Carrie Mae Weems

Over the past thirty years Carrie Mae Weems has worked toward developing a complex body of art that has employed photographs, text, fabric, audio, digital images, installation, and video.  Her work has led her to investigate family relationships, gender roles, the histories of racism, sexism, class, and various political systems. Weems has received numerous awards, grants and fellowships including the prestigious Prix de Roman. Weems is represented in public and private collections around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions at major national and international museums including the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Solomon Guggenheim Museum.