Portrait of Carolee Schneemann

Wikipedia: Carolee Schneemann (October 12, 1939 – March 6, 2019)[1] was an American visual experimental artist, known for her multi-media works on the body, narrative, sexuality and gender.[2] She received a B.A. in poetry and philosophy[3] from Bard College and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois. Originally a painter in the Abstract Expressionist tradition, Schneeman was uninterested in the masculine heroism of New York painters of the time and turned to performance-based work,[4] primarily characterized by research into visual traditions, taboos, and the body of the individual in relation to social bodies.[5] Although renowned for her work in performance and other media, Schneemann began her career as a painter, stating, "I'm a painter. I'm still a painter and I will die a painter. Everything that I have developed has to do with extending visual principles off the canvas."[6]