Caron Tabb Art
Memory Patches
A collaborative exhibition with Nahawand Jbaren and Caron Tabb.
Exploring themes of memory, identity, family, and femininity.
November 16, 2024 - April 2025
Umm el-Fahem Museum of Art - Haifa St, Umm al-Fahm, 30010, Israel
Accompanying the exhibition is a short film shot in Khubbayza, the village where Jbaren's ancestors lived. The film captures a dialogue between the artists about the meaning of creation, place, and memory, and explores the fusion of art, craft, and biography.
About the Exhibition
The exhibition “Memory Patches” is a meeting between Caron Tabb and Nahawand Jbaren, artists who grew up in different backgrounds — generation, nationality, culture, and land. Their acquaintance began about two years ago, leading to a joint exhibition that fosters intercultural dialogue on the themes of memory, identity, family, and femininity. Through the mediums of knitting, stitching, and patchwork, they weave life and continue family traditions, preserving intergenerational knowledge passed down from their mothers and especially their grandmothers.
News + Publications
Newton Tabb: "Caron Tabb’s solo exhibit to benefit Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network"
The exhibition examines Tabb’s most recent body of multimedia works that encompasses her transition from life spent in Israel to her life now in America. In particular, she examines the struggle of leaving her country of origin and family as well as her deep sense of cultural heritage.
Jewish Boston: Artist Caron Tabb’s Immigrant Journey
Born in South Africa, raised in Israel and now living in the United States for the past two decades, artist Caron Tabb has a new art show that tells her immigration story through mixed media pieces. “Of Two Places” opened last week at Beacon Gallery in partnership with the Jewish Arts Collaborative, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 27.