The Hutchinson Art Center is excited to welcome Wichita artist Dominique Joiner as our featured Front Gallery artist in October!

Dominique was born in Wichita, Kansas (1988) and raised in Clarksville, Tennessee. Since moving back to Wichita in 2017, her artwork has been shown in over 10 group exhibitions. In 2020, she assisted in the founding of Mulberry Art Gallery and the Mulberry Arts Mentorship Program in Wichita.

Dominique uses her chosen mediums of acrylic and oils to identify the experience of women in a male dominated society. Dominique has observed the lives of many women from several walks of life and uses the influence of these women to relay her narrative. She uses the ideals of sensuality and affection to draw the viewer in and coaxes them to become more aware with riveting details and underlying messages. Dominique has a goal of pressing women to gain more ipseity, regardless of the rhetoric they are taught to the contrary.

Ipseity starts with awareness, the doorway to change. Many of the artist's paintings directly depict the chosen problem, with no offer of a solution, forcing the viewer to digest and relate. The use of golden accents is meant to show a sense of majesty and divinity that women carry, regardless of the situation, be it vulnerable or powerful. As the gateway to life, women deserve to be viewed as such. Dominique’s art will encourage individuals to search inwardly and come to peace with their feelings.

Our Front Gallery display changes every month, so if you haven’t visited in a while, this might be the perfect time to come by and see what’s new!