February 11, 2023 through March 08, 2023
Laura Kurtenbach • “Femme Noir”
Please join us on Saturday, February 11 from 4- 7pm for the Artist Reception.
“Femme Noir” is a reaction to how our culture represents women, both in my own experiences and especially in the media. As an artist I have always been interested in how women have been, and still are, presented in our society; often as victims, something to behold, to covet, to control, to be seen, not heard, nothing less or more than beautiful objects. This work cannibalizes ideas found in popular media/culture and refocuses them to address feminist issues and concerns. The end result is a photograph, utilizing mixed media- including collage, sculpture and light as a way to create images which can open the conversation about how women are represented and to help support and empower us all.
Laura Kurtenbach is an artist, photographer and educator. She has worked in the photography industry professionally for over 25 years and has over 15 years of teaching experience in a variety of settings including: Portland State University, Newspace Center for Photography, Northwestern Illinois University, Wright City Collage of Chicago, and Columbia Collage Chicago. She is currently an adjunct professor of photography at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. Laura received her MFA from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco and earned her undergraduate degree from Columbia College, Chicago. She is based in Portland, Oregon and exhibits her fine art work locally and nationally.
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