Announcing “Widening the Cycle: A Menstrual Cycle & Reproductive Art Show”
An international visual art exhibit at the biennial meeting of Society for Menstrual Cycle Research hosted at the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights
June 4 – 6, 2015
Suffolk University Law School
120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108
March 4, 2015 – The Society for Menstrual Cycle Research (SMCR) and the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights are pleased to present Widening the Cycle: A Menstrual Cycle & Reproductive Justice Art Show. This bold collection comprised of artworks created by 38 artists from 10 countries reflects a growing demand from menstruaters for a new perspective on periods, one that is no longer rooted in silence or shame. This thematic exploration of the menstrual cycle and issues related to reproductive justice will be on display June 4-6, 2015 at the Suffolk University Law School.
Widening the Cycle is a social justice art show that threads together global voices to raise consciousness about menstruation and reproductive justice through feminist art. After attending the 2013 SMCR conference, emerging artist Jen Lewis was inspired to curate a visual art exhibit that would connect artists with activists, advocates and academics in order to affect maximum social change. Menstruation is a human right that must be made visible in order to become part of the bigger gender equality discussion.
This unique group exhibition features painting, photography, installation, sculpture and multimedia works. Participating artists include: Hiba Ali, Diana Álvarez, Dana Baker, Holly Bittner, Danielle Boodoo-Fortune, Gabriella Boros, Byron Keith Byrd, Mod Cardenas, Stephanie Dragoon, Derya Erdem, Alicia Everett, Johanna Falzone, Tiffany Paige Gaudet, Ingrid Goldbloom-Bloch, Suzy Gonzalez, Virginia Kennard, Jess Larson, Tory Leeming, Jen Lewis, Isabelle Lutz, Lucy Madeline, Phoebe Man, Sarah Maple, Elaine Marie, Sadie Mohler, Petra Paul, Victoria Paige, Kyle Peterson, Sara Raca, Dafna Rehavia, Mary Rouncefield, Gwenn Seemel, Giuliana Serena, Nichole Speciale, Jena Tegeler, Jennifer Weigel and Deb Wiles, and features the Exquisite Uterus Resistance Project.
Curator and exhibition planner, Jen Lewis is Conceptual Artist and Menstrual Designer behind Beauty in Blood, a bold, transformative macrophotography project that confronts social taboos pertaining to menstruation and the female body. The Society for Menstrual Cycle Research (SMCR) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1979 by a multidisciplinary group of women who were pioneers in understanding the centrality of menstrual cycle research to women’s health. Founded in 2003, the Center for Women's Health and Human Rights (CWHHR) at Suffolk University is the first academic institute in the United States to focus on women's health and human rights in the social sciences, arts and humanities, and public policy.
For more information on Widening the Cycle art and artists visit www.wideningthecycle.com. Additional information on the SMCR conference can be found at www.menstruationresearch.org.
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