APRIL 6, 2017 BY GWENN SEEMEL
Discrimination—it happens in every field and can take many forms. In the art industry, it’s the curator who leans in and says he really enjoys working with “cute little artist chicks like you.” Or the head of the arts council who asks you to make the lips of the mural’s main figure less full so that “more people will be able to relate to the piece.” Or the gatekeepers who stonewall, completely failing to acknowledge you or your work.
Faced with these dismissals, many artists are left wondering if it’s their work, their manner, or their connections that fell short. But the questioning goes even deeper for some, as they are forced to consider the possibility that the gatekeeper may have a problem with their color, gender, sexual orientation, size, ability, age, religion, class, or nationality.
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