Being Aware
Media: monoprinting, screen printing, relief printing, and print collage
Paper: Various cotton printmaking papers
Size: 30 x 22” (76.2 x 55.9 cm) and 22 x 30″ (55.9 x 76.2 cm)
Year: 2026
Being Aware (2026) is a series of eleven original prints, each incorporating a symbol from the artist book Fear (2002). Over two decades later, the issues addressed in Fear still exist.
Negative tribalism and hatred toward those who identify differently than oneself have intensified—echoed from the highest levels of government and amplified through grassroots movements that seek to control language, dismiss diverse perspectives, and undermine knowledge. Debate and dialogue have often been replaced with threats and intimidation, reshaping the fabric of public life.
Through revisiting these symbols, Being Aware invites a different response: to see the world as layered, complex, and full of possibility; affirming the power of diverse perspectives to challenge divisive strategies; overcome ignorance; move beyond narrow, fundamentalist viewpoints; and inspire curiosity and wonder.
