The Fluff Stands Alone, 2003. | Image from allysonmitchell.com Ladies Sasquatch, 2006 - 2010. | Image from allysonmitchell.com Okay, I admit it's been a while since my last post. The task I set myself of doing weekly posts has been ignored, in part because I was busy, in part because I live in a town with minimal (none) queer art so my inspiration wound down. Luckily, I'm good at getting back into the swing of things, and this post is inspired by one of my first loves in

Skyclad series, 2015 | Image from the artist. More at http://getthedirty.blogspot.ca There is nothing more exciting than watching an artist producing amazing and critical work. Sarah's brand of in-your-face, I-don't-give-a-shit-what-you-think work is refreshing and exciting, as she engages in current issues about bodies, sexualities, stereotypes and the struggles of living in a world of inequalities. Coming from a journalist career, her writing is often as sharp as her artw

Performance Documentation, Homage, Duration 45 minutes, July 2013 at Pioneer Works Brooklyn, NY | Image from https://www.facebook.com/KrisGreyJustinCredible Kristin (Kris Grey/Justin Credible) is a performance artist using his body to highlight the stigma a trans identified person faces. This particular performance, Homage, at the Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, Hid chest has ben pierced along the scars from breast removal surgery, and the blood drips down her body, linking the he

Venery, 2015 | Image from daynadanger.com Danger's work is extremely provcative and her challenge of power, representation and sexuality is extremely effective and concise. I identify with the sick pink background of Venery, new work curently exhibiting at the White Water Gallery in North Bay. The work I experienced was there for the Dream Big conference, shortly before her exhibition opened. The two videos showed two greased women wearing antlers on their crotch, 'fighting