STAND

Here we stand at the intersection of art and politics, surrounded by challenges of injustice, inequities, neglect, movements, protest, and so much more. We take a stand on issues that we feel passionate about. When enough is enough, and the matter needs to be given a voice. Art recounts our past stories and allows us to look back and understand how our society evolved over time. And essentially, it is a way to know and understand ourselves better as a culture. STAND is an example of the broad range of issues that are happening in this extraordinary time.

First Place-Hanging On By A Thread/ Coming Apart At The Seams

Winnie van der Rijn
New York, New York

fabric created from soluble material and then dissolved

This alternate American flag is a husk, a ghost of the past with hope for the future and the possibility to move forward.

Second Place-It's Not Me It's You

Nathan Brad Hall
Brooklyn, New York

oil

A portrait of a dear friend who is a bi-racial gay black man forced to exist in a world that projects their views on him because of the color of his skin and sexuality.

Third Place-Ghislain and Boris

Karisa Marsland
Renton, Washington

watercolor on paper

“Ghislain and Boris” is featured in my book, “When You Can’t Go Home: Portraits of Refugees in the Pacific Northwest”. It tells the story of 10 refugees and their families alongside 30 watercolor portraits. I give 50 percent of all my proceeds to help support refugees in my community.

Partisan (False Equivalence)

Ko Smith
Brooklyn, New York

oil on panel

Partisan is a series of portraits examining cultural and societal patterns reinforcing division and inequity, and signify a polarized national consciousness. They are rooted in the tension of an internal moment where individuals can choose to expand our worldview and empathic boundaries.

FUSE

Robert Inestroza
Montpellier, France

oil on canvas

First hand witness to the historical protest riots of 2020 in New York against inequality and injustice had a veracity and passion I felt had to be documented in this nocturnal scene. The catalytic moment it explodes into chaotic action.

Witch Hunt

David Eugene Lemley
Seattle, Washington

oil, ink and wax on wood panel

2020: Laid to Un(Rest)

Ann Golumbuk
San Deigo, California

wood posts, recycled materials, acrylic

A collection of six “time capsules” detailing the current upheaval in America. The familiar phrases written on each waver between an ironic sadness at how far we've drifted from once inspiring words and a hopeful call to make them true once more. It's overwhelming, but remember; you have power.

Divided States of Insanity

Jean Cummiskey
Hopkinton, Massachusetts

mixed media mosaic

This multi-media mosaic incorporates stained glass and resin pieces. It uses the imagery of a torn American Flag to depict the divisiveness of our contemporary politics with a zipper embedded along the tear offering the hope of reuniting.

Fallen Pins of America

Mia B. Adams
Chandler, Arizona

yarn, pins, United States map, cork board

Every pin shown represents an unarmed Black Indigenous person of color that has been killed by police from 2014 - 2018. In addition, there are hundreds of deaths caused by police that go undocumented or misrepresented.

Victorian Outlaw

Ana Gadish-Linares
Richmond, California

digital painting

I’m Ana, a first-generation Cuban-American artist born and raised in Miami, FL. Victorian Outlaw 2020—a self-portrait in many ways—depicts a woman armed with a roll of voting stickers and a medical face mask in the seemingly lawless dystopia of America in the year 2020.

On The Mend

Krysten Baryo
McMinnville, Oregon

woodburning, mixed media

Ma Nature Revisited

Gary Aagaard
Tucson, Arizona

oil on canvas

This painting examines Mother Nature's reaction to decades of environmental neglect and in particular, the probable results of the current Wheeler-led EPA's oversight, or lack thereof. Remnants of Trump donors lie in the rubble.

Human Wall

Phanuphan Kitsawaeng
Los Angeles, California

photography

Since the Coup in 2014, Thai people have been forced to live under the control of military dictatorship. The government has been an uncontested power to silence people: who have come forward to speak their voice against them have faced the consequences. Some were threatened, attacked, and disappeared.

No You in Uterus

Tina Ybarra
South Gate, California

mixed media on linen

11th & Pine

Tyler McPherson
Puyallup, Washington

acrylic

June 2020. 11th & Pine, Seattle

The Situation (Outrage, Whitewash, Carry On)

Michelle Louis
Middleton, Wisconsin

acrylic and India ink on canvas

"The Situation (Outrage, Whitewash, Carry On)" is a modern, abstract expression created in response to the disgraceful Jan. 6th events at the US Capitol. Gestural, calligraphic lines and movement create a striking sense of depth and energy.

The Human Toll

Janice Stanton
Bridgehampton, New York

mixed media, 18" x 24"

The American flag is reimagined in this collage which was created when it was reported that 100,000 deaths had occurred in the U.S. from the Coronavirus. The background consists of newsprint listing the names of all those that had perished up to that point. The blackened tips of the bamboo 'stripes' reference the lives snuffed out as a result of the pandemic.

My Privileged White Thoughts (detail)

Nora Howell
Baltimore, Maryland

ribbon

Reflections in response to three works: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, I'm Still here by August Channing Brown; and On Being White by James Baldwin. Journaling to earnestly reflect on and understand my role in the system of racial privilege and white supremacy.

Easten Ghouta

Mouneb Taim
Damascus, Syria

photography

Finding peace in Syria requires unity in diversity.

Carl

Lib Mason
Brevard, North Carolina

oil on canvas

Carl died of aids many years ago. This is my posthumous portrait of him as an angel.

No Evil, Hear

Matt Beshears
Jasper, Texas

mixed-media toner transfer print

I Too Was Once a Child With Dreams

Marilyn Geary
Woodacre, California

plastic tarp, landscape fabric, newsprint, kraft paper, wool

I conceived this after reading an article about a SF street where owners placed large boulders in front of their homes to prevent people from sleeping there. I used materials found on the streets, including scraps of a SF newspaper which always has in it an article on those sleeping out in the cold.

War on Drugs

Joni Crowe
Norman, Oklahoma

oil

That Wouldn't Have Happened If You Stayed In Your Race

Mozart Bautista
Salt Lake City, Utah

oil on canvas

The title was said by my ex father inlaw when my then wife and I split up.An interracial couple being pushed out of the picture by white sheets which represents the KKK,one is upsidedown to the left of the couples legsThe couple along with the bed form a map of the US.

Biodiversity #120

Hiroko Yoshimoto
Ventura, California

oil on canvas

Abstract painting on the theme of biodiversity. Clear colors, organic shapes, and rhythmical lines express vibrant and diverse life forms that the artist ardently wishes to be sustained on our planet.

SUPPORTING THE ARTS

A portion of the proceeds from STAND was donated to the Chicago Artists Coalition, an incredible non-profit based in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago Artists Coalition is a non-profit organization that supports contemporary Chicago artists and curators by offering residency programs, exhibitions, professional development, and resources that enable them to live, work and thrive in the city. CAC is deeply committed to advancing the cause of art and its importance to Chicago’s culture and economy by cultivating a wide-reaching civic, philanthropic and public support network.

To learn more about their work, visit their website www.chicagoartistscoalition.org