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Saya Woolfalk
From Bones We Rise, The Empathics
February 17 - May 1, 2021
About the Exhibition
Saya Woolfalk is a New York based artist who created a complex, futuristic utopian culture and society of an interspecies female race called The Empathics. Their mythology and story of origin began with the discovery of mineral laden chimeric bones that triggered them to metamorphose into a plant, animal and human hybrid creature. In advanced Empathic society anyone may elect to undergo the experience of interspecies hybridization utilizing ChimaTEK technology, thus choosing to become an Empathic and a socially evolved being.
The world of the Empathics emerged from the artist's investigations and interest in anthropology, science fiction, folklore, mythology, and Afrofuturism. Drawing upon her own experience as a Black, Asian, and white American she explores ideation of cultural hybridity as a pathway toward an equitable society. Woolfalk’s vision of social evolution is attainable by adopting a culture that is in a continuous state of transformation and growth. Utilizing the tradition of folkloric storytelling, Woolfalk creates narratives that manifest these aspirations.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMMING:
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Power Masks: Art Education Project
Rowan University Art Gallery is teaming up with Clearview Regional High School, Rowan University’s Department of STEAM Education, College of Education, and Philadelphia-based artist Claes Gabriel.
Claes Gabriel, who will be exhibiting at RUAG this spring, creates vibrant 3D paintings that are the source of inspiration for the Power Masks project. A key goal of the program is to bring an artist directly into the classroom setting. The resulting artwork by Clearview Regional High School students will be on view at the Gallery from April 15–22.
The Center for Art & Social Engagement
The Center for Art and Social Engagement serves as a venue for investigating social issues through arts-based methods. Anchored by a permanent display of The Sister Chapel, a historic collaborative feminist installation, CASE draws inspiration from the cooperative spirit of the women’s art movement.
Past Exhibitions and Gallery Catalogs
PDF catalogs from past exhibitions are available to download for free. Printed copies of exhibition catalogs are also available free of charge by visiting our 301 High Street Gallery location.
