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GYNANDROMORPH
SERIES

I created this series for MOSAIC 2024: a juried show at 171 Cedar Arts Center in Corning, NY.

In these paintings I am highlighting a beautiful phenomenon called gynandromorphism.

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In many species, male and female organisms exhibit notable differences in traits like size, coloration, and markings.

A gynandromorph, also known as a sex mosaic, is an organism that contains both male and female characteristics. This occurs in species ranging from butterflies and moths to crustaceans, birds, insects, and reptiles.

 

In this series I focused primarily on gynandromorphs with bilateral symmetry. These creatures, nicknamed “half-siders”, are split down the middle, exhibiting male characteristics on one size and female characteristics on the other. In highlighting gynandromorphs I want to draw attention to the vast array of gender identities and expressions in the natural world. 

©2020 by Julie Waltz-Stalker

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