Artist Talk: Chantal Lesley & Ana Treviño: Gestures of Care

ICOSA is excited to announce our next exhibition, Gestures of Care, Chantal Lesley @chantallesley & Ana Treviño @anacondasss

Exhibition Dates: August 14th – September 12th, 2026

Opening Reception: August 14th 7-10pm

Artist talk: : Sep 5th 2pm, moderated by Jai Fields

Open Canopy/ Closing Reception: September 11th 7pm-10pm

Gestures of Care examines motherhood not as a fixed identity but as an evolving set of actions, relationships, and responsibilities. Bringing together photography, video, collage, textiles, and sculpture, the exhibition asks what constitutes motherhood and whether it can be understood beyond biological or societal definitions.

Working from distinct yet intersecting perspectives, Ana Treviño and Chantal Lesley explore these themes through lived experience and aspiration. One is grounded in the daily realities of raising a child; the other is rooted in the practices of care, longing, and possibility that surround maternal impulses, whether realized or not. Together, their work suggests that motherhood is an active, ongoing practice.