Statement

Madeleine’s work is deeply rooted in her own life experience, and heavily influenced by her memory, observations, and imagination. Her fantastical worlds, rich in symbolism, offer an alternative narrative to the image of women through explorations of self and identity and the mythology of fairies. In doing so, she pushes back against the pictorial and historical tradition of Surrealism and dismantles the perception of women as objects and muses opting instead to explore confessional themes infused with magic and folklore and the alchemization of experience and emotions into dark, thematic undertones.

Bio

Madeleine Rhondeau-Rhodes is a collage artist and painter based in Charlottesville, VA. She received Dual Degrees in Historic Preservation and Studio Art, with a minor in Urban Studies, from the University of Mary Washington.