Over the course of three months, I met with 5 women—Janet, Sunita, Jean, Cynthia, and Linda—and asked them about their lives while painting an interpretation of the view out of their favorite window. This gallery features those finished paintings and edited conversations.
Too often, we overlook the perspectives of those who have the most experience to share. Take some time to pull up a chair, gaze out a window, and listen to the extraordinary perspectives of these five women.
“I realized that I’ve had anxiety probably all of my life.”
— Janet Hagstrom, 82
“I’m imperfect, and I’ll always be imperfect, but I’m loved in spite of my imperfections.”
— Sunita Rodricks, 72
“Divorced people are like someone who has had death, and you need to treat us like that.”
— Jean, 71
“I thought that God was white, and he didn’t like me because I was black.”
— Dr. Cynthia Perry, 67
“I think my happy memories have started when I started going to the jail.”
— Linda Ahrens, 73
Your turn.
Artwork photography by Christine Bianca Pelliccio
Photos from the gallery on April 14th, 2022 by Yuna
Project advisors: Brian Kammerzelt (communications department head), Matthew Snyder (professor), and Cheryl Lennox (artist)
Painting, audio recording, audio editing, and graphic design by Rachel Ellicott