"Women Who Dare" Reflections from an Artist’s Perspective
“Women Who Dare” Reflections from an Artist’s Perspective Curated by Anel I. Flores and Sarah Castillo. Women Who Dare was an all women artists exhibition that was curated by Anel Flores of Artery Studios and Sarah Castillo of Ladybase Gallery and held at the Carver Cultural Community Center in near downtown San Antonio and ran from November 5 – November 27, 2015. The core theme of the exhibit was to present the works of “ San Antonio women artists who stimulate, provoke, and capture her viewers; allowing space for the movement and speed of the competing world to fall away .” The outcome of a theme of such a transcendent nature facilitated a contemplative flowering of many distinct artistic languages with interpretations ranging from self-portraits, dissection of mystical feminine archetypes to conceptual mixed pieces that explored topics such as heritage, race, fears and self-discovery. In disclosure, I was one of the participating artists curated into the exhibitio