Opening Season 14, Caren Sullivan talks to artist Venus Patel in 2022.
Venus Patel is a performance artist, experimental filmmaker based in Dublin, Ireland.
Patel’s work concerns her experience as a trans femme of colour, trying to navigate the world. Through the use of costuming and loose gender expression, she encapsulates the campy blend of her queer identity. Venus questions the heteronormative society we live in, why the need to conform is so heavily enforced, and how that affects the perceptions of ourself, others, and the world around us. Although her work deals with serious subject matter, she utilises a unique mix of humour, absurdity, and abjection to create multi-faceted performances and experiences.
Education
2018-2022 BA Fine Art, First Honours
TU Dublin
Grants & Awards
2022- Taylor Art Award
2022- Image Now Award
2022- Judge's Choice Award
Dublin Fringe Festival
Exhibitions & Festivals
2023- Monsters of the Apocalypse
2022-3-Periodical Review 12
Pallas Projects
2022- RDS Visual Art Awards
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