After Eden : Divine Femme
Group show curated by Molly Davy
June 14 – July 24, 2023
Latchkey Gallery
173 Henry Street, New York City

Opening Reception Friday June 16, 2023 6-9pm

LatchKey Gallery and co-curator Molly Davy are pleased to present After Eden | the divine feminine, a group exhibition featuring works by Brianna Bass, Deeya Bhugra, Erin Collinge, Dana Davenport, Dominique Duroseau, Alanna Fields, Katinka Huang, Shara Mays, Coralina Rodriguez Meyer, Daniela Gomez Paz, Chloe Luisa Piñero, Lina Puerta Sharmistha Ray, Jasmin Risk, Josie Love Roebuck, Defne Tutus, Lauren Murao Walkiewicz and Ibitsam Tasnim Zaman.

After Eden explores a wide range of artists and mediums that depict the divine feminine in various forms, including the Great Mother Goddess and Mother Earth. The artworks are sourced from different perspectives of race, religion and sexual identity to provide a diverse representation of the divine feminine in different cultures.

Through this exhibition, the significance of the divine feminine is brought to the fore in how it is associated with the concepts of fertility, creation, and nurturing and the significant role womxn played in ancient societies as priestesses and religious leaders.

After Eden highlights the contrast between society and most major religions of the world today. The works serve as evidence of a completely different way of life that celebrates the sacred female, reflecting on the implications of the shift from matriarchal to patriarchal societies.

ABOUT THE CURATOR:

Molly Davy is a writer, researcher, and educator interested in the intersection of performance and the archive. Her work focuses on the relationship between natural and built environments, and the potentialities between Environmental Science and the Humanities. Davy is Associate Director, Operations and Part-Time Faculty at Parsons School of Design | The New School. She is Visiting Associate Professor in the department of Humanities and Media Studies at Pratt Institute where she teaches in collaboration with Architecture faculty.

Davy holds an MA in Media Studies and Visual Culture from New York University and a BA in Art History and Gender Studies from St. Catherine University. Recent curatorial work includes the group show “if you surrender” co-curated with Daniel Johnson at Tiger Strikes Asteroid, New York (January-February 2023).

LatchKey Gallery supports emerging artists who challenge historical narratives; helping shape cultural conversations to create a more diverse and dynamic society that reflects the complexity of our world.

Past exhibitions include Sweet Castrator, a solo exhibition by Wynnie Mynerva, Both at Once with John Rivas and Raelis Vasquez, and MIRROR MIRROR with artists February James and Shona McAndrew. A Bronx Tale was a unique studio exhibition experience for collectors, creatives and art enthusiasts including artists Dario Calmese, Alteronce Gumby, Lucia Hierro and Tariku Shiferaw. 100 Works was produced in collaboration with ElectroPositive and Art Noir featuring works by Derrick Adams, Mario Moore and Shervone Neckles.

LatchKey Gallery began as a nomadic contemporary art gallery in 2018 and has since taken residence at 173 Henry Street in the LES under the stewardship of Amanda Uribe . LatchKey Gallery is a proud member of the New Art Dealers Alliance.