SP/N GALLERY

Traversing Boundaries:
12 Contemporary Female Artists of India

January 24 – March 1, 2025

Opening Reception: January 24 // 6–8pm

“Traversing Boundaries is the culmination of UTD lecturer Colette Copeland’s Fulbright Scholar research in India writing about interdisciplinary female artists exploring socially- engaged themes and practices. Transgressing the institutions of colonialism and patriarchy, while living in a rape and femicide culture, these artists use a variety of media to critically and subversively examine pressing issues including gender violence, caste oppression, inequity of labor, environmental crises including the scarcity of clean water, and Partition– through the framework of personal history and memory. Each of the 12 artists tells a unique story through the lens of their lived experiences. The artists’ works consider the notions of borders and boundaries (physical, emotional, real, imagined, geographic, virtual, convergent, divergent and/or transformative) that Indian women face today both internally and externally. The exhibition provides a small glance into the rich and vibrant work that speaks out against human injustices, challenging societal traditions and providing much-needed awareness and dialogue towards positive change for the future.”

The Light in Between:
Photographs by Alan Govenar

January 24 – March 1, 2025

Opening Reception: January 24 // 6.30–8.30pm

This exhibition of photographs, artist books, and other media by Alan Govenar represent a 50-year retrospective. Through these images Govenar illuminates the deep texture of people and cultures that are often marginalized and overlooked. His photography embodies a highly original holistic approach, linked inextricably to his work as a writer, poet, novelist, playwright, folklorist, and filmmaker. By nature, Govenar is a collaborator, an artist committed to community engagement and proactive social change.

Govenar has authored more than 40 books, directed two dozen films, produced two 52-part radio series for national broadcast, created three off-Broadway musicals, and designed multimedia installations at PhotoLondon and the International Center of Photography. He is director of Documentary Arts, a non-profit organization he founded in 1985 to advance essential perspectives on historical issues and diverse cultures.

SP/N Gallery at Synergy Park North 2 (UT Dallas)

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Richardson, 75080 Texas

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