Half Remembered, Half Made
A solo exhibition by Artist Catherine Rupan Mapp
Opening Reception: October 16, 2025 6 - 8 pm
Complimentary drinks and light snacks will be served during the reception.
All Ages!
Free to attend
Patricia Barland Gallery
This body of work explores the tension between cultural memory and the fragmentation of identity experienced by first-generation Americans. Rooted in the visual language of ancestral iconography, dance music culture, and the ritual of movement, the exhibition brings together murals, textile pieces, and paintings that function as remixed archives of personal and collective history. Drawing inspiration from the aesthetics of rave posters, Caribbean color sensibilities, and mythological motifs, the works reflect on themes of hybridity, healing, and transformation. By layering vibrant patterns, hieroglyphics, and symbols sampled from her Mexican, Cuban, and Guyanese heritage, Catherine Rupan Mapp creates immersive environments that invite viewers to reflect on their own connections to place, identity, and community. The exhibition becomes both a celebration and a reconciliation—honoring the past while navigating what it means to belong in the present.
This exhibition will be on display from September 30-November 9, 2025 in the Patricia Barland Gallery at Chesapeake Arts Center.
DIRECTIONS: Chesapeake Arts Center's address is 194 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park, MD 21225. When you arrive at CAC and turn into the parking lot from Hammonds Lane, follow the parking lot past Hammonds Lane Theatre to the rear of the building and look for a large blue awning and sign that says Chesapeake Arts Center (Next to the Maya Angelou mural.)