Jessica Burke, USA, is painting portraits of the queer community in Oregon. In an artist statement to Feminine Moments\u00a0queer painter and teacher Jessica\u00a0said:<\/p>\n
‘I believe we are a visual culture and our identity is defined by the visual vocabulary we create. My drawings and paintings portray figurative allegories of experience, thought and emotion. They allow me to express my reaction to issues concerning gender performance, specifically concentrating on the fundamental role of femininity in today\u2019s reality. Most of my work focuses on the visual judgments that are propagated at an alarming rate in this \u201ccontemporary\u201d society of ours. Only by honestly addressing the fractures caused by these judgments and assumptions, can we begin a dialogue and subsequent action that can initiate a broader understanding and acceptance’.<\/p>\n
You can see her queer paintings and drawings of the\u00a0lesbian community in the US at the Q Center in Portland, Oregon, USA. Q Center boasts one of the few all-queer gallery spaces in Portland. They work with local and national LGTB artists to bring dynamic and exciting exhibitions to its walls.<\/p>\n
The exhibition title \u201cOdd Girl Out\u201d references Ann Bannon\u2019s 1957 classic pulp novel about a young woman, who struggles to make sense of her sexuality within the rigid confines of 1950s gender politics. In the end, she chooses to embrace her identity as a lesbian and sets off to find a like-minded community in NY\u2019s Greenwich Village.<\/p>\n
Closing reception is on September 27th, 2-4pm, at Q Center, Portland, Oregon, USA.<\/p>\n
Q Center<\/a>, Portland, Oregon, USA You can see Jessica Burke’s paintings and drawings of the queer community in the US at the Q Center in Portland, Oregon, USA. Q Center boasts one of the few all-queer gallery spaces in Portland. They work with local and national LGTB artists to bring dynamic and exciting exhibitions to its walls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[204],"class_list":["post-1625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-painting","tag-jessica-burke"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nJessica Burke’s online portfolio<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"