Half Gallery will debut Meghann Stephenson's exhibition "I'll Be Your Mirror" on May 3, 2025, at its Los Angeles space. The title echoes themes from The Velvet Underground and Nan Goldin, while focusing on girlhood's challenges. Stephenson addresses personal discomfort, societal miscommunication, and the loneliness of adolescence through her artwork. Her paintings illustrate the struggle to form identity and navigate self-perception amidst judgment. Influenced by various historical and contemporary artists, the exhibit offers deep reflections on the trials of growing up, exemplified in pieces like "A Sheep In Wolf's Clothing" and "You're On Your Own."
"Girlhood can feel particularly lonely, so you make all the best parts of yourself smaller, and all the worst big enough to be a shield."
"In the midst of this experience, we are all Alice in Wonderland, grown too big for our houses, but too small to reach the key on the table that offers the only way out."
"Through paintings like ‘A Sheep In Wolf's Clothing,’ the painter examines the anxieties of forging an identity and navigating the world, both internally and externally."
"The exhibition title is taken from the 1967 classic by The Velvet Underground, exploring perceptions of self amidst the challenges of girlhood and identity."
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