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ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9775-5319

Access Type

Open Access Thesis

Document Type

thesis

Degree Program

Art

Degree Type

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

Year Degree Awarded

2020

Month Degree Awarded

September

Abstract

Letting the Body Lead is an exhibition and workshop series that focuses on embodiment in social context and invites attendees to engage with the work, both as viewers and active participants. Embodiment in social context refers to the understanding of lived experiences in the body. Within my creative practice, I explore the body's creativity, knowledge, and agency while bridging and brining together the fields of fine arts, movement-based and socially just art making. I believe in the transformative potential of how movement and contemplative practices can support a more liberated way of being both within an individual and, by extension, within broader communities and social movements.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7275/qvyw-c726

First Advisor

Susan Jahoda

Second Advisor

Jenny Vogel

Third Advisor

Jeff Kasper

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