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A Photographer Who Has Spent Decades Capturing Queer Culture
Lola Flash wants you to see the world the way she sees it. “As an artist, I think that’s what I’m supposed to do,” she says. “I am supposed to invite the audience to see things the way I do.”
Lola Flash’s photography immortalises queer, black New Yorkers
We caught up with Lola Flash ahead of her first ever 30-year retrospective at New York’s Pen + Brush to discuss how photography once illuminated the height of the AIDS crisis, and how it continues as a tool of activism for queer, black communities today.
King Woman Review
A not to be missed ode to the feminine flow of 25 artists who are diverse and complement each other well enough to say that “King Woman” takes the crown.
Breaking The Painted Ceiling
Pen + Brush’s partnership with ArtLeadHER is deeply rooted in our shared mission to provide professional female artists with a channel for acknowledgment and recognition.
Pen + Brush and ArtLeadHER Present: King Woman
Mashonda Tifrere‘s swanky ArtLeadHER is collaborating with the unique NYC Pen + Brush gallery for an uplifting exhibition.
Gallery Gurls in Conversation with King Woman curator, Mashonda Tifrere
Tifrere states: “I’m a nasty woman because I support and admire other women.. I’m even nastier because I’m relentless in making my dreams come to life!”
NYMag.com: The Cut This All-Female Graffiti Show Explores the Politics of Street Art
Graffiti meets gallery art in a new show at Pen and Brush, a New York institution dedicated to promoting female artists.
Harlem Fave Mashonda Curates “King Woman” Show at Pen and Brush Gallery, NY
The mission of King Woman is to prove aesthetically that there is freedom, power and an inner ability to rule each of our own kingdoms as modern day women.
Building a Narrative on Unusual Canvases
Italian-born artist Michela Martello draws and paints, more often than not, on materials that have previously served some other purpose.
The Future Is Goddess With Michela Martello
Michela Martello, dipped her paintbrush in Farrow & Ball paint to create life-sized murals at New York’s Pen + Brush Gallery – an organization that promotes gender equality by supporting emerging female artists.