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Curated by Lesley Kushner

Press Release

Ceres Gallery is proud to host a group exhibition, "Works by Deaf Women" featuring the paintings, sculptures, and photographs of nine artists from around the United States and Canada: Janet Ahrens, Irene Bartok, Claire Bergman, Susan Dupor, Lesley Kushner, Orkid Sassouni, Dana Simon, Robin Taylor, and Mary Thornley.

The show is curated by Lesley Kushner.

The show reflects the diversity of visions and themes of artists from the Deaf community, a distinct cultural, linguistic, and experiential minority. While some of the artists in this exhibit include issues of Deaf culture in their work, and others do not, the goal of the show is to promote exchange.

We strive through our art to become more visible, less marginal, and more accessible to the larger public.

Janet Ahrens, a professional paper and book artist who uses both Eastern and Western methods of paper formation in her work, is inspired by the rough vigor of the Iowa landscape