The 2013 Healing Together Network Gathering is taking place at the Allied Media Conference in Detroit, Michigan, USA this June. As part of their fundraising efforts, I created this poster in collaboration with Fabian Romero, featuring my drawing of chamomile in various stages and Fabian’s poem. You can buy this and the other two posters at their website
I’m about to leave Seattle after a few weeks of fun. Thanks to my BFF Fabian Romero for being a great host and to the other warm folks that have made my stay lovely. I’m looking forward to working on a poem portrait with Nicole Masangkay and to returning for another stay to draw others, hopefully soon.
Left Bank Books in downtown Seattle have stocked my poem portrait poster of Fabian (image below), some of my other posters, postcards and zines. I’ll be back in Seattle for a night showing arty projections and speaking arty words on tour with Sister Spit on Saturday April 6th at Richard Hugo House.
The Sister Spit tour starting this Sunday in the Bay. Full tour dates follow image.
San Francisco Public Library
Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94102
Rock, Paper, Scissors Collective
2278 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, California 94612
Pasadena City College/Creveling Lounge
1570 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91106
April 3, 2013 2PM Panel/ 7PM Show
UC Riverside
900 University Avenue Riverside, CA 92521
Richard Hugo House
1634 11th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122
The Intercultural Firehouse at IFCC
Portland, OR
University of Oregon
585 E. 13th Avenue Eugene, OR 97403-1279
The Voice Shop
1296 N Wishon, Fresno, California 93728
Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90045
REDCAT Theater
631 West 2nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
MADHAUS Gallery
624 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, California 90802
New Museum
235 Bowery, New York, New York 10002
Pride Center
332 Hudson Avenue, Albany, New York 12210
Gladstone Hotel
214 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Ann Arbor
A Room of One’s Own Bookstore
315 W. Gorham St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Part of the CIMMFEST
The Hideout
Chicago, Illinois
Rachel’s Cafe
300 E Third St, Bloomington, Indiana 47402
more details about Sister Spit at
Hey peeps,
My new set of postcards from my Unknown Artist self-portrait series is now available in my online shop. I’ll also be selling a range of merch while on tour with Sister Spit, queer art literature tour, through April across North America.
The Sister Spit tour kicks off on March 31st at the San Francsico Public library at 2pm. Also on the tour are Cristy Road, Davend, Danny Levesque, Ali Liebegott and Michelle Tea. More dates on the FB and here.
I’ll be showing projections of my recent series, Unknown Artist and We Don’t Need Another Hero, telling the stories of the people and pictures, dropping in some spoken word and other writings. Looking forward to connecting with other QPOC peeps, especially artists and writers. Drop me a line if you’re in any of the many cities the tour is passing through and would like to meet up with me and, if you’re a writer, to possibly collaborate on a poem portrait.
xx TQ
On Saturday March 2nd I hosted an extremely fun, felt-tip marker superhero drawing workshop at Sullivan and Strumpf amidst my Unknown Artist show. More photos by Susannah Wimberley on the Art Month facebook
Hey peeps,
The lovely Tiffany Rhodes aka Butch Diva just posted up a pic of me next to my self-portrait wearing my custom outfit she made for me in New York last year. Check her other amazing stuff at
x Texta Queen
TQ in media for Unknown Artist, showing until March 9th at Sullivan + Strumpf in Sydney.
RADIO
I was interviewed by Jane Raffan for Arts Monday on Eastside Radio 89.7 FM when I was in Sydney for my show and the interview of me being awkward but wordy went to air 10.30am Monday 25th February. The podcast is here
http://eastsidefm.org/2013/02/arts-mondays-jane-raffan-interviews-the-artist-textaqueen/
My exhibition Unknown Artist and portrait Save Yourself was in the Spectrum section of the Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday February 23rd. Save me a copy if you have one! (I was in Melbourne).
I’m interviewed in the current issue 63 of Art Collector magazine.
