Contested Bodies: In Conversation with Tiegan Handley
Talks
Friday 15th March, 5:30 - 6pm
Treasures of Brotherton Gallery, University of Leeds, Parkinson Building, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT
Join GossipGrrrl (she/her) on Friday 15th March to kick off the conference weekend in conversation with Leeds-based artist Tiegan Handley (they/them) who was commissioned by The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery to create four new temporary banners for Parkinson Court alongside the ‘Contested Bodies’ exhibition.
Tiegan Handley works in textiles, in a way that allows them to be physical - to work at something with their hands, mainly in hand-sewing or machine sewing - and to explore all directions of interest within a project or piece of work. Their practice is concerned with expressive statements about themself, their queerness, and their identity as a queer person, with a focus on language, quiltmaking, and its associations with craft. Their quilts are large in scale, taking up space on either the wall, or the floor. It is important to them to be environmentally effective when working, and they make a point of utilising all reclaimed, recycled, or second-hand fabrics, following the historic traditions of quiltmaking.
GossipGrrrl is an Artist-Researcher and Cher-fan based in Leeds. Her recent focus has been transgender history in Yorkshire.
Tickets are free, but booking is required. If the 1st ticket link is full then please use the 2nd link.