Installation View | May 2019
Installation View | May 2019
Installation View | May 2019
Installation View | May 2019
Installation View | May 2019
Installation View | May 2019
Installation View | May 2019
Installation View | May 2019
Installation View | May 2019
Shine Selfie
2019
mixed crocheted yarn, spring wire
123 x 42 inches
Masked: 35 Years
2017
mixed crocheted yarn
22 x 19 inches
Nana Nell Hamilton
2019
mixed crochet yarn, mirror
36 x 24 inches
May Maiko Sono
2019
mixed crocheted yarn
60 x 46 inches
Agnes 'Nancy' Robb (Gran)
2018
mixed crocheted yarn
44 x 30 inches
The Ruth Protostar
2018
mixed crocheted yarn
28 X 27 inches
The Ruth Nebula
2018
mixed crocheted yarn
27 x 24 inches
May's Last Day
2018
mixed crocheted yarn
25 x 23 inches
Masked: The Flower of My Radiation Burn
2017
mixed crocheted yarn
28 x 21 inches
Jo Hamilton, working in crochet, is known for her portraits of people from many walks of life. Her electric color palette in yarn is a perfect medium for the unique characters she captures. In “The Matriarchs, the Masked, and the Naked Man," the artist seeks to examine the ways in which people are evaluated according to appearance, gender, and age. This exhibition features portraits of both of Hamilton’s grandmothers. It also includes some of the vibrant elderly Portland women the artist has cared for towards the end of their lives. Having heard the stories of overcoming obstacles and prejudices before the advent of the women's movement, Jo Hamilton’s current portrait work celebrates age and wisdom.
