BIO : Persimmon Blackbridge
Persimmon Blackbridge is an innovative Canadian artist, writer, and activist, who rocked Vancouver in the early 80's with ground-breaking works exploring lesbian sexual politics, disability culture and mental health.
Blackbridge continues to break barriers today with a major new show touring multiple Ontario cities: Constructed Identities. The show features a large collection of small hand-crafted figures made from wood, metal, and found objects and the artist aims to reshape the meaning and aesthetics of disability as disruptive and satisfying.
Blackbridge has been awarded the Ferro-Grumley Fiction Prize, the VanCity Book Prize, the Lambda Literary Award, the VIVA award for visual arts, and the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design Distinguished Alumni Award. Her art has been shown across Canada and the U.S., as well as in Australia, Europe, and Hong Kong.
Art and Activism: Q&A with Persimmon Blackbridge
Published on September 20, 2019 by AGGV
Blackbridge continues to break barriers today with a major new show touring multiple Ontario cities: Constructed Identities. The show features a large collection of small hand-crafted figures made from wood, metal, and found objects and the artist aims to reshape the meaning and aesthetics of disability as disruptive and satisfying.
Blackbridge has been awarded the Ferro-Grumley Fiction Prize, the VanCity Book Prize, the Lambda Literary Award, the VIVA award for visual arts, and the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design Distinguished Alumni Award. Her art has been shown across Canada and the U.S., as well as in Australia, Europe, and Hong Kong.
Art and Activism: Q&A with Persimmon Blackbridge
Published on September 20, 2019 by AGGV