'One of the interesting developments I observed was Ana Clark Ribeiro’s work Protective Cloth, a handsewn silk appliqué piece she refers to as her “sheer defence”. Ana is pictured standing behind this piece in her giclée print Being Protected – wearing a dress she created for the first Women by Women exhibition in 2024, a dress she called Wild Freedom. The conversation Ana is developing across mediums and over years shows the evolution of one woman’s thinking about her freedom, her body, and the power in reclaiming agency and choice in how and when she engages with the world.' - Exerpt by Holly Supka for Dreamers