2008 Woodie Awards
Art exhibit depicts women's identities
Art show in Driscoll Gallery explores femininity women
Hunter Stevens
Issue date: 2/19/08 Section: Features
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As a part of the 13th Annual DU Women's Conference, the exhibit showcases local artists as well as students and members of the DU community and presents a wide variety of artistic mediums and expressions.
Displaying the work of artists such as junior Marie Janiszewski and English Language Center Lecturer Ethel C. Swartley, the pieces explore the many different sides of woman-hood and what inspires women.
Adrienne Clay, office assistant for DU's Facilities Management and Planning, whose photos and poems revealed her passion for art, used this exhibit as a way to present her many different artistic sides.
"I dabble in so many different art mediums like sculpture, pottery and embroidery. Hopefully I inspire women to be creative since I've been so inspired by different women in my life," Clay said.
For Clay, art helps carry on the family values she grew up with.
"Growing up in an extremely artistic family where being creative was highly valued and we shared time with each other, I hope I have helped pass those values onto my own children," Clay said.
Of her seven children, only one does not play an instrument and most are involved in some other form of art whether it is painting, singing or creative writing.
"Art is such an important part of people's lives because you learn to communicate better and communicate your feelings. I laugh at groups of friends together who are all constantly on their cell phones. What do you get out of those conversations? People don't spend enough time speaking together one-on-one. Communication, whether it's good or bad, brings out some sort of emotion," Clay said.
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