Art Room
120 St. Louis Ave #117
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Art Room presents A Certain Kind of Woman, a colorful and dynamic body of work created by Cincinnati-based artist Emily Wiethorn. This contemporary exhibition includes a series of self-portrait photographs that explore female identity, gender roles, and self-discovery. The show runs January 16 through February 22, 2020.
Wiethorn writes, “Hidden behind expected social roles, our inner identity can become lost. Through my work, I explore what happens when our masks become so convincing that we no longer recognize ourselves.”
Through the intoxicating use of feminine patterns and gestures, Emily Wiethorn uses performance to confront her own use of disguise to fit into the social construct of what it means to be female. Ultimately, she challenges the viewer through her carefully calculated use of backdrops, costuming, body language, and gaze. Wiethorn’s photographs are autobiographical in nature yet demand a universal appreciation and understanding of the societal pressures to be “a certain kind of woman.”
Art Room is open to the public and will host an opening reception for A Certain Kind of Woman on January 16, 2020, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Exhibition Details
Emily Wiethorn: A Certain Kind of Woman
January 16 – February 22, 2020
Opening Reception: January 16, 2020, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Gallery Talk: February 20, 2020, 7:00 pm
Art Room (120 St. Louis Ave #117 Fort Worth, TX 76104)
About the Artist
Emily Wiethorn is an artist and educator based in Cincinnati, OH. She received her MFA in Studio Art from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her BFA in Photography from Northern Kentucky University. Recently, Emily attended the New York Times Portfolio Review in 2019, gave an Imagemaker Presentation at the Society for Photographic Education Midwest Conference, was the featured cover artist in PDNedu’s “The Fine Art Issue” (Spring 2018), and a 2017 Critical Mass finalist. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, as well as featured online by Vogue Italia, PDNedu, Lenscratch, Musee Magazine, and PHOTO–EMPHASIS. Through her work, she explores notions of feminine identity, societal constructs of femininity, and self-discovery. Currently, Emily teaches photography at Northern Kentucky University and the University of Cincinnati.
