EVENTS + EXHIBITIONS

Motherboards explores the foundational contributions of women’s work to the technology industry. From the first human computers and programmers, to the women working at electronics factories in Silicon Valley and beyond, to today’s global network of ghost workers, women have been deeply involved with the technologies that undergird our daily lives. Yet their contributions are often left out of official histories of technology.

Featuring artists from California and beyond, the exhibition maps an extensive network of women’s work in technology, connecting Silicon Valley’s laboratories and garages to vital work performed at looms, desks, kitchens, and assembly lines across the globe. Motherboards features installations, videos, textiles, and more by Sarah Buckius, Tania Candiani, Priyageetha Dia, Rhonda Holberton, Ahree Lee, Amor Muñoz, Hương Ngô, Mimi Ọnụọha, Sonya Rapoport, Cara Romero, Sarah Rosalena, Analia Saban, Marilou Schultz, the Superkilogirls (Camila Galaz, Ana Meisel, and Lua Vollaard), and Mika Tajima, as well as archival objects from the Computer History Museum. 

Cara Romero: Panǔpünüwügai (Living Light) opens at its third location at MOCA-Jacksonville on October 1, 2026. Cara and Jami Powell will travel to Jacksonville for the installation and are looking forward to being in community for the opening day and night.

In a special opening highlight: Choreographer Sam Aros-Mitchell will perform a recently developed dance workshop and performance responding to Romero’s photographs, in collaboration with the museum and students from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.

Tooveep (The Land) is an exhibition of contemporary Indigenous Art which explores the intersection of identity, landscape, and storytelling through the work of Indigenous artists from the American Southwest and beyond. The title, derived from the Southern Paiute word “Too-veep”, meaning “the land,” reflects the enduring relationship between people and place.

I am honored to be part of a show close to home—Chemehuevis are part of the Southern Paiute Nation (Nüwü). Two large-scale images will appear: Shameless (2022) and Fawn (2025), both with narratives tied to Nüwüvi (the people’s) cultural landscape. Small prints of Fawn are available HERE.

Curated by Fawn Douglas, a Las Vegas Paiute artist, activist, and founder of Nuwu Art, the exhibition will bring together the work of emerging and established regional artists from the Southwest and Great Basin with artworks by nationally renowned artists from the Gochman Family Collection. Together, the selected pieces offer a visual representation of “the land” and its first peoples, facilitating a deeper understanding of America’s history through contemporary Indigenous perspectives. Through painting, weaving, basketry, and mixed media, Tooveep reflects the strength, humor, and deep cultural ties of Indigenous people, presenting the land not as backdrop, but as collaborator and keeper of stories.