SOFT HOLD
Eve Drewelowe Gallery (in the Visual Arts Building)
University of Iowa, 107 River St, Iowa City, IA
June 1-25, 2025
EVENTS:
MAY 30 - A free workshop focused on lumen-print making and somatic regulation, Visual Arts Building, Second Floor, Room E318, co-facilitated by Marisa LaGuardia
and riel Sturchio (scroll below for more info)
JUNE 6 - Opening Reception, 5-7p
Soft Hold features photographs from Signal by riel Sturchio and before the last lilac blooms by Bianca and riel Sturchio—two series grounded in care, connection, and the act of witnessing.
Signal honors LGBTQ+ and women-identifying spiritual practitioners through portraits that reveal ritual, reverence, and presence. before the last lilac blooms explores queerness, disability, and siblinghood through images shaped by intimacy and trust. Together, these works invite a slower gaze—one that lingers with tenderness and attends to what often goes unseen.
RITUAL WORKSHOP MAY 30
RITUAL WORKSHOP MAY 30
Begin Collective is a photo-based program serving folks at the intersection of LGBTQ+, non-binary and disabled, chronically ill, or neurodivergent identity.
Portrait Wall, I See You See Me Exhibition at Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, Texas, 2023