Exhibitions

When Men Were Men,
and Women Were Rugs

Rachelle Wunderink

March 13 - May 26, 2026

Opening Reception: March 14, 2 pm - 4 pm

Wunderink’s solo show, When Men Were Men and Women Were Rugs, examines her own experiences of matrescence – the loss of self and profound transition that often accompany mothering. The term, coined by Dana Raphael in the 1970s, describes a long-term developmental process marked by the intense neurobiological, psychological, and social shifts that new mothers often feel.

During her early years of motherhood, Wunderink created hundreds of collages in response to this deeply personal yet universal experience of matrescence. These collaged works depict her experience of disappearance: women become hybrid furniture-object-doormats, poised within the collages, coiffed, at attention, yet woven into their surroundings. In conversation with these collage works are video collages embedded within household furniture. Wunderink looped and spliced 50s and 60s advertisements into aspirational-turned-insane depictions of how mundane mothering can be.

Shaped by her early years of mothering and in response to her experiences of matrescence, Wunderink’s When Men were Men, and Women were Rugs critiques how women like her are still expected to gracefully weave themselves into the domestic everyday of homemaking and child-raising, all while experiencing physical, psychological, and social changes that reshape their brains.

Special thanks to the Ontario Arts Council for their support.

Cross Pollination

Clear Eyes Collective

Sept 23, 2023 - Summer 2025


True community is inclusive and nurtures everyone, providing a safe space for all.

Cross Pollination is a commissioned mural by Clear Eyes Collective for the exterior outdoor exhibition platform of the Grimsby Public Art Gallery and Library. Over the course of the summer, the collective collaborated with the community by asking them to generate key words to inspire the artistic development and content of the mural. Some words were reflective of the physical characteristics of the Town of Grimsby; its connection with agriculture, proximity to Lake Ontario, and the Niagara escarpment. Others looked to honor less tangible connections like culture, multiculturalism, and LGBTQ2S+ allyship. After reviewing each prompt, and drawing from their own connection to the area, the collective refined their final design, culminating in Cross Polination, which was live painted onsite during the second annual Grimsby Arts Walk, September 23, 2023.  

Curated by Caitlin Sutherland

CLEAR EYES COLLECTIVE is a mural crew based out of Hamilton, Ontario made up of members Darian Poisson, Adam Bates and Josh Kellett. Their mission is to integrate the mysterious power of art into the plain cityscape, transforming ordinary spaces into an immersive gallery. Their approach to public art has always been rooted in creating vibrant visual environments that connect and uplift the community at large.

Clear Eyes Collective have been painting large-scale murals as a team for 10 years, and in that time they have had the opportunity to partner with local businesses, festivals, corporations and different municipalities and cities. They take tremendous care to make sure their designs are tailored to each project, while always maintaining a vibrant and bold style that naturally comes out of collaboration.