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Orchard revisits the history of painting to propose new, arresting representations of womanhood, often depicting nude figures in moments of solitude. The concept of the female nude finds itself deeply embedded in art history as a muse and more recently as a subject of study. Orchard renders her compositions with the sharp lines of cubism, while her use of details reject the sexism of painterly tradition. The women in Orchard’s paintings undertake a journey that is at once entirely personal and universal. Inspired by the experience of having her first child, Orchard’s presentation in Miami …