ANNA MAVROMATIS: STAY STILL. SMILE!
September 11 - October 15,2021
From Barbara Davis Gallery: "Stay Still. Smile! In this exhibition Anna Mavromaits' explores the interlink between personal and social narratives. Mavromatis' intersection of history and her personal story is re-lived through the subtleties of printmaking where she has literally broken ground. During her quest to understand the past, Mavromatis acknowledges its role on her upbringing, a past that is marked by the turbulence of the twentieth century that has ultimately shaped her identity. Her paper-thin dresses with their words are a constant reminder to every single female viewer about their parental dictates as young girls, the "do's and don'ts" that were purposely put on due to gender. Even if the subject is so profound, there is a softness and transparency to her work. Her monotype dresses on paper allow us to re-think about the idea of fragility —revealing how we are complex, layered creatures that might just get smarter with each shedding. Artist Bio Anna Mavromatis was born in Athens, Greece, studied Architecture at the University of Naples, Italy, holds a BA (Hons), from London College - University of the Arts London, and learned and practiced Printmaking at Glassell School of Art, MFA Houston. Her work has been exhibited at various venues around the world and belongs to many public, private collections, and art institutions, among them: Harvard Fine Art Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Muzeum Książki Artystycznej (Book Art Museum), Łódź, Poland, the University of the West of England, Bristol, Centre for Fine Print Research, Bristol, UK. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, invited to give talks, demonstrations, and workshops (Printmaking, Rice University, Houston, TX, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY) she was also a 2020 Artadia Finalist and her work has been included in a variety of art publications both in print and digital form."
On View: September 11, 2021 | 1-5 pm
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