"Missing Jane Addams" by Lynette Charters

10.25 x 12.25 inches Acrylic and colored pencil on wooden platitude plaque $400 Contact Lynette to purchase Artist Statement: I am a conceptual artist and creator of The Missing Women/Parents Series, presenting a new perspective of society and history from the female/parent identifying points of view. I re-render famous paintings, substituting unpainted wooden substrate for bodies, to represent the erasure of their lived experiences from recorded history. I tell many stories of the sitters in famous paintings. I am also the creator of The Matilda Effect Series which seeks to amplify and preserve history from the female identifying perspective, to forefront the achievements of women astronomers, scientists, inventors, creators, leaders and resisters, painted on pertinent household objects to draw attention to their groundbreaking works outside of domesticity while they are written out of history, or their achievements credited to the nearest male. Solo shows involve a museum installation with drôle docent performances acted and written by John Serembe, and Kate Ayers, with performances by actors from Theatre Artists Olympia. About the Artist: Charters grew up in The Yorkshire Dales in The North of England. She holds an MFA from Chelsea, London, and a BFA (hons) from Cardiff University, Wales. She studied under painter Graham Crowley, printmaker Amanda Faulkner, and sculptor Andy Goldsworthy working on two of his larger outdoor sculptures. She has also travelled internationally working in the animation industry. Charters has exhibited internationally and in the US, most recently in Burbank LA, Portland OR, Seattle, Tacoma, Kirkland, Olympia, Lakewold, and The Matilda Joslyn Gage Museums. She has featured in articles in Oly Arts, The Olympian, and was on the covers of Kirkland Lifestyle, and The Volcan magazines, also she was selected by the Arts Commission to be cover artist for Olympia Spring Arts Walk. She is gallery curator for The Gallery at Harlequin Theater, and is a contributing writer for Oly Arts Magazine. She lives and works in Olympia, WA. Artist Website Follow on Instagram