The Project

Power to the Vulva is a photo series of vulva's painted to be flowers/plants, animals, sociopolitical concepts, identity, expressions of the struggles of individuals who identify as being women, depictions of sexual violence, culture, humor, and natural embodiments of the universe.

The project paints individuals who identify as being women of diverse sexual orientations, cultures, religions, professional backgrounds, ages, and ethnicities. While the art is photographed, participants anonymously share their experiences and stories of their bodies. This work focuses on transforming the human from an extrinsically defined object to something more intrinsic and expressive. The narrative serves as a platform to welcome audiences to share and discuss their own experiences.

Power to the Vulva creates therapeutic, inspirational art as both self-expression and a challenge to the viewers. The painted body becomes a liminal dwelling place, compelling the onlooker to ponder rather than look away.

The artist has been fortunate to work with various visual and performance artists to showcase her body-positive work, as well as collaborating with photographers and producers. The Project aims to liberate without isolating the subject; the forum encourages all audiences to explore and understand our individual bodies together, rather than seeing the body as an isolated, objectified vessel. Her work is inclusive and features survivors of gender-based discrimination: human trafficking, homelessness, and sexual violence. Power to the Vulva seeks to replace patriarchal narratives of shame with an uncolonized, discursive feminine mystique.