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As part of the Aging Bodies, Myths and Heroines exhibit in the main gallery East Window is honored to present a Panel discussion with Rupert Jenkins, Roddy MacIness, Sherry Wiggins, Amy DelPo and Anne Walker.

Friday, February 23rd 2024
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Free

Don't miss this final event for the Aging Bodies, Myths and Heroines exhibit closing next week.

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Amazing night! Thank you all for filling the house for each and every one of the evening's shining performers. xo

SHINE: A Love letter to the Trans Community
Curated by Charlotte Piper

Featuring:
Crisosto Apache
Trey Suits/ Alex Vaughan
Styler Rising
Melissa Ivey
Briggs
Raymond

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As part of the Aging Bodies, Myths and Heroines exhibit in the main gallery East Window is honored to present an Artist Talk with Marissa Nicole Stewart in person.

Friday, February 9th 2024
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Free

East Window
4550 Broadway Suite C-3B2
Boulder CO

"The history that comes from being an African American in the United States follows each generation as a collective whole. You cannot separate the individual from the history, nor the history from the individual.Uniquely, African Americans are forced to wear their history on their skin, because of this it follows them in everything they do, including how they are perceived in society. They are always analyzed and measured to standards that are not their own; they are always required to have resilience in the face of systematic oppression. In photographs I aim to question: Must a black body always stand in the place of a civil movement or a political statement? Will a black body ever be a human body? Will a photograph of a black body be just a photograph of an individual apart from their race? My subjects have their history embedded in their appearance and their stories written in the wrinkles of their skin. I photograph my subjects and use archival photographs of my subjects in a way that invites the viewer in and makes them want to get to know the individuals within the photographs."
—Marissa Nicole Stewart

Marissa Nicole Stewart was born and raised in Toledo, OH and is currently 29 years old. She is based in Columbus, OH. Her practice is surrounded by the ideas of black families, matriarchal lineage, race and oral history. Her work is born from a want to engage her audience in questioning their way of thinking by creating work that inspires active self reflection. Stewart completed her BFA in Photography from Bowling Green State University in May 2018. She received her MFA in Photography and Integrated Media from Ohio University in 2022.

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As part of the Aging Bodies, Myths and Heroines exhibit in the main gallery East Window is honored to present an Artist Talk with Marissa Nicole Stewart in person.

Friday, February 9th 2024
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Free

"The history that comes from being an African American in the United States follows each generation as a collective whole. You cannot separate the individual from the history, nor the history from the individual.Uniquely, African Americans are forced to wear their history on their skin, because of this it follows them in everything they do, including how they are perceived in society. They are always analyzed and measured to standards that are not their own; they are always required to have resilience in the face of systematic oppression. In photographs I aim to question: Must a black body always stand in the place of a civil movement or a political statement? Will a black body ever be a human body? Will a photograph of a black body be just a photograph of an individual apart from their race? My subjects have their history embedded in their appearance and their stories written in the wrinkles of their skin. I photograph my subjects and use archival photographs of my subjects in a way that invites the viewer in and makes them want to get to know the individuals within the photographs."
—Marissa Nicole Stewart

Marissa Nicole Stewart was born and raised in Toledo, OH and is currently 29 years old. She is based in Columbus, OH. Her practice is surrounded by the ideas of black families, matriarchal lineage, race and oral history. Her work is born from a want to engage her audience in questioning their way of thinking by creating work that inspires active self reflection. Stewart completed her BFA in Photography from Bowling Green State University in May 2018. She received her MFA in Photography and Integrated Media from Ohio University in 2022.

Image courtesy of Marissa Nicole Stewart