Women and their contributions to the artworld have long been a topic of discussion and criticism. The genre of landscapes and still life are often aligned with artists who are women because of societal constraints held against them. The art showcased in Forbidden Fruit hosts landscapes and still life paintings, drawings, and prints by prominent contemporary artists who are women to demonstrate that these genres of art are not constraints, but a freedom of expression and autonomy over lived experience and connection to subject matter.
The art on display includes work from the collections of The MacLaren Art Centre and Georgian College.
Curated by students of the Museum and Gallery Studies program at Georgian College: Eden Cameron, Marissa Legrow, and Gabriela Ojeda Garrido.
