'Women In Art' Exhibition To Mark Jubilee Saturday, 24 February 2007

Call it an exposé of the best female artists in the country and you would not be wrong because that is exactly what the Loom Gallery is presenting to the nation as its 50th birthday gift.

In commemoration of its 38th year of distinguished service to the arts in the country, the gallery will be the venue for a 10-day high profile exhibition that will bring together 10 distinguished female artists for an exhibition that will showcase various art forms from beads to sculpture.
Themed, "Women in Art", the exhibition will feature art works produced by various generations of artists.

Among the artists whose work will be showcased are the nonagenarian, Linda Gardener (Araba Kromanti) and Octogenarian, Theodosia Okoh, widely known for designing the Ghana flag to more contemporary artists like the young Rita Bewong, who is gradually carving a niche for herself in the field of abstract painting.

You wonder how Gladys Adinyira Wuaku, won the competition to design a sculpture in memory of victims of the Stadium disaster? Just find out what she has up her sleeve as she joins the other artists like Kati Dagadu, Heather Badger, Jenny Meier, Lillian Ekuban, Safoa Cablye to showcase paintings, pottery, decorative ceramic plates, wall hangings, collage and shadow boxes.

There will also be the exhibition of some works done by the late Janet Nmai who died four years ago.

As the Director of the Loom Gallery, Mrs. Frances Ademola explains "this will be one exhibition where almost all the artists will be present at the opening on Saturday, March 3 to interact with clients".

According to her this exhibition will make a definite statement to the public through the works that will be on display and also promote women artists to encourage upcoming ones to produce good quality works for the promotion of art in the country.

The exhibition which will run from March 3 to 12, 2007 will be opened by Ms. Gloria Nikoi, Chairman of the Apex Bank.

Looking at the array of artists selected to participate in the exhibition, the Loom Gallery will be the perfect place to view pieces of pure, unadulterated Ghanaian artwork by women of the land of our birth.