Women in the Heights: Dress

NoMAA presents the 15th annual exhibition of Women in the Heights
Curated by Andrea Arroyo

Exhibition dates: March 14 – June 1, 2024 (EXTENDED)

NoMAA Gallery – 4140 Broadway @176 St, NY, NY 10033

Gallery Hours: Tuesdays and Saturdays 1-5pm and by appointment (excluding holidays) 

Featuring 44 artists from El Barrio, West Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood

Nadema Agard, Robbie Bailey, Carla Bellisio, Yael Ben-Zion, Julie Berman, Chandler Borrero, Junell Brazier, Melanie Brewster, Miggy Buck, Cathleen Campbell, Lisa Candela, Arcadia Caraballo, Rose Deler, Elsie Deliz, Raquel Du Toit, Maria Fernandez, Kat Gooch-Breault, Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper, Josefina Hernandez, Kathleen Holloway, Camilla Huey, Charlecia Joy, Julia Justo, Chae Kihn, Rafaela Luna, Patricia Miranda, Tomo Mori, Adaley Muñoz, Rosa Naparstek, Sky Pape, Denise Penizzotto, Bonnie Phillips, Leah Poller, Kathia Regalado, Darcy Rogers, Melvis Santa, Kaé Sato, Uniqua Simmons, Debbie Taylor-Kerman, Rafaelina Tineo, Tami Tyree, Ruthy Valdez, Tamara Wasserman, Patrice Yourdon

Throughout history, we have used clothing to shield our bodies from the elements; it has also been an important form of expression/oppression for individuals and communities. Clothing certainly doesn’t determine our value as human beings, but it shares and/or hides information about ourselves, our circumstances, and our experiences.  Clothing is a complex subject. Do we judge each other based on clothing? When do we choose to “dress up” or “dress down”? Why do we “dress to impress”? Do we wear an imposed or chosen uniform? Has COVID impacted the way we dress? Is there a gender bias in dress codes? What is the impact of “fashion standards” on our wellbeing?  

We invite artists to approach all aspects of the subject, from the societal to the personal, from the individual to the collective, and from the literal to the poetic.  

Andrea Arroyo, Curator