The University of Toledo Department of Art Hosts Two Emerging Women Artists in an Exhibition Exploring Art and Protest
Two emerging women artists—Shanna Merola (Detroit, MI) and Sheida Soleimani (Providence, RI)—will present their work October 12 through December 11 at the UT Center for the Visual Arts. Shanna Merola will be giving a lecture in the Haigh Auduitorium Thursday, October 16 at 2:00 pm. The artists will be on hand for the opening reception, which is free and open to all, Thursday, October 15 from 6-9 p.m. The reception will be held in the CVA Main Gallery and is a stop on the Arts Commission 3rd Thursday Loop. Soleimani, an Iranian-American artist, will display her current series of works, entitled ‘National Anthem’, which melds sculpture, collage and photography to create collisions in reference to Iranian politics throughout the past century. Merola is a conceptual artist and documentary photographer for grassroots social justice organizations. She works for the National Lawyers Guild, coordinating legal support for activists. Her work, “We All Live Downwind,” has been carved from daily headlines of disaster. The CVA Main Gallery is located at 620 Grove Place, adjacent to the Toledo Museum of Art. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. For more information on this and other exhibits held by the UT Department of Art, visit the gallery page online http://www.utoledo.edu/comm-arts/art/galleries/index.html
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