Renée Stout:
Tales of the Conjure Woman

January 30 – May 17, 2014

For many years, Renée Stout has used her alter ego Fatima Mayfield, a fictitious herbalist/fortuneteller, as a vehicle to role-play and confront issues such as romantic relationships, social ills, or financial woes in a way that is open, creative and humorous. Renée Stout: Tales of the Conjure Woman brings together painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, glassblowing, installation, and compelling storytelling. Through an arresting body of works of art, which are intricate and detailed, Stout expresses the magical trait of the conjure woman: the ability to see the world through two sets of eyes — one on the physical realm, the other on the spiritual.

Renée Stout, Armored Heart/Caged Heart, 2005; found wire, fabric, acrylic paint, 25 x 14 x 12 inches. Courtesy the artist.

Renée Stout: Tales of the Conjure Woman was produced by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and co-organized with the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College.

This exhibition was made possible by

Additional support provided by the Fulton County Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts & Culture.

Exhibition-related programs were made possible with support from the Mary Alice and Bennett Brown Foundation, Inc.