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UNSEEN: THE HIDDEN LABOR OF WOMEN
January 22 - March 13
Free
Featuring works from Mills College Art Museum’s permanent collection, Unseen: The Hidden Labor of Women examines multiple feminist perspectives on women’s labor. Curated by students in the Fall 2021 Museum Studies Workshop, the exhibition highlights the traditionally under-recognized emotional, physical, and domestic work of women as caregivers, community organizers, professionals, and artists.
At a moment when Mills is transitioning away from its identity as an historically women’s college, Unseen celebrates the power and legitimacy of women’s experiences. The exhibition showcases pieces from MCAM’s holdings, including works by Adrianna Adams, Mary Cassatt, Ann Chamberlain, Imogen Cunningham, The Guerrilla Girls, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Clark Hobart, Mildred Howard, Kathe Kollwitz, Carmen Lomas Garza, Constance Jenkins Macky, Bill Owens, Mel Ramos, Beth Van Hoesen, and Elizabeth Ginno Winkler.
Unseen also features new acquisitions by contemporary artists associated with NIAD Art Center in Richmond, California, a progressive art studio for adult artists with developmental disabilities. The recent additions to MCAM’s collection are part of a newly launched student acquisition project to identity, research, and justify specific artworks that help diversify the museum’s permanent collection.
Unseen: The Hidden Labor of Women is curated by Olivia Olson-Roberts, Susan Prier, Mollie Schottstaedt, and Jenny Varner.
Details
- Start:
- January 22
- End:
- March 13
- Cost:
- Free
- Event Categories:
- California, Oakland, on view
- Event Tags:
- Adrianna Adams, Ann Chamberlain, Beth Van Hoesen, Bill Owens, Carmen Lomas Garza, Clark Hobart, Constance Jenkins Macky, Elizabeth Ginno Winkler, Imogen Cunningham, Jenny Varner, Kathe Kollwitz, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Mary Cassatt, Mel Ramos, Mildred Howard, Mills College Art Museum, Mollie Schottstaedt, Olivia Olson-Roberts, Susan Prier, The Guerrilla Girls, The Hidden Labor of Woman, Unseen
- https://mcam.mills.edu/
Organizer
- Mills College Art Museum
- Phone:
- 510-430-2164
- Email:
- museum@mills.edu
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Other
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible, Service Animals allowed
- Diversity
- BIPOC artist(s), Women curated, Women artist(s)
- Event Type
- Exhibition, Gallery, Museum, Visual Art
- Pandemic Info
- Open
Venue
- Mills College Art Museum
-
5000 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland, CA 94613 United States + Google Map - Phone:
- 510-430-2164
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