This solo exhibition by Alex Eischeid explores a deeply personal journey toward self-acceptance and self-love through conceptual self-portraiture.

Drawing from lived experience, the work confronts the contradictions many women grow up within: being encouraged to embrace difference while simultaneously being punished when those differences fall outside acceptable norms. Using her own body and image, the artist examines expectations placed on women and the shame that often follows.

The photographs are intentionally uncomfortable. Tension, distortion, and vulnerability are present by design, using discomfort as a tool to prompt reflection. Viewers are invited to question their own responses and consider where those reactions originate.

Rather than offering resolution or perfection, the exhibition moves toward honesty. The work serves as both a personal reckoning and an invitation to examine how unrealistic standards shape identity, perception, and self-image, and how we might move, imperfectly, toward self-acceptance and self-love.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Alex Eischeid is an award-winning conceptual self-portrait photographer based in Norman, Oklahoma. Her work draws from her experiences as a woman and a mother, using the self-portrait as both subject and symbol to explore identity, expectation, vulnerability, and resilience.

Blending surreal elements with emotional realism, her images exist between the familiar and the imagined, creating narrative-driven scenes that invite introspection. In addition to her photographic practice, Alex is an educator who teaches both online and in person, focusing on conceptual photography, creative editing, lighting, and intentional storytelling.

HANDS ON WORKSHOP

During the exhibition, Alex will lead a two-day hands-on conceptual photography workshop. You can find here: https://tinyurl.com/3s7xk3kj

Day One focuses on defining conceptual photography and exploring the creative process, including finding inspiration, planning a shoot, color psychology, composition, and preparation for execution.

Day Two centers on lighting and photographing the image. Following the workshop, participants will receive access to a Dropbox folder containing a recorded edit of the final image to review at their own pace.

Additional details and registration information will be announced separately.

ABOUT UNCANNY ART HOUSE

Uncanny Art House is an independent, artist-run gallery and creative space dedicated to fostering collaboration, supporting local artists, and promoting the visual arts. Located in the heart of Norman, Oklahoma, Uncanny Art House is a hub for creativity, community, and innovation.

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This Event is provided by Uncanny Art House and is not in direct affiliation with Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC).
The address for this event is: 106 E. Main St. Norman, OK 73069

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