Sunday, November 22, 2020



I have started a new series called “MythicMeToo”. Above are first two pieces, Leda and the Swan and Europa and the Bull. Greek mythology lies at the heart of Western Civilization and, central to that mythos, are the stories of Zeus and his career as a rapist. Some of these pieces will portray the torn aftermath of assault, others the attempt to cover trauma with a calm facade. If you are interested in any of the work posted on this blog please let me know at tanya.wilkindaughter@gmail.com.

During quarantine I have also made assemblages and folding books:






 

Friday, November 20, 2020



Female personae are pretty things made of sinister materials. They are a feminine disguise that slowly and surely confuses both the wearer and the beholder as to the nature of the person within. Yet, the seductiveness of Feminine disguise remains largely impervious to this insight. 


As Hilton Als writes “Femininity, as an idea, does fuck you up.” That is the conundrum that my work explores. For more information about the works depicted here please email me at tanya.wilkindaughter@gmail.com.









 

Wednesday, November 18, 2020


FIGHT ON!

A series of mixed media works by Tanya Wilkinson 


“Nevertheless she persisted.”


Women actively pursued suffrage for more than a hundred years before achieving it 100 years ago. The right to vote remains difficult to exercise for many Americans in many places. We must persist in securing that right. My new series, “Fight On”, uses images of the suffragettes as an embodiment of persistence in the face of violent, entrenched privilege. We can use the memory of that struggle as inspiration in the current fight to secure the right to vote for all citizens.


The suffragettes were imperfect but the legacy of their decades long fight remains. Women’s suffrage itself is being attacked in the alt-right. They correctly see women as a force they need to neuter in order to attain their goals. We must fight on.


This series of works uses vintage images of suffragettes. The suffragettes of the early 20th century used their clothing to express their cause. They fashioned pinafores printed with bold messages, transforming themselves into walking billboards. Their preferred colors were purple, white and green or purple, white and gold: purple to signify dignity, white to signify purity of purpose, green to convey a fresh start and gold to symbolize the light of life. 













Friday, July 31, 2020

Here is some of the work I’ve made in quarantine:





Monday, January 20, 2020

Please come this weekend to see my work in “Twenty-Twenty: Vision of the Future “
 

RECEPTION,  Saturday, January 25, 7 to 10pm 
Arc Gallery
1246 Folsom St
San Francisco 


Tanya Wilkinson

Tanya Wilkinson