making the invisible visible
2020
1 hour 30 minute performance
as Hexus Collective
Image documentation by Wesley Leffingwell
Supported by ArtHyve‘s “Archives as Muse”
“We the members of Hexus Collective commemorate four (dis)abled artist activists, Liz Sexton, Deborah Williams, Barbara Lisicki, & Paddy Masefield, & the decades-long fight for (dis)ability justice & equality (a fight that is particularly prevalent in Denver’s public transportation history). These artists & others founded the Disability Arts Movement (DAM) in the UK. Their images, featured here on protest-like signs, were graciously provided by the UK’s National Disability Arts Collection & Archive (NDACA). Hexus—the three figures you see walking, dressed in white—all have invisible disabilities (conditions like chronic & mental illnesses that are not immediately recognizable as (dis)abilities). We carry images of the artists/activists to honor their contributions to creating fairness in the arts. We also reference the common practice of processing the remains of revered figures through public spaces. Because we walk in the street, we demand space for our (dis)abled bodies.”
2015
Ink & acrylic on paper
A series of sixty-five works
Video documentation by Brighton Linge
Image documentation by MG Bernard
Revised: 4/15/24; 5/12/24; 5/16/24
2015: Sixty-Five Roses Challenge, Mid-City Theater, New Orleans, LA
2015: Sixty-Five Roses for Cystic Fibrosis, Amanda Sibley Gallery, New Orleans, LA
A two-month long project to raise awareness for cystic fibrosis. All funds earned from artwork sales were donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.