Arlene Textaqueen

Arlene TextaQueen (born 1975) is an Australian artist. She primarily works on paper with felt-tip marker pens commonly referred to as textas in Australia. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Western Australia (Perth) in 1995 and a Certificate in Interactive Multimedia from Metro Screen (Sydney) in 1998. She lives in New York City and Australia.[1]

TextaQueen exhibited TextaNudes, undressed portraits of women, queer, and trans performers, to positive reviews at Sullivan and Strumpf Fine Art in Sydney, Australia, in March 2011.[2] Elizabeth Robinson of Artwrite notes that TextaQueen "has found a way to take the texta out of kindergarten and into contemporary fine art."[3] Her work also appears in the National Gallery of Australia.[4] TextaQueen's 2014 show Coconut Legacy "used tigers, coconuts and Allen's chocolate chico babies to map the conflict between white supremacy and her Goan-Indian heritage."[5] She also holds drawing workshops for children and adults.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Design & Art Australia Online". Arleen TextaQueen. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Gall, Naomi. "TextaNudes: Arlene Textaqueen". Artlink. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Elizabeth (2011). "Arlene TextaQueen". ArtWrite (45): 44–45. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Space Invaders: Arlene TextaQueen". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Kale, Neha (28 November 2014). "Five Female Artists You Should Invest In Now". Daily Life. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Info". TextaQueen. Retrieved 7 March 2016.


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