Womanist: The Tao of Midlife & Menopause by Benita Mayo, Charlottesville resident, will be on view from March 1-28 at New City Arts’ Welcome Gallery. A portrait and conceptual project exploring womanhood and womanism, this exhibition seeks to unearth stereotypes and archetypes we unconsciously adopt as truism.
New City Arts’ Welcome Gallery
114 3rd St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
March 1 from 5-7:30PM; Artist talk at 6PM.
Free and open to the public. All ages welcome.
Gallery Hours
Wednesday-Saturday from 10AM-5PM
Exhibition Events
Midlife & Menopause Portrait Sessions | March 9 | 1-5PM
Yoga for Menopause | March 16
Co-Working at Welcome Gallery | March 27 | 9AM-5PM
Exhibition Statement (courtesy of the artist)
Connecting through the menopausal gaze, The Tao of Midlife & Menopause, contemplates and explores tropes and stereotypes while educating and celebrating this universal, yet often misunderstood and stigmatized, phase of life. Through portrait, self-portrait and still-life photography, I examine this personal journey while celebrating courageous and audacious women who have inspired, uplifted and encouraged me in a meaningful way by owning their age, beauty, wisdom and power.
