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Bearding: Center for Contemporary Arts

Exhibited at Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TexasSeptember 30 – November 26, 2022 The exhibition includes works from the past five years that utilize beards and bearding as a tool to explore gender identity and bearding subcultures. Beards & Bearding: Additional Works

Bearding–What We Hide

Artist Statement Artist Book A correspondence between Madame X and Mr. Michaelme. Exhibitions Artist Statement During covid, I was very moved by Michael Anthony Garcia’s performance Huecos Chuecos 1: Carino Lamentado/Carino Suplicado. The isolation and loneliness faced by so many during the pandemic exponentially impacted those who live alone. I asked Michael to collaborate with me …

Bearding

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 …

Victorian Woman

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. …