We are nasty women of la
"Female artists around the world are standing up for women's rights through thought-provoking work that challenges outdated gender expectations." HARPER'S BAZAAR
NASTY WOMEN LA is the sister branch of the NYC non-profit that demonstrates solidarity among artists standing up for women & social rights through group exhibitions and activism workshops.
Our mission is to empower women in the ARTS. We invite self-identifying Nasty Women & Men of all ages, races, religions, sexual orientations, gender or non-gender identifications, economic backgrounds, immigrants and non-immigrant to contribute artwork and/or participate in our exhibits and conversations.
Las Fotos Project, Photo by Amanda Lopez
we are nasty women, the exhibition
"A Year After the Election, a Photo Show Celebrates the Importance of L.A.'s Nasty Women." - LA Weekly
In 2017, the WE ARE NASTY WOMEN exhibition and Photo-calendar was the first initiative of militant females told from the unique angle : women as subjects and not objects. The exhibition features a diverse series of portraits of self-identifying Nasty Women taken by Los Angeles based photographer Amanda Lopez, demonstrating solidarity among artists who identify with being a Nasty Woman in the face of recent and ongoing threats to women’s rights.
WE ARE NASTY WOMEN LA was hosted at Nous Tous Gallery in Nov. 2017.
Our 12 Nasty Women featured artists are:
Andrea Santizo - sculptor, weaver Melissa Martell - tattoo artist
Ana Sia - music producer & dj
Sue Zhou - classical pianist, concert artist Maria Penn - painter
Ryat - musician, performer
Las Fotos project - group of young photographers
Kona - singer, songwriter
Paradise Khanmalek - writer, illustrator
Iliona Blanc - director, musician
Genai Nakama - embroiderer
Ania Catherine - choreographer
Inquiries:
NWLA Contact Amanda and Anais at nastywomenofla@gmail.com
EVENTS
Blog
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meet the LA team
anais godard
Anais is a French-American artist and writer who draws her influences from the natural world, figurative painting, female forms, current events and the culture in which she was raised.
Combining drawing and storytelling, Anais' work explores the hidden story of femininity, womanhood and the ultimate search for truth.
You can find her at:
amanda maciel antunes (dama)
Amanda is an interdisciplinary Brazilian artist based in Los Angeles. Antunes focuses on durational site-specific performances and installations responding to both the history of the site, as well as to the immediate landscape. In a variety of mediums, being that painting, writing, film, sculpture, and sound, her work seeks a conversation between the extremes of selfhood.
You can find her at:
@amandamacielantunes // amandamacielantunes.com/
NASTY WOMEN AROUND THE GLOBE
PRESS
What they say about NASTY WOMEN ...
HARPER'S BAZAAR
LA WEEKLY
" A year after the election a Photo Show celebrates the importance of L.A. Nasty Women."
"Women are emboldened by the fact that they are multifaceted, powerful humans, deserving of equality and respect."
HARPERS BAZAAR
"Female artists around the world are standing up for women's rights through thought-provoking work that challenges outdated gender expectations."
"It's empowering to see this new crusade of emotionally charged, female-focused work back in the spotlight."
THE FADER
"A visual protest"
"The idea of such an exhibit is so infectious that there are sister events popping up all over the world."