'Glitch Mommy' an exhibit by photographer Rita Koehler opens April 25 at Moreau Center

Cheryl Morey, South Bend Tribune
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This image shows one of the works that will be included in a solo exhibit by Rita Koehler, “Glitch Mommy: Forty Days and Forty Nights,” from April 25 to June 1, 2024, at the Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary’s College. Koehler is a 1988 alumna of Saint Mary’s College.
This image shows one of the works that will be included in a solo exhibit by Rita Koehler, “Glitch Mommy: Forty Days and Forty Nights,” from April 25 to June 1, 2024, at the Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary’s College. Koehler is a 1988 alumna of Saint Mary’s College.

SOUTH BEND — The exhibit “Glitch Mommy: Forty Days and Forty Nights” opens April 25 and continues through June 1 at the Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary’s College.

An artist’s lecture takes place at 3:30 p.m. April 25 in the Student Center, followed by a reception at 4:30 in the Moreau Center’s gallery.

A 1988 alumna of Saint Mary’s College, Rita Koehler, an American photographer and lens-based artist, situates herself in the debate of what constitutes an intelligible life — one that is speakable, has meaning and is valued.

A 1988 alumna of Saint Mary’s College, artist Rita Koehler will have a solo exhibit, “Glitch Mommy: Forty Days and Forty Nights,” from April 25 to June 1, 2024, at the Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary’s.
A 1988 alumna of Saint Mary’s College, artist Rita Koehler will have a solo exhibit, “Glitch Mommy: Forty Days and Forty Nights,” from April 25 to June 1, 2024, at the Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary’s.

The philosophy of her work is based on the premise that existence is relational and that to exist means to exist incommunion.

Koehler grew up in the late 1960s and early ’70s, the fifth of seven children, in a house built by her father overlooking the historic Santa Fe Trail and Blue River of Kansas City, Mo.

This image shows one of the works that will be included in a solo exhibit by Rita Koehler, “Glitch Mommy: Forty Days and Forty Nights,” from April 25 to June 1, 2024, at the Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary’s College. Koehler is a 1988 alumna of Saint Mary’s College.
This image shows one of the works that will be included in a solo exhibit by Rita Koehler, “Glitch Mommy: Forty Days and Forty Nights,” from April 25 to June 1, 2024, at the Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary’s College. Koehler is a 1988 alumna of Saint Mary’s College.

It was a time when societal freedoms were expanding, artistic expression was bringing in a new era, women’s liberation and civil rights marches were on the rise, and the reforms of Vatican II within the institutional Catholic Church were bringing to the modern laity a promise of renewal and inclusivity.

These and other modern-day environments of the latter half of the 20th century set the backdrop for Koehler’s early career pursuits and influence her current studio practice examining how economic, political and religious structures are used to control others in defense of misogyny, racism and bigotry.

This image shows one of the works that will be included in a solo exhibit by Rita Koehler, “Glitch Mommy: Forty Days and Forty Nights,” from April 25 to June 1, 2024, at the Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary’s College. Koehler is a 1988 alumna of Saint Mary’s College.
This image shows one of the works that will be included in a solo exhibit by Rita Koehler, “Glitch Mommy: Forty Days and Forty Nights,” from April 25 to June 1, 2024, at the Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary’s College. Koehler is a 1988 alumna of Saint Mary’s College.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and by appointment Fridays.

Admission is free.

For more information, call 574-284-4000 or visit saintmarys.edu/moreau-gallery.

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: 1988 alumna Koehler exhibits 'Glitch Mommy' at Saint Mary's

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