A VIRTUAL EXHIBITION: May 18–June 30, 2026
CHICAGO—Woman Made Gallery is proud to present Routes & Roots, a juried virtual exhibition exploring immigration and migration through the eyes of women and non-binary artists. The exhibition is virtually promoted from May 18 through June 30, 2026.
Juried by Eliana Miranda, Routes & Roots takes its name from the two forces that shape every immigrant story: the paths we travel and the ties we carry. Together, the selected works map a vast and varied terrain, from border crossings, bureaucratic ordeals and the ache of exile and the quiet labor of belonging.
The artists gathered here reflect on migration in its full complexity: voluntary and forced movement, diaspora and resettlement, documentation and undocumentation, cultural hybridity and assimilation, intergenerational memory, and the ways identity reshapes itself across places and over time. Their approaches range from intimate personal testimony to broad political witness, from the literal to the deeply metaphorical.
Routes & Roots continues Woman Made Gallery’s commitment to centering the experiences of women and non-binary artists and to presenting work that is both aesthetically compelling and socially engaged.
Exhibiting Artists: Patricia Anderson-Turner, Alexandra Buxbaum, Mandel Cameron, Melisa Celaya, Colleen Coleman, Lauren Doorish, Michel Flores, Jennifer Godinez, Javiera González Velásquez, Sol Henriquez, Jee Hwang, Doina Iacob, Kelly Johnson, Yian Lin, Crystal Marshall, Danielle Muzina, Carol Neiger, Priscilla Otani, Jennie E. Park, Isabella Picardi, Julianna Sanroman, Jo Scheder, Marie Scherpe, Stephanie Tirado, Sharmeen Uqaili, Lucero Vargas, Alyssa Wilson, Jenn Wright, Elmira Yousefi, Amo Zeng
About the Juror: Eliana Miranda is a visual artist who currently lives in Dallas, TX. In 2010, she completed her BA from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. She obtained her MA in 2012 and an MFA in 2015 from the University of Dallas.
She’s been in numerous exhibitions including Latino Americans 500 Years of History at the Idaho State University, Contemporaneous Commentary: Voices in the Current Sociopolitical Atmosphere at the Wichita State University, Intersections at the Texas Woman’s University, and the AMOA Biennial 600: Justice• Equality• Race• Identity at the Amarillo Museum of Art. She was one of the selected artists for the virtual residency with the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, TX., and the 2022 Texas Vignette.
Recently, she was selected as one of the Cohort 5 studio artists at the Cedars Union residency in Dallas. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Dallas Observer, KERA, and D Magazine.
Routes & Roots Press Release (PDF)
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Thank You
Woman Made Gallery is supported in part by grants from The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events; The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; The Illinois Arts Council Agency; the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Illinois Arts Council Agency; the Puffin Foundation; a major anonymous donor; and the generosity of its members and contributors.