I’m featured in the ‘five minutes’ issue #499 of The Brag in Sydney, also viewable at http://issuu.com/thebrag/docs/brag_499
ONLINE PRESS
(some of which I’d prefer not to be quoted as fact at..)
http://theartlife.com.au/2013/unknown-artist/
http://www.altmedia.net.au/textaqueen-unknown-artist/70691
http://everguide.com.au/arts-and-culture/visual-arts/interview/top-fives-with-textaqueen.aspx
http://www.lotl.com/Web-Articles-2013/See-TextaQueens-stunning-new-work/
Hey peeps,
Thanks to those who made it to the opening of my solo show of self-portraits, “Unknown Artist” at Sullivan and Strumpf. It was a chill and friendly evening though I was still quite overwhelmed as I sipped from a coconut. I didnt eat any Chicos (brown/black baby lollies for those not raised in Oz!) provided to relate to the Family Tree portrait so I did avoid a sugar crash. I got to my limit with posing for photos, and now I don’t know who has any for me to post except the following! If you do, please email me.
I’m so pleased with this work that was so personal and cathartic to make. I’m also happy that the show sold out before the opening! University of Queensland acquired two works and the National of Gallery of Victoria acquired three, with the others going to private collectors. It’s wonderful having work go to institutions where it might be seen again publicly, and some in my chosen home town.
If you’re in Sydney before March 9th, I hope you can make it to the show. The gallery is open Tues-Sat. I’m hosting a kids super-identity workshop on Sat 2nd March for Art Month Sydney, though it’s booked out already, sorry.
Texta in front of Grown Flown Unknown at Unknown Artist opening. photo by Emma Jay. outfit by Butch Diva.
Unknown Artist
16 February - 9 March 2013
@ Sullivan+ Strumpf Fine Art
799 Elizabeth St Zetland NSW 2017 Australia
T. +61 2 96984696
Apologies that the upstairs gallery is not wheelchair accessible. There is a long flight of stairs.
PS I want to thank my assistants Liang Luscombe and Lee Lai for their help with the work for this show, the work couldn’t have been made without them. Also thanks to my family for their support, and to Ripley, Adelaide and Nat for additional help with the work. Thanks to Hayden and Jac for photography. And to Ursula Sullivan and Joanna Strumpf, and all the staff at the gallery for putting on the show.
Hey peeps
Just a reminder my solo show Unknown Artist opens tomorrow Saturday 16th in Sydney. The entire show is already sold out, including 5 works to public institutions. Here’s another preview of one of the pictures, all pics up later in the week or on the Sullivan and Strumpf website.
Sub-Cultural Charms, 2013
Felt-tip marker and acrylic paint pen on Stonehenge cotton paper, 127 x 97 cm (50 x 38 in)
Unknown Artist
16 February - 9 March 2013
opening Saturday 16 February, 3-5 pm
@ Sullivan+ Strumpf Fine Art
799 Elizabeth St Zetland NSW 2017 Australia
T. +61 2 96984696
Also, I’ve made the series into a collection of postcards, available in my online store soon and a very limited number at the opening
x x TextaQueen
“Save Yourself” (self-love self-portrait), 2013
Felt-tip marker and acrylic paint pen on Stonehenge cotton paper, 127 x 97 cm (50 x 38 in)
from my solo exhibition opening this week in Sydney,
Unknown Artist
16 February - 9 March 2013
opening Saturday 16 February, 3-5 pm
@ Sullivan+ Strumpf Fine Art
799 Elizabeth St Zetland NSW 2017 Australia
T. +61 2 96984696
Also, I’ve made the series into a collection of postcards, available in my online store soon
x x TextaQueen
Family Tree (self-portrait), 2012
Felt-tip marker, coloured pencil and acrylic paint pen on Stonehenge cotton paper, 96.5 x 127 cm (38 x 50 in)
from my upcoming solo exhibition
Unknown Artist
16 February - 9 March 2013
opening Saturday 16 February, 3-5 pm
@ Sullivan+ Strumpf Fine Art
799 Elizabeth St Zetland NSW 2017 Australia
T. +61 2 96984696
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