March 4-26, 2016

TYPECAST

Juror’s Statement by Jarvis DuBois
a charged yet relevant undertaking. It can be ever morphing and often difficult to delineate. Particularly stark since the Presidency of Barack Obama, class, ethnic, gender, political, religious and sexual markers have shifted, been embraced and come under attack regarding ‘self’ and ‘others’. In recent month so much focus, often skewed and myopic rhetoric, has been placed on the issues of migration and immigration in the United States and abroad. Their global implications and repercussions are hotly debated in government halls, classrooms, work places as well as individuals’ homes.

The twenty-nine artists exhibiting in TYPECAST both represent and challenge a multitude of identities including: gay, lesbian, trans, Catholic, Muslim, Asian, Middle Eastern, Latino, rural town and urban metropolis dwellers from across the country. Through collage, embroidery, digital photography, mixed media works on paper and canvas, sculpture and video the artists examine their personal, family and national histories. Some take to task societal othering and stereotyping while others affirm the nuanced and, at times, misunderstood individual and group characteristics that comprise our cultural richness and diversity.

Selected Artists:
Sobia Ahmad (MD)
Amna N. Asghar (NY)
Michael Benevenia (MD)
Tanmaya Bingham (NM)
Donna R. Charging (NY)
Gary L. Duehr (MA)
Ric Garcia (MD)
Bradley A. Gay (DC)
Claudia H. Gibson-Hunter (DC)
Tom Greaves (DC)
Kyle Hackett (DC)
Jessica M. Hopkins (MD)
Leena Jayaswal (MD)
Khanh H. Le (DC)
Max Maddox (IL)
Christopher E. Manning (NY)
Suchitra S. Mattai (CO)
Mark Parascandola (DC)
Denise L. Philipbar (VA)
Carol B. Radsprecher (NY)
Anysa Saleh (CA)
Tania Sen (NJ)
Krista M. Sharp (VA)
Siridejchai Nutthawut (NY)
Lien Truong (NC)
Aaron Tsuru (NY)
Sandra Chen Weinstein (CA)
Meghan Willis (NY)
Fina Yeung (NY)