Exhibitions Exhibitions

The Paws Family Through P.A.W.

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Exhibition on view December 5, 2009 - March 12, 2010
Window Installation Located at Two Brothers Beauty Supply
Eddy Street at Westminster Street, Providence

The Paws Family, a fascinating rabbit clan whose rich history dates back to Rhode Island's vibrant textile industry, has joined Providence Art Windows. An installation of their artifacts, historical documents, family pictures, and texts is on display in the window of Two Brothers Beauty Supply on Eddy at Westminster Street. Please stop by any time to immerse yourself in their story.

P.A.W.'s photo stream is available here.

Providence Art Windows (P.A.W.) exhibits juried art installations to fill 9 empty retail spaces in Downtown Providence. The shows change three times a year and feature local and nationally known artists, selected by local residents, downtown artists and professionals.

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Learning How to Cook Everything

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NEW WORK!

A reference to New York Times writer Mark Bittman's seminal cook book, Learning How to Cook Everything is composed of 10 8” x 10” color photographs, which use traditional and non-traditional negatives and incorporate collage. A collaboration with my husband, the series is an intimate documentation of his foray into cooking as developing a life skill, a creative endeavor, and an avenue to continue a family tradition.

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Mama Yaga

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Showing 2008 / 2009
Stella's Cafe
403 College Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
Open everyday, 8a - 12a

Baba Yaga is an old witch woman known in Slavic fairy tales as an antagonist with an appetite for young children. Most of her depictions have the old woman flying around the forest atop a giant mortar, wielding a pestle, and living in a hut mounted on a pair of chicken legs. While she can play the role of sage to lost souls, her character is consistently solitary.

The Mama Series

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The Paws Family Through Exhibition

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Tjaden Hall, Cornell University
May 12th - 23rd, 2008

This exhibition tells the story of The Paws Family, as it was discovered by two sisters and then relayed to their daughter/niece. A well-to-do family that made its wealth in textiles at the turn of the century, the Paws are compelling in their intriguing family history and diverse value systems & aesthetic sensibilities. They are a living and growing, sprawling rabbit clan served by a respectable staff and housed in numerous locations across this country, though they are primarily based in New England. Their story can be a bit unwieldy, full of drama and intrigue; but then, of course, most families' stories are.

This exhibition of their living artifacts, historical documents, family pictures, and texts aims to allow viewers to immerse themselves in the Paws and their history. Their private lives, as told through the accompanying private correspondence between two sisters, has been thrown open and laid bare for the viewer. Our hope is that by sharing their reality, the viewer's own reality is enriched.

Portfolio page here.

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Transcript of the Paws Family

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Announcing...
Transcript of the Paws Family: A Correspondence Between Two Sisters

This transcript of The Paws Family story has been published in conjunction with the show The Paws Family through Exhibition, Cornell University, Spring 2008. A rich and engaging field notebook accompaniment to the family's art and living artifacts featured in the show, this correspondence stands as the seminal text for the exhibit.

Available for $10.

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