Luzene Hill • Now that the Gates of Hell are closed...
one-woman show • November 8 - December 20, 2019
EXTENDED into January, 2020
DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY 1 - Old Depot District • 432 East Howard Avenue no. 24, Decatur, Georgia
artist talk: Saturday, December 7th, 3 - 5 PM
DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY (432 East Howard Avenue no. 24) is proud to present a one-woman show by Atlanta-based artist Luzene Hill. “Now that the Gates of Hell are closed…” is an exhibition of new drawings that "challenge male dictated hierarchies" and "advance female agency".
When Hill was a freshman in college, a professor opened the first day of class by asking the “young ladies on the front row” to “please cross your legs”. They complied, quizzically, then the professor stated, “now that the gates of hell are closed . . . we can begin.” These drawings are her response to his remark. "Asserting female sexuality and eroticism to challenge male dictated hierarchies. Women will not be defined by phallocentrism."
Luzene Hill is a multi-media artist, best known for her socially-engaged, conceptual installations, reflecting interdisciplinary scholarship in visual art, women's studies and Native American culture. An enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, Hill has exhibited throughout the US, in Canada, Russia, Japan and the UK. Awards include the 2019 Ucross Fellowship, 2016 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Fellowship in Visual Arts, 2015 Eiteljorg Fellowship and 2015 First Peoples Fund Fellowship. Her work is featured in Susan Powers' book, "Cherokee Art: Prehistory to Present", Josh McPhee's "Celebrate People's History!: The Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution", and the PBS Documentary, “Native Art NOW!”.
WHO/WHAT: “Now that the Gates of Hell are Closed…”, a one-woman show of drawings by Luzene Hill
WHERE: DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY, 432 East Howard Avenue no. 24, Decatur GA 30030
WHEN: opening reception: Friday, November 8, 5-8 PM, exhibition continues through December 20, 2019.
artist talk t.b.a.
When Hill was a freshman in college, a professor opened the first day of class by asking the “young ladies on the front row” to “please cross your legs”. They complied, quizzically, then the professor stated, “now that the gates of hell are closed . . . we can begin.” These drawings are her response to his remark. "Asserting female sexuality and eroticism to challenge male dictated hierarchies. Women will not be defined by phallocentrism."
Luzene Hill is a multi-media artist, best known for her socially-engaged, conceptual installations, reflecting interdisciplinary scholarship in visual art, women's studies and Native American culture. An enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, Hill has exhibited throughout the US, in Canada, Russia, Japan and the UK. Awards include the 2019 Ucross Fellowship, 2016 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Fellowship in Visual Arts, 2015 Eiteljorg Fellowship and 2015 First Peoples Fund Fellowship. Her work is featured in Susan Powers' book, "Cherokee Art: Prehistory to Present", Josh McPhee's "Celebrate People's History!: The Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution", and the PBS Documentary, “Native Art NOW!”.
WHO/WHAT: “Now that the Gates of Hell are Closed…”, a one-woman show of drawings by Luzene Hill
WHERE: DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY, 432 East Howard Avenue no. 24, Decatur GA 30030
WHEN: opening reception: Friday, November 8, 5-8 PM, exhibition continues through December 20, 2019.
artist talk t.b.a.
