Downtown, Los Angeles
Group Exhibition
Mother/Land
MurmursJackie Amézquita, Ragini Bhow, Nicki Green, Katie Grinnan, Maddy Inez, Aryana Minai, Erin Jane Nelson, Pauline Shaw, Ayla Tavares Murmurs is pleased to present our group exhibition Mother/Land in the main gallery. Mother/Land brings together nine female artists whose work engages with materials drawn from the natural world to explore the deep and intricate relationship between humanity and the earth. Through sculpture and painting, these artists reflect on questions of ecology, our place in the universe, and the urgent need for reconnection with nature. In doing so, art becomes both a healing practice and an act of restoration. Each artist in this show incorporates organic or natural materials to create pieces that serve as powerful tools to memorialize places of personal significance—whether they be a home or a motherland. The materiality of their creations underscores art's role in preserving memory and honoring the fragility of the environments that shape our lives. At the intersection of environmental consciousness and personal history, these works also address broader socio-political themes, including race, gender, identity, labor, and diaspora. Through their poignant use of natural materials and processes, these artists offer a profound commentary on both the resilience and fragility of our environments, urging us to reconsider our place within it and to acknowledge the healing power of art.