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Through These Eyes

June 10, 2022 - September 4, 2022

On view in Studio 9.

Exhibition dates: June 10 – September 4
Exhibition Reception: Friday, June 10, 7-10PM

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As an extension of Target Gallery the Torpedo Factory Art Center is hosting the pop-up video exhibition, Through These Eyes, in Studio 9 of the Art Center during the summer of 2022. This exhibition features a series of videos that focuses on perspectives of underrepresented identities, including BIPOC identity, LGBTQ+ identity, and physical or mental disabilities in the form of film shorts, documentaries, and animations.

This exhibition will feature a series of videos projected, playing one-at-a-time on a loop in Studio 9 of the Torpedo Factory Art Center. The work will be viewable all together on our online digital catalog which will be available on our website.

Participating Artists:
Megan Christiansen, New York, NY
Michael Covello, Virginville, VA
Kiana Honarmand, Mountain View, CA
Willow Machado, Quincy, Massachussetts
Dawn Nye, Farmington, ME
Elizabeth Schneider, Virginville, VA
Kate Stone, Brooklyn, NY
Jessica Valoris, Washington, DC
Angelica Verdan, Lorton, PA
Nancy Wyllie, N Kingstown, RI

Image Credit: Willow Machade, Just Leave It, 2022 (Video Still).


About the Juror:

Naoko Wowsugi (she/her) an DC-based artist of Korean-Japanese descent, who works with photography, video, and performance as forms of communication. Using interdisciplinary practices of visual art, local research, and community participation, Wowsugi’s projects highlight and fortify everyday communal and interpersonal identities. Wowsugi received an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BFA from both the Kansas City Art Institute and Osaka University of Arts in Japan. She is currently a professor at American University in Washington DC.

 

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June 10, 2022
End:
September 4, 2022
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Studio 9

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