On Friday, February 16, 2024, Grove Gallery is proud to present Empathetic Objects, a solo exhibition of printwork by the Milwaukee artist, Rachel Foster. The prints in this series started as found images sifted from the internet, are photoshopped to strip away their surroundings, and reconstructed as limited-edition screen prints.

These remaining objects with their contexts removed, their users long gone, allow for closer examination. Move between any of the prints in this series and new narratives and relationships are revealed. Anthropologists will tell you that the materials produced by a culture reflect the desires, needs, and mindset of that culture. If we learn about ourselves from the objects we create, and the objects we produce reflect who we are, who are we?

Rachel Foster is an artist, writer, and printmaker living in Milwaukee with an MFA from the California College of the Arts. Her work has been shown at Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and Western Exhibitions, amongst others. She has been featured in the collections of the Ryerson Library at the Art Institute Chicago, ArtNow International, and The Museum of Contemporary Photography. She sits on the board of Anchor, Press, Paper and Print, Milwaukee’s community access print shop, and believes in supporting print education and opportunity.

OPENING: Friday, February 16, 2024, 5-9 PM
CLOSING: Saturday, March 23, 2024, 12-5 PM
Gallery Hours: Open Saturdays, 12-4 PM