Tagged with Art

Miss Representation: Women of Color Art Showcase

Miss Representation: Women of Color Art Showcase

[Originally shared at LadyClever.com] IN 1985, The Guerilla Girls famously protested that only 5% of the art on the walls of The Metropolitan Museum of Art was made by women, yet they made up 85% of the depictions of nude bodies. While many women have broken through since then, the art world is still very much a … Continue reading

Gender Through Comics #SuperMOOC Art

Gender Through Comics #SuperMOOC Art

This spring, I had the distinct privilege of taking part in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) promoted by the Generalissimo Stan Lee and led by esteemed Professor Christina Blanch via Ball State University, aptly dubbed the Super MOOC. Prof. Blanch is a doctoral candidate well-versed in women’s studies, who happens to also be a comic book … Continue reading

Gratitude Art

Gratitude Art

I really set out this month to do the whole “Thankful Thirty” prompt, writing on things I’m grateful for daily. But I’m just not accustomed to the intimate narrative style of sharing in blogging yet.  The years that I’ve been working online have been journalistically.  Ha, well–  that is,  at least focused on topics that weren’t … Continue reading