In "Face to Face," McIver's powerful and poignant visual story comes alive. Her expressionistic paintings are masterful and bold. Vigorous brushstrokes work equally well to portray sensitivity and distress, and paintings appeal both visually and conceptually. Images of herself, her mother and sister abound, at work, at play, in glee, in fury and depression, dancing, primping and reflecting. Human relationships in all their complexity, fraught with tenderness and frustrations are revealed. In many of the paintings McIver exposes racial stereotypes and entreats her viewers to confront them. Eating watermelons, dressing in whiteface and blackface, acting out the role of the black mammy all serve to debunk myths still ingrained in white culture. In this exhibition, we come face to face with this exceptional artist as a powerful black woman facing her demons and her strengths.