MAPPING, MYSTICISM & THE SELF

MAPPING, MYSTICISM & THE SELF
SASKIA JORDA, ESTEPHANIA GONZÁLES & ANH-THUY NGUYEN

MARCH 1-29, 2024

Join us in celebrating Women's History Month and Arizona Cultural Leadership with this month-long exhibition. Featured artists Saskia Jorda, Estephania Gonzáles, and Anh-Thuy Nguyen are among the five women artists nominated by the Arizona Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts to participate in the 'Women to Watch' opening in Washington D.C. in April. 2024. Phoenix-based artist Saskia Jorda will represent Arizona in the D.C. exhibition featuring selected artists from around the world.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) is the first museum in the world solely dedicated to championing women through the arts. With its collections, exhibitions, programs, and online content, the museum inspires dynamic exchanges about art and ideas. NMWA advocates for better representation of women artists and serves as a vital center for thought leadership, community engagement, and social change. NMWA addresses the gender imbalance in the presentation of art by bringing to light important women artists of the past while promoting great women artists working today.

Saskia Jorda is an interdisciplinary artist working on site-specific installations, soft sculptures, and drawings. Her work references the relationship between body and space, cultural identity, and mapping a sense of place. Estephania González uses video, animation, installation, and performance to explore concepts of spacetime, cosmologies, and identity. Anh-Thuy Nguyen's primary artistic source is an exploration into her history and experiences as an immigrant. She investigates her cultural and personal identity as well as her migration story through photography, video, installation, and performance art.