2026 Uncharted Gallery
Celebrating ideas expressed through art
Autumn Wittebort
The Autonomy of Syrinx
3ft” x 4ft” | Acrylic on canvas
The Autonomy of Syrinx addresses the uncharted female experience within classical myth. These stories are traditionally told through male perspective, where women exist as objects of pursuit rather than subjects with agency. By painting the landscape entirely in pink and removing all figures, the work disrupts that structure. The color forces the viewer to pause and question whose story this space belongs to, re-centering the narrative around Syrinx rather than Pan.
Autumn Wittebort
Her Name is Sharbat Gula
4ft” x 4ft” | Acrylic on canvas
This work explores the uncharted female experience of being seen without being known. Sharbat Gula became globally recognizable as the “Afghan Girl” through a photograph taken of her by a male photographer for National Geographic, while her name, identity, and the harm caused by that exposure were ignored. The bubble wrap interrupts the gaze, acting as both protection and a critique.
Autumn Wittebort
Why Would Venus Be Sleeping?
2ft” x 3ft” | Oil on panel
Why Would Venus Be Sleeping? addresses the uncharted female experience of pleasure and sexuality. Historically, female desire has been ignored, feared, or framed as something dangerous, while male sexuality is treated as natural and expected. This work questions that imbalance by centering female pleasure as the subject rather than an object, as her direct stare refuses passivity and demands the viewer to confront their own beliefs and expectations of women.
