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Emily Culver
Emily Culver: Holotyped
On view September 4 – October 31, 2026
Emily Culver’s Holotyped examines the systems through which bodies are classified, interpreted, and transformed into knowledge. Borrowing its title from the language of biological taxonomy, this exhibition considers the holotype—the single specimen designated as the definitive example of a species—as a framework for understanding how institutions establish norms and construct authority. Through hybrid anatomical forms and reimagined medical instruments, the works question who defines what is considered a “normal” body—and what is overlooked or left out in the process.
About the Artist:
Emily Culver is metalsmith and object maker who actively exhibits her creative work nationally as well as internationally. She is the recipient of various awards and residencies including a 2017 Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship, a 2022 residency at the James Castle House, and grants from the Foundation for Contemporary Art, among others. Culver holds a 2017 MFA in Metalsmithing from Cranbrook Academy of Art, a 2012 BFA in Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM from Tyler School of Art and Architecture, and is currently an Assistant Professor at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, where she resides.
Read more about Emily Culver here.
