Chattanooga Has Fun 2.5

Vadis Turner
January 13, 2012 – February 17, 2012
*Reception Friday, January 13
After receiving her BFA and MFA at Boston University, Vadis Turner became fascinated by the possibilities presented by traditional handicraft materials to define and contradict conventional gender roles. Her mixed media work began with a debutante gown made out of wax paper from her mother’s kitchen in Tennessee.   She continues to be stimulated by the transcendence of the commonplace from its intended function into a vehicle for social commentary. Through exhibitions and residencies in France, the Czech Republic and Japan, she has deepened her vocabulary and expanded her perception of women’s work. Currently, her installation Bookcase is on view at the Prague Triennial at the National Gallery in the Czech Republic. Vadis is both reviving and reinventing a function for handmade objects in a society with progressively fewer hands on activities. She lives and works in New York City.

Association for Visual Arts,  30 Frazier Ave. Chattanooga, TN 37405; 423.265.4282, contact@avarts.org