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ART COLLECTIVE & PHOTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH

MADONNAS & FRIDAS

Jennifer Cabral is part of this art collective bringing together 50 women artists who explore motherhood through Photography from across Brazil who engage with themes of contemporary motherhood in their photographic practice.

More than just an exhibition or a research initiative, it is an ongoing, collaborative journey that unfolds over three years, fostering deep artistic exchange, experimentation, and visibility. The project seeks to create a vibrant, supportive artistic community that not only shares work but also collectively builds knowledge, challenges dominant narratives, and reclaims space in the visual arts for diverse expressions of maternal experience.

The upcoming publication Madonnas and Fridas includes research, critical reflection and textual and photographic production on art and motherhood as political agencies. Along with this publication, workshops, video art, and online platforms will serve as stages for these voices to resonate. By connecting women artists across regions and realities, this initiative affirms photography as a living, dynamic field for feminist expression, where motherhood becomes not a limitation, but a powerful lens through which to reflect on the world—and reshape it.

This Brazilian project is supported by the Marc Ferrez Photography Award - 17th Edition - FUNARTE and was conceived by Ana Sabiá, visual artist and researcher, PhD in Visual Arts and master in Social Psychology.

May 2025

SELECTION COMMITEE

ART OF SCIENCE 2025 EXHIBITION

Princeton University. Friends Center.

I am so grateful for this invite to be part of the selection committee for this exhibition along side Maggie, @wendiyan and @junedaho. Celebrating its 10th exhibition and 20th year, Art of Science @princetonartsci explores the interplay between science and art.

The 2025 Art of Science exhibition at Princeton University will be up until the upcoming academic year. Thank you professor and animator Tim Szetela for this invitation. This experience gave me such a unique perspective to the ongoing research @princeton and how creative and interdisciplinary this scientific community is!

So much work behind the scenes by a panel of judges and organizers to bring this exhibit into fruition. Thank you for the trust and invite.

• Barron Bixler, Professional Specialist, Effron Center for the Study of America and Creative Director, Blue Lab

• Brendan Byrne, StudioLab Manager, Council on Science and Technology

• Adam Finkelstein, Phillip Y. Goldman ’86 Professor in Computer Science

• Tim Szetela, Lecturer in Visual Arts, Lewis Center for the Arts

Congratulations to all those selected on this years’ edition which feature fascinating still and moving images. This year’s exhibition includes 41 still images, videos and animations from 79 creators—including students, alumni, staff and faculty from across the Princeton University community.

~Jen Cabral

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