'In Place' works by Regina Agu and Shannon Crider Thursday, February 28, 2019
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The Allison Fine Arts Building McCormick Gallery proudly exhibits "In Place," a collection of original art by Regina Agu and Shannon Crider.  Show runs February 28-April 11.

This exhibition includes two Houston-based artists, both of whom were residents of the 2017-2018 Artist Studio Program at Lawndale Art Center. Regina Agu and Shannon Crider work across multiple mediums, drawing from pop culture references and lived experiences. They create alluring and subtly subversive artworks seeking to tell stories that have been otherwise suppressed.

Regina Agu’s work is conceptually oriented towards language, history and representation. She addresses these as they coalesce in contemporary ideas around landscape. Her practice involves research and explorations of “site,” including histories and theories of landscape photography, architecture, the built environment, the landscape, environmental justice and spatial politics," particularly their intersections around communities of color.  More information about Regina Agu.

Through re-photographing and re-staging stills from television, Shannon Crider's work investigates the impact of contemporary representations of women in our televisual culture. Her two- and three-dimensional works employ collage, sewing and print to construct new spaces that reflect the psychogenic space of female subjectivity in popular culture.  More information about Shannon Crider.

Gallery hours:  8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday