Image Credit: Melissa D’Acunto “Queen of the Forest” 2016
Fairy tales, myths, legends, and folk tales, are often the inspiration for contemporary works of literature, film, and art. They continue to fascinate and charm audiences of all ages. Archetypes and traditional story telling can become a vehicle to explore and address a myriad of issues specific to life of today. The narrative structure of these writings provide the framework to explore issues like personal history, identity, gender politics, human nature, and many other topics.
CURATED BY:
Boriana Kantcheva and Micah Eglinton-Woods
OPENING RECEPTION:
Friday, November 11; 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
EXHIBITION DATES:
November 10-December 17, 2016
LOCATION:
Nave Gallery Annex, 53 Chester St, Somerville, MA
GALLERY HOURS:
Thursday & Friday, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Saturday 2:00 pm-6:00 pm
ARTISTS:
Heather Balchunas Anne Bernard Kearney Stephen Brunelli Tracy Bull Deidre Bush Sarah Carr Jodi Colella Ellen Cornett Melissa D’Acunto Nancy Edelstein Jeremy Endo Laramie Fain Diane Fenster Johanna Finnegan-Topitzer Megan Frauenhoffer |
Heeren Hilary Hughes Candi S. Kalinsky Boriana Kantcheva Jamie Kaplowitz Mary Kenny Zofie Lang Sarah LaPointe Haley MacKeil Virginia Mallon Carlyn Marcus Ekstrom Susan Medyn Carissa Melillo Joshua Morrissette Jennifer Murphy |
Ashley Normal Sharon O’Callaghan Shero Emma Powell & Kristin Hoving Luzhen Qiu Allison Maria Rodriguez Alexandra Rozenman Michele Serchuk Brittany Severance Annie Silverman Rebecca Skinner Christina Tedesco Stephanie Todhunter Emily Trespas Amy Ward Sara Witcherman |
ABOUT THE CURATORS:
Boriana Kantcheva, originally from Bulgaria, has lived and worked in the Boston area for over 17 years. She has received a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and an MFA from School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University joint degree Program. She has worked as an assistant teacher at the Carpenter Center for Visual and Environmental Studies in Cambridge where she has received several Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in teaching awards. She currently works as a gallery coordinator for Chandler Gallery at Maud Morgan Arts Center in Cambridge. Boriana is a member of Bromfield Gallery.
Micah Eglinton-Woods is a designer and aspiring curator. Micah graduated from Montserrat College of Art in 2007 with degrees in Illustration and Art History. Her curatorial practice focuses on socially engaged art. She sees the arts as a vehicle for positive change through the amplification of marginalized voices.