Bodies Luminous
@ Woman Made Gallery
1332 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Saturday, May 23rd, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Saturday, June 20th
Woman Made Gallery is pleased to announce, Bodies Luminous, a group exhibition bringing together 27 women and non-binary artists whose work was inspired by Diamond Forde’s poem “Fat Girl Dances with a Stranger at a Block Party.”
Curated by Madeline McConico, Sarah Peecher, and Ren Buchness, the exhibition also features six artist-poet collaborations creating installations that explore our complex, evolving, and deeply personal relationships to our bodies. Embracing expressions of joy, Bodies Luminous fosters a space where all bodies are seen, celebrated, and luminous.
Exhibition Events
The exhibition opens with an artist reception at Woman Made Gallery, 1332 S. Halsted St. in Chicago, on Saturday, May 23, from 5 to 8 p.m.
The Closing Reception includes an Artist Walkthrough on Saturday, June 20 from 2 to 4 p.m., offering a final opportunity to meet the participating artists in person.
All events are free and open to the public.
Exhibiting Artists
Julieta Beltran Lazo, Maura Benson, Molly Borth, Liya Du, Sarah Gerbasi, Julie Glass, Erin Gleason, Amy Hanks, London Heist, Hippo Artz, Anke Huyben, Mia Johnson, Lili Jones, Dahye Jung, Yuliya Klochan, Laurie LeBreton, Teresa Magana, Glenda Mah, Kathie Foley-Meyer, Mercury.N, Jacqueline W. Nuzzo, Kayla D. Smith, Daun Suh, Susanne Swanson Bernard, Skye Terry, Jennifer Warren, Leni Mae Wiegand
Art and Poetry Pairs
Izzy Cho & Dawn Angelicca Barcelona, Xakilah Daniel & Deanna Whitlow, Nitya Mehrotra & Tanya Leon-Moreno, Kinsey Nelson & Kala Wahl, Mariana Noreña & Alyx Chandler, Emi O’Brochta & Bea Forkan
Curating Team
Madeline McConico is an interdisciplinary poet, editor, and curator. She is a PhD candidate in English at Georgia State University, Editor-in-Chief of Frontier Poetry, and Co-Founder of Unwoven Literary & Arts Magazine.
Sarah Peecher is a Chicago-based poet, editor, and teacher. She holds an MFA from Columbia College Chicago, teaches at Roosevelt University, and is Associate Editor of Frontier Poetry. Her debut chapbook, KEELING, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2025.
Ren Buchness (they/them) is a contemporary artist and fat, queer activist based in Tucson, Arizona. Through painting and performance, they foster dialogue around the fat, queer, and trans experience. They hold an MFA from the University of Arizona.
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Tags: Alyx Chandler, Amy Hanks, Anke Huyben, Bea Forkan, Bodies Luminous, Chicago, Dahye Jung, Daun Suh, Dawn Angelicca Barcelona, Deanna Whitlow, Emi O’Brochta, Erin Gleason, Glenda Mah, Hippo Artz, Izzy Cho, Jacqueline W. Nuzzo, Jennifer Warren, Julie Glass, Julieta Beltrán Lazo, Kala Wahl, Kathie Foley-Meyer, Kayla D. Smith, Kinsey Nelson, Laurie LeBreton, Leni Mae Wiegand, Lili Jones, Liya Du, London Heist, Madeline McConico, Mariana Noreña, Maura Benson, Mercury.N, Mia Johnson, Molly Borth, Nitya Mehrotra, Ren Buchness, Sarah Gerbasi, Sarah Peecher, Skye Terry, Susanne Swanson-Bernard, Tanya Leon-Moreno, Teresa Magaña, University Village, Woman Made Gallery, Xakilah Daniel, Yuliya Klochan
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