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Established | 2001 |
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Dissolved | 2016 |
Location | San Francisco, California, United States |
Type | art gallery |
Director | Madison Young |
Website | [no longer active] |
Femina Potens ( Latin: Powerful Woman) was a non-profit art gallery and performance art space active from 2001 to 2016, and located in San Francisco, California. [1] It was founded in 2001 by artistic director Madison Young, [2] which sought to bring greater visibility and advancement to female artists, including queer and transgender ones. [3] [4] The gallery highlighted feminist pornography, as well as sex work. [4] [5] [6]
Notable artists that showed work at Femina Potens included Fakir Musafar, [7] and Nancy Mizuno Elliott. [8]
As of 2016, Femina Potens closed its gallery at the Market Street location in San Francisco; [3] and the official website and social media pages are no longer active.
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Established | 2001 |
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Dissolved | 2016 |
Location | San Francisco, California, United States |
Type | art gallery |
Director | Madison Young |
Website | [no longer active] |
Femina Potens ( Latin: Powerful Woman) was a non-profit art gallery and performance art space active from 2001 to 2016, and located in San Francisco, California. [1] It was founded in 2001 by artistic director Madison Young, [2] which sought to bring greater visibility and advancement to female artists, including queer and transgender ones. [3] [4] The gallery highlighted feminist pornography, as well as sex work. [4] [5] [6]
Notable artists that showed work at Femina Potens included Fakir Musafar, [7] and Nancy Mizuno Elliott. [8]
As of 2016, Femina Potens closed its gallery at the Market Street location in San Francisco; [3] and the official website and social media pages are no longer active.