Photos by Taimy Alvarez
Artist Kelcie McQuaid’s “Lineage” opened at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center, 41 NE 1st St., Pompano Beach, on July 18. The Artist Innovation Grant Awarded exhibition explores the profound connections between generational trauma, familial habits, and cultural legacies. The closing reception, open to the public, is from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 12.
(Read the interview with the artist by Madelaine K. Boyer)
Sophie Wong listens to the soundscape while viewing one of 16 circular fiber and mixed media paintings titled Chemical Reaction by artist Kelcie McQuaid, during opening night of LINEAGE at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. The solo exhibition explores generational trauma, inherited memory, and familial bonds through bio-art, fiber, kinetic sculpture, video, and sound. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
LINEAGE, a solo exhibition by artist Kelcie McQuaid at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. The show offers an immersive reflection on generational trauma, inherited memory, and familial bonds through bio-art, fiber, kinetic sculpture, video, and sound. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
Lineage 4: When I Dreamt as a Child, I Thought of You, a kinetic sculptures featuring photo transfers of artist Kelcie McQuaid’s siblings during opening night of LINEAGE at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. The solo exhibition explores generational trauma, inherited memory, and familial bonds through bio-art, fiber, kinetic sculpture, video, and sound. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
(Left)Cheryl Brown and Diana Benitez discuss a piece by by artist Kelcie McQuaid composed of bio-art elements made from household substances that evoke childhood memories during the opening night of LINEAGE at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
Lineage 19: Jen Little uses a blacklight to reveal a hidden message in an artwork by Kelcie McQuaid during the opening night of LINEAGE, a solo exhibition at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
Lineage 18: Patrice Rogers listens to the soundscape while viewing one of 16 circular fiber and mixed media paintings titled Chemical Reaction by artist Kelcie McQuaid, during the opening night of LINEAGE at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
Lineage 17: (Right)Patrice Rogers and Renee Towne listens to the soundscape while viewing one of 16 circular fiber and mixed media paintings titled Chemical Reaction by artist Kelcie McQuaid, during the opening night of LINEAGE at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
Lineage 16: Annalena Ortiz, 11, uses a magnifying loupe to examine a sculpture made from positive slides of family photographs, created by artist Kelcie McQuaid during the opening night of LINEAGE, a solo exhibition at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. The show explores generational trauma, inherited memory, and familial bonds through bio-art, fiber, kinetic sculpture, video, and sound. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
Lineage 10: Bio-art pieces featuring household substances that evoke childhood memories, cultivated to grow living organisms symbolizing the invisible forces of memory by artist Kelcie McQuaid, during the opening night of LINEAGE at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
Lineage 11: Guests view old family photographs and mementos in an installation by artist Kelcie McQuaid during the opening night of LINEAGE, a solo exhibition at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. The show explores generational trauma, inherited memory, and familial bonds through bio-art, fiber, kinetic sculpture, video, and sound. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
Lineage 13: Old family photographs and mementos in an installation by artist Kelcie McQuaid during the opening night of LINEAGE, a solo exhibition at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. The show explores generational trauma, inherited memory, and familial bonds through bio-art, fiber, kinetic sculpture, video, and sound. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
Lineage 12: Old family photographs and mementos in an installation by artist Kelcie McQuaid during the opening night of LINEAGE, a solo exhibition at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. The show explores generational trauma, inherited memory, and familial bonds through bio-art, fiber, kinetic sculpture, video, and sound. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
Lineage 15: Annalena Ortiz, 11, uses a magnifying loupe to examine a sculpture made from positive slides of family photographs, created by artist Kelcie McQuaid during the opening night of LINEAGE, a solo exhibition at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. The show explores generational trauma, inherited memory, and familial bonds through bio-art, fiber, kinetic sculpture, video, and sound. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
Lineage 6: (left) Beth Failer and Jerome Glickman discuss sculptures created by artist Kelcie McQuaid, during the opening night of LINEAGE at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. The solo exhibition explores generational trauma, inherited memory, and familial bonds through bio-art, fiber, kinetic sculpture, video, and sound. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
Lineage 9: Guests listen to soundscapes as they look at circular fiber and mixed media paintings titled Chemical Reaction by artist Kelcie McQuaid, during the opening night of LINEAGE at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. The solo exhibition explores generational trauma, inherited memory, and familial bonds through bio-art, fiber, kinetic sculpture, video, and sound. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
Lineage 7: Rishona Salaam photographs Placenta, a piece by artist Kelcie McQuaid composed of more than 500 bio-art elements made from household substances that evoke childhood memories. The work cultivates living organisms to symbolize the invisible forces of memory. The photo was taken during the opening night of LINEAGE at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on July 18, 2025. (Photo by Taimy Alvarez)
