Artist Profile: Kelsey Fugere

Kelsey Fugere
Hometown: Alamo, California aka "East Bay"
Education: Studio Arts, Photography, Art History

"I love learning about art and how art has shaped our society in so many different ways, serving as a diary to the past.  Since the beginning of human existence, man has been creating alternative forms of art. Throughout the millennia, it is amazing to see how art has expanded into all aspects of life, helping us perceive the world around us in a variety of ways."

"As an artist, I am interested in how we engage with and perceive nature and scenes and more specifically the idea of the physical human form engaging in space.  I am very passionate about the harmonic balance in the ways males and females are perceived in society and the reasons for role distinction in such binary gendered culture.  I think that it is amazing how much the role of the female has been enlightened throughout time and as a firm believer in male and female equality. I think that similar to the Yin Yang symbol in Daoism, we need to be reminded of the beauty that evolves from the maintenance of such a harmonic balance between the two."

"My goal as a part of Womynhouse is to celebrate womanhood and sisterhood whilst also reflecting on how the man contributes to this celebration and how men and women can come together and celebrate womanhood."