Satomi Kawai/Women: Hood

Women: hood
First Edition

Online show in 2021

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Virtual reception
Women: hood explores complex experiences of femininity through interviews and responsive artworks. Based in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, the collective sought and recorded interviews with 10 women living in the state of Iowa and beyond. Artists: Satomi Kawai, Allison Heady, Dani Sigler, Vero Rose Smith.
The word women: hood is centered in bold white text on a black background. Surrounding the text are small, colorful artworks depicting various portraits, patterns, and abstract designs, arranged in a grid-like layout above and below the letters.

Our guest speaker at the reception: Dr. Asha Bhandary

"Womanhood vs Femininity/ Femininity vs Masculinity" is based on Dr. Asha Bhandary's first publication, "Freedom to Care."

Project team artists

Satomi Kawai
Contemporary art jewelry maker as well as creates drawings, printing, and performances.
University of Iowa, MFA Jewelry and MetalArts 2006
Jewelry artist Satomi Kawai smiles warmly at the camera, wearing a handmade necklace with two overlapping, oval-shaped, textured pieces in gray and white tones, suspended from brown cords. She is dressed in a black top, and in the background, a larger sculptural necklace or wall piece made from similar materials hangs against a tan wall.
Allison Heady
Drawer, printmaker, book artist, and sculptor.
University of Iowa, BFA with Honors in Printmaking 2015
A digital portrait of a woman with light skin, short teal hair with red highlights, and round glasses. She wears a blue top and gazes directly at the viewer with a confident expression. Her fist is partially raised in the foreground, and the background is a swirl of dark purples and blacks.
Dani Sigler
Creates feminist objects, including ceramics and paintings.
University of Iowa, BFA with Honors in Ceramics 2008
A woman with fair skin and long, curly red hair stands against a plain backdrop. She wears a teal top and bold, dangling purple feather earrings. Her expression is neutral, and she looks directly at the camera.
Vero Rose Smith
Visual artist, musician, curator, and educator.
University of Iowa, MA Art History 2014
A woman with long brown hair and hazel eyes smiles warmly at the camera. She wears a red-orange top and stands in front of a colorful abstract painting, which creates a vibrant and artistic backdrop.

"Her Culture," 1st edition of Women: hood

Check out 10 women's cultures in diverse womanhood.

FYI other news items

Podcast: Talking Art at wvik
School of Art / Art History Newsletter
Press-Citizen

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