IC:&nbsp; Mari Hernandez, &#39;Snout&#39;&nbsp;(detail), 2016, photograph, 12x18&quot;

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In the mid-1980&#39;s,&nbsp;Judy&nbsp;Chicago&#39;s work radically shifted ideas, materials and processes in feminist art.&nbsp;After: Birth is a collection from&nbsp;two generations of artists freely exploring and challenging the constructs that define them as&nbsp;women and&nbsp;women artists.&nbsp;The show&nbsp;specifically addresses contemporary responses to the concepts of motherhood, sexuality and the role of embroidery, fibers, clay and photography in third- and fourth-wave feminist art.&nbsp;

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Artists 
Amber Cobb, Orly Cogan, Susan Gilbert, Maria Hernandez, Jess Larson, Tracy Otten, Jennifer Pettus, Libby Rowe &amp; Andrew Leo Stansbury, Martha Russo, Suzanna Scott, Colleen Toledano and Sarah Spencer White

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After: Birth is in the East Gallery

The Catherine G. Murphy Gallery exists as an integral part of the education of all St. Catherine University students. It supports the founding principles of the University by underscoring women’s contributions to art and exploring themes of social justice, activism and aesthetics.

The Catherine G. Murphy Gallery is an extension of the University’s mission to integrate the liberal arts and education. The gallery provides both the campus community and the public with access to art exhibitions, programming and the University's Fine Art Collection, all of which seek to maintain a powerful women-centered presence in the local and regional arts communities. By showcasing contemporary as well as historical artwork by all genders, The Catherine G. Murphy Gallery emphasizes the visual arts as a method for illuminating and exploring global and emerging societal issues grounded in women’s perspectives.

The Catherine G. Murphy Gallery at St. Kate's

Online Gallery: http://gallery.stkate.edu/exhibitions/

After: Birth

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