Schedule of Events:
Performance with Bombshell Dance Project
Hoffman Galleries, 6:30 p.m.
Immerse yourself in a movement-based performance by Bombshell Dance Project inspired by the exhibition He Said/She Said: Contemporary Women Artists Interject.
The women of Bombshell Dance Project bring their collaborative creative process to He Said/She Said for a one-night-only performance in the gallery. Inspired by the women artists featured in He Said/She Said, Bombshell takes a movement approach to the exhibition's themes of gender norms and sexism, commenting on art and dance made by male artists from a fresh female perspective
An exhibition ticket is not required to view the performance. Performance space is limited and first-come, first-served.
Talk: Vindication: Kaleta Doolin in Conversation on Feminist Art History
Horchow Auditorium, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Join Dallas-based artist Kaleta Doolin in conversation with Dr. Anna Katherine Brodbeck, Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the DMA, and Erin Cluley, of Erin Cluley Gallery, as they discuss Doolin’s artistic practice and its contribution to feminist art history. Doolin’s work introduces the DMA’s current exhibition He Said/She Said: Contemporary Women Artists Interject, and encapsulates the show’s efforts at rewriting artistic narratives to recognize the groundbreaking contributions of women who have often been misunderstood or ignored.
Kaleta Doolin was born in Dallas in 1950. She received her BFA in Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in 1983 and her MFA in Sculpture from SMU in 1987. Doolin is a feminist artist known for her interdisciplinary application of industrial materials and found objects. In the foreword to Doolin’s forthcoming book, Jessica Morgan, Director of the Dia Art Foundation, writes, “Delighting in the act of transformation, in Doolin’s hands hard becomes pliable; solid becomes porous; and delicate becomes durable.” The artist’s work has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum; the Center for Book Arts, New York; the Sculpture Center, New York; the Vizivàrosi Gallery in Budapest, Hungary; and the Meadows Museum and the McKinney Avenue Contemporary, both in Dallas. Her work can be found in collections at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art; the Brooklyn Museum; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and the Museé de l’Erotisme, Paris. Doolin is internationally known for her cultural engagement with the community, which she has always seen as social practice that connects deeply to her studio practice. In addition to her ongoing work as an artist, Doolin was Co-Director of the 5501 Columbia Art Center from 1992 to 2001 and was the co-founder of the Texas African American Photography Archive. The artist currently lives and works in Dallas.
Erin Cluley is the owner of Erin Cluley Gallery, a contemporary art gallery presenting a provocative program of artists from Texas and the East Coast. Cluley opened in 2014, igniting a creative movement in West Dallas, and recently moved her operation to the Riverbend development in the Design District. In April of 2021, Cluley opened a second location called Cluley Projects. Making a return to West Dallas, Cluley Projects acts as an incubator space focusing on regional artists and providing a platform for discovery and mentorship. Prior to opening her galleries, Cluley served as the Director of Exhibitions for Dallas Contemporary, working on exhibitions with K8 Hardy, Julian Schnabel, Shepard Fairey, Erwin Wurm, Inez & Vinood, and others. Cluley is a native of Wichita Falls, mommy to a 6-year-old boy named Lachlan, and wife to film industry executive Tearlach Hutcheson.
Dr. Anna Katherine Brodbeck is the Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art. Since joining the DMA in 2017, Brodbeck has curated over two dozen exhibitions and acquired over 50 objects for the Museum’s collection. Prior to joining the DMA, she worked in the curatorial departments at the Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Frick Collection, New York. She holds a PhD from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and has published widely in the field of modern and contemporary art.