Moerlein & Donna Dodson will lead a walk through of the exhibition and introduce the artists present who will each make brief remarks followed by a film screening of Night and Day, the collaborative film and sculpture project by Pat Keck and Peter Anthony at 2:30p. Free and Open to the Public.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Pat Keck's creations blend perfectly with Peter Anthony's story about his uncle. Together they tell this coming out story, uniquely and eloquently, about a man who would have been forgotten.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">This summer the Art Complex Museum presents an exhibit of eleven sculptors who make art using wood. The work selected is a broad overview of both the medium of wood and contemporary approaches to art making. This exhibition brings an unmistakable attention to art of the moment without overlooking the curators’ respect for the craft of an object.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">“Making art with wood is not an arbitrary decision. For the artists in this show, wood is their muse and a source of their inspiration. Each artist has an affection for wood that comes from a very personal place. In fine art, the mastery of materials and craft must serve the aesthetics of the work. We selected contemporary art for this exhibition that speaks through wood as its medium. We placed several different approaches to using wood in juxtaposition, bringing individual voices into focus. We see wood, as a medium, in the true sense of the word — ‘an intervening substance or agency for transmitting or producing an effect.’ Each artist in the show approaches wood from a conceptual framework that yields surprising and divergent results.” Guest Curators: Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Featuring: <a href="http://woodasmuse.blogspot.com/p/amy-archambault.html">Amy Archambault</a>, <a href="http://woodasmuse.blogspot.com/p/thomas-beale.html">Thomas Beale</a>, <a href="http://woodasmuse.blogspot.com/p/donna-dodson.html">Donna Dodson</a>, <a href="http://woodasmuse.blogspot.com/p/breon-dunigan.html">Breon Dunigan</a>, <a href="http://woodasmuse.blogspot.com/p/vanessa-german.html">Vanessa German</a>, <a href="http://woodasmuse.blogspot.com/p/pat-keck.html">Pat Keck</a>, <a href="http://woodasmuse.blogspot.com/p/jennifer-maestre.html">Jennifer Maestre</a>, <a href="http://woodasmuse.blogspot.com/p/jason-middlebrook.html">Jason Middlebrook</a>, <a href="http://woodasmuse.blogspot.com/p/andy-moerlein.html">Andy Moerlein</a>, <a href="http://woodasmuse.blogspot.com/p/martin-ulman.html">Martin Ulman</a> and <a href="http://woodasmuse.blogspot.com/p/mike-wright.html">Mike Wright</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Update: Martha Himes Riegelhaupt covered this story in the Duxbury Clipper on May 17, 2017, "Wood as Muse now on display at the Art Complex Museum." Jared Bowen covered this show on <a href="http://www.wgbh.org/programs/open-studio-with-jared-bowen-2162#70967">Open Studio for WGBH Boston</a> on Friday June 9, 2017. Don Wilkinson covered this show for South Coast today on August 17, 2017, " <a href="http://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20170817/exhibit-brings-together-stunning-and-diverse-wood-works">Exhibit brings together stunning and diverse wood works</a>."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I recently published two catalogs of my work: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbz672muwk96b53/DD-Zodiac_Catalog-ForPreviewOnly.pdf?dl=0">Zodiac</a> and <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/wbn3fb5b3tqskk1/DD-MonumentalWorks_Catalog_ForPreviewOnly.pdf?dl=0">Monumental Works</a>. (Click on the titles to view them online) </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #500050; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; word-spacing: 1px;">Zodiac features my intimate wood carvings and Monumental works features my </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #500050; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; word-spacing: 1px;">large scale outdoor sculptures.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #500050; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Andy Moerlein recently published two catalogs of his work: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/fax6b04rkhwes3b/Misunderstanding%20Geology%20FINAL.pdf?dl=0">Misunderstanding Geology</a> and <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/nx7bwugwq1yc3x9/Gathering%20FINAL.pdf?dl=0">Gathering</a>. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #500050; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Click on the titles to view them online) Geology features Andy's sculptural homages to ancient Chinese scholar's rocks and Gathering highlights his signature narrative ceramic bird and natural branch sculptures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Andy Moerlein and I were BOTH selected to participate in the 2017 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/InternationalWoodskulptureSymposiumInRingkobing/?fref=nf&pnref=story">International Woodsculpture Symposium in Ringkobing Denmark</a> in July along with many talented artists:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mr. Jorge Schröder, Brazil<br />Mr. Thomas Lüscher, Switzerland<br />Mrs. Donna Dodson, USA<br />Mr. Martijn Smith, Netherland<br />Mr. Janos Drienyovszki, Hungary<br />Mr. Andy Moerlein. USA<br />Mr. Nikolay Martinov, Bulgaria<br />Mr. Kuldar Moor, Estonia<br />Mrs. Laura Guzmàn Mèndez<br />Mr. Ormar Tamm, Estonia<br />Mr. Toomas Mitt, Estonia<br />Mr. Otto Pilgaard, Denmark</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">And in August... The <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://themythmakers.