Hell on the dirt

“Are You Not Entertained?” (oil on canvas), by Enfield, Conn.-based artist Devon Edwards, at Hartford Art School Galleries, West Hartford, Conn.

— Image courtesy of the artist

Enfield Shaker Village in 1910.

Transforming trauma

Archival inkjet print #74, by Minoo Emami, in her show “Under My Veil,’’ at the Hartford (Conn.) Art School through Dec. 16.

The gallery says “ Under My Veil’’ is the first mid-career retrospective of work by Emami, a multidisciplinary Iranian artist now living in the United States, Her art transforms the trauma of war and oppression into objects of resilience, resistance and hope. The exhibition in Joseloff Gallery includes new work and a performance related to the ongoing Women’s Rights Movement in Iran.