ARTIST STATEMENT
“The most dangerous part of any form of oppression is that it can make people believe that there are no alternatives.” The Patriarchs; The Origins Of Inequality by Angela Saini
I created “God Is A Woman, You Are Divine” in response to the continuing rightwing assault on not only our rights but also the collective history of women, across cultures, races, and time. The methods applied to the icons, from vanishing cutouts to illuminated glowing figures, reflect patriarchal society’s attempts at erasing our history, rights, and sacred spiritualities. At times the struggle seems lost and at other times successful; yet even a shape removed casts an image if we shine a light on it.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Fran Sampson is a visual artist that utilizes abstracted shapes, symbols and mixed media to create her art. Originally from St. Louis, Fran moved to Chicago to study painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she received both her BFA and MFA degree. Fran has made her life as an educator and artist in Chicago and now Oak Park. Fran’s work has been shown at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Rockford Museum of Art, the Koehnline Museum of Art, Epiphany Center for the Arts, ARC Gallery, Gallery Studio Oh, Woman Made Gallery, Bridgeport Art Center, and throughout the Midwest area.
© Fran Sampson