30 female artists on the subject of female sexuality through our own eyes, giving it more of a humanized and less of an objectifying view of anything the artists focus on; our bodies, our experiences, how women navigate the world within the changes that occur constantly.

“Unapologetic WomXn”, April 20-November 24 (VIP and media April 18) is an exhibition for the Venice Biennale, an international group exhibition consisting of all female artists on the subject of female sexuality through our own eyes, giving it more of a humanized and less of an objectifying view of anything the artists focus on; our bodies, our experiences, how women navigate the world within the changes that occur constantly.
Including the importance of artists and art not conforming to the conservative constraints of our societies.
The same way a male dominated society has imposed and still imposes their idea of what a woman should be like; art is supposed to make you feel something, maybe chock and shake you, confront something, trigger something within the viewer, otherwise isn’t it just decoration? Are we only decoration? A mere object?

My experience being a woman as in a female human, and with my sexuality, depend on many factors, there are many variables at play, many X-factors that basically decide what my experience as a woman and life and quality of life will most likely look like.
The family and society I was born into, economic and socioeconomic factors, my racial background and skin tone, the beauty standards of my culture or the culture of the country I live in, changes in laws and regulations that affect my womXnhood, just to name a few deciding X-factors, and the vast majority of time factors decided, imposed by not ourselves, but men.

We are and can be many things, daughters, mothers, sisters, CEOs, entrepreneurs, workers, caregivers, caretakers, providers, innovators, lovers, wives, queer, lesbian, bisexual, Christian, Muslim, atheists, Hindus, Sikhs, Catholics, Jews, politicians, world leaders, we are loved, objectified, respected, disrespected, stoned, killed, admired, trafficked, worshipped, enslaved, oppressed, abused, used, celebrated, monetized, mourned, we can be Caucasian, Black, Asian, Aboriginals, Hispanic, biracial, even multiracial, we can be children, teens, adults, young or old, tall, short, skinny, obese, malnourished, healthy or not, refugees, free to travel or not, allowed to get an education or not, choose our partner or not, decide how we dress or not, our lives, bodies and reproductive rights decided for us or not; women can be and are many things.
But we are not free to just “be”.

One says it is an artist’s duty to reflect the times we live in. Are women artists allowed to do so the same way as their male counterparts?

Opening Reception

Thu, Apr 18 from 5:00 – 8:00pm CEST

Ross-Sutton Gallery

Venice