MATERIAL GIRLS is a flexible and non-hierarchical collective of artists dedicated to building community, fostering collaboration, and facilitating exhibitions. Currently MATERIAL GIRLS’ members are Rachael Starbuck (Pittsburgh, PA), Gracelee Lawrence (Climax, NY), Claire Lachow (Brooklyn, NY), Hilliary Gabryel (Queens, NY), and Cameron Cameron (Los Angeles, CA). Founded in 2016 by a group of female sculptors seeking solidarity outside an institutional context, MATERIAL GIRLS collaborates on site-specific installations and projects that exhibit artists' work in their extended network. While each member has an independent studio practice, the collective explores overlapping areas of interest including gender politics, ongoing negotiations between humans and their environments, communication across distance, and the fluid relationship between digital and physical touch. MATERIAL GIRLS has been featured in publications including PAPER Magazine, Hyperallergic, Dallas Morning News, Art F City, and Conflict of Interest. Selected exhibitions include “Waiting for the Update” at James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA); “Desire Paths” at Sweet Pass Sculpture Park (Dallas, TX); “My Shell Makes Itself” at 5-50 Gallery (Queens, NY); “Palms” at Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Los Angeles, CA); “xenomorphs” at Spring Break Art Show (New York, NY); and “xoxo” at The Museum of Human Achievement (Austin, TX).