Feminist Art Gallery

Feminist Art Gallery (or FAG) is an art gallery and collective based in Toronto, Ontario, described as a “geographical footprint” co-founded by artists Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Logue in 2010.[1]

History

Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Logue founded the Feminist Art Gallery (FAG) in 2010."[2]

FAG’s mission is to grow sustainable feminist and queer art that proposes an alternative model for artist-run centres by not depending on formal funding sources such as government and corporate institutions.[3] FAG provides a space for art exhibitions, and opportunities for artists who are emerging, and invisible such as queer artists and POC.

Their mandate states that it "is a response, a process, a site, a protest, an outcry, an exhibition, a performance, an economy, a conceptual framework, a place and an opportunity. We host we fund we advocate we support we claim."[1] The gallery operates alternatively to traditional galleries in the sense that artists do not submit proposals, and Mitchell and Logue act as "feral curators", which means they look to friends and peers to suggest which artists to show.[4] The art is also not for sale, rather the artists receive a fee from private donations raised through its "matronage program".[4]

Their most notable project are a series of banners funded by the University of Brighton for an Exhibition called "Civil Partnerships-Queer & Feminist Art & Activism".[5] The series of four banners made of crochet granny squares read: "WE CAN’T COMPETE", "WE WON’T COMPETE", "WE CAN’T KEEP UP", "WE WON’T KEEP DOWN". These slogans are central to FAG’s mandate in which they ask " "Why would you want to be a winner in this hierarchical structure?" and "How do we both resist and reconcile our participation in this oppressive system?".[2]

FAG has collaborated with institutions such as SFMOMA, Tate Modern, and were the artists in residence in 2015 at The Art Gallery of Ontario.[6] They have also done projects with the Whippersnapper Gallery, The Power Plant, The Gallery of York University, Access Gallery, and Artists Independent Archives .[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Allyson Mitchell". Allyson Mitchell. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  2. 1 2 3 "FAG Feminist Art Gallery | AGO Art Gallery of Ontario". Ago.net. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  3. ↑ "Access Gallery FAG Satellite". Accessgallery.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  4. 1 2 "The Feminist Art Gallery fights back with fabric". Macleans.ca. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  5. ↑ "Exhibition | Civil Partnerships Programme | Arts and Humanities". Arts.brighton.ac.uk. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  6. ↑ Art Gallery of Ontario (2017). AGO Artists in Residence, 2011-2016. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario. p. 85. ISBN 9781894243940.

Coordinates: 43°39′13″N 79°23′35″W / 43.65372°N 79.39314°W / 43.65372; -79.39314

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