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Maremi Andreozzi’s show: “A Life Well Lived” portrays historical women in their clothing, adornments, and respective backgrounds. Several of these women were forgotten midwives, medical professionals, or writers. While Andreozzi puts incredible detail into painting their clothes, jewelry, and other accessories, she leaves their faces blank, a black silhouette. The pieces are then accompanied with the women's names, date of birth and death (if known), and a brief description of their career. 

Mount Vernon Kate was an enslaved field worker who became a midwife in the late 1700s. The vibrant background of the painting depicts cotton plants, which were likely what she picked throughout her life. A detailed headscarf is wrapped around her head, and a rough-looking brown shawl is draped over her chest. Her plain attire suggests her humble life as a worker and a midwife. The green background brings vibrant color to the image, suggesting the significance of Kate's life in the fields. 

In contrast, Anna Komnene was a Byzantine princess and historian, and her portrait portrays her laden with golden accessories and jewels. She wears a large crown, encrusted with gems. Around her neck is a shiny gold chest piece, and underneath she wears a red dress. The warmth and opulence this painting emanates shows the range of the historic narratives Andreozzi works to uncover.

Audrey Acres - Sidwell Friends '24

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The painting “Reverie; Highpoint” raises questions about the line we draw between indoor and outdoor. The painting depicts what appears to be the interior of perhaps a hallway or foyer, with an image of a meadow projected onto a wall. The image appears in the same fashion that sunlight shines through a window onto a wall and wraps around the architecture, warping the image. The landscape is painted with similar shades of vibrant pink and orange that is used for the highlights of the interior, making it hard to separate the two scenes. 

Audrey Acres - Sidwell Friends '24

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Things We Lost in the Fire by Courtney Applequist has a hazy dream-like quality and surprises you with subtle details. The initial focus is on a woman holding small pieces of furniture. She presents them to you holding them out, almost escaping the frame's limits. There is a strong sense of movement, you almost expect the subject to begin speaking to you like a film. Applequist uses a literal layering of mediums that mirrors the layered complexity of themes in her work. Because the printing is done on silk, you can see through its muted colors to the sharp ink lines of the building behind her which helps create the almost cinematic dynamic of this piece.

Sarah Krekel Bennington College 2025

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This is the Life by Gregory Ferrand has the same energy as a lightning bug. There's a youthful buzz to the painting that connects you to a wide-eyed wonder that is lost with time. The boy's sharp lines and warm colors intrigue the viewer as you begin to look at the space in the same way the boy looks out at his world. There is a glow that illuminates the dark background framing the boy and mirroring the curves of the highlights in his Batman hood. His costume captures attention in a painting full of precise detail giving it a theatrical flair.

Sarah Krekel Bennington College

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This work by Wesley Berg is playful, joyful, and reflective. By using gouache and pencil, Berg is able to have different levels of opacity in his colors. The sharp lines are reflected with a lighter tone beside it to create depth and dimension in the piece. Some shadows are layered over each other like the color is falling on the page. I’m reminded of when you empty a bag and the memories of the day come falling out as pieces and papers. Berg captures a moment with sculptural precision like memories frozen in time. W-13

Sarah Krekel Bennington College

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“You Can’t Put a Price on Freedom” by Sarah Kahle depicts a reclined women, her legs held up with rope and reaching outwards. The soft curves of the body contrast the bold colors of the woman’s tattoos and garments. Her expression is playful and energetic, symbolic of the freedom found by many through sex work. Sarah handles watercolor delicately to create subtle details, while the subject plays with boldness rather than discreteness.

Annalise Weidman Towson University 2025

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Manuela Holban

Imaginary Encounter depicts a lovely scene of light and form. This light glances across the main subject of a woman with a bird, posing for the painter in a studio. Although the subject is draped in light, the strokes of the pastel blur the face and figure of the model, leaving her completely to interpretation. She seems distracted though as a small detail of her eye pans across her shoulder to a figure who appears from the right side of the canvas; their hand gently reaching towards her shoulder. The movement of the seemingly male figure is intimate, that of one significant enough to check on the state of his companion. The figures, lighting, composition, and background scene is reminiscent of renaissance paintings, yet with a contemporary twist. The intricate charcoal outlines of the woman's eye, and the mans hand adds an element of direction that grounds the image to the world. without this addition we as the viewer would be lost in the swirling sea of light and figure. When presented in natural light, the figures glow along with the background, and rich colors that have been meticulously layered come alive. Imaginary Encounter is truly beautiful, and one that must be viewed in person to experience the world that Holban presents to us. 

Anton Coghlan, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2024