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I collaborated with The Kota Alliance, a Global Center for Gender Equity, on two art exhibits at their space in West Harlem:
The Face of Justice: Amplifying the Voices of West Harlem Women Artists
The Face of Justice – the inaugural exhibition at The Kota Alliance headquarters – brings together fourteen women artists whose diverse work exemplifies the richness of both the community of West Harlem and womanhood. By looking inwards at themselves and outwards at the world we live in, the artists in this exhibit critically examine the personal, social, political, and historical factors that shape our identity. Curator Yael Ben-Zion states that “what is common to all the artwork in the show is a refusal to accept social norms and embedded injustices as constant and inevitable. The artists use various techniques … as means of defiance and persistence. Looking at the work as a whole, one comes to the realization that women don’t need to change, society does.”
The artists participating in the exhibit are Cathleen Campbell, Lisa Candela, Mx. Enigma, Wilhemina Grant-Cooper, Ronah Harris, Maggie Hernandez, Junny Hibbert, Julia Justo, Jana Leo, Rafaela Luna, Cathleen Luo, Naivy Perez, Bonnie Phillips, and Labdhi Shah. Kota’s goal in launching the exhibition is to provide a platform for focused discussions on the intersection of racial justice and gender equity to heighten awareness and bring about healing.
October 2-31, 2023
Exhibition Catalogue, designed by Josefina Hernandez Studio
Opening Reception Photos by Michael Plama Mir
Press: Columbia Daily Spectator
A Celebration of Light – A Celebration of Humanity
During the winter holiday season, many cultures and religions traditionally celebrate with images of light. Clouded by the darkness of world events, The Kota Alliance invited women/womynx artists to assert their diverse experiences as they reflect on humanity and lightness.
The exhibition includes the work of 30 artists who offer their interpretation to the notion of light (or the lack thereof), in its physical or metaphorical sense. Using a variety of media, the works in the show touch upon personal struggles and growth, and our ability to (co)exist within the society and environment we live in.
When put together, the exhibition points the way to affirm our shared humanity and interconnection, and offers a symbol of hope for a brighter future
December 13, 2023 – January 10, 2024
Invitation and wall text design by Josefina Hernandez Studio
Photos by Michael Plama Mir
