All art is a sort of hidden autobiography.
The problem of the painter is to tell what he knows and feels in such a form that he still, as it were, keeps his secret. In their native countries, each has a secure artistic reputation as an outstanding woman painter of the century. Collectively, their work gives form to a mythos of North America, linking region and nationality to larger forces at work in Western consciousness. Places of Their Own , was inspired by Dr Sharyn Udall's book of the same name. Dr Udall, of New Mexico is our guest curator and brings to the exhibition not only her extensive knowledge of Carr, Kahlo and O'Keeffe's art, but also additional insight into the life and characteristics of these women, gleaned during research for her book.