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Clare E. Rojas (born 1976) is an internationally shown artist, considered to be part of the Mission School. She is "known for creating powerful folk-art-inspired tableaus that tackle traditional gender roles." She works in a variety of media, including including painting, installations, video, and children's books. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design.

Rojas also plays guitar and banjo under the stage name Peggy Honeywell. She has released two albums: Faint Humms (2005) and Green Mountain (2006)

In her more recent work, Rojas has moved from figurative paintings into pure geometric abstraction.

Growing up watching her mom and other women quilting. Connection to politics as a feminine art form.

One possible quilting ref: http://www.artbabble.org/video/smart/clare-rojas-quilts

Rojas views her work as political, in the sense of the personal is political.

Exhibitions

 * Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld Gallery, 2013.

Albums
Clare Rojas performs under the stage name Peggy Honeywell. She has released three albums:


 * Honey for Dinner (2001)
 * Faint Humms (2005)
 * Green Mountain (2006)