Ava La Compasseresse

The Feminist History of Collage (Part 2) — Ava La Compasseresse In the 1970s the term ‘femmage’ is coined by collage artists Miriam Schapiro and Melissa Meyer, as a way to replace the ‘decorative’ way that women’s art was typically regarded as, contrary to the ‘serious’ and ‘humanist’ art of their male peers. The term was defined as artworks made “by women usi

“Beware the Woman Behind The Mask” photomontage to accompany part 2/3 of my series covering female collage artists, this time from the 1960’s-1990 and how they portrayed the anti war movement, the fight for civil rights and the women’s right to choose. enjoy 🩷

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“Ma Paris Adorée” analog photomontage with hand embroidery. Feb 2025. Another hommage to the city that was home to my ancestors and moving here had been the foundational dream that has shaped my life since first visiting in 2013🩷

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« Family Portrait II: Threads of Our Shared Past » hand embroidered analog collage. Feb 2025. This is another « family portrait » that I use to depict the different countries and states my family has lived in since leaving France in 1954🩷

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“Don’t You Hear History Rhyming?” Analog collage,
February 2025.

I know everyone is probably so drained by politics right now but I believe that now more than ever artists need to use their voices to speak truth to power.

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Analog collage entitled “A Room of Our Own”

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Another morning collage routine ✨ this is for my ‘domestic bliss’ series inspired by women of the 19th century who collages. More of this series is on my website (in bio)
I’ll post the final piece in my next post🩷

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The Feminist History of Collage (Part 1) — Ava La Compasseresse Most recognize the art of mixed media collage as an invention by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, or Georges Braques in the collage phase of the Cubist movement from 1912-1914, when they popu...

“Girls Will Be Girls” analog photomontage from 2024. I have repurposed this collage for my blogpost on the feminist history of collage where I analyze the history of women’s collage art from the 1770s through the 1930s, enjoy! 🫶🏻
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Hiya Bluesky! Here’s a quick Timelapse of my morning collage routine 🤗

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