April 13, 2019
Celebrating Our Maiden Migrations |An Ancestral Creative Journey: Inaugural Exhibition Exploring Human Migration from East Africa to be Installed at Fountainhead in Seattle
Celebrating Our Maiden Migrations |An Ancestral Creative Journey presents Homo sapiens’ origins in Africa and subsequent migrations into the Arabian Peninsula, Southwest Asia, Ancient Near East, Southeast Asia and Oceania. This museum destined exhibition coincides with the release of Wagner’s latest book Seed of Imagination: An Ancestral Creative Journey. Copies of the book will be available at Fountainhead.
Exhibit Title: Celebrating Our Maiden Migrations |An Ancestral Creative Journey
Artist: LiDoña Wagner
Display Dates: June 6 – 29, 2019
Artist Lecture and Book Signing: Saturday, June 8, 5-7pm (ticketed event)
Artist Reception: Sunday, June 9, 5-7pm
Additional Background:
Our Maiden Migrations |An Ancestral Creative Journey is Part I of Eve’s Imprint, a two and three-dimensional mixed media installation by LiDoña Wagner that traces human migration from East Africa to all parts of the world. The installation encompasses over thirty original pieces of art including mixed media pieces and kinetic sculptures. It is accompanied by narrative panels and guided narration. Viewers are invited to explore their own ancestry, migration as a timeless reality and human impact leading to extinctions and climate change.
LiDoña Wagner is an active artist and author. Her creative work expresses her passion and commitment to all people and the environment. Wagner’s paintings hang in private and public collections in Australia, Canada, Egypt, Mexico and the United States. Articles on her artwork have appeared in American Artist and Palette magazines. Wagner holds a master’s degree in Literary Nonfiction from University of Oregon. Her first book, Pilgrimage: Wonder, Encounter, Witness was published in 2011.
Fountainhead Gallery welcomes inquiries from groups who wish to engage further with the exhibit.
Thanks to our amazing artists, community and loyal patrons, Fountainhead Gallery has grown over the past 23 years to become a vibrant cultural center in the heart of the Queen Anne community. Fountainhead Art + Culture presents fine art, artist talks, a speaker series and intimate concerts.
Contact information:
Andrea Lewicki
(206) 285 - 4467
