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Reception: “From Under, Within Ourselves” and “Green Kitchen”
Join the Art Academy of Cincinnati community as we celebrate artists Erica Fitzgerald and Tracy Featherstone. The reception will be held among their gallery exhibitions. All are welcome to attend.
From Under, Within Ourselves, artworks by Erica Fitzgerald
On view in AAC’s McClure Gallery from Aug. 19 to Sept. 20, 2024
Artist statement: “This work lives at the intersection of ritual and learned behavior. Using ancient ritual techniques found in weaving that traditionally provided necessity as a road map to explore the way learned coping behavior is passed along generationally.” These pieces were created in response to time spent at The Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughan, Ireland, funded by the generous support of the Wilder Traveling Artist Scholarship awarded in May 2022.
Green Kitchen, artworks by Tracy Featherstone
On view in AAC’s Pearlman Gallery from Aug. 23 to Sept. 20, 2024
About: The COVID-19 pandemic forced Featherstone to move through several life changes simultaneously. In Featherstone’s world it was like someone pushed the red eject button. “Green Kitchen” includes work completed between 2023 and 2024 in a new home and a new life, post-COVID upset. It’s a redemption story about looking the current situation straight in the eye and starting again.
