Exhibition Opening - Witnesses by Anna U Davis
Welcome to the opening of our new exhibition "Witnesses" by Anna U Davis
Thursday, September 7 at 7:00 PM in House of Sweden
Doors open 6:30 PM. Event start 7:00 PM
Anna U Davis is known for her bold, colorful, graphic mixed-media work, where she explores her fascination with gender relations. She has been awarded multiple DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowships and a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation in NY for her upcoming project "Road to Recovery". Her work can be found in public and private collections in the United States and Europe. Davis currently resides and works in Washington, D.C. Join us in House of Sweden for the opening event, meet Anna and explore her work.
Anna U Davis About the Exhibition
Why are we Curious, Passionate, Suspicious, Jealous, Conscientious, Self-conscious, Unsure, Calm, Insecure, Balanced, Mature and Independent? We tend to think of personality traits as good or bad, but where does these features stem from? Can you narrow down a specific character's origin to one specific moment? Or is a personality conceived after a repeated pattern of experiences? Could I figure out specific events in my own life, that molded my continuous quest in exploring my role as a woman in this World? My craving to investigate not only the struggles and challenges we face as women, but the qualities that makes us equal and empowered. In preparation for this project, I decided to conduct an assessment test, which I handed out to family, and friends, in order to figure out my most prominent character traits. From the data collected and from a period of contemplation and discussion, I was able to conceive a series of black and white drawings based on experiences that seemed to have implemented these different personality traits. In the exhibit “Witnesses” I have transformed the black and white drawings into mixed media paintings and sculptures.
More about Anna U Davis and her work here
Singer-songwriter DeWilde will be performing during the event.
Listen to DeWilde's Music here or at Spotify and iTunes under "DeWilde".
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