Reception for "A Letter To My Body" Art Exhibition

A Letter To My Body is a Solo Art Exhibition By Martina Maya-Callen using art as a vehicle to promote body acceptance and healing. Maya-Callen is an eating disorder warrior and this photography series was born from her artistic journey navigating her relationship with her vessel and working to hold space for participants’ own. This series is layered in components of writing, workshop, and photography. In 2017, she wrote “A Letter To My Body” and now uses this practice of guiding individuals through their own writing to honor, celebrate, and heal – igniting connection to their bodies. Unrealistic beauty standards perpetuated in society leave little room for body celebration – a space this artwork is designed to create. The empowerment photography captured of women and nonbinary folx is versatile from boudoir to sculpture-making settings representing the multidimensionality of beauty.

Martina Maya-Callen (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist, activist, and educator. She…