Saturday, April 17, 2010

Faith Wilding, Feminist Performer

Faith Wilding Feminist Performer
Faith Wilding is a multidisciplinary artist, writer and educator who immigrated to the United States from Paraguay in 1961. She is a founding member of the Feminist Art Program at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles, CA where she received her MFA in 1973. Wilding also holds a BA in Comparative Literature, which she obtained from the University of Iowa.

“By Our Own Hands” (1976) is a chronicle by Faith Wilding of her work and experience within the feminist art movement in Southern California.

SubRosa was co-founded by Wilding and is a cyberfeminist cell of cultural produces who utilize BioArt and tactical performance in the public arena to explore and critique the intersections of information and biotechnologies within women’s bodies, lives and work. Faith wilding continues to work with subRosa.

For more than 30 years Faith Wilding has exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the world and is widely recognized for her work. Wilding’s art addresses the recombinant and distributed biotech body in various media including 2-D, video, digital media, installations and performances. 

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