Maria A. Guzmán Capron's 'Penumbra' at Sarasota Art Museum
The Sarasota Art Museum at Ringling College of Art and Design is featuring a solo show titled 'Maria A. Guzmán Capron: Penumbra,' which will run until September 27. This exhibit highlights ten large textile pieces that blend hand-dyed fabrics with screen-printed elements, carefully stitched into detailed portraits. Capron's work explores important themes like cultural hybridity, nonbinary identities, and the intricate relationship between assimilation and visibility. The name 'Penumbra' refers to the edge of a shadow, symbolizing a space where light still lingers.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Maria A. Guzmán Capron: Penumbra'
- Solo textile exhibition
- On view at Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design
- Runs through September 27
- Includes ten large-scale textiles
- Fabrics are hand-dyed and screen-printed
- Works are stitched into layered portraits
- Explores cultural hybridity, nonbinary identity, and assimilation versus visibility
Entities
Artists
- Maria A. Guzmán Capron
Institutions
- Sarasota Art Museum
- Ringling College of Art and Design
Locations
- Sarasota
- United States