MFA Thesis Show "Center of Attention"
Barbara and Steven Grossman Gallery, SMFA
July 12–27, 2013
Reception + Artist Talks: July 11, 5:30–8 pm

Katrina Majkut's "Center of Attention" explores the nature and impact of attention placed on women within specific Western marriage rituals and traditions. Both her paintings and cross stitch artworks grapple with the complexities of feminine histories and identities that are constructed in celebratory moments and time-honored traditions. Majkut subtly explores these dichotomous moments, which also conceal issues related to gender politics, sex, consumerism, vanity and the spectacle.

Katrina Majkut (My'kit) is currently earning her Master of Fine Art degree at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Majkut holds a BS degree from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts and a Post-Baccalaureate from SMFA. Majkut's most recent series focuses on contemporary wedding culture. She is a heavily based research artist and uses her findings to create art, lecture and write for a website she founded called, TheFeministBride.com.

www.KatrinaMajkut.com

Image: Katrina Majut, All For Me? (Bridal Shower), 2013, oil on canvas, 68x50 inches.