Debra Dobkin

Women of all colors, nationalities, and religions are bound together by our common thread in the tapestry of history. It is one of repression that seems to repeat itself whenever a positive change is near. This painting is my response to the current drumbeat by religious zealots and right wing conservative politicians who would like to deny women control of their own bodies, access to women’s healthcare, contraception, and equal pay ultimately turning back the clock.

Jennifer Dunlap

You Do Have a Pretty Massive Dome. Graphite and watercolor on paper. 8 x 8 inches. 2012

It is so shameful to have a body any body as a woman. To be too fat or too thin, with wrinkles, acne, scars and all; to show too much or too little; to be too ugly or too beautiful; these pressures are all demoralization and objectification. It’s not a secret or revelation—it feels like a trap half the time. But I love bodies. They are only things, and always beautiful. The title was lifted directly from an OKCupid message I received. See what I mean?