Coco Guzmán, known also as Coco Riot (born 1979) is a queer visual artist from Murcia, Spain, who is internationally known for their activism and artistic exploration of gender equality and feminist issues.[2]

Guzmán was born in a small city in Southern Spain and grew up in a family of scientists. At 19, Guzman 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, Guzman 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] In 2008, Guzman moved to Montreal (Canada), where they worked at articule. Guzman later moved to Toronto and taught at Seneca College and Lakehead University.[8] Guzman currently lives in Madrid, Spain.

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

  1. ^ "Artist Wins Residency as Part of 2015 TOAE Prize". Artscape. 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Graphic novel sparks Ontario-wide conversation about violence against women". OCASI.
  3. ^ "Meet Coco Guzman, Winner of the 2015 Artscape Award @ TOAE". Archived from the original on 2020-01-06.
  4. ^ "Coco Riot". Diversité artistique Montréal (DAM).
  5. ^ a b c "Manif d'Art 8, the Quebec City Biennial". Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  6. ^ Johnson, Kjerstin (18 January 2012). "Sm{art}: The Colors of Coco Riot". Bitch Media.
  7. ^ a b "Los Fantasmas / Coco Guzman". Forest City Gallery. January 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Coco Guzman – Los Fantasmas / The Ghosts". Eastern Edge Gallery. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  9. ^ Morgan-Feir, Caoimhe (2 August 2016). "Does the 21st-Century Museum Include Gender-Neutral Washrooms?". Canadian Art. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  10. ^ a b c Horel, Julia (4 February 2014). "Letters Lived Contributor: Coco Guzman". Shameless Mag.
  11. ^ Widge (14 October 2016). "Coco Guzman's The Demonstration installation reveals vulnerability of protest movements". I Dream of Billboards Burning. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  12. ^ Desloges, Josianne (16 February 2017). "Bordée d'art sur Québec". La Presse. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  13. ^ vanKampen, Stephanie (3 March 2017). "Graphic novel puts spotlight on violence against immigrant women". CBC.
  14. ^ Paradkar, Shree (2 March 2017). "After pain from abuse comes loneliness: Paradkar". Toronto Star.
  15. ^ da Silva, Michelle (1 March 2017). "Graphic novel aims to spark dialogue on sexual violence in newcomer communities". Now Toronto.
  16. ^ Elliott, David; Silverman, Marissa; Bowman, Wayne, eds. (2016). Artistic Citizenship: Artistry, Social Responsibility, and Ethical Praxis. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199393756.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_Guzm%C3%A1n
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