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Piffle and Prattle (2017)
Graphite on paper
22 ½ x 18 ½ in.

Cutler does not feature her own likeness in her work, and instead pursues a more conceptual form of self-portraiture that connects her own story to those of other women. A central component of this approach is her use of animals as surrogates for intense emotions and states of mind: birds suggest fleeting thoughts, pigs are intelligent and stubborn yet also vulnerable, goats are fierce and agile, and horses represent strength, transition, and mobility.
—Karin Campbell