Last summer, we showcased the story of INLIQUID, as the groundbreaking nonprofit celebrated 25 years of advocacy — in person and, most notably, online — for emerging and established artists. Perhaps no other organization in our region has done as much to expand artists’ reach and help them find new audiences, with a history paralleling the rise of the digital age. To demonstrate the array of talent found on their membership roster, we held a juried show that welcomed 33 InLiquid artists to our Wall and 3D case.
This year, we are proud to introduce the first of what we hope will be many shows entitled INLIQUID INVITATIONAL. Our curator, JODY SWEITZER, in partnership with RACHEL ZIMMERMAN and her team, identified four artists to transfix viewers with this show:
YOANNY ALDAYA RAMÍREZ, a Havana native working in photography and painting (as well as video and performance art), who draws from topics as varied as identity, iconography and transformation.
KIMBERLY CAMP, a New Jersey gallery owner, painter and multmedia artist whose one-of-a-kind dolls, which she has been hand-crafting since 1982 using materials found on five continents, breathe life into our 3D space.
J.A. PANETTA, a PAFA-trained Philadelphia artist making her third appearance in our space, this time with four wide-ranging bodies of work, spanning Rorschachs, animal eyes, mythology, and more.
MARTA SÁNCHEZ, a Chicana painter from San Antonio, who came to Philadelphia to get her MFA at Temple’s Tyler School of Art and stayed, while always remaining close to her roots and heritage in her art-making.
Evident across all this artwork are vibrant creative processes that are intrinsically personal and often genuinely spiritual. Each time you visit INLIQUID INVITATIONAL 25 — now through Friday, September 26 — we invite you to find something that speaks to you and perhaps opens a door to new perspectives and understandings.
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