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MCASD x ArtLeadHER: Creating with Care: Women Artists on Art-Making and Personal Wellness

Friday, July 24

5 – 7PM

Jacobs Hall

 

Entry will be via our Coast Blvd entrance: 650 S Coast Blvd. La Jolla, CA 92037 

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An intimate artist talk featuring women creators sharing how they integrate personal wellness—mental, emotional, and physical—into their artistic practice for sustainable creativity and resilience.

Program

  • 5PM: Doors Open & Welcome
  • 5:30PM: Artist Talk
  • 6:30PM: Q&A + Close 

Panelists

Kenturah Davis is an American contemporary multidisciplinary artist and designer. She works in the mediums of sculpture, drafting, printmaking, painting, and performance art. Davis has lived between the cities of Los Angeles and New Haven in the United States, and Accra, Ghana.

Rugiyatou Ylva Jallow is a Swedish-Gambian visual artist based in Los Angeles. Working primarily with acrylic, oil paint, and thread, her practice explores identity, dual heritage, and emotional memory through figurative painting. Her work often reflects the meeting between stillness and belonging—how cultural roots and modern movement shape our inner worlds.

Sasha Koozel Reibstein finds comfort in imagining herself as a speck of cosmic dust, as an individually insignificant performer within an infinitely expanding universe. The grandeur of space, its mysteries and its power, are reassuring to her. Through her sculpture, Reibstein visualizes the connections between the earth and the cosmos as interpreted through the body; human experience becomes a conduit between eternities past and future.

Mashonda Tifrere is a trailblazing force in international art and activism, sparking transformation with unparalleled vision. As the Founder of ArtLeadHer and Art Genesis, sustainable platforms empowering women artists and nurturing emerging and established talents, she has curated over 50 exhibitions since 2016. Her visionary programming showcases luminaries like Kennedy Yanko, Swoon, Derrick Adams and Bisa Butler.

As an Embodiment Composer, Ianne brings in the contemplative healing arts to the creation of her take on sound healing called Sonic Rituals®. In a mosaic of R&B inspired meditative music, nature soundscapes, guided visualization, and spoken word, Ianne creates ceremonial, sensual experiences for self-exploration, emotional wellness, and pleasure liberation.

 

About ArtLeadHer

Since founding both ArtLeadHer and its sibling organization Art Genesis in 2016, Mashonda has exhibited over 250 women from all over the world, having curated over 40 exhibitions. ArtLeadHer works with women and teenage girls to provide visual arts education, professional development, brand exposure, and opportunities to exhibit their art in prominent exhibition spaces, while Art Genesis provides exhibition opportunities for emerging and established artists.  

WWW.ARTLEADHER.COM

 

All tickets include museum admission, arrive early if you would like to view our galleries! This event is wheelchair accessible. For any specific accommodation please e-mail info@mcasd.org

The views expressed at this event belong solely to the artist(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of MCASD.