Professor of Art Nancy Macko has spent the last two decades delving into gender symbolism offered by honeybees’ female-governed and highly successful social structures. Her current work focuses on the political and ecological realities of bee survival and was recently covered by KCET Artbound.
“Nancy Macko: The Fragile Bee” is on view at the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster until June 28. Click here to read the full KCET Artbound article published on May 29, 2015.
Installation view of “The Fragile Bee” at the Museum of Art and History (MOAH), Lancaster, CA. May 9 – June 28, 2015. | Left: “Honey Teachings,” 2015, Mixed media on panel, Overall installation 12 X 40′ | Right: “Meadow.”