Join us the evening of June 18 to explore the exhibition LIFE/AFTERLIFE…DO YOU HAVE A PLAN? : Work by Vykky Ebner & Pam McLaughlin at ArtRage Gallery. We’ll plan to be there at 6 so we can take in the exhibition before the talk, but please join us when you can!

From the website:

Life/Afterlife…Do you have a plan? delves into the profound psychological toll religious dogma can have on mental health and spotlights two women who bravely navigated a journey through religious indoctrination, survived its challenges, and now speak up about the damages they endured, ultimately thriving despite the adversity.

The Life/Afterlife Artist Talk will take place on Wednesday, June 18, from 7-9 pm.

About the Artists (from the website):

Vykky Ebner is an artist from Syracuse, New York, who enjoys coffee, hedgehogs, museums and visiting with friends. In 1998 Vykky left her studies  in illustration at Mohawk Valley due to a psychotic break which caused her to switch gears and attend a ministry school outside of Philadelphia PA in the early 2000’s. Vykky Has volunteered at the Everson Museum of Art and has had art featured on the cover of Stone Canoe Journal and the SFMoMA’s instagram. In fall of 2023, Vykky was shortlisted for Art Basel through primitives.xyz

Pam McLaughlin is an artist, feminist, museum educator, and animal lover. Pam worked in the museum field for over 20 years, most recently as Curator of Education and Public Programs at the Everson Museum of Art. She received her PhD in Art Education, along with a CAA in Women’s Studies, from Syracuse University in 2006. Pam is a sculptor of found objects, and makes work that explores childhood, power/patriarchy, and organized religion. She exhibits regionally, and has shown at ArtRage in the past.