Website: www.colettecopeland.com https://vimeo.com/user8477735 Education Teaching Experience Volunteer Work Solo/2 Person Exhibitions 2025 Fall –“Soundings–Let Your Voice Be Heard”, Ft. Worth Contemporary Arts, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, Texas Spring – “Soundings–Let Your Voice Be Heard”, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas 2024 September – “Soundings: India–Let Your Voice Be Heard”, Arthshila Art Center, Ahmedabad, India March …
In Part 1, The Victorian Woman shaves off THE MAN’S beard. This ritual act allows her to grow a beard and in Part 2, she competes in the Dallas Beard Competition. With a not-so-sly nod to the Biblical story of Samson & Delilah. This is the 4th and final installment of The Victorian Woman and …
Audio Excerpt Artist Statement Artist Book Book A correspondence between The Victorian Woman and THE MAN. Exhibitions Audio Excerpt Colette Copeland with AWGMusic composed & performed by Dallin B. PeacockAudio recorded by Richard Bailey Artist Statement During the summer of 2016, The Victorian Woman traveled on an epic month-long journey to Southeast Asia in an …
Inspired by Dada, Theater of the Absurd, Situationist Theory and contemporary performance art, Copeland’s performance video work humorously questions cultural norms. Her alter ego—The Victorian Woman always performs in full costume engaging in what is typically thought of as “masculine culture or masculine activities”. She does not train for these performances. She will allow no …
An homage to Marcel Duchamp and his alter-ego Rrose Selavy. Strolling through a sculpture garden, the two characters encounter and interact with “ready mades”. Stopping for a picnic, the day goes awry as Duchamp’s male and female egos struggle for power. Marcel & Rrose is the 6th performative video collaboration between Copeland and George. Dallin …
The Victorian Woman has many messages including serving as a political figure. But she also updates the task film in a delightful way. Her costume gives the work a cinematic quality and puts the viewer in a past-present time period. And then there are the tasks, themselves – – brave, funny, and interesting to see. …
Inspired by current gender politics, situationist theory, theater of the absurd and Dada, this trailer previews the 2nd Texas adventure of my alter ego — The Victorian Woman engaged in “unfeminine” athletic behavior.
Shadow Boxes Artist Statement Just Add Maggots is an ongoing series that merges the artists fascination with death with the need to collect/memorialize. The project takes many forms including sculpture, photography, video, installation, and theater. The Museum Theater Production In Fall 2009, the Director of the University of Pennsylvania’s theater department Dr. Rose Malague contacted …
