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Personal Statement: I am not a con, I am an artist, a visual performance artist with controversial imagery such as lesbian culture, gender, menstruation, pedofile priests and freedom of speech.

Current Work
I am presently working on paintings in alkyd oil, my medium of preference...the imagery is Tango and Platform People...my version of nudes that are dimensional...
Short Bio
Con Artist has a B.F.A. Degree from State University of New York at Stonybrook with a concentration in painting & sculpture. Worked with Seniors at ATRIA Assisted Living home as Engage Life Assistant...put Caberet Show on with Seniors making their own costumes and dancing...inspired seniors to paint, sew, write, dance, live.

She has exhibited at Lincoln Center, Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation in Soho (www.leslielohman.org), Huntington's Upstairs Gallery, and several other NY and Long Island establishments.

She has done sculpture workshops on Long Island and was artist-in-residence at the East Islip High School doing wire sculpture and ceramic masks. She has also worked with the East Islip Recreation Center doing ceramics.

In addition to organizing exhibits of her sculptures and paintings, she has done commercial graphics and worked as a performance artist, costume designer, and seamstress. She has performed her one woman show at SUNY Old Westbury, East Northport Library, Open Mike Clubs and Lesbian Events.
Honors
SUNY Grant to paint 3D images to be viewed with binocular glasses. Sita Grant to teach children interpretive dance.

Union Affiliations/Professional Organizations
Art (that matters) Gallery

Type of artist
Painter/Sculptor, Choreographer, Arts Educator, Designer(theater), Performer

General Themes
Feminism/Gender Issues, Art Forms/Art Criticism, Activism/Social Justice, Sexuality, Aging/Intergenerational
Keywords
Tango,Menstruation, Gender, Transgender, Butch/Femme, Gay Culture, Freedom of Speech, Pedafile Priests, Dreams, Freedom of Speech
Last updated on December 29th, 2011

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