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Delita Martin – Between Spirits and Sisters
November 10, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - February 2, 2019 @ 6:00 pm
Exhibition Dates: November 10, 2018 – February 2, 2019
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 10th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Artist’s Talk: Saturday, January 19th, from 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Galerie Myrtis is pleased to present its first solo exhibition of works by Delita Martin. In Between Spirits and Sisters, Martin offers mixed media works that explore womanhood inspired by the Mende belief “Wherever two or three women are gathered together, there is the spirit and authority of Sande.”
The opening reception will be held on Saturday, November 10th, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. The Artist’s Talk will take place on Saturday, January 19th; from 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Martin will discuss the “Between Spirits and Sisters” series and traditions shared among the women in her family.
Delita Martin states, “the duality of women in this body of work project the spirit and its connection to the physical world, which reinforces the bond amongst women and how they co-exist in the physical and spiritual realms. The mask seen in the work is my interpretation of the Mende mask, specifically created for young girls being initiated into Sande. These masks are created as a reminder that human beings have a dual existence viewed as one body.” read Delita’s bio
Martin’s work is in the collections of the David Driskell Center, College Park, MD; Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville, AR; Minnesota Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN; Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art, Asbury, NJ; U.S. Embassy of Nouakchott, Mauritania; and William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, Little Rock, AK