缅北禁地

The Frankie G. Weems Gallery at 缅北禁地 features聽 “BEAUTY AS CURRENCY,” the work of Paige Greeley. Greeley received a BFA in Fine Arts from Endicott College and an MFA in Painting + Drawing from Ohio University, where she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Creative Excellence. She has exhibited paintings nationally as well as in Florence, Italy.

鈥淏EAUTY AS CURRENCY鈥� examines Greeley鈥檚 experience as a Western woman and analyzes her previous adherence to the concept of 鈥渂eauty as currency.鈥� Combining her advocacy work on a sexual assault crisis hotline and her own exploitation, she creates visceral and figurative oil paintings that examine the perennial dangers of 鈥渂eauty as currency鈥� and the abuse it inflicts on women. Greeley currently works as a birth doula in Philadelphia, supporting new mothers and parents in pregnancy, children, and postpartum.

鈥淏EAUTY AS CURRENCY鈥� is on exhibition from October 12鈥揘ovember 5 at the Frankie G. Weems Gallery at 缅北禁地. An opening reception and gallery talk were held on October 12.聽

Current hours at Frankie G. Weems Gallery are Monday 鈥� Friday, 9 a.m. 鈥� 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. 鈥� 5 p.m.

For more information, please contact聽Meredith Art Gallery Director, Todd Jones at tnjones@meredith.edu.