Auntie Lou and the Alien #1 1994

Auntie Lou was nobody's aunt. She lived by herself after her husband died. Her only neighbor was almost a mile away. more ->

CANCELLED
DECEPTIONS

He always reached for the left breat first during foreplay. more ->

When we speak about racism we are really talking about racialism; "a doctrine or teaching, without scientific support, that claims to find racial differences in character, intelligence, etc., that asserts the superiority of one race over another or others, and that seeks to maintain the supposed purity of a race or the races." Racism, Webster's Dictionary states, is "any proc, or practice or racial discrimination, segregation, etc., based on racialism." more ->

Excellence in the Face of Adversity

Years ago when a white male professor asked me what I wanted to do with my life I told he that I wanted to have exhibtions in major museums and become a college professor. He said, " You will never do that." I did do all in spite of his comment. Many of us, people of color and women have succeeded in spite of the adversity put in our paths. That adversity has affected out lives by putting our psychological and physical health in jeapordy, we have lost relationships that were important in our lives (luckily that did not happen to me) or we lost site of the important things in life while fighting for our jobs, titles, and respect for what we do. more ->

From the inside looking out

By Sandra Rowe

10/18/01

One day I woke up and
everything was different.
I could not stop the pain.
It broke through my awareness as if
a bomb had detonated inside my self,
my body,
me…
Shrapnel from the explosion shattered,
pierced and
tore away
everything
inside me more ->

There is nothing more illogical than the restriction of people based on notions of exclusion because of race or sex. It really does not make sense to me. TO YOU? more ->

On Being Powerful

My first memory sitting on the kitchen floor playing in the cupboard under the sink. My words were damn and shit. As a teenager, that same cupboard held all kinds of stuff that was for cleaning, washing and scrubbing.
I cussed………..a lot. more ->

SPIRIT BATH
By Sandra Rowe
1999

I have returned to a question for which I long ago thought I had an answer. The question surrounded me and consumed much of my thought and energy when I was growing up. It shaped the consummation of the required "good girl" image that was a quest for those of us who were fearful of being anything other than a "good" girl. I believed that I knew the visual and spiritual answers.
What is "good"? more ->

T w o T a l e s f r o m . . . . . . a C o n v e r t e d G o s s i p

F i r s t T a l e . . .

She had been acting strange for about a month. She was preoccupied. He invited her to lunch. She said she was busy. He went anyway, although he hated to eat alone. more ->

An Internal Memo for CAAM

The following is essay is a response for Mar Hollingsworth and CAAM to discover the "connections" between the six artist's works in the exhibition titled "Urban Aesthetics." This essay discusses the "connection" between the artists and my selection process. It can be used by the museum and docents. It is not intended for publication in a catalog or journal. It can be referenced. Please contact me if you have questions. Sandra Rowe more ->