CHICKS WITH BALLS | JUDY TAKÁCS PAINTS UNSUNG FEMALE HEROES

This exhibition closed June 6, 2020

"Saving the world, one painting at a time, I want you to make friends with these hardworking women whose faces, bodies, hands...and balls, I've depicted with paint and brushstrokes."

In her first solo exhibition, Cleveland-based artist Judy Takács offers a bold exploration of the female form. Since 2011, Takács has created an intrepid body of work celebrating womanhood and exploring the emotional trials and tribulations of extraordinary heroines. This exhibition features twenty paintings of twenty inspiring women—Chicks with Balls or CWB. Posing partially nude and holding all types of balls that are both playful metaphors and thoughtful symbols representing strength and struggle, Takács paints each woman's inner and outer beauty with deft sensitivity.

Takács will also be launching the second Chicks with Balls book during the opening of this exhibition, which chronicles the stories of the powerful women in the paintings. Her books will be on sale at the museum.

Additional Exhibition-Related Events

Artist Gallery Talk | Chicks with Balls: You, Me, and Every Woman We Know
Saturday, February 15, 2020, 2pm

Satellite Exhibition at The Art Loft | Chicks with Balls: Judy Takács Paints Unsung Female Heroes
First Friday Art Walk, Friday, March 6, 2020, 5pm
The Art Loft, 26 N 3rd Street, Zanesville

Artist Lecture at The Art Loft | Beyond Chicks with Balls: The Goddess Project
Thursdy, March 19, 2020, 6pm
The Art Loft, 26 N 3rd Street, Zanesville