New American Paintings

Bailey Davenport

San Diego, CA

baileyrdavenport@gmail.com / www.baileyrdavenport.com / @baileyriverss

I produce paintings, videos, and performances that explore I paint portraits of publicly recognized survivors of sexual violence in the act of testifying to their experiences. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I hope to construct a sense of solidarity and community among sexual violence survivors through the use of speculative nonlinear narratives that are part documentation and part call to action.

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