Art Exhibition

LIFE IS ART IS MOTHERHOOD IS ART

Curated by Christopher Pelham
Presented by CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing)

CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents LIFE IS ART IS MOTHERHOOD IS ART, an exhibition of five artists who are mothers -- Daniela Kostova (Bulgaria), Aline Muller (Brazil), "Alex" Vu Nhu Quynh Nguyen (Vietnam), Katie Heller Saltoun (USA), and Satomi Shirai (Japan). Curated by CRS co-founder Christopher Pelham, the exhibition will be on view at Tenri Cultural Institute of New York from July 21 - 26, 2025.

These photographs and 2D works depict experiences and challenges--limited time, institutional exclusion, competing responsibilities, societal expectations--that mother artists face every day, ultimately reframing motherhood as an experience that requires constant creativity in its own right and as a radical, generative force within artistic life.

Like artmaking, mothering begins with an act of witnessing: noticing what others overlook, responding intuitively, and giving form to feeling. Both practices are rooted in attention, intuitive responsiveness, and unconditional love. This exhibition and the series of Mother Artist Salons being held in conjunction celebrate the creative labor of mothers and mother artists and envision a culture that embraces caregiving, inspiration, and interdependence as central to both life and art.

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