Jul 18th 2025

Kathleen Cecelia Nesbitt: Women Embodied

@ Timeless Arts Gallery & Studio

3040 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

Opening Friday, July 18th, from 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

On view through Friday, August 1st

Timeless Arts Gallery & Studio and Chicago Artist, Kathleen Cecilia Nesbitt Are Pleased to Announce

WOMEN EMBODIED

IN 1982, when airbrushing and anorexia in the modeling industry were at their peak, Kathleen embarked on an independent project at Columbia College, Chicago with Ruth Thorne-Thomsen as her advisor.

Her aim was to depict the beauty of the woman’s body beyond the traditional framing of a mere portion of the figure juxtaposed with nature, without limiting her subjects to social ideals and dictates in terms of age and shape, and without objectifying the woman or her form through the male gaze.

Her goal was to record and honor both the beauty and individual identity of each of the women she photographed.

Shot in natural light in their own homes, Kathleen shadowed them with her camera as they went about their daily routines, or simply sat down to rest. The resulting photographs are small in scale to maintain a quality of intimacy similar to what a polaroid might convey.

Come share the joy and beauty of this collection of silver gelatin prints at Timeless Arts Gallery and Studio.

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Timeless Arts is a contemporary art gallery located at 3040 N. Ashland Ave., bordering Chicago’s vibrant West Lake View & Roscoe Village Neighborhoods, directly across from Chicago’s Best Deep Dish Pizza according to The Chicago Tribune, The Art of Pizza!

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