About the artist

RHONDA URDANG is an independent studio artist working across multiple disciplines. Since founding Flagstaff Feminist Art Studio, she has worked primarily in femmage, book art, collage, digital manipulation, assemblage, film, painting & satire. Her thought-provoking artworks have been shown extensively in regional, national, and international group shows in 41 states. Rhonda received her BFA with an emphasis in painting from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and later worked as a journeyman color separation artist in Phoenix, retouching high-fashion catalogs for Anne Klein, Ann Taylor, Bergdorf Goodman, Bonwit Teller, Estee Lauder, and Neiman Marcus. 

The New Moon in Aries (fire sign) will occur on April 29 -- this lunar phase signifies a fresh start and is considered a potent time for initiating new ventures and setting intentions.  The Flower Full Moon in Scorpio (water sign) reaching peak illumination on May 12 will create the need to delve into our feelings as deeply as possible.  Our desire for meaningful emotional exchanges are heightened now more than at any other time.  This full moon is about embracing change, shedding old patterns, and celebrating personal growth.  The Celtic Tree month of Hawthorn linked to the Ogham letter (Old Irish):  Huathe (H), also known as "white thorn", is associated with purification, sacred marriage, fertility, masculine energy, and fire, and begins on May 13.  The New Moon in Gemini (air sign) on May 26 marks the beginning of a new cycle, a time to set fresh intentions for love, career, and growth; a time of renewal.  The moon symbolizes our emotions, instincts, and patterns.  Memorial Day on May 26 is a day to honor all United States troops who have died serving their country; a holiday that emerged after the Civil War as a way to honor fallen soldiers by decorating graves, and marks the official start of the warm summer season.  

Rhonda's femmage She will be on display in Pain Points:  Bearing Witness in the Present Tense -- hosted by the Women's Caucus for Art via Kunstmatrix Gallery, Berlin, Germany, with an online opening on April 18.   Our experiences, our pain points, are real and deserve recognition as we grapple with unprecedented challenges in a world that is on fire.  The national juried exhibition with more than 120 artworks will run through June 15.  

Image:  She (C) 2025 All rights reserved

"All oppression creates a state of war.  And there is no exception.  I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth -- and truth rewarded me" -- Simone de Beauvoir