The group was formed in 2016. Its members a make decisions unanimously, Flaherty said. They are participating a cooking series with the Frick Pittsburgh through the end of May.
The installation includes local and international artists of various mediums from paintings to videos with a global theme.
“We try to do things that are current and relevant,” she said. “And are inspired by what’s happening today. We want to leave evidence of our experience as not white women.”
Courtesy of Fran Ledonio Flaherty
Art by Fran Ledonio Flaherty and Melissa Shaginoff.
Flaherty, who is from the Philippines collaborated with an artist from Anchorage Alaska, Melissa Shaginoff. They found each other online. Flaherty’s work is an installation of 16, 12-foot long panels of rice paper with beading pattern designs. Shaginoff’s work is a reproduction of graphite beadwork drawings with written messages. Beading is common in Filipino tribal communities and Alaska native communities, Fla