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Rebecca Nava Soto, Mycelium Speaks (detail), 2023, ink on Dura-Lar, spray paint on paper, pine needles, 144 x 40 in.
Join the Weston Art Gallery for the opening of artist Rebecca Nava Soto’s exhibition, Ritual of Imagination and Reconnection.
Rebecca Nava Soto: Ritual of Imagination and Reconnection – Rebecca Nava Soto’s (Cincinnati, OH) work explores themes of ritual, language, and landscape through her use of mixed-media sculptural painting and ephemeral installations. In an act of decolonization, her work follows a continuum of Mesoamérican indigenous art history. Her art is influenced by research into glyphic writing systems and material inspired by collective and ritualistically made wood-shaving alfombras during religious celebrations in the Midwest immigrant communities she grew up in –materials and processes which have origins that predate European influences. Her most recent projects raise awareness and invite public support of contemporary indigenous regeneration initiatives in the United States and Mexico.
The Opening Reception is free and open to the public.
The exhibition runs September 16 – November 12, 2023.
The Gallery Talk with Rebecca Nava Soto will be held Saturday, September 23 at 2 p.m.
A Families Create! Workshop with Rebecca Nava Soto will be held on Saturday, September 23 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Exhibition Sponsor: Toni LaBoiteaux Director’s Fund
ADMISSION INFO
Admission to the Weston Art Gallery is FREE and OPEN to the public!
Contact: (513) 977-4165
LOCATION
650 Walnut Street (corner of Seventh and Walnut streets), Cincinnati, OH 45202
PARKING INFO
The Weston Art Gallery is situated in the urban core of downtown Cincinnati. With more than 6,000 parking spaces within a two-block radius, there are a variety of parking options for patrons. On the street blocks of Sixth St., Walnut St., and Seventh St. there are several independent valet operators just footsteps from the Weston Art Gallery entrance. Valet stations are located adjacent to Nada Restaurant, Nicholson’s Gastropub, and Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse.
