Patricia
Schnall Gutierrez

Museum Solo Exhibition , Buffalo NY 2024_edited

The Graces Redefined

Erased in the Wash burchfield Penney installation

Museum Solo Exhibition , Buffalo NY 2024_edited

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REMEMBER ME, Solo exhibition at Burchfield Penney Museum

"Sleepwalk" detail
Solo Exhibition retrospective at the Burchfield Penney Museum
May 10 - October 27. 2024 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY

Memories, like identities, are hardly ever linear and absolute. Rather, they are nuanced, imperfect, and layered. We experience a myriad of personal and social influences that help shape and reshape our identities over time. Multidisciplinary artist Patricia Schnall Gutierrez considers how disjointed memories inform identity and broader perceptions of femininity. Remember Me interrogates imposed roles of femininity while infusing the artist’s narratives as a woman, artist, mother, and wife.

The artist mines histories, acknowledging how the past informs the present to create what she considers “a contemporary chronicle of life interwoven with memories of joy, sorrow, growth, and introspection.” Fragmentation is a continuous theme as Schnall Gutierrez ponders the relationship between material, form, and outcome.

References to domestic chores throughout her work address the underlying strain of traditional feminine roles and the experiences they entail. Erased in the Wash (2013), which combines a sprawling 200-foot washing machine hose with audio of water luring the viewer to “come closer,” is one such example. Fabrics are another recurring motif that nods to the history of textiles as an integral part of women’s labor. Sleepwalk (2013) illustrates the “restless dream of a midlife housewife” projected on folded sheets. Turning inward, she signals tension between her roles as a wife and mother and as an artist, and the loss of self under the pressure of fulfilling both external duties and internal passions in the series Self Portraits with Polka Dots (2012).

Schnall Gutierrez’s practice recognizes and moves fluidly beyond imposed constructions of femininity. Whether these assumed and imposed roles are critiqued or embraced, fostering a dialogue that allows for a multitude of voices to be affirmed is vital. Power lies in asserting space for women to define and honor the unique experiences that shape their lives on their terms. As contemporary threats to women’s autonomy continue to loom, such conversations remind us of the progress made toward all people’s equity and what is at stake, making them more necessary than ever.

REMEMBER ME, Solo exhibition at Burchfield Penney Museum

"Sleepwalk" detail
Solo Exhibition retrospective at the Burchfield Penney Museum
May 10 - October 27. 2024 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY

Memories, like identities, are hardly ever linear and absolute. Rather, they are nuanced, imperfect, and layered. We experience a myriad of personal and social influences that help shape and reshape our identities over time. Multidisciplinary artist Patricia Schnall Gutierrez considers how disjointed memories inform identity and broader perceptions of femininity. Remember Me interrogates imposed roles of femininity while infusing the artist’s narratives as a woman, artist, mother, and wife.

The artist mines histories, acknowledging how the past informs the present to create what she considers “a contemporary chronicle of life interwoven with memories of joy, sorrow, growth, and introspection.” Fragmentation is a continuous theme as Schnall Gutierrez ponders the relationship between material, form, and outcome.

References to domestic chores throughout her work address the underlying strain of traditional feminine roles and the experiences they entail. Erased in the Wash (2013), which combines a sprawling 200-foot washing machine hose with audio of water luring the viewer to “come closer,” is one such example. Fabrics are another recurring motif that nods to the history of textiles as an integral part of women’s labor. Sleepwalk (2013) illustrates the “restless dream of a midlife housewife” projected on folded sheets. Turning inward, she signals tension between her roles as a wife and mother and as an artist, and the loss of self under the pressure of fulfilling both external duties and internal passions in the series Self Portraits with Polka Dots (2012).

Schnall Gutierrez’s practice recognizes and moves fluidly beyond imposed constructions of femininity. Whether these assumed and imposed roles are critiqued or embraced, fostering a dialogue that allows for a multitude of voices to be affirmed is vital. Power lies in asserting space for women to define and honor the unique experiences that shape their lives on their terms. As contemporary threats to women’s autonomy continue to loom, such conversations remind us of the progress made toward all people’s equity and what is at stake, making them more necessary than ever.

REMEMBER ME, Solo exhibition at Burchfield Penney Museum

"Sleepwalk" detail
Solo Exhibition retrospective at the Burchfield Penney Museum
May 10 - October 27. 2024 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY

Memories, like identities, are hardly ever linear and absolute. Rather, they are nuanced, imperfect, and layered. We experience a myriad of personal and social influences that help shape and reshape our identities over time. Multidisciplinary artist Patricia Schnall Gutierrez considers how disjointed memories inform identity and broader perceptions of femininity. Remember Me interrogates imposed roles of femininity while infusing the artist’s narratives as a woman, artist, mother, and wife.

The artist mines histories, acknowledging how the past informs the present to create what she considers “a contemporary chronicle of life interwoven with memories of joy, sorrow, growth, and introspection.” Fragmentation is a continuous theme as Schnall Gutierrez ponders the relationship between material, form, and outcome.

References to domestic chores throughout her work address the underlying strain of traditional feminine roles and the experiences they entail. Erased in the Wash (2013), which combines a sprawling 200-foot washing machine hose with audio of water luring the viewer to “come closer,” is one such example. Fabrics are another recurring motif that nods to the history of textiles as an integral part of women’s labor. Sleepwalk (2013) illustrates the “restless dream of a midlife housewife” projected on folded sheets. Turning inward, she signals tension between her roles as a wife and mother and as an artist, and the loss of self under the pressure of fulfilling both external duties and internal passions in the series Self Portraits with Polka Dots (2012).

Schnall Gutierrez’s practice recognizes and moves fluidly beyond imposed constructions of femininity. Whether these assumed and imposed roles are critiqued or embraced, fostering a dialogue that allows for a multitude of voices to be affirmed is vital. Power lies in asserting space for women to define and honor the unique experiences that shape their lives on their terms. As contemporary threats to women’s autonomy continue to loom, such conversations remind us of the progress made toward all people’s equity and what is at stake, making them more necessary than ever.

PSG ARTS STUDIO

Artist Studio
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Hollywood FL 33020

Open by appointment
info@psgarts.com

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Patricia Schnall Gutierrez

Patricia Schnall Gutierrez

PSG ARTS STUDIO

Artist Studio 2007 C Johnson St Hollywood FL 33020 Open by appointment info@psgarts.com

Patricia
Schnall Gutierrez

Patricia
Schnall Gutierrez

Artist Studio
2007 C Johnson St
Hollywood FL 33020

Open by appointment
info@psgarts.com