Maternal mysteries

“Mother Courage” (onion skins, mixed media), by Marsha Nouritza Odabashian, at Galatea Fine Art, Boston, Jan. 8-31, in the “Heroes and Villains” show.

Manfred Wekwerth and Gisela May during rehearsals of Mother Courage and Her Children (1978). The play was written by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), a Communist.

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“Data Collection” (onionskins, dye and acrylic on canvas), by Marsha Nouritza Odabashian, in her show “Stir: Drawings and Paintings,’’ through Dec. 1 at Galatea Fine Art, Boston