Organic Matters—Georgia Women to Watch 2015

Organic Matters, the fourth installment in NMWA’s Women to Watch exhibition series, explores the relationships between women, nature, and art. The connection between women and nature has a long history, one that is fraught with gendered stereotypes and discriminatory assumptions. The contemporary artists highlighted in Organic Matters build upon and expand these pre-existing conceptualizations by actively investigating the natural world, to fanciful and sometimes frightful effect. Collectively, their work addresses modern society’s complex relationship with the environment, ranging from concern for its future to fear of its power. Through a diverse array of mediums, including photography, drawing, sculpture, and video, these artists depict fragile ecosystems, otherworldly landscapes, and creatures both real and imagined.

Women to Watch 2015 illuminates how contemporary artists re-contextualize images of plants and animals to reflect upon the themes of sexuality, gender politics, and the abject. Nature-based imagery created by sculptors, painters, photographers, and video artists extends the Romantic-era idea that the mysterious and uncontrollable power of nature serves as an apt metaphor for the persistent unruliness of human culture.    

The following Georgia artists were selected for this installment, with Jiha Moon representing Georgia for the National Presentation of Organic Matters—Women to Watch.

Sarah Emerson

Jiha Moon

Megan Mosholder

Rocio Rodriguez

Elizabeth Turk

Sarah Emerson

Jiha moon

Megan Mosholder

Rocio Rodriguez

Elizabeth Turk