Femina Potens Art Gallery Explained
| Femina Potens Art Gallery |
| Established: | 2001 |
| Dissolved: | 2016 |
| Location: | San Francisco, California,
United States |
| Type: | art gallery |
| Director: | Madison Young |
| Website: | [no longer active] |
Femina Potens (Latin: Powerful Woman) was a non-profit art gallery and performance art space active from 2001 to 2016, and located in San Francisco, California.[1] It was founded in 2001 by artistic director Madison Young,[2] which sought to bring greater visibility and advancement to female artists, including queer and transgender ones.[3] [4] The gallery highlighted feminist pornography, as well as sex work.[5] [6]
Notable artists that showed work at Femina Potens included Fakir Musafar,[7] and Nancy Mizuno Elliott.[8]
As of 2016, Femina Potens closed its gallery at the Market Street location in San Francisco; and the official website and social media pages are no longer active.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Blue . Violet . Violet Blue (porn star) . 2009-05-21 . Eyes Wide Open / Violet Blue: A night of pure erotic decadence at The Art of Restraint . 2022-12-24 . San Francisco Chronicle . en-US.
- Web site: Clark-Flory . Tracy . 2011-11-03 . "Mommy is a love artist" . 2022-09-06 . Salon . en.
- Web site: Axton . Natalie . 2016-04-25 . When Honey-Coated Nude Performance Art Loses Its Sting . 2022-12-24 . Hyperallergic . en-US.
- Web site: 2015-02-25 . Madison Young Aims to Revolutionize Pornography . 2022-12-24 . East Bay Express . en-US.
- Web site: Anderson-Minshall . Diane . 2011-08-18 . Queer Porn Star Accused of Pedophilia for Breastfeeding Baby . 2022-12-24 . Advocate.com . en.
- Book: George-Graves, Nadine . The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Theater . 2015-07-13 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-027327-9 . 481 . en.
- Web site: Highleyman . Liz . August 8, 2018 . Body arts pioneer Fakir Musafar dies . Bay Area Reporter.
- News: 2005-04-01 . Artist Reception for Nancy Mizuno Elliott . 24 . . 2022-12-24.
