Rhiannon MacFadyen
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Rhiannon Evans MacFadyen is a visual artist and curator located in the Bay Area.
Early Life and Career
Rhiannon MacFadyen was born in San Francisco, California. She started out as a performer and creative consultant for a great deal of “folkloric performance companies”[1] in the Bay Area, and also worked with multiple kindergartens, putting on art workshops in Palo Alto, California.
She then went on to work at The Catharine Clark Gallery in San Francisco for 11 years[2]. Now, she works as a marketing director and a design and brand consultant for artists and small businesses[3]. As a curator: “Rhiannon’s curatorial focus is on projects that push boundaries of scale, scope, medium, venue, and dialogue.”[4] She is also a part of the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District, an organization located in downtown San Francisco that houses 24 galleries and museums.[5]
Exhibits
In 2013, she founded, and is the director of Black and White Projects. Black and White Projects[6], which was formerly known as ASC Projects, or A Simple Collective[7], is an exhibition program that houses both individual as well as group exhibits[8]. Located in the Mission District, San Francisco, new exhibitions are frequently open to the public.
Another exhibit she curated was the Hiraeth: 3.9 Collective Searches for Home, at USF’s Thacher Gallery in 2015. This exhibit included MacFadyen’s series (Don’t) Touch My Hair, which is a collection of wearable objects made of leather and human hair. The collection touches on the topic of hair and the subjugation of the Black female body.[9] Drawing from her knowledge of historically African pieces, and her own cultural identity as a mixed race woman, she identifies Don’t Touch My Hair as a piece that can be seen from two different viewpoints. The first point of view being “the wearer”, which would recognize the art display as a shield. The second point of view being “the viewer”, which would recognize the art display as a “fetish like character”.
In 2018, MacFadyen curated an exhibit called Great Worry, or Great Freedom at the Headlands Center for the Arts.[10] This exhibit focused on themes of politics and the state of our environment, while honoring the indigenous land that communities are built on. Additionally in 2018, MacFadyen curated an exhibit titled What Nasty Women Wear[11], which focused on clothing and art, as well as featuring her own work (Don’t) Touch My Hair.
More recent exhibitions she has curated include Bodies on the Line, at the Berkeley Art Center (2019). This exhibit focused on what it is like to be a woman of color in the 21st century. It included live performances as well as documentation of past performances including videos, photos, and objects.[12]
Awards
MacFadyen has received numerous awards and grants throughout her career. Notably, she has received the Emerging Arts Professionals Fellowship in 2014[13], Alternative Exposure Grant in 2016[14], and CALI Catalyst in 2021[15], presented by the Center for Cultural Innovation.
References
- ↑ "About". Artpill. 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ March 9, Lily Janiak; March 9, 2021Updated; 2021; Pm, 6:47. "Two new reports reveal just how much our society fails independent arts workers". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Evans |Pushing Art". Evans |Pushing Art. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "Rhiannon Evans MacFadyen". ASC Projects. 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "About". Artpill. 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "About". black and white projects. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "About ASC". A Simple Collective. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "About". black and white projects. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "Completing the Story - How 3.9 Collective Came, Saw, and Conquered stARTup". stARTup. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ MacFadyen, R. (2018-06-01). "Great Worry or Great Freedom". Evans |Pushing Art. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ MacFadyen, R. (2016-12-18). "What Nasty Women Wear". Evans |Pushing Art. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "Bodies on the Line: Sound,... | Exhibitions | MutualArt". www.berkeleyartcenter.org. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "Rhiannon MacFadyen". Emerging Arts Professionals SFBA. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "Evans |Pushing Art". Evans |Pushing Art. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "BWP Founder Receives Inaugural CALI Catalyst Award". black and white projects. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
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