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Underscoring women’s contributions to art and exploring themes of social justice, activism, and aesthetics.
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We are thrilled to announce the Paglees’ third exhibition, opening on September 12, 2026 at St Catherine’s University in St. Paul, Minnesota. This exhibition premieres the Paglees’ first collaborative print, and several new works by the artists responding to the current growing authoritarianism in the United States.

The Paglees are a feminist collective of artists of South Asian origin living across the United States. Paglee or pagli means crazy woman in a number of South Asian languages. In their exhibition, The Paglees investigate — with fierceness, beauty, and wit — the impact on women of generations of patriarchy, religion, white supremacy, colonialism, violence, capitalism, and environmental plunder.

The title of the exhibition derives from Rosa Parks’ words: “There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The bubble of life grows larger. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.”

The Paglees: Between Reason and Madness questions and reframes the labeling of non-conforming women as crazy and the marginalization of immigrant women of color. This collective exhibition presents new decolonial narratives that center the reason and wisdom of brown women of the Global South and diaspora, and provides pathways to a creative feminist future. The Paglees believe in working in collaboration with other marginalized communities to build bridges and demand social, environmental, and legal justice for all.
The seven Paglees are: Shelly Bahl @shellybahl (New York City), Monica Jahan Bose @mjbose (Washington, DC), Fawzia Khan @fawziakhanart (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Indrani Nayar-Gall @indraninayargall (Charlotte, North Carolina), Renluka Maharaj @renlukamaharaj (Boulder, Colorado), Nirmal Raja @nirmal.raja (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Boston, Massachusetts), and Pallavi Sharma @write_pallavisharma (San Ramos, California). They are diasporic South Asians with roots in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Trinidad & Tobago.
#feministart #americanart #southasianart #thepaglees taken in St. Catherine University by @the_paglees

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Check out the recent article in The Wheel @stcatherinewheel about our current exhibition, The Paglees: Between Reason and Madness, and our new Gallery Director Dr. Kara Carmack @kara.carmack!

Link to article in bio. 👆🏼

#stkates #catherinegmurphygallery #thewheel #mnartgallery #stkatesart by @the_paglees

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🔹 UPCOMING EVENTS 🔹

Artists from the Paglees collective @thepaglees and Nirmal Raja @nirmal.raja and Monica Jahan Bose @mjbose will hold two separate events later this month alongside their show, The Paglees: Between Reason and Madess. There will be opportunities for St. Kates students and the community to collaborate with the artists. Stay tuned!

Image: Nirmal Raja
Head Weights
2023
From Grace and Grit Cast iron and gold leaf
10 ½ x 6 inches

Head Weight and Balance
2024
From Grace and Grit
Video performance, color, sound
3:13

#stkatesart #mnartgallery #feministart #southasianart #thepaglees

🔹 UPCOMING EVENTS 🔹

Artists from the Paglees collective @the_paglees , Nirmal Raja @nirmal.raja and Monica Jahan Bose @mjbose will hold two separate events later this month alongside their show, The Paglees: Between Reason and Madess. There will be opportunities for St. Kates students and the community to collaborate with the artists. Stay tuned!

Image: Monica Jahan Bose
Rising
2026
Woodblock printing, painting, and writing on Bangladeshi cotton saris
48 x 216 inches, each

#stkatesart #mnartgallery #feministart #southasianart #thepaglees by @the_paglees

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"Latina and Latinx MN: Re/claiming Space In Times of Change" was the largest survey of its kind to date within the state of Minnesota. The exhibit took place during the fall of 2024 at the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery of St. Catherine University in St. Paul. Funded in part by the Minnesota Humanities Center Cultural Heritage Grant.

Access the catalog for free via Ebooks MN! ebooksmn.org

Thanks @stkatesgallery and @minitexlib by @the_paglees

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Tomorrow the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery and the Paglees will unite with @FallOfFreedom and more than 300 arts organizations across the US to celebrate the experiences, cultures, and identities that shape the fabric of our nation.

