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The wild landscapes frame explorations of inner nature and fear, contrasted by suburban spaces representing the more rigid boundaries of society.
Zoe Hawk's work deals with the experience of girlhood, exploring themes of adolescent anxiety, feminine identity, social rituals, and belonging. Her characters inhabit their own worlds and act out their own dramas. She depicts tension between the need for individuality and a desire to fit in with peers through their clothing, which serves as costumes of feminine identity. The wild landscapes represent inner nature, contrasted by suburban spaces depicting the rigidity of society. Somewhere between childhood fairytales and the dark realities of womanhood, Hawk's characters play and navigate their social and physical environments.Hawk was born in St. Louis in 1982 and went on to Missouri State University for her BFA in 2005, and her MFA in painting from the University of Iowa in 2011. Her work's been featured in publications such as New American Paintings, ArtMaze Mag (UK), and JOIA Magazine (Chile), as well as national and internation exhibitions. Hawk's been invited to artist residencies in Ireland, Norway, Belgium, and Qatar, as well as the Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY. She is currently based in Columbia, Missouri. -
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Swan Song, 2024Sold -
After Dark, 2024Sold
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2025 at RHODES
To celebrate the end of 2025, here’s a selection of the exhibitions we’ve held at RHODES over the last year. December 9, 2025RHODES has presented an array of exhibitions in 2025, from award-winning names to those making their UK debut. Read on to discover the story behind...Read more -
Story Time: Narratives Created Through Symbolism
Story Time is a group exhibition featuring L. Song Wu, Zoe Hawk, Melody Tuttle, and Genevieve Cohn February 26, 2025Story Time , opening on the 6th of March at RHODES, features four artists whose works utilise symbolism and lyricism to tell stories on identity,...Read more
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