ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

This exhibition grew out of an Art History course in Ancient Greek and Roman Art taught at Kean University by Dr. Jacquelyn Tuerk-Stonberg. Students researched and wrote essays about women in ancient Greek art and they created original artworks exploring real or mythological Greek women: their representation, identity, culture, and history.

In collaboration with AthensArt and Art 4 Seasons in Athens Greece, this body of artwork extended to included professional artists in Greece and across Europe. This website is a pre-view of that larger 3-D exhibition from AthensArt and the Athens Arts Festival re-scheduled for Summer 2021.

The initial purpose of this project was to support student research with primary sources, to promote awareness of social experiences that are distinct to women’s culture, and to encourage international and multicultural understanding.

KEAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT ARTISTS AND ESSAYISTS: Anibal Aguilera, Jodie Battaglia, Anthony Couto, Kayla Darcy, Linda Davis, Angel Diaz, Maria Didario, Kat Doyle, Matthew Fernandez, Julie Gallagher, Eduardo Granados, Marielena Guthrie, Valeria Hirsch, Cheryl Jordan, Lindsay Kaiser, Cheyanne Kerchner, Mary Clare King, Oriana Laboy, Robert Looby, Brandon Mahipat, Michael Malloy, Erin McGuinness, Jessica Marini, Eric Miele, De’von Mitchell, Daniela Mosquera, Daiana Ortiz, Taylor Pasqualini, Peterjon Peralta, Morgan Petzold, Timothy Rivera, Maria Rodriguez, Tiel Roman LaFargue, Angela Rutigliano, Shanake Samaranayake, Evan Segars, Rachel Segars, Komal Shezadi, Edward Tengwall, Christopher Thoms-Bauer, Carlos Tobon, Karen Wright-Borkowski.

The exhibition then grew to include PROFESSIONAL INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS to join in Athens in summer of 2021. Two are featured in this virtual exhibition: Janise Yntema currently living and working in Brussels, and Elena Strubakis currently living and working in Vienna.