Columbia College exhibits SCAC grantee
‘the quickening’ opens today
When does an emerging artist shed the ’emerging’ label?
The answer is probably different for each artist and dependent on many factors. In installation artist Jordan Sheridan‘s case, The Hub submits that she has done so.
Sheridan, a 2022 SCAC Emerging Artist grantee, went on to being named recipient of the 701 CCA prize in the same year.
She remains very much on the scene in 2024 with the quickening, a new solo exhibition that opens at the Columbia College Goodall Gallery today. A free opening reception run from 4:30-6:30 p.m. with an artist talk scheduled for 5:15.
The Mother: Entanglement | Jordan Sheridan | Provided photo
In this new body of work, Sheridan continues to examine the depths of maternal experience with an intensity that is mirrored across vibrant paintings, layered collage works, and a three-story fiber installation.
Transcending pure representation, this work invokes abstract landscapes charged with a reclamation of the color pink; intimate and nurturing, yet powerful in its ability to defy standards of gender and the status quo.
Drawing inspiration from the concept of “the quickening,” a moment during pregnancy when fetal movement begins, this concept serves as a versatile metaphor for moments of acceleration, intensity, and profound change across various domains of human experience.
Sheridan states, “as I navigate the intricate layers of my identity, my art becomes a documentation of the paradoxical nature of motherhood — a tapestry woven with threads of endless care and labor alongside moments of profound connection and blurred boundaries between self and child.”
Goodall Gallery is located in the Spears Center for the Arts on the college’s campus (1301 Columbia College Dr., Columbia). The reception coincides with Spears Fest, an annual, campus-wide celebration of the arts that features the above-mentioned opening reception and a year-end dance showcase at 6 p.m.