Visual artist and Vermont native Traci Molloy will give a lecture on dealing with trauma through art at Castleton University’s Jeffords Auditorium on Thursday, March 12, at 12:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
Molloy has over two decades of experience creating works of art that examine the perspectives of individuals who have experienced violence and trauma. She has worked with youth who have survived sexual violence, those who have been physically displaced due to war or genocide, those who lost a parent on Sept. 11, and more.
Molloy hopes to help educate and advocate on behalf of disenfranchised people - especially youth of color- and to examine the intersectional relationships between race, class, gender, and socioeconomic status in America today. Although her collaborative works may be difficult for some viewers, she believes in putting an emphasis on the strength and resilience of the youth who she collaborates with.
Molloy is a Brooklyn, NY, based artist, collaborator, and education activist. She’s presented her artwork in over 175 national exhibitions, including solo shows in New York, Chicago, Kansas City, Nashville, and participation in the Atlanta Biennial.
Molloy has participated in residencies at the Lower Eastside Printshop, the Newark Museum, the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Institute for Electronic Arts, University of Southern Maine, Bucknell University, and the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies.
Molloy’s works have been exhibited at the United Nations, the Pentagon, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Global Health Odyssey Museum at the CDC, the International Summit on Racism in Johannesburg, Children’s Museum in Tokyo, and the Norman Rockwell Museum. The National September 11 Memorial and Museum currently owns five of her collaborations.