Selfhood

Selfhood presents identity portraits that focus on voices that have historically been threatened, silenced, and hidden. We all have something to say about our identity, and this exhibition offers space for five artists to share their histories and have their voices heard.

What is “selfhood”?  It is the quality that constitutes one’s individuality, our essential being, the part of us that makes us unique. We spend a lot of our lives developing a sense of self and figuring out who we are and what we stand for. That is inward-facing work, but when we look beyond ourselves, do we have a voice and a space to freely express who we are? Too often, that space is not there, stories are hidden, voices are silenced. Our sense of self is personal, but it is also connected to history. Who we are today is a product of what and who have come before, and knowing ourselves means getting to know, understanding, and telling our histories.


Dates: February 15 - June 8, 2025
Participating artists: Alice Dillon, Scott Foster, Kathryn Geismar, Lisa Tang Liu, and Keith Morris Washington
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Lisa Tang Liu, Analog Girl in a Digital World, Mixed media, cyanotype print and inkjet print
Kathryn Geismar, Babushka, Oil on canvas
Alice Dillon, Pin-Up , 2024, Thread on muslin
Scott Foster, Lauren Sun Turtle, Photograph
Keith Morris Washington, The Metempsychosis of Keith Morris Washington as Ami Callius Spoke My Name, Redux , 2019, Oil on linen
Keith Morris Washington, The Secret Life of Mister Vacuum Lungz , 2018, Oil on linen
Scott Foster, Three Sisters, Photograph
Scott Foster, Charlie Eagle Tail, Photograph
Lisa Tang Liu, Facing a New Era, Cyanotype print on watercolor paper
Kathryn Geismar, Perpetual Possibility , 2025, Graphite, paint, and grommets on Duralar
Kathryn Geismar, Motherlove , 2022, Graphite and grommets on Duralar
Kathryn Geismar, Lost and Found , 2021, Graphite and grommets on Duralar
Alice Dillon, Placemakers , 2025, Thread on muslin
Alice Dillon, Carabiner Portrait , 2022, Thread on muslin