Jerrie Hurd: Beyond the Male Gaze
January 19 – May 26, 2023 @ Macky

Guest curated by Joan Markowitz.

The male gaze commonly describes a way of looking at and being seen in the world that empowers men and sexualizes women. It comes out of feminist studies and film studies and is often applied to the visual arts.

Although usually applied to women, the process of objectification and sexualization also impacts men. For example, Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington recently complained about being labeled "a hunk."

Photographers like Jerrie Hurd who specialize in figurative images often struggle to find form and beauty in the human figure while avoiding objectification.

About the Artist

Jerrie Hurd took up photography later in life after working as a novelist (Simon Schuster/Pocket Books) and teaching writing at various community colleges. Her photographic work, which is almost exclusively figurative, has shown in juried shows from Florida to California for the last fifteen years.

She grew up in rural Idaho, got a BA degree from the University of Colorado and an MFA from the University of Oregon. After living on both the east and west coasts of the United States, she returned to Boulder, Colorado where she now lives with her husband and his dogs.

BMoCA at MACKY, is a collaboration between BMoCA and The Andrew J. Mackey Gallery, located in the foyer of the Macky Auditorium Concert Hall at the University of Colorado Boulder. The gallery is currently open Monday afternoons, Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am-4pm, and when there is a performance in the auditorium. The gallery is also open by appointment.