Even though MARY LIZ MEMORIAL MASTERS EXHIBITION 17 won’t officially open until this coming SUNDAY, APRIL 3, with a 3-6 PM reception, it is more than fitting that it has begun during Women's Herstory Month. That’s because painter JEAN PLOUGH is breaking new ground, every bit as bold as her brushstrokes! She is the very first Mary Liz Fellow to be accorded a solo show on our most prestigious of all stages. Plus, she is only the fourth artist ever to enjoy the solo spotlight in our 43-year history. It says everything about OFF THE WALL and our founding director, Mary Liz, that three among this exceptional quartet are women: JEAN, ELIZABETH H. MACDONALD and ELLEN POWELL TIBERINO. (Bob Jackson is the renowned male counterpart.) After all, we were founded as a feminist gallery — from our very first December '78 outing, “Her Name Is Not Anonymous Anymore” — so we tend to celebrate and elevate Herstory every month of the year. Please do likewise when you visit and shop the MLMME17 website (offthewallgallery.org), and when you join us this Sunday afternoon!
