2020
Kathleen McCloud in Studio
Feminist Art in the Trump Era, Axle Contemporary
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“It is amazing how work moves all on its own–Once again it has taken the lead!”
In the spring of 2020, the universal language of howling took over the world. In response, I howled back.
Working with the restrictions of the pandemic, I dug into my studio like a pioneer. I committed to projects that had been sidelined and materials stowed away in drawers, including the indigo dyed papers and fabrics I’d accumulated after years of growing and harvesting plants in my garden.
Summer exploded in civil unrest, followed by raging wildfires in the west, and the howling became louder. Science and Magical thinking converged. This must be what the Dark Ages felt like, I thought to myself.
As it grew colder and the year ended around a bonfire with a few friends, my focus had shifted to the earth and sky; Healing. What connects all of us rather than divides us? Moon, stars, trees and birds show up in many of the monoprint based paper constructions and paintings. And a unicorn.
2020
Feminist Art in the Era of Trump, juror Lucy Lippard
Axle Contemporary, September-November
Feminist Art in the era of Trump/ Axle Projects, September 2020
“I’ve never made a weapon before. It goes with my mask. I’ve lost confidence in the rule of law over the last 4 years. I’m exploring the action of protest and protection. “