EXHIBITIONS
The Evolution of a Feminine Mythology
Deborah Keller-Rihn’s The Evolution of a Feminine Mythology is a 30-year retrospective of her work. Commencing with hand-colored darkroom prints of her daughters for her master’s thesis Symbolic Transformations: The Creation of a Personal Mythology, the show traces Keller-Rihn’s subsequent explorations of Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism. It draws on photographs taken in India featured in several of her previous exhibitions, as well as local women situated in mythic contexts, including one who represents the multi-armed goddess Tara, which the artist regards as “one of the earliest feminists.” She also utilizes her daughter Lauren as the Protector of the Environment on the banks of the San Antonio River. Keller-Rihn’s Glimpses of Eternity series features women, both young and old, in mythic and historical poses. Keller-Rihn delves deeply into the mythic dimensions of feminine iconography and their sources, but always with concern for the individuality of her female models.
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