11 LESBIAN ARTISTS 55 and Over
Part of (re)FOCUS 2024
Dyke+ ArtHaus and William Way LGBT Community Center have collaborated to showcase works by local Lesbian artists 55 and over that reflect feelings of visibility or invisibility - to the world, or to themselves.
~When the world doesn’t see you, do you see yourself?
Silver Legs, Uncrossed comprises sculpture, painting, collage, photography, audio and video works dating from 1973 to 2024. By addressing themes as varied as eating disorders, elder healthcare, and spirituality, these Dyke artists uncross their legs and sit visible in their existence.
“Looking back, it’s obvious my sexual orientation was always visible in my art, although not visible to me for most of my life.” - Linda Lee Alter
Exhibited during April, the same month in which Lesbian Visibility is celebrated in multiple parts of the world, Silver Legs, Uncrossed connects the scattered dots of regional lesbian artists into an ArtHaus that celebrates them all.
“As an old bold woman, invisibility is a cloak that I can wear comfortably or remove and use my voice to demand to be seen when I want to be seen.” - Sally Lilychild Willowbee
“Looking back, it’s obvious my sexual orientation was always visible in my art, although not visible to me for most of my life.”
Linda Lee Alter / PEOPLE CAN SEE / Acrylic on panel / 13.25x13.25" / 2014 / NFS
Linda Lee Alter / IN THE CLOSET UNAWARE / Acrylic on panel / 12.5x9.5" / 2014 / NFS
Linda Lee Alter / IF IT THINKS LIKE A DUCK & ACTS LIKE A DUCK & FEELS LIKE A DUCK, IT'S A DUCK! (from After Awareness Series) / Acrylic on panel / 11.25x9.25" / 2014 / NFS
Chris Belton / WAIST LINE / Used takeout containers, utensils, leather, jewelry findings /21x20x21" / 2020 / $2,000
Carol Carofiglio / INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE #1 / Gouache on watercolor paper / 12x9" / 2023 / $95
Carol Carofiglio / INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE #2 / Gouache on watercolor paper / 9x12" / 2023 / $95
Susan DiPronio / NIGHTHAWKS 71 / Digital video / 6:36 / 2006 / NFS
Susan DiPronio / DOROTHY'S BIRTHDAY /Analog photo / 13.5x17" / 1978 / NFS
Laura Hawley / SHIRT / Cloth shirt, metal, thread / 33x18x.25" / 2018 / $500
Laura Hawley / PUT AWAY YOUR DEVICES / Metal, plastic, dried oranges, caltrops / 15.5x15x9" / 2019 / $1,000
Laura Hawley / A THING THAT WANTS THINGS / Metal, paint / 10x5x2.5" / 2018 / $500
Laura Hawley / SCISSORCAN / Metal, plastic /4.5x3x3" / 2016 / $500
Laura Hawley / WINDOW / metal / 6x4x1" / 2014 / NFS
Laura Hawley / BOB / Metal / 11.5x7x2" / 2018 / NFS
P Jeannechild / GRAFFITI / Photography / 8x10 / c. 1977 / NFS
krissy mahan / MY AUNT MAME / Digital video / 9:00 / 2017 / NFS
Sharifa Meytung / FREE IN '93 / Acrylic and paper collage on primed canvas / 11x17" / 2024 / NFS
Gloria Rohlfs / RESISTANCE RISING / Acrylic on canvas / 11x10" / 2019 / $200
Gloria Rohlfs / NUCLEUS / Acrylic on canvas / 12" diameter / 2022 / $150
Sally Lilychild Willowbee / MOON PIE CLOCK / Recycled cookie tin, doll eyes, clock mechanism / 8.5x8.5" / 2024 / $150
Sally Lilychild Willowbee / THE OTHER SIDE /Recycled vegetable shredder, doll eyes / 9x4.25x0.75" / 2020 / $60 / SOLD
Sally Lilychild Willowbee / I SAW YOU / Recycled saw blade, kitchenware, doll eye / 6" diameter / 2023 / $50 / SOLD
Sally Lilychild Willowbee / BOBBIN AROUND THE UNIVERSE GLOBE / Recycled kitchenware, junk jewelry, doll eyes / 14x8" / 2022 / $350 / SOLD
Jerri Allyn / QUEER REVOLUTION / Digital format audio + sound installation / 9:30 /1984 /$Contribution toward artist costs; half the proceeds donated to William Way LGBT Community Center