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Wanda D Ewing
Asst Professor, Art and Art History
(402) 554-2420
Office: 315 WFAB
wewing@mail.unomaha.edu
Personal Website: www.wandaewing.com
Recent News
Redefining Essence
Bougie opens at Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
Artist Statement
As an artist, I am constantly striving to make connections with the viewer and have open exchanges about life in contemporary society. The subject matter of my work depicts my personal experiences. In doing so, I set the stage for possible dialogue with as many different people as I can about concerns we all share as a collective on a basic, human level.For the past 5 years, I have been exploring popular culture through personal narratives. I have been extremely interested in the issue of identity. Who do I identify with? How do I see myself? How am I viewed in society? What is my contribution as a contemporary black artist to the conversation of "what black is and what it ain't"? These questions have manifested in different bodies of work including a book project, "Growing Up Black, Growing Up Wanda", 103 self-portraits sporting different hair-dos, large-scale prints of dresses from my wardrobe containing my invisible figure and a series of large, black pin-up girls. While employing the use of humor, my subjects focus on issues that I feel are prominent within the black community and the world at large.
Reductive linocut, vinyl lettering on acetate,
22" x 30", 2007
Reductive linocut, vinyl lettering on acetate, 22" x30", 2007
Reductive linocut, vinyl lettering on acetate,
22" x30", 2007
Acrylic and latex paint on plywood 48" x 48" 2004
Graphite on paper, 22" x 30", 2006
Acrylic and latex paint on plywood 48" x 48" 2004
