Group Show curated by Hayley Reynolds-MacLean

‘Matrescence’:
Unit 2 Gallery,
St Leonard’s-on-Sea, 2026

The term "Matrescence" (from the Latin ‘mater’ meaning mother, and ‘escence’ meaning the process of developing) describes the monumental physical, psychological, and emotional transformation of becoming a mother, akin to adolescence. It is the profound and complex journey of motherhood, looking beyond the palpable standardised societal narrative.