Reception: Absurd Appetites by Sheryl Anaya
Taber Art Gallery Holyoke Community College 303 Homestead Ave. 2nd Floor,, Holyoke, MAABSURD APPETITES (TABLES FOR TWO) January 21 - March 13, 2025 Absurd Appetites distorts the norms of a typical dining experience. Considering the deconstruction and consumption of the body, absurd actions surprise and set the tone for the examination of our roles within gendered labor, sexuality, and domestic space. Humor tempers the seriousness of these topics to avoid confrontation at the dinner table. Sheryl Anaya is a queer Puerto Rican artist and educator based in Fort Worth, Texas. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art with an emphasis in Sculpture from Texas Christian University in 2023 and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Texas Woman’s University in 2013. Sheryl’s work examines identity and empathy through the […]