Women Who Wander Opening Reception

Join us on Wednesday, February 11th at 6:00pm to celebrate the opening of the UMLAUF's newest exhibition: Women Who Wander. This Exhibition Opening + Reception will feature an exclusive first look into this exhibition, specialty cocktails, and an enjoyable evening! 

On display through June 7, 2026, these exhibitions present contemporary works that explore themes of female identity, migration, and the spaces between belonging through diverse mediums including sculpture, video installation, and mixed media.

Free and open to the public, walk-ups welcome.

About the artists:

Jennifer Ling Datchuk continues her exploration of layered identity as a woman, a Chinese woman, an "American," and a third-culture kid. Working with porcelain and materials often associated with traditional women's work—such as textiles and hair fibers—Datchuk's practice discusses fragility, beauty, femininity, intersectionality, and her personal history of movement across cultures. Through material culture and the history of craft, she challenges the systems that continue to marginalize women's experiences of displacement and belonging.

Tammie Rubin is a ceramic sculptor and installation artist whose practice considers the intrinsic power of objects as signifiers of migration and memory. Rubin's artwork delves into narratives of Black American wandering—the movements, both chosen and forced, that have shaped Black experiences across geography and generations. Her works in the exhibition explore themes of autonomy, longing, and faith through the lens of displacement and the search for spiritual and physical home.

Yoshie Sakai brings her unique perspective as a Japanese American artist to the exhibition, exploring the particular kind of wandering that exists between cultures, generations, and expectations. Sakai creates characters that respond to and negotiate contemporary social issues of cultural identity, gender roles, and familial relationships. As a subtly transgressive undercover cultural agent, she exposes the absurdities of manipulative social structures while humorously struggling and reveling in those structures as a participant.