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Niki Singleton
Canada
Artist highlights
- Residency Participant
- Covered by the Press
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Paper
- Framing : Framing on request
- Dimensions : 16x12in
About this artwork
With this work, Singleton celebrates the exquisite love between women, drawing inspiration from Ovid's and the story of Iphis and Ianthe. This tale, which addresses gender issues and dysphoria, resonates as powerfully today as it did in 8 CE. Iphis's mother, fearing her husband’s vow to kill their child if it was a girl, raises Iphis as a boy. When the time comes for marriage, Iphis, believed to be male, is arranged to marry Ianthe. They fall deeply…
in love, but Iphis is haunted by fear of what might happen if her true gender is revealed on their wedding night. In desperation, Iphis's mother takes her to the temple of Isis, the goddess of transformation, praying for help. In response, Isis transforms Iphis into a man, allowing them to marry and live happily together. This powerful narrative of love, identity, and transformation is beautifully reflected in Singleton’s work.
Niki Singleton
Canada
Credentials
- Residency Participant
- Covered by the Press
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
« I'm a passionate, messy, emotional artist concerned about our present and future who's often battling to silence my head. »
Niki Singleton is an artist based in Vancouver, CAN and Brooklyn, NY, whose paintings have been exhibited in Canada, the US, the Netherlands and the UK. Exhibitions include the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Biennial, Betty Campbell Gallery, Spring/Break Art Show-New York City, Paul Thiebaud Gallery-San Francisco, Holocaust Museum-Texas, Imagine IC-Amsterdam and Pendulum Gallery-Vancouver. Her art has been featured in publications such as Wowwart Magazine, Hudson Art Review, Hyperallergic, Forbes, Queer City Journal, ARTFUSE, Creative Time Reports. Singleton's work is rooted in cultural histories and mythologies, with a focus on queer and female/feminist identity and culture. Her practice is an exercise in provocative storytelling, with a focus on highlighting the stark contradictions and intersecting inequities that govern our lives. She combines traditional and nontraditional media and juxtaposes disparate artistic and historical references in the service of richly layered narratives.
Niki Singleton
Iphis & Ianthe
$3,360