Join us at 1pm CT on Friday, October 2, for a virtual discussion with the seven artists of the Paglees collective! Registration link in bio.

@shellybahl @fawziakhanart @indraninayargall @mjbose @nirmal.raja @write_pallavisharma @renlukamaharaj @the_paglees

#FallOfFreedom #thepaglees by @the_paglees

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Join the Paglees for our first ever public virtual roundtable! It’s in solidarity with the “Fall of Freedom” events, where artists are speaking out about freedom of expression and ending authoritarianism. We will be sharing images from our exhibition at Saint Catherine’s University and talking about our work addressing the current US government’s racist, anti-woman, anti-immigrant and anti-environment positions. It is at 2 PM ET, 1 PM CT, 11 AM PT on Friday, October 2. All seven Paglees will be there! Link in bio to sign up. https://stkate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__AHRmHvbSqiGG-vJZRVS3A?_x_zm_rtaid=HlUpZ5TRQBuAgbPaLgSLHQ.1790796705100.3260dbb94065a8e68006e2b6760f9165&_x_zm_rhtaid=270#/registration
#FallofFreedom #ThePaglees by @the_paglees

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Thinking back to last week’s Art & Art History Department Picnic! Thank you all for coming out to celebrate the start of another amazing year! Cheers to a year full of growing your skills, friendships, and creative practice! 🍎📚🎨

#mystkates #stkatesart #stkatesartandarthistory #catherinegmurphygallery #artstudents by @the_paglees

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So much fun hosting the Art Explorers from the Association of Universalist Women at the Paglees exhibition at @stkatesgallery !

A reminder that there will be an artist roundtable featuring all the Paglees over Zoom this Friday, October 2 at 1pm Central time. If you are interested, register to receive the link to Zoom. The registration link is in my bio or visit the gallery website to register.
#artisttalk #artistcollective #southasianartists taken in The Catherine G. Murphy Gallery at St. Catherine University by @the_paglees

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Join us Friday, October 2 at 1pm for a virtual discussion with the Paglees @the_paglees ! The seven artists will talk about their work and their responses individually and collectively to the current US government’s anti-immigrant, racist, anti-woman, and authoritarian policies. Registration link in bio.

This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition "The Paglees: Between Madness and Reason" now on view at the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery through December 12, 2026, and in solidarity with Fall of Freedom, a nationwide cultural movement uniting artists, institutions, and communities in celebration of creative expression.

Image 1: Fawzia Khan
Sampler, 2026
Hand-embroidered cross-stitch with cotton floss on hand-dyed cotton Aida cloth
30 x 22 ½ inches

@falloffreedom #FallOfFreedom by @the_paglees

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Thanks to everyone who come out to the wonderful opening of- The Paglees: Between Reason and Madess! @the_paglees

It was so nice to have many from the collective here at the reception to talk about their work and the work of the collective.

We will be sharing more of the works through the run of the show: 9/12-12/12 ✨

#stkatesart #mnartgallery #catherinegmurphygallery #southasianart #thepaglees by @the_paglees

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Don't miss the newest show at Catherine G. Murphy Gallery! The Paglees, a feminist collective of artists of South Asian origin, investigate the impact on women of generations of patriarchy, religion, white supremacy, colonialism, violence, capitalism, and environmental plunder in their exhibition.

Where: Catherine G. Murphy Gallery
When: September 12-December 12

@shellybahl
@mjbose
@fawziakhanart
@renlukamaharaj
@indraninayargall
@nirmal.raja
write_pallavisharma

Learn more at the link in our bio!
#MyStKates #ArtGallery #art #ThePaglees #ArtExhibition #StPaul #minneapolis A person in wide pants and a dark shirt stands in a gallery, observing a small sculpture on a white pedestal. A digital display is mounted on the wall above the sculpture. Other people are visible in the background. The setting has white walls and carpeted floors. by @the_paglees

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FEATURED EVENTS! 9/14–9/20
#nemaamn #featuredevents #northeastminneapolis #mnart #mplsart taken in Northeast Minneapolis by @the_paglees

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