The GFests 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 years 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 09s queer visual arts exhibtion, which I hope that you will read before you visit the exhibition:
http://www.gaywisefestival.orgThe 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).
Londons 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 festivals organizers, the arts charity Wise Thoughts are celebrating their 10th year of working against social injustice and marginalization this year.