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1493342680350000&usg=AFQjCNEVoYsTUnZ4BN9071VZGdNION_ATQ" href="http://themythmakers.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Myth Makers</a> are going to be working on two continents this summer to build their newest Avian Avatar. The Widow's Walk will be part of the <a href="http://destinationnewbedford.org/seaport-art-walk/">New Bedford Seaport Art Walk in Mass. USA</a> and the Keelung </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">National Museum of Marine Science & Technology International Marine Environment Art Project in Taiwan! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Read more about both of these exciting projects below:</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMx6YgAzy_fHa49AGqwDnPoOI74GdqyRIA1NMyr3nWUlJxgcsPYuiArN1rpLsOOGvuq0zpe6Btxc3OheYXiJNcijGfdwCsklRlNA-kC-PI3tB4z0Kj7rO_Iv473pAVkPrnLLshHZfz3k/s1600/Sketch+of+Widow%2527s+Walk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMx6YgAzy_fHa49AGqwDnPoOI74GdqyRIA1NMyr3nWUlJxgcsPYuiArN1rpLsOOGvuq0zpe6Btxc3OheYXiJNcijGfdwCsklRlNA-kC-PI3tB4z0Kj7rO_Iv473pAVkPrnLLshHZfz3k/s320/Sketch+of+Widow%2527s+Walk.jpg" width="299" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"The artists selected for the </span><a href="http://www.nmmst.gov.tw/enhtml/newsdetail/363/3384" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2017 Keelung National Museum of Marine Science & Technology International Marine Environment Art Project</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> have been announced. This year we had an overwhelming 231 applications from artists in many different countries. The following international artists have been selected for 2017 artist-in-residency projects at the National Museum of Marine Science & Technology in Keelung, Taiwan:"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Foreign Artists:</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Patrick Demazeau│France</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Susanne Ruoff│Germany</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein (the Mythmakers)│USA</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Debbie Fish│New Zealand</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Irene Hoppenberg│Germany</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Taiwanese Artists:</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chen Chih Yang 楊金池</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chien Chih Chen 陳建智</span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yoroe Lin 林猷柔</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In brief, 2016 was a great year for my studio practice. I had four solo shows: one of which was my first solo museum show at the New Bedford Art Museum. In addition, I participated in three museum shows in Michigan, Maryland and The Netherlands. One of my public art projects became the subject of a <a href="http://donnadodsonartist.blogspot.com/2016/08/seagull-cinderella-controversy.html">controversy</a> that went viral and spawned several petitions,<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6l0Sndk-2PuQktYekppQzl4UGM/view?usp=sharing"> a town proclamation</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/194729025">a welcome home parade</a> and a traveling pop-up show that raised over $1000 to help breast cancer patients and their caregivers. At the end of the day, </span>Seagull Cinderella was named the <a href="http://fun107.com/unsung-southcoast-hero-the-people-against-seagull-cinderella/">Unsung Hero</a> by Kristen Pacheco and the People of New Bedford. <span style="font-family: inherit;">And last but not least, one of my sculptures stood proudly through one of the most difficult and historic elections in modern history: Madam President, A Monument to the First Woman President of the United States and to the Dream that Every Girl Can Become the President of the USA. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://themythmakers.blogspot.com/">The Myth Makers</a> (Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein) also had a great year. In April, we built <a href="http://themythmakers.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-wildwood-phoenix.html">The Wildwood Phoenix</a> in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In May, we moved <a href="http://themythmakers.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-avian-avatars-join-sculpture-for.html">The Avian Avatars</a>, our national traveling art project, from Muskegon Michigan to New Orleans, </span>Louisiana<span style="font-family: inherit;"> for a two year loan. In June we built <a href="http://themythmakers.