QIANA MESTRICH

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︎︎︎ The Reinforcements
︎︎︎ @WorkingWOC
︎︎︎ THRALL
︎︎︎ The Black Doll
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︎︎︎ The Mist in Mystic
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︎︎︎ Dodge & Burn
︎︎︎ TOPSY TURVY
︎︎︎ Hard To Place
︎︎︎ Some Kind of War
︎︎︎ History of the World
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︎Self Adjacent Group Exhibition


On view  April 8 – June 1, 2025
Ridderhof Martin Gallery at The University of Mary Washington Galleries


Left: Christa Donner, Home/Body, 2013, ink, acrylic, and gouache on cut paper. Top Right: Travis Donovan, Perennial, 2022, LED Hollogram, wood, and acrylic.Bottom Right: Jennifer White-Johnson, Free, 2018, Risograph.

The University of Mary Washington Galleries is pleased to present Self Adjacent, a group exhibition curated by Sarah Irvin and Tracy Stonestreet, on view in the Ridderhof Martin Gallery April 8 – June 1, 2025.

Self Adjacent examines the transforming experience of parenthood by artists as they navigate their many identities alongside and within the field of caregiving. Featuring the diverse viewpoints of twenty artists from across North America, Self Adjacent includes photography, performance, painting, printmaking, video, textile, and sculpture.

Artists include: Alberto Aguilar, Robin Assner-Alvey, Christa Donner, Travis Donovan, Meg Foley, Kate Gilmore, LaToya Hobbs, Sarah Irvin, Kevin and Jen Johnson, Carmichael Jones, Courtney, Qiana Mestrich