A Give attention to the Feminine Involves Gallery 169 on February 21

By LAUREL BUSBY

Courtesy of Canyon News (the-canyon.org/news)

Nine feminine photographers will carry an array of portraits and self-portraits to Gallery 169 for a Feb. 21-22 occasion titled Femina: A Pop-Up Exhibition Considering the Female Gaze.

“The photographers are all exploring the idea of femininity through a very personal lens,” stated curator and photographer Sal Taylor Kydd, a former Canyon resident. “The work is just so beautiful, and each photographer brings their own unique sensibility.”

Five of the artists, Alexandra De Furio, Aline Smithson, Catherine Just, Erica Kelly Martin, and Sarah Hadley, are Angelenos, and, together with Taylor Kydd, they are going to be accessible at an Febuary 21 reception from 5-8 p.m. to speak about their work. Jo Ann Chaus, Shari Yantra Marcacci, and Jennifer McClure will even be featured within the exhibit.

Instead of focusing solely on her personal work, Taylor Kydd, who has had two earlier solo exhibits at Gallery 169, fashioned a collective of photographers for the present.

“I thought that I’d love to celebrate the work of these women who I really admire,” Taylor Kydd stated. “I’m really interested in lifting up women’s voices. I’ve found such great friendships and support through my fellow artists.”

Before centering her profession on pictures, Taylor Kydd, who grew up exterior London, England, labored as a mission supervisor for Yahoo motion pictures and tv. She first lived in Australia, and in about 2000, she moved to Los Angeles, the place she met her husband, Steven Kydd. The couple finally married and raised two kids, Oliver, 20, and Lola, 19, who each attended Canyon Elementary.

In 2008, when her kids have been in preschool, her stepfather handed away, and his dying impressed her to mirror on what she wished to do with the rest of her life.

“Photography had already been a real passion,” Taylor Kydd stated. “But I was at a point where I was ready to explore my photography more deeply, expanding the possibilities of the medium.”

A couple of years later, she started a low-residency grasp of fantastic arts program at Maine Media Workshops + College, the place she graduated in 2018. That identical yr, after eight years of dwelling within the Canyon on East Rustic Road, the household moved to Maine, a state they’d usually visited as a result of her husband grew up there.

Since then, Taylor Kydd has been each creating artwork and educating both on-line or in-person at assorted faculties, together with her alma mater, Los Angeles Center for Photography, Santa Fe Workshops, and Nord Photography in Norway. She additionally conducts vacation spot pictures retreats in Maine, Tuscany, and Paris.

Her solo work has centered on reminiscence, private historical past, and understanding the place we come from and who we’re.

“I think these are things that all of the exhibition’s artists connect to,” Taylor Kydd stated. “They’re very much exploring an internal expression of femininity. It’s not about the surface or traditional ideals of beauty. It’s about stories that are being told.”

Femina: A Pop-up Exhibition Considering the Female Gaze will likely be at Gallery 169, positioned at 169 W. Channel Rd. on the opening reception on February. 21 from 5-8 p.m. and by appointment on February 22.