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-dance-of-sandhill-crane.html">The Dance, a pair of Sandhill Cranes</a> at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin. And in October we built <a href="http://themythmakers.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-myth-makers-in-maryland-mighty.html">The Mighty Merganser</a> at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland. Thank you to all of the generous sponsors, donors and funders of our public art projects. We are so lucky to do this work and to connect with </span>individuals<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and communities through art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On a more personal note, I lost a hero of mine, my mentor and friend Joseph Wheelwright (1948-2016). He was a great artist, a family man and one of the founding members of the Boston Sculptors Gallery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Coming up in 2017: we will be publishing new catalogs for myself, Andy Moerlein and the Myth Makers. If you would like to receive one in the mail, please send me your mailing address. Also coming up in 2017: Only from Maynard, Jan 18th-Feb 25th at Artspace Maynard: a group show featuring the artists in my new hometown, Love/Lust, Feb 8th-26th at the Boston Sculptors Gallery, a members group show and Valentine's inspired fundraiser, 31 Women, March 3rd-31st, a group show at the James Library & Center for the Arts in Norwell in honor of Women's History Month and The Forest Through the Trees, April 18th-May 27th at 6 Bridges Gallery in Maynard, a three person show with nature photographs by Brent Mathison and wood sculptures by Andy Moerlein and I.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jan. 20-Feb. 5, 2016 "Mermaids," New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford MA</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 24-March 25, 2016 “Zodiac: Donna Dodson,” The St. Botolph Club, Boston MA</span></span></div>
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Nov 19, 2016-Feb 26, 2017 "Avian Inspirations: Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein" Academy Art Museum, Easton MD.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On October 15 Seagull Cinderella returns to Maynard and will be feted with a parade in downtown Maynard starting at 3:00 pm. Follow her from the Maynard Library to 6 Bridges gallery at 77 Main Street where she will disembark from her carriage and stand proudly outside 6 Bridges Gallery. A pop-up art show inspired by our courageous gull awaits her fans and supporters inside with a reception from 4p-6p. See the Call to Artists below for more information on this event.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Update: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #232323; font-family: "roboto condensed" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">On Aug 30, 2016 The Stow Wicked Local News posted this story, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222;">'<a href="http://stow.wickedlocal.com/news/20160830/seagull-cinderella-art-piece-to-return-to-maynard">Seagull Cinderella' art piece to return to Maynard</a>.' On</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222;"> October 6, 2016 Denise Shea posted this story to The Maynard Grapevine, </span><a href="http://maynardgrapevine.blogspot.com/2016/10/living-in-creative-arts-community.html" style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222;">Living in a Creative Arts Community</a><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"> and </span></span>Jacquelyn Jarnagin<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #686868; font-family: "roboto condensed" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">posted this story to </span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Beacon Villager, </span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="http://stow.wickedlocal.com/news/20161006/maynard-parade-to-honor-seagull-cinderella">Maynard parade to honor Seagull Cinderella</a>. On October 17, 2016 Holly Camero posted this story to Wicked Local, <a href="http://maynard.wickedlocal.com/news/20161017/seagull-cinderella-paraded-home-to-maynard">Seagull Cinderella Paraded Home to Maynard</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2012, Dodson was invited to submit a proposal for a public art project in Brooklyn and she chose to make a monumental version of the small wood sculpture “Seagull Cinderella.” She used the same color palette of soft pink for the wings and soft yellow on the beak. She stood proud for one whole summer facing the East River and then she moved to Gallery Ehva in Provincetown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The owner, Ewa Nogiec is known for encouraging artists to take risks and complete work in residence. Since the piece was up through the fall, winter, spring and summer, Ewa grew familiar with the piece and in preparation for the July 4th parade in P’town, suggested that Dodson paint a red white and blue bikini on the sculpture. Dodson did not share her vision for the bikini, but she did imagine seeing neon daisies on the piece instead. So Dodson re-worked the piece on site with neon colors and a daisy chain around the waist.