The Muskegon Museum of Art is excited to announce Material World: Ten Women will be opening Thursday, May 21. On display through August 23, this invitational exhibition features women artists working with non-traditional materials or using traditional materials in non-traditional ways. The exhibition highlights the use of the physical characteristics of material and technique as a component of both visual and conceptual themes.

Many works utilize found objects common to everyday households or bring elements from nature to inside spaces. Painting, sculpting, weaving, and assemblage merge in unexpected ways throughout the exhibition. Crocheted metal wire transforms into complex organic shapes, steel rods are welded into animals and traditional vessels, paintings are cut apart and reassembled on looms, birch bark becomes quilt-like in complex geometric arrangements, amidst other unique approaches that will surprise.

“The Muskegon Museum of Art has a strong commitment to championing women’s contributions to the arts, and this exhibition is another great example of just that. We can’t wait for you to see the unique and impressive works these artists have created.” Megan DeWitt, Muskegon Museum of Art’s Director of Marketing.

Opening Reception

Join us on Thursday, May 21 from 5 – 7 PM for Material World: Ten Women’s opening reception. Museum remarks at 5:30 PM in the Upper Grand Lobby. Artists will be in the galleries to talk to guests about their work, and we will have a cash bar and snacks available. This event is free and open to the public!

 

Participating Artists

Lynn Bennett-Carpenter, Boisali Biswas, Elizabeth Brandt, Kristin Casaletto, Kim Cridler, Nanci LaBret Einstein, Hattie Lee Mendoza, Anne Mondro, Mary Stoppert, Susan Yamasaki.

Attached Media Credits
Elizabeth Brandt
Shadowplay, 2023
Mixed media

Anne Mondoro
Nature the gentlest mother is, 2024
12K gold-filled wire and silver wire, glass dome, wood base

Sponsored by: Independent Bank, Susan & Frank Bednarek

 

For more information or questions, contact Megan DeWitt at mdewitt@muskegonartmuseum.org or call at (231) 720-2574.