Date of Award
Spring 5-2021
Document Type
Thesis
College
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Degree Program
Fine Arts
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Thesis Advisor
Anne Fiala
Committee Member
Michelle Livek Garner
Committee Member
Karen Stock
Committee Member
Stephanie Sutton
Abstract
This thesis statement explores how my intersectional identity as an artist and mother with a working-class background are intertwined, and how that upbringing has influenced each of these roles and my actions and interactions with those around me. The first part of this thesis A(m(end)ing))) Expectations serves to highlight the diverse experiences that helped form the basis of my identity while also exposing many of the unhealthy societal and familial expectations that are often placed upon women. The exhibition YES/AND is the culminating work of how these varied identities, combined with contemporary themes of feminism, affects my artistic decisions and creative practice to produce work that challenges womanhood, motherhood, and the corresponding expectations that surrounds these multiple identities.
Recommended Citation
Holliday, Renee, "A(m(end)ing))) Expectations" (2021). Graduate Theses. 130.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/graduatetheses/130
Included in
Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts Commons, Metal and Jewelry Arts Commons, Sculpture Commons
