Complicated Territory
Curated by Bridget Donlon
Featuring works by: 
Alex McQuilkin, Erin M. Riley, and Martha Tuttle

Opening Reception: 
Sunday, September 30, 2018, 2-5 p.m.

Exhibition: September 30 - December 16, 2018
All exhibitions and events are free and open to the public 

No Such Luck, 2017
 Erin M. Riley




D O R S K Y  G A L L E R Y | Curatorial Programs  is pleased to announce the continuation of its program of independently-curated exhibitions---   Complicated Territory  curated by Bridget Donlon , will open on Sunday, September 30, 2018 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. and remain on view through December 16, 2018.  A color brochure with an essay by the curators has been published to accompany the exhibition.


Complicated Territory features three artists, Alex McQuilkin, Erin M. Riley, and Martha Tuttle, whose work encompasses a variety of media including painting, drawing, installation, and embroidery. Taking on traditionally feminine subjects and forms---  interiors, domesticity, self-reflection, florals, pastels, handicraft---  t o explore and critique this identity and how it is regarded in society, these artists create work grounded in feminist (art) history, with cutting sensibilities of irony, detachment, sexuality, and pop culture saturation. Each creates work that delves into the complicated territory of a specific kind of female identity, psychology, and navigation of life.


Bridget Donlon is a Brooklyn-based contemporary art professional with experience in curating and arts administration and institutions including the Tang Museum, the Guerrilla Girls, Galerie Lelong, Tate Modern, the Fabric Workshop and Museum, and Dieu Donn é. Recent curatorial projects have included On Reflection at UrbanGlass in Brooklyn and Confluence/Influence in Contemporary Abstraction at Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs in Long Island City. She curated Pure Pulp: Contemporary Artist Working in Paper, a 15 year retrospective of works from Dieu Donn é's residency program for the Wellin Museum of Hamilton College, which traveled to the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking at Georgia Tech and the Dedalus Foundation at Industry City, Brooklyn, and was accompanied by a catalog published by Demonico/Prestel.



         


UPCOMING EVENTS:

A Curator and Artists tour of the exhibition with Bridget Donlon, Alex McQuilkin, and Erin M. Riley
Sunday, October 21, 3:30-5:00 pm

A Panel Discussion moderated by Kathleen Flynn with Isa Rodrigues, and artists Erin M. Riley and Martha Tuttle 
Sunday, November 4, 3:30-5:00 pm

Kathy Battista in conversation with Alex McQuilkin
Sunday, November 18, 3:30-5:00 pm


RSVP 718-937-6317 or rsvp@dorsky.org


Throughout the run of  Complicated Territory, 
Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs will be partnering with Hour Children whose mission is to help incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their children successfully rejoin the community, reunify with their families, and build healthy, independent, and secure lives. To accomplish this, Hour Children provides compassionate and comprehensive services and encourages all to live and interact with dignity and respect.



Join Us by bringing in toiletry items 
      (new only please) to donate to Hour Children when  you come to the gallery. 
         Thank you from Hour Children and Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs.


D O R S K Y G A L L E R Y | Curatorial Programs is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization that presents independently-curated exhibitions of contemporary art. Working with curators, writers, and art historians, DGCP aims to illuminate and deepen the public's understanding and appreciation of issues and trends in contemporary art.

For further information, please contact Karen Dorsky at (718) 937-6317, via email: kdorsky @dorsky.com or visit our website: www.dorsky.org.
           

Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs gratefully acknowledges the support of Sara and Joseph Bedrick whose generosity helps enable our programs and exhibitions.

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