She Speaks Up exists to work in partnership with artists, local community groups, workshops, bookshops, (anyone with a creative bone in their body) to help facilitate pop up art exhibitions and workshops that serve the community. We hope to help everyone, but particularly women, to find ways to tell stories that might not have had a chance to be told.
She* – we are trans and non-binary inclusive.
Speaks* – We are not just speaking – we mean expressing yourself however best you see fit.
Up* – We aren’t just about being loud or assertive. Sometimes speaking up means speaking quietly, subversively, sometimes it means being silent.
I’m Sharon! I’m an artist and writer and lecturer. You can see my work on my website but a brief bio is that I’m originally from Northern Ireland but lived in London for over 10 years and loving E17. I’m just finishing up my PhD at the Royal College of Art which is all about how the term hysteria might be useful in engaging discussion and understanding around female experience today. I use photography, writing, performance, image-text, letter press, screen printing, installation and moving image in a multi-disciplinary approach to my art practice.
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