June Wayne: Artist, Feminist, Social Entrepreneur
Following up on June Wayne’s participation at the Armory Show in New York, and John Baeder’s at Frieze Seoul in collaboration with ACA Galleries in New York, we are delighted to share news of “June Wayne: Artist, Feminist, Social Entrepreneur" at the DeSaisset Museum at Santa Clara University, through December 1st, showcasing 27 prints Wayne created over a 40+ year period, drawn from the de Saisset Museum’s permanent collection and works on loan. The exhibition is organized into three themes: Women; Optics, the Cosmos, and Human Life; and The Science of Individuality.
Art history graduates Lauren Stein ’23, Maggie Walter ’23, and Annika Singh ’23 joined forces to create the first student-led art exhibit at Santa Clara’s de Saisset Museum.
The exhibition organically grew out of Stein and Walter’s senior capstone project, which involved researching and writing two 15-page papers on the art history and legacy of female lithographer, June Wayne. The two quickly became fascinated with Wayne’s unwavering dedication to reviving the medium of lithography—a printmaking process where a design is drawn in reverse on stone and affixed by a chemical reaction.
“We want viewers to walk away from our exhibit being inspired not to take no for an answer when pursuing their dreams. June Wayne lived as a woman in a time when there were not many opportunities for her; she had to create a name for herself. She refused to pigeonhole her art into one style or theme but rather used her art to express her lived experiences.”