Saudade
Not translatable to the English language, saudade is the core of Camila's photographs. It's the love that remains, not quite as deep as grief or as subtle as missing someone. It can exist for something that has passed or it can be the yearning for something that hasn't happened, and might never exist. Change being the only constant state we live in, if nostalgia met poignant at a bar, in the hometown poignant grew up in, on the street where nostalgia's ex used to live and they had a one night stand without protection... Saudade would have been born. English speakers can't translate it, but they certainly feel it, as all humans do.
Camila identifies herself as a citizen of in betweens. Too foreign for the US and now too foreign for Brasil. Her work focuses on the immigrant story and the things we let go of when we migrate. What is it about moving lands and switching languages that makes you lose part of yourself?
Assimilation and immigration seem to go hand in hand, and while English has become the daily driver of Camila's expressions, she still feels, yearns, dreams and loves in Portuguese.
Camila has been photographing herself and her family [and friends that are family] ever since she moved to the United States in 2014. Brasil, still being the country she calls home, when she visits she tries to capture her existence in those spaces with the people she misses and loves, in a culture that she calls her own that sometimes doesn't recognize her.
Jackie Milad’s Solo
Goucher College is proud to present a solo exhibition by artist Jackie Milad, opening in September 2025 in the Silber Gallery. Known for her vibrant, multilayered collages that interrogate cultural hybridity and historical fragmentation, Milad deepens her investigation into ancient Egyptian funerary practices and the global dispersal of cultural heritage.
On view in the Silber Gallery September 11 - October 24, 2025 at Goucher College
Essence in a Snapshot: The Harlem Renaissance Reimagined
This fall at the Bond Gallery, designer Cyn Tailors brings history to life by recreating garments from the portraits of artist Laura Wheeler Waring. Waring’s powerful renderings captured the elegance, strength, and unseen struggles of women who shaped the Harlem Renaissance — many of them close friends and cultural leaders muted by history. Inspired by the MET’s 2024 Harlem Renaissance exhibition and a family legacy of seamstresses, Cyn Tailors fuses heritage craftsmanship with contemporary vision, using fashion as a lens to honor movement, identity, and access.
On view in the Bond Gallery September 11 - October 24, 2025 at Goucher College
Soft Flesh, Volatile Insides
Soft Flesh, Volatile Insides emanates from a deeply rooted exploration of the intricate interplay between the human body and societal expectations, refracted through the lens of intersectional feminism. This ongoing inquiry endeavors to unravel the dichotomy inherent within the corporeal experience, juxtaposing it against the external constructs and norms imposed by society. At its core, this thesis delves into the complexities of embodiment, dissecting how societal perceptions mold and “Other” the body.
This exploration stems from a comprehensive review of literature across feminist theories, critical race studies, and sociocultural analyses, underpinning the examination of the body as a site of contention and negotiation. Intersectional feminism, as a guiding principle, accentuates the intersections of race, gender, ethnicity, and other identities, forming a critical framework for understanding the multidimensional nature of the body’s experience.
On view: November 13, 2025 - January 31, 2026 at the Silber Gallery at Goucher College
Goddesses, Myths and Monsters
Goddesses, Myths and Monsters features figurative cyanotype prints, sculptural pieces and interactive journals. Throughout the space, invasive vines and dead spotted lanternflies symbolize the embattled ecosystem within women’s bodies, contending deeply embedded narratives of misogyny. Together this will provide an immersive, engaging “spectacle” that will draw the viewers into a magical realm from which to re-see the familiar concepts of “motherhood” and “womanhood.”
To be pregnant is to experience profound vulnerability; so too is the process of transition for a trans woman. Both are deeply personal yet publicly scrutinized experiences, shaped by cultural myths of idealized womanhood and its feared counterpart - the “monstrous” woman. Misogyny defines women by their ability to bear children, as well as elevating their existential capacity for love and care. For the cis woman who has “achieved” pregnancy and childbirth, the weight of idealized motherhood can be crushing. For many trans women, the process of transition means confronting disgust. Simply being themselves conjures the deeply feared monstrous woman, the thing of shame and shadow that tramples on sacred womanhood.
DanaidX is a collaborative art identity where two people struggling with chronic illness embrace limitation as fertile ground for creativity. Dedicated to craft, this partnership seeks to push the medium of digital figurative photography using an iterative analogue method of cyanotype printing.
On view at Zo Gallery, Baltimore from Dec 5, 2025 - Jan 1, 2026
Off the Page
Off the Page invites you into an immersive exploration of the interplay between literature and visual art through the works of Jessica Damen. Centered around Damen's use of literary materials in her practice, this exhibition transcends traditional boundaries by weaving together paintings, poetry, fairy tales and rhyming songs is a dynamic dialogue of creativity and interpretation.
Tenatively planned for the Peale Museum Fall 2026.
Danger Zones
Danger Zones is a multimedia, installation and performance solo exhibition by Artemis Herber.. Featuring Herber’s sculptural works alongside her drawings the exhibition inhabiting both back and front spaces invites visitors to contemplate on our current climate emergency, refocusing the conversation to a more-than-human world view through the lens of various ancient myths and their updated versions in the entanglements of today’s ecological issues aiming to reconnect the local community to the history and possible futures of the site.
On view at Zo Gallery December 4th, 2026 - January 1, 2027.
Myth, Power, and Transformation
Myth, Power, and Transformation explores the complex intersections of gender, mythology, and societal constructs of power. This exhibition delves into the entwined dynamics of femininity and masculinity as reflected in ancient Greek to contemporary myths, focusing on their implications for contemporary discussions around gender roles, boyhood, war, and aggression. Through vivid, evocative paintings by Jessica Damen, the show invites audiences to confront traditional narratives and uncover new perspectives on how these archetypes continue to shape our cultural consciousness.
Tenatively scheduled for Spring 2027 at the Katzen Gallery at American University.
