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Healing Together Network Gathering Posters on sale

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 

 

 

Thanks Seattle + TQ on Sister Spit tour dates USA

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. 

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March 31, 2013  2 PM

San Francisco Public Library

Koret Auditorium

100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94102

April 1, 2013 7:30pm

Rock, Paper, Scissors Collective

2278 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, California 94612

April 2, 2013 7PM

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

April 6, 2013  8 PM

Richard Hugo House

1634 11th Avenue  Seattle, WA 98122

April 7, 2013 8PM

The Intercultural Firehouse at IFCC

Portland, OR

April 8, 2013 4:30pm

University of Oregon

585 E. 13th Avenue Eugene, OR 97403-1279

April 9, 2013 7pm

The Voice Shop

1296 N Wishon, Fresno, California 93728

April 10, 2013 7PM

Otis College of Art and Design

9045 Lincoln Boulevard  Los Angeles, CA 90045

April 11, 2013 7:30PM

REDCAT Theater

631 West 2nd Street  Los Angeles, CA 90012

April 12, 2013 7:30PM

MADHAUS Gallery

624 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, California 90802

April 14, 2013 3PM

New Museum

235 Bowery, New York, New York 10002

April 15, 2013 7:30PM

Pride Center

332 Hudson Avenue, Albany, New York 12210

April 16, 2013 7PM

Gladstone Hotel

214 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario

April 18, 2013 7pm

Ann Arbor

April 19, 2013 6PM

A Room of One’s Own Bookstore

315 W. Gorham St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703

April 20, 2013 9:30PM

Part of the CIMMFEST

The Hideout

Chicago, Illinois

April 21, 2013 7PM

Rachel’s Cafe

300 E Third St, Bloomington, Indiana 47402

more details about Sister Spit at 

http://www.radarproductions.org/tour-press-release/

Unknown Artist Postcards available in my online shop & on tour in US through April

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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

Superhero drawing workshop

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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 

textaqueen / butch diva

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 

http://butchdiva.com/

x Texta Queen

TextaQueen on radio and in print

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/

PRINT

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/

TQ’s sold-out show “Unknown Artist” on until March 9th

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.

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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.

TextaQueen’s “Unknown Artist” opens this weekend Sat Feb 16th 3-5pm in Sydney

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.

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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” from “Unknown Artist”, TQ’s solo show this week in Sydney

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“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” (from my upcoming show ‘Unknown Artist’)


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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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