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Open Call to Artists to submit creations of all mediums in homage to this glorious sculpture by Donna Dodson of Maynard.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Drop off work on Friday, October 14, 4-6 pm or Saturday, October 15, 10-11 am. Please bring work ready to display on pedestals and tables. Wall space is not available.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Work for this event will be for sale with a portion of the proceeds going to help women with breast cancer at the <a href="http://www.healinggarden.net/">Virginia Thurston Healing Garden</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Hyperlink0"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Join The Myth Makers: Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein on Thursday October 20th from 6p-8p in New Orleans at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art for an artist talk and hands on workshop during Ogden After Hours.</b> </span></span><br />
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<span class="Hyperlink0"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">We will be sharing our experiences of building the Avian Avatars that are currently installed in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana in the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition presented by The Helis Foundation. A very special thank you to Michael Manjarris for selecting our work to be included in this city wide public art project: Sculpture for New Orleans.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Join the Myth Makers: Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein at the <a href="http://www.academyartmuseum.org/exhibitions/exhib_mythmakers.html">Academy Art Museum</a> in Maryland October 28th-November 5th.</span></b></div>
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THE MYTH MAKERS IN MARYLAND: THE MIGHTY MERGANSER</span></h2>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6r8A9B-GCusqKgdOaC17kQGhRZetwxfa77mED-cO9fyMSYimepDcT3JjdHR-755BM0FNKFsicUMc3I1oST6jvYYuPqj0UtzJWObVQN-ku__U7QumMMP629IoX0B4MAlN8EHyD8TheH1g/s1600/myth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6r8A9B-GCusqKgdOaC17kQGhRZetwxfa77mED-cO9fyMSYimepDcT3JjdHR-755BM0FNKFsicUMc3I1oST6jvYYuPqj0UtzJWObVQN-ku__U7QumMMP629IoX0B4MAlN8EHyD8TheH1g/s320/myth.jpg" width="196" /></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">Artists Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein (aka the Myth Makers), will be present in Easton, MD, from October 29 to November 5, 2016, during which time they will build one of their iconic sapling sculptures on the Museum’s grounds. Literally speaking, the bird sculpture will be based on the Hooded Merganser, a bird which is common in Maryland. Figuratively, however, the artists’ intent is to create a bird sculpture which represents a proud monument to independent thinking and bravery, referencing Eastern Shore native Frederick Douglass, who said, “I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Although monumental in scale, the ephemeral works of the Myth Makers are temporary in nature. Made from natural materials, they are site specific and respond to their local audience. Meaning to last 3 to 5 years, they appear, fade, and disappear, adding a chapter to the life stories in their communities.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_Yu40C8f91voLBD_mfx5HOAA4x_OgetTjc5CUFXZqvP48RumbQ6TkbQuKGBLJC6CLdFPj6Hf-n2kUjOkxAhnTE5-JxUeNfZ4L_DbLNmNBIBYQ47VjpvX33GGyIcPeLF766_c_dYkh3g/s1600/avi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Mighty Merganser bird sculpture will be constructed with the help of many volunteers (see Call for Volunteers). The large sculpture will stand over 16 feet high and ll a generous space in the Museum’s front yard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Based in Boston, the Myth Makers have worked in Peru, Switzerland, Canada and China. They have shown their monumental sculptures the “Avian Avatars,” on Broadway in New York, NY; Muskegon, MI; New Orleans, and in many museums in New England.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the galleries at the <a href="http://www.academyartmuseum.org/exhibitions/exhib_avian.html">Academy Art Museum</a>:</span></b></div>
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AVIAN INSPIRATIONS:<br />DONNA DODSON AND ANDY MOERLEIN (THE MYTH MAKERS)</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_Yu40C8f91voLBD_mfx5HOAA4x_OgetTjc5CUFXZqvP48RumbQ6TkbQuKGBLJC6CLdFPj6Hf-n2kUjOkxAhnTE5-JxUeNfZ4L_DbLNmNBIBYQ47VjpvX33GGyIcPeLF766_c_dYkh3g/s1600/avi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">November 19, 2016 - February 26, 2017</span></strong></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_Yu40C8f91voLBD_mfx5HOAA4x_OgetTjc5CUFXZqvP48RumbQ6TkbQuKGBLJC6CLdFPj6Hf-n2kUjOkxAhnTE5-JxUeNfZ4L_DbLNmNBIBYQ47VjpvX33GGyIcPeLF766_c_dYkh3g/s1600/avi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Members' Reception and Meet the Artists: November 18, 5:30 - 7:30pm</span></strong></a></span></div>
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