The Contemporary Art Modern Project (The CAMP Gallery) is pleased to announce the opening of our annual fiber exhibition, 78 Women Pulling at The Threads of Social Discourse, FAMA and Guests: We Got The Power. The exhibition is curated by gallery founder and director, Melanie Prapopoulos, and assistant director Maria Gabriela Di Giammarco.
Opening October 11, 2024, the sixth edition of this exhibition series draws inspiration from Lysistrata by Aristophanes, and Spike Lee’s response to organized violence in Chi-Raq. Honoring the play and its era, over 100 pieces were made for the open call, all touching on themes of violence, war, sexual power, the patriarchy, and the power of women. These artworks will be installed as a continuous frieze throughout our gallery space, up until the end of the year.
Participating artists: Mary Tooley Parker, Eden Quispe, Fruma Markowitz, Kathy Nida, Margaret Roleke, Natalia Schonowski, Joan Wheeler, Leslie Sheryll, Fernanda Froes, Barbara Ringer, Christine Lee Tyler, Silvana Soriano, Jacqueline Myers-Cho, Mabelin Castellanos, Katika, Janine Brown, Kristina Reinis, Adriana Carvalho, Camille Eskell, Rita Valley, Rima Day, Marine Fonteyne, Star Trauth, Manju Shandler, Ola Rondiak, Louise Cadoux, Aida Tejada, Olya Tereschuk, Itamar Yehiel, Debora Rosental, Marjolein Burbank, Nicole Durham the Caulk Artist, Amy Gelb, Lauren Reilly, Aurora Molina, Deborah Simon, Nancy Ofori, Delaney Conner, Ainaz Alipour, Heidi Hankanieman, Alan Nieder, Nanilee Robarge, Melissa Godoy Nieto, Rosa Henriquez, Laetitia Adam-Rabel, Yanira Lopez, Alexis Oliva, Hou Guan Ting, Kim Moore, Melanie Brewster, Pangea Kali Virga, Shelly McCoy, Alina Rojo Rodriguez, Micheal Sylvan Robinson, Eileen Hoffman, Sarah Laing, Brenda Kuong, Marcia Manconi, Carlos Bautista Biernnay, Sooo-Z Mastropietro, Lauren Januhowski, Deborah Weir, Amy Putman, Toni Thomas, Breanna Cee Martins, AtelierLustig, Valeria Montag, Alieh Rezaei, Elaine Luther, Molly Gambardella, Isabel Infante, Autumn Kioti Horne, Caitlin McCormack, Nancy Tobin, Janet Mueller, Kimberly Bentley, Catherine Olivier, Lydia Viscardi, and Julie Peppito.
ABOUT WOMEN PULLING AT THE THREADS OF SOCIAL DISCOURSE
Textile work, historically, is inextricable from the lived experience of women transnationally, and is continually relegated to the realm of the “feminine” rather than recognized as a tangible and creative cultural marker. Given the homogeneity within the group of voices given importance by way of centuries of social norms, it has become increasingly necessary to turn to the feminine experience as a simple, yet authentic shift in perspective that enriches our collective reality. The Contemporary Art Modern Project (CAMP)’s annual textile exhibition, Women Pulling at The Threads of Social Discourse, aims to center female voices and experiences through textile and fiber artistry as a means to promote dialogue and community with intention and curiosity.
ABOUT FIBER ARTISTS MIAMI ASSOCIATION (FAMA)
An artist-initiated group that educates, advances, and elevates textile traditions and contemporary fiber techniques with the goal of the education of and the advancement of fiber arts in Miami or abroad, Fiber Arts Miami Association came into being during the onset of COVID-19 as three artists, Alina Rodriguez Rojo, Aurora Molina, and Evelyn Politzer began organizing socially engaged virtual workshops that united people using the healing power of thread-based work. The group formed a link through daily embroidery, weaving, and recyclable materials workshops. This daily communion was the impetus or the ultimate trigger for Molina, Politzer, and Rojo to mobilize and create FAMA.