Coco Guzmán
Coco Guzmán | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Toulouse, Université de Paris VIII, Universidad de Murcia |
| Occupation(s) | Visual Artist, Author, Professor |
| Employer(s) | 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 is a queer visual artist of Spanish origin, who is internationally known for her activism and artistic exploration of gender equality and feminist issues.[2]
Guzmán was born in 1979 in Murcia, a small city in Southern Spain, and grew up in a family of scientists. At 19, she moved to France for higher education and became involved in feminist, queer, and anarchist movements in Europe.[3] After obtaining a Master of Arts in Comparative Medieval Literature[4][5] at Paris VIII University in 2003, she began exploring the queer graphic novel as an artistic medium.[6] Guzmán was accepted to the Toulouse Fine Arts Academy, to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts.[7][5] She moved to Montreal (Canada) in 2008 and currently lives in Toronto and teaches at Seneca College and Lakehead University.[8]
Exhibitions
- Genderpoo (2008)[9][10]
- Los Fantasmas/The Ghosts (2015)[8][10][7]
- The Demonstration (2016)[11]
- Paraiso/Paradise premiere: Manif d'Art 8, International Quebec City Biennial, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada [curated group exhibition] (2017)[5][12]
Publications
- Telling Our Stories: Immigrant Women's Resilience (2017)[13][14][2][15]
- Llueven Queers[10]
- Artistic citizenship:Queer and Trans People of Color Community Arts Collective: Ste- Émilie Skillshare, A New Letter Named Square [16]
References
- ^ "Artist Wins Residency as Part of 2015 TOAE Prize". Artscape. 2015.
- ^ a b "Graphic novel sparks Ontario-wide conversation about violence against women". OCASI.
- ^ "Meet Coco Guzman, Winner of the 2015 Artscape Award @ TOAE". Archived from the original on 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help) - ^ "Coco Riot". Diversité artistique Montréal (DAM).
- ^ a b c "Manif d'Art 8, the Quebec City Biennial". Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ Johnson, Kjerstin (18 January 2012). "Sm{art}: The Colors of Coco Riot". Bitch Media.
- ^ a b "Los Fantasmas / Coco Guzman". Forest City Gallery. January 2017.
- ^ a b "Coco Guzman – Los Fantasmas / The Ghosts". Eastern Edge Gallery. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ Morgan-Feir, Caoimhe (2 August 2016). "Does the 21st-Century Museum Include Gender-Neutral Washrooms?". Canadian Art. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Horel, Julia (4 February 2014). "Letters Lived Contributor: Coco Guzman". Shameless Mag.
- ^ Widge (14 October 2016). "Coco Guzman's The Demonstration installation reveals vulnerability of protest movements". I Dream of Billboards Burning. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ Desloges, Josianne (16 February 2017). "Bordée d'art sur Québec". La Presse. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ vanKampen, Stephanie (3 March 2017). "Graphic novel puts spotlight on violence against immigrant women". CBC.
- ^ Paradkar, Shree (2 March 2017). "After pain from abuse comes loneliness: Paradkar". Toronto Star.
- ^ da Silva, Michelle (1 March 2017). "Graphic novel aims to spark dialogue on sexual violence in newcomer communities". Now Toronto.
- ^ Elliott, David; Silverman, Marissa; Bowman, Wayne, eds. (2016). Artistic Citizenship: Artistry, Social Responsibility, and Ethical Praxis. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199393756.