Reception: Thursday, April 6th, 2023, 5 – 7 pm
Helen Maguire Newman
This Too Shall Pass is a senior thesis show showcasing eleven works by artist Helen Maguire Newman. These evocative digital photographs, often combined with drawing and text, reflect the artist’s personal experiences with learning disabilities and mental health struggles. The pieces are embodied metaphors of internal struggles such as depression, anxiety and dyslexia, and share their very personal meaning of the artist’s inner struggles.
The artist’s process is very experimental and involves collaging and manipulating drawings and photographs into one cohesive piece. Many of the selected photographs represent raw moments in the artist’s life in which she struggled alone and in silence. Each of the sayings that are layered into each image represent moments of guidance and support that have been given to her by others; it is vital for the artist to pass these messages on to others who might also be struggling.