Chicago - March 20, 2004 Secret Place, Sacred Space - a group and invitational exhibition of transformative, healing art created from the secret, sacred place within women - was juried by artists and founders of Survivor Circle, NFP, Lauren R. Mathews and Skye Enyeart.

The exhibition, which features works by 32 artists in the group show and nine artists in the invitational portion of the show - opens April 8, 2005 with an artist reception from 6 - 9 p.m. at Woman Made Gallery.

In their statement, Mathews and Enyeart said: We found many brave women opening their healing spaces to reveal their process, their lives, and their mysteries. Themes emerged organically as we viewed the art - disease, abuse, death, and other forms of loss were common and we were struck by their profound visual interpretations. We were also struck by a theme we had not anticipated: the fracture between spirituality and self and how nature seems, for many women, to heal that rift. We feel honored to have viewed all the works and have been touched by all the stories therein. Because we unfortunately cannot include every piece due to space limitations, we chose works that told a strong visual story and/or very much communicated healing to the viewer.

Exhibiting Artists: Nancy Abel, Cynthia Aldrich, Nichol Brinkman, Kathleen Broderick, Denise Burklow, Susan Cersovsky, Jeanne M. Collins, Heather Doyle-Maier, Jean Eng, Kimberly Engel, Elise Glick, Robin Grabinska, Alison Hahn, Linda Witte Henke, Jennifer Hines, Phyllis Hofman, Rebecca Jennings, Margaret Kauffmann, Elzbieta (Elka) Kazmierczak, Nancy Kramer, Mary Mills- Pester, Jennifer Mosher, Candace Nicol, Nancy Otto, Teddy Pruett, Barbara Rehus, Elaine Ricklin, Corrine Rivard-Miller, Rhoda Rosenberg, Naomi Kark Schedl, Marie Françoise Theodore, Sallie Wolf

Invited artists include Kristy Bowen, Carol Es (Cal.), Skye Enyeart (Ind.), Allison Hill, Mary King, Lauren R. Mathews, Renee Klyczek Nordstrom, Rosemary Roberts (Cal.), Chun-Shan Yi. Invited artists are from Illinois unless otherwise indicated.

Image: 'Low Tide 10:42am', Sea Foam Series, blown glass by Nancy Otto

Gallery Hours
Wed-Fri noon-7pm / Sat-Sun noon-4pm

About Woman Made Gallery

Woman Made Gallery is a tax-exempt, not for profit organization founded in 1992. Its goal is to support women in the arts by providing opportunities, awareness, and advocacy. It specifically accomplishes this through monthly thematic exhibitions which raise public awareness and recognition of women's cultural contributions.