Artist Spotlight: Kathy Curtis Cahill's Childhood Matters

Kathy Curtis Cahill, The Fort, Photograph, 23 x 27"

Kathy Curtis Cahill’s new exhibition at TAG Gallery presents works from two compelling photographic collections, Memories and Demons and Make Believe. Both use dolls as a stand-in for children in beautiful, life-like scenarios that compel viewers to explore the true nature of childhood. 

Kathy Curtis Cahill, Super Girl Princess, Photograph, 29 x 25"

Make Believe evokes the intense imagination, delight, and vulnerability of childhood play, with charming recreations of dress-up games such as super hero, princess, cowgirl, and doctor and nurse. 

Kathy Curtis Cahill, Moving Again, Photograph, 36 x 44"

Memories and Demons is considerably darker, taking a poignant look at trauma and abuse in childhood. These works are intense, revealing the fragility of young children, and how deeply a fraught home environment affects them. 

Kathy Curtis Cahill, STOP!, Photograph, 44.5 x 36.5"

Cahill uses natural lighting to create her work, carefully casting her dolls and curating her settings. The two collections complement each other, riveting viewers with the flip side of the same coin: childhood can indeed be a magical place, and that magic can weave a wondrous and whimsical world or cast a spell both overwhelming and dangerous.

August 29 – September 23, 2017 

Opening Reception:
Saturday, September 9th, 5 – 8pm

Artist Panel Discussion:
Saturday, September 23, 3pm