Exploration of the role of women in the contemporary art world is constant at Long-Sharp Gallery.  Indeed, “Athena Shrugged Remix” was the 5th installment of a five-part project that began in Long-Sharp Gallery’s New York Project Space earlier in 2017.  Parts I-IV of the series constituted solo exhibits in LSG New York, each focused on the work of one female artist: Constance Edwards Scopelitis (Indiana, Part I), Jamea Richmond-Edwards, (Maryland, Part II), Sabina Klein (New York, Part III), and Tatyana Fazlalizadeh (New York, Part IV). 

The series ended in Indianapolis with Athena Shrugged Remix.  This final group exhibit included works by the artists exhibited in New York this year (Scopelitis, Richmond-Edwards, Klein, Fazlalizadeh) and added invited Indiana artists Anila Quayyum Agha (Indianapolis), Cagney King (Greenfield), Amy Kirchner (Indianapolis), and Mary Pat Wallen (Warsaw). 

A panel discussion on Women in the Arts took place, moderated by Shannon Linker, Vice President of the Indianapolis Arts Council and the Curator for Gallery 924.  Panelists included Constance Edwards Scopelitis, Amy Kirchner, Anila Quayyum Agha, and Cagney King.

Image: Catching the Light (Green) © Anila Quayyum Agha