CURRENT EXHIBITION
BODIES AND BORDERS: ECOLOGIES OF CONSENT
WEAD's Annual Member Exhibition
Online and at The 109 Gallery
October 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026
“The achievement of health is premised on the ability to control what enters and exits the body’s
borders.”
- Elvia Wilk
“Whether one is speaking of relating well with humans or nonhumans, in the variety of ways in which we relate ( sexually, intimately-but-not-sexually, as food, fuel or material 'resources'), we are talking about sustaining one another.”
- Kim TallBear
Bodies and Borders: Ecologies of Consent investigates the intersection of bodies, ecology, and agency through the lens of permeability and protection, and explores how consent is navigated within biological, political, and ecological systems.
This dual exhibition appears online at WEAD’s KMX Gallery and in person at Leah Dalton’s The 109 Gallery in Chickamauga, Georgia. Juried by Beverly Naidus and Leah Dalton, the exhibit features 58 works from 44 artists, including 15 videos.
Exhibition-Related Events
Artist Dialog featuring
Michele Brody & Mary White
Online via Zoom
Saturday, November 22, 6 pm ET, 3 pm PT
This Saturday's artist dialog with Michele Brody & Mary Bayard White is presented as part of Bodies and Borders: Ecologies of Consent. The event brings together two artists whose practices examine how borders, ecological, political, and embodied, shape our lives.
Michele Brody is a New York–based mixed-media and environmental artist, creating site-specific installations rooted in plant fibers, handmade paper, and place-based storytelling.
Mary White, a Bay Area sculptor and educator, works at the intersections of environmental justice, glass, and community-based art, blending science, craft, and ecological awareness.
FULL EVENT SERIES FOR EXHIBITION
Virtual, except where noted, with optional in-person participation from The 109 Gallery
Poetry Reading + Films + Dialogue Series (Thursdays)
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October 18 · 6 PM EST – Launch event
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October 30 · 7 PM EST – Petra Kuppers - Watch recording
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November 6 · Film 7pm EST (in person only) Artist Talk 8:30 PM EST – Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens (artist talk follows in-gallery screening)
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November 13 · 7 PM EST – Ruth Wallen
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December 11 · 7 PM EST – Shelley White, Deanna Pindell, Leah Dalton, and open mic
Artist & Curatorial Dialog Series (Saturdays)
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November 15 · 6 PM EST – Leah Craig
RECENT EXHIBITION
WEAD Pop-Up Exhibit at
the State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference
Oakland, California
October 28 to 29, 2025
Including works by Kim Anno, Dianne Ayres, Christina Bertea, Barbara Boissevain, Lauren Elder, Tanja Geis, Amy Hibbs, Cynthia Hooper, Beverly Naidus, Mary O’Brien and Dan McCormick, and Mary White.
Click on each image to view the exhibition title and description.
