Gerald Peters Gallery Contemporary

Opening Reception: Friday, June 13, 5-8pm

Evan Feldman
Director
efeldman@gpgallery.com

Gerald Peters Contemporary is pleased to present its first exhibition of the 2025 summer season, Material Girl: Pop Culture and the Female Gaze. Bringing together six female artists working across media, the exhibition will highlight the connections between the artists’ personal histories and social, political, and cultural realities of today.
Anchored in Pop Art, the exhibition explores how these artists use the genre’s vocabulary of familiar imagery, bold colors, and ready-made objects to examine socio-political concerns.  Probing gender, sexuality, materialism, and commodification, these works offer profound personal introspection and keen societal awareness.
Hattie Lee Mendoza (b. 1990) is a multi-disciplinary artist who grew up in Fowler, Kansas, and now lives in Peoria, Illinois. She has an MFA from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and a BA in graphic design from Tabor College, Hillsboro, KS.
Influenced by her Great Grandmother and namesake’s Cherokee heritage and stories, Mendoza revives and continues that legacy within her family after generational loss of cultural connection.

							

									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Pizza Dreams 2023									mixed media<br />
6 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 3/4 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Pizza Dreams 2023
mixed media
6 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 3/4 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Dance of the Butterflies 2020									mixed media<br />
5 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 1/2 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Dance of the Butterflies 2020
mixed media
5 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 1/2 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Bronco Legacies 2022									mixed media, fiber art<br />
8 1/4 x 10 1/2 x 1/2 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Bronco Legacies 2022
mixed media, fiber art
8 1/4 x 10 1/2 x 1/2 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Tufting Yesterdays 2021									mixed media<br />
18 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1/2 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Tufting Yesterdays 2021
mixed media
18 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1/2 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Seaside Cowgirl 2021									mixed media<br />
6 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 3/8 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Seaside Cowgirl 2021
mixed media
6 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 3/8 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Flight of Whimsy 2022									mixed media<br />
5 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Flight of Whimsy 2022
mixed media
5 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Friendship Stratified 2021									mixed media<br />
9 7/8 x 8 3/4 x 3/8 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Friendship Stratified 2021
mixed media
9 7/8 x 8 3/4 x 3/8 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Vintage Kids 2022									mixed media<br />
6 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 3/8 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Vintage Kids 2022
mixed media
6 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 3/8 inches

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A member of the Cherokee Nation, my process is a personal expression of the Native American Diaspora. I utilize found or gifted fibers and objects while incorporating Cherokee basketry, pottery, or beadwork patterns. I myself am a collage of cultures and react by collaging materials from my ancestors, contemporary community, and personal life experiences.


							

									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Heirloom Transmigration 2019									mixed media, fiber art<br />
78 x 71 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Heirloom Transmigration 2019
mixed media, fiber art
78 x 71 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									On Nothing Less 2024									mixed media<br />
74 x 81 x 2 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

On Nothing Less 2024
mixed media
74 x 81 x 2 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Sunflower State (of Mind) 2022									mixed media<br />
57 1/2 x 40 x 2 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Sunflower State (of Mind) 2022
mixed media
57 1/2 x 40 x 2 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Moccasin Heritage 2019									fiber, mixed media<br />
77 x 64 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Moccasin Heritage 2019
fiber, mixed media
77 x 64 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Origin Stories 2020									mixed media<br />
36 x 36 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Origin Stories 2020
mixed media
36 x 36 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Beauty and Blessings of Sacred Yesterdays 2020									Bias tape and ribbon on stretcher bars<br />
30 x 84 x 2 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Beauty and Blessings of Sacred Yesterdays 2020
Bias tape and ribbon on stretcher bars
30 x 84 x 2 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									As of Yore 2020									punch-needle rug<br />
33 x 33 1/2 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

As of Yore 2020
punch-needle rug
33 x 33 1/2 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Generations of Joy 2023									mixed media<br />
72 x 48 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Generations of Joy 2023
mixed media
72 x 48 inches

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									Hattie Lee Mendoza									Pulsating with Stars 2021									punch-needle rug<br />
32 1/2 x 32 1/2 inches

Hattie Lee Mendoza

Pulsating with Stars 2021
punch-needle rug
32 1/2 x 32 1/2 inches

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