Expressions of Gender Equality Exhibition

‘Boxed In’ (2021) is miniature art quilt created with handmade felt, wool felt, embroidery threads, beads, cotton and silk.

Prompt : I am not sure if I should speak up and challenge gender bias. I don’t want people to label me and think I am playing the “women card”.

This artwork is my visual representation of the numerous and varied roles (both paid and unpaid) that women in the current era hold and are expected to manage simultaneously. The current societal expectation of an unattainably high level of performance at each and everyone of these roles is an incredible pressure to endure. The traditional roles of women have been shifting rapidly in recent years, yet even as a female artist there is a divide between being able to progress in one's career, simultaneously spending quality time with one's family and being taken seriously and respected within both roles. The squares and rectangles within the piece are highly complex, completely unique to one another and also do not exist entirely independently of one another (with yarn, stitching and even leaves overlapping) as is reflected in a woman managing all of these roles at once.

To view the exhibition, follow this link: https://resilientleadershipacademy.com/art-gallery-expressions-of-gender-equity-project/