10-Year Retrospective Exhibition
by Maria Guerrero, Founder & Exec. Director, Women in the Arts Inc.
This snapshot was taken as we were getting ready for our portrait by the Library's iconic staircase during the 2015 annual event: "Celebrating the Genius of Women."
In today's collection we feature recent works by Sara Hollamby, Silvia Cabrera Williams, Veronica Garcia-Bernal, Xiomara Aleksic.
In her photography piece: "Jelly," Sara expresses her awe and admiration for the planet and seeks to evoke in the viewer a heightened awareness of environmental stewardship. This work is part of the artist's "Worship" series.
Silvia's painting "Conal Rose Reflections" was inspired by memories of rose gardens her mother and grandmother grew. This abstraction shows how the roses are reflected in the artist’s memory.
Veronica painted "Pineapple Season" to reflect on the positive aspects of sustainable agriculture and its relationship to the environment. The artist highlights agriculture as an essential function to human survival and as a dignifying job. She presents the simplicity of country life by minimizing the color palette and emphasizing expression lines and shadows to bring attention to the effort, strength, and hard work this activity entails.
“Timeless” was inspired by a dream Xiomara had just after the painful loss of a family member. This painting is rich in symbolism: the armless clock, feather, and string relate to concepts of time after death, balance, and the frailty of life. The physical string divides both worlds and the existence of loved ones in them, represented by drangonflies.
You are invited to view these works at the Orlando Public Library. The digital exhibition represents fifty-eight artists from Orlando and around the world honored in this year's Retrospective Exhibition: Celebrating the Genius of Women.
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Happy Women's History Month!
