UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
Las Vegas, Nevada
We believe everyone deserves access to art that challenges our understanding of the present and inspires us to create a future that makes space for us all.
Message- Lyssa Park
- Family Tree (Female), 2020
- Acrylic, paper, thread, gold leaf
- 36 x 72 in
- Inv: 2023.02.002
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Lyssa Park
"Family Tree (Female)", 2020
Acrylic, paper, thread, and gold leaf
Courtesy the artist
A Common Thread
April 2, 2021 - August 2, 2021
Curated by Ashanti McGee
In partnership with the Las Vegas Womxn of Color Arts Festival.
Support for this exhibition is provided by the WESTAF Regional Arts Resilience Fund, a relief grant developed in partnership with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support arts organizations in the 13-state western region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional programs are funded in part with support from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Image description: Family Tree (Female) by Lyssa Park
A horizontal fabric wall hanging depicting three black female figures using scissors and needles to sew checkered fabric. All are dressed in white. Parts of the picture are made of appliquéd cloth; others are painted directly on to the fabric.