Growing Up Jewish
Artist Jacqueline Kott-Wolle paints in a fresh palette of color in this exhibition and traces the story of one North American Jewish family through five generations from 1925 to the present.
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Painted in a fresh palette of color, Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling traces the story of one North American Jewish family through five generations from 1925 to the present. Kott-Wolle’s Jewish identity was informed by the experiences of her parents and grandparents, who arrived in Canada in 1949 after the Holocaust. As a member of the Second Generation, the artist reflects on how her forebears faced the enormous task of starting over upon surviving one of modern history’s darkest chapters.
Drawing upon decades of family photos for inspiration, the exhibit includes this colorful cast of characters as they rebuild their lives and flourish in North America’s vibrant Jewish communities, navigating a painful past, contending with tradition, and summoning optimism for the future. Paired with the artist’s own narration, Kott-Wolle asks, “What does it mean to be Jewish for past, present, and future generations in North America?”
Please join us at an Opening Reception and Artist Talk with Jacqueline Kott-Wolle
Thursday, January 29
6:00 p.m.
The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art
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