Erin Cluley Gallery is pleased to announce Mothering a group exhibition of work exploring artistic interpretations of motherhood. The exhibition features work by an international roster of artists including, Kaleta Doolin, Megan Hildebrandt, Riley Holloway, Leili Jeffreys, Catherine MacMahon, Madelyn Sneed-Grays, Jessica Vollrath, Nadia Waheed, and Rachel Wolfson Smith.

The featured artists investigate relationships between femininity, maternity, and culture through contemporary artistic practices. These works reveal the complexity of domestic labor, examining how artists employ abstraction, narrative figuration, and photography to counter traditional narratives of parenting. In light of global culture’s turn toward political vice and social ostracization, Mothering presents scenes of tenderness and caretaking. As Seattle-based painter Madelyn Sneed-Grays writes:

Before becoming a mother I often wondered how I would raise a human being and pass on the light of decency. In a world full of egregious examples it seemed a bit daunting. What I didn’t realize would actually be the most daunting, was having a tiny human take account of every step you take from sun up to sun down; how you express your emotions, how you treat others, it’s all on display for your children.