If You’re Feeling Better, 2021
If You’re Feeling Better, 2021
Ink transfer, pigment, epoxy, polymer clay, resin, gelatin capsule
26″ x 14″ x 2”
Anna Showers-Cruser (they/them) works across object-making traditions in order to propose hybrid and humble alternatives to hegemonic binaries: sick/well, body/object, and feminine/masculine. Recent works imagine a contemporary abstract lexicon while reflecting on their roots in southern DIY craft. Queerness, humor, herbalism, hospitality, and the materiality of mental illness are intrinsic to their work. ASC is a Lecturer with Contemporary Practices at SAIC. Recent solo exhibitions were held at Monaco Gallery in St. Louis, and with Buddy Chicago at the Chicago Cultural Center. They hold an MFA from the University of Chicago, and a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art.