Jacqueline Ennis-Cole (b. 1964 Manchester, UK) is a non - binary neuro-diverse artist, photographer, poet, essayist and curator whose practice addresses trauma, social conflict, and the ecological environment.
Her photographic work and art writings respond to the physicality of objects and the atmosphere of place. Her practice maps the spaces between authority and authorship and concealment and imagination.
The Outsiders Gallery/Behind Desire Exhibition by Sex & Rage
For October, as part of a wider exhibition on display at VFD, our Outsiders Gallery displayed portraits by Sex & Rage - an org led by Sex Workers, Sex Educators & activists resisting stigma and shame through sex education.
Read moreThe Outsiders Gallery/ We are in the hold(ing) sister by Ebun Sodipo
We are in the hold(ing), sister
Through a process of fragmentation, collage, and fabulation, Ebun devises softer, other-wise ways of imagining and speaking about the body, desire, archives, and the past. In dialogue with artists Em Williams, Ms Siren and Dextra Mandrake, this installation explores the intangibility of trans belonging and forms of trans people caring for themselves and each other.
Read moreThe Outsiders Gallery/Emani Edwards by Alex Mein
Introducing ‘Emani Edwards’ by Alex Mein, the result of a collaboration between fashion stylist Emani Edwards and fashion illustrator Alex Mein.
This collaboration acknowledges the traditions of 20th Century western fashion illustration, which has historically focused on eurocentric and heteronormative representations of beauty and creativity. By presenting Edwards in larger than life figurative drawings, the hope is to create space and visibility for her presence and artistic perspective - narratives that have often been left out of drawn fashion imagery.
On display throughout August.
Read moreRe opening inside and outside at VFD - June - Inside and out.
We are open and inside from June for weekend walk-ins and larger group bookings. See you soon. For groups over 6 email info@vfdalston.com
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