The London Rebel Dykes merged outsider cultures in the 1980s to create a fresh feminist exploration of art, sex and activism. From coming together at Greenham and squatting in Brixton to throwing parties, starting bands and building family, the Rebel Dykes represent a converging of communities of outsider lesbians: punks, bikers, clubbers, musicians, squatters, protestors, kinksters and gender outlaws.
The Rebel Dykes Art and Archive Show shines a spotlight on this underexposed LGBTQIA+ community based primarily in 1980s London, with connections to San Francisco, Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp and major cities in Britain and Europe, particularly Amsterdam and Berlin.
This exhibition celebrates the incredible achievements of this group of lesbians, many of whom have become globally renowned in their fields and for the first time incorporates work by the younger generation of rebel dykes and queer visionaries who join them in continuing to disrupt the world today.
Curated by: Atalanta Kernick and Kat Hudson
Artists: Angie Taylor, Anne marie Le Ble, Anne Robinson, Annette Kennerley, Ashton Attz, Atalanta Kernick, Autojektor, Bella Podpadec, Bernice Mulenga, Cherry Auhoni, Darren Evans, Del La Grace Volcano, Dixie Thomas, Eleanor Louise West, Emily Howard, Emily Witham, Emma Hindley, Hannah Mclennan Jones, Harri Shanahan, Jane Campbell, Jessica Tanzer, Jill Posener, Joy Yamusangie, Kai Fiain, Kat Hudson, Kate Charlesworth, Kate Jessop, Kitchou, Laney Shimmin, Lola Flash, Louche Magazine: Holly Falconer, Lucy Martin, Max Disgrