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The first Brooklyn Pride Art Show features a tent full of artistic delights works by Nancy Brooks Brody, Clarity Haynes, Angela Jimenez, Syd London, Julie Mack, Grace Moon, Sherley Camille Olopherne, Fierce Pussy and Nikki Terry. Curated by Angela Jimenez and on view at Littlefield in Gowanus, Brooklyn from June 12-30, 2010.

Taken Spaces: Black Lesbians Against White Aesthetics, a solo show running from June 4-30th, 2010 at 32 Jones Gallery examines the subtleties of moments for black lesbians as they negotiate and insist on space. Historically dominated by white women, the queer and lesbian community is presented in Taken Spaces as a black experience. A collection of portraits and mixed media in the form of collage, black lesbians are exhibited in all their complexities and colors in human and mundane acts. This momentary portraiture presumes community building for Black Lesbians can and should include grinding and sweating at a club as well as a rally or picnicking.

"Seeking the Spirits" a new photo series by Sherley Camille Olopherne intending to capture the many instances where spirituality is infused into daily exchanges. Its important to note "spirituality" and "spirits" is intentionally broad, the goal being to visually represent human beings connecting in some capacity with something intangible. If interested leave a note.

The GFest’s queer visual arts group exhibition in London, Nov 9 – 22, 2009, has a strong pressence of lesbian art this year. Artistic Director Niranja Kamatkar says: ‘This year’s GFest submissions have shown a high artistic merit and the response to ‘call for entries’ was overwhelming. We had a few challenging moments in putting together this exciting programme and selecting from a large number of entries, all having amazing qualities.’

GFest 09 Selection Panel members are Dr Alan Tomkins, Ajamu X, Brian Lobel, Campbell, Helen Sandler, Shaun Levin, Sita Ramamurthy and Niranjan Kamatkar. On the GFest website you can read a very fine introduction to the GFest 09’s queer visual arts exhibtion, which I hope that you will read before you visit the exhibition: http://www.gaywisefestival.org

The women artists, who are contributing to this international queer art exhibtion are Anne Foster, Chantz Perkins, Corinne Bot , Eleanor Cardwell, Francesca Alaimo, Jemma Watts, Sarah Ahmad, Sherley Camille Olopherne, and Sina Shamsavari.

The queer group exhibition is at McKenzie Pavilion Gallery Spacein Finsbury Park, next to the Café & pond area. (5 min walk from Finsbury Park or Manor House Tube, Piccadilly line) London, UK. The exhibition dates are Nov 9 to 22, 12 – 4 PM (including Sat & Sun).

London’s premier LGBT cross-arts festival – GFest – is a platform for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and queer artists, organisations and venues to promote LGBT and queer arts. The festival’s organizers, the arts charity ‘Wise Thoughts’ are celebrating their 10th year of working against social injustice and marginalization this year.