Body Issues marks Megan Mirro’s debut solo exhibition, featuring handbuilt ceramic wall hangings that fuse imagery drawn from avant-garde cinema, mythology, and the artist’s subconscious. Ceramic reliefs scenes from Agnès Varda’s Le Bonheur (Happiness), Věra Chytilová’s Daisies, and Maya Deren’s Meshes of the Afternoon are displayed alongside abstract busts of each filmmaker, offering renewed perspectives on characters caught in moments of profound transformation. A series of mythological interpretations centered on the figure of Venus delve into themes of desire, rebirth, creation, and collective care. Mirro weaves these allegorical figures and dreamlike visuals into a constellation that invites viewers to reflect on the essential roles of bodily autonomy and emotional openness in building collective strength.

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Megan Mirro is a multidisciplinary artist based in Oakland, California, whose work is deeply shaped by cultural narratives and the creative energy of her surrounding community. She first learned ceramics informally—after hours with coworkers at Creative Growth—and now creates from her home and studio at The Dome, a historic artist live/work space founded in the 1970s by ceramic pioneers Peter Voulkos and Marilyn Levine. Embracing her nontraditional background, Mirro approaches handbuilding with a playful, exploratory spirit and regularly hosts community clay workshops to share the cathartic and accessible nature of the medium.