Childs Gallery | Emily Lombardo: Soft Butch Blues | Boston | June 2 – July 30
June 2 – July 30, 2022
Emily Lombardo: Soft Butch Blues
Childs Gallery
In-Person Viewing:
168 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116
Opening Reception: Sunday, June 5, 2-4pm
E. Lombardo’s new series of works, Soft Butch Blues, explores the artist and her wife’s journey to parenthood. The series of fourteen drypoint prints documents the intimate process from trigger shots to birth to acclimating as a family of three. Addressing reproductive rights, body autonomy, fear, anxiety, and more, Soft Butch Blues navigates difficult subjects with joy, warmth, and refreshing frankness.
“As the Supreme Court is considering reversing Roe vs. Wade, this work is about motherhood, the most complex choice a person can make about their body. More than a dozen states are legislating ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills which threaten the rights of LGBTQ+ adults, children, and families to discuss their lived experience openly just as any heteronormative person can. Soft Butch Blues is a story of enduring love and blind faith as everything seems to be teetering on the edge.” – E. Lombardo
Please join us for an opening reception with the artist on Sunday, June 5, 2 – 4 pm.
