Coco Guzmán Explained

Coco Guzmán
Birth Place:Murcia, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Education:École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Toulouse, Université de Paris VIII, Universidad de Murcia
Occupation:Visual Artist, Author, Professor
Employer:Seneca College, Lakehead University
Known For:Queer Activism, Social Justice Activism
Awards:2015 Artscape Award in the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON [1]
Website:http://www.cocoriot.com/

Coco Guzmán, known also as Coco Riot (born 1979) is a queer visual artist from Murcia, Spain, who is internationally known for their activism and artistic exploration of gender equality and feminist issues.

Guzmán was born in a small city in Southern Spain and grew up in a family of scientists. At 19, Guzman moved to France for higher education and became involved in feminist, queer, and anarchist movements in Europe.[2] After obtaining a Master of Arts in Comparative Medieval Literature[3] at Paris VIII University in 2003, Guzman began exploring the queer graphic novel as an artistic medium.[4] Guzmán was accepted to the Toulouse Fine Arts Academy, to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts.[5] In 2008, Guzman moved to Montreal (Canada), where they worked at articule. Guzman later moved to Toronto and taught at Seneca College and Lakehead University. Guzman currently lives in Madrid, Spain.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artist Wins Residency as Part of 2015 TOAE Prize . Artscape . 2015.
  2. Web site: Meet Coco Guzman, Winner of the 2015 Artscape Award @ TOAE. https://web.archive.org/web/20200106010101/http://www.torontoartscape.org/news/meet%2Dcoco%2Dguzman%2Dwinner%2D2015%2Dartscape%2Daward%2Dtoae. dead. 2020-01-06.
  3. Web site: Coco Riot. Diversité artistique Montréal (DAM).
  4. Web site: Sm: The Colors of Coco Riot. Johnson. Kjerstin. 18 January 2012. Bitch Media.
  5. Web site: Los Fantasmas / Coco Guzman. January 2017. Forest City Gallery.
  6. Web site: Does the 21st-Century Museum Include Gender-Neutral Washrooms?. Morgan-Feir. Caoimhe. 2 August 2016. Canadian Art. 4 March 2017.
  7. Web site: Letters Lived Contributor: Coco Guzman. Horel. Julia. 4 February 2014. Shameless Mag.
  8. Web site: Coco Guzman – Los Fantasmas / The Ghosts. 31 August 2015. Eastern Edge Gallery. 4 March 2017.
  9. Web site: Coco Guzman's The Demonstration installation reveals vulnerability of protest movements. Widge. 14 October 2016. I Dream of Billboards Burning. 4 March 2017.
  10. Web site: Manif d'Art 8, the Quebec City Biennial. Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. 2017-03-21.
  11. Web site: Bordée d'art sur Québec. Desloges. Josianne. 16 February 2017. La Presse. 20 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170320145932/http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/arts/expositions/201702/16/01-5070463-bordee-dart-sur-quebec.php. 20 March 2017. dead.
  12. Web site: Graphic novel puts spotlight on violence against immigrant women. vanKampen. Stephanie. 3 March 2017. CBC.
  13. Web site: After pain from abuse comes loneliness: Paradkar. Paradkar. Shree. 2 March 2017. Toronto Star.
  14. Web site: Graphic novel sparks Ontario-wide conversation about violence against women. OCASI.
  15. Web site: Graphic novel aims to spark dialogue on sexual violence in newcomer communities. da Silva. Michelle. 1 March 2017. Now Toronto.
  16. Book: Artistic Citizenship: Artistry, Social Responsibility, and Ethical Praxis. Oxford University Press. 2016. 9780199393756. Elliott. David . Marissa . Silverman . Wayne . Bowman.

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