This two-part exhibition features the textile-based works of University of Dayton faculty member R. Darden Bradshaw. The body of work in “Weaving Ways of Knowing Grief” was created by Bradshaw in the aftermath of losing both parents within four months.
Using the “slow, history-laden, methodical, and meditative practices of weaving, beading, stitching and embroidery, the viewer is invited to consider the human experience of loss”.
A separate group exhibit in the gallery, “Weaving Ways of Knowing Mary” derived from a collaborative summer research experience funded through the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Summer Fellowship Program and the International Marian Research Institute. Bradshaw, undergraduate students Casey Harner and Whitney Johnston, and graduate student Elise Abshire engaged in collective arts-based research into the Virgin Mary.
“How might we come to know Mary through the embodied practice of weaving?,” inquired the artists.
The resulting artworks, juxtaposed with pieces from the Marian Library collection, reflect various faith traditions, life experiences, and artistic practices. They weave together, quite literally, themes of faith, loss and love.
HOW TO GO
What: Exhibit at Roger Glass Center for the Arts
Where: 29 E. Creative Way, Dayton
Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; On March 26 there will be parking available in S1 and D lot after 5 p.m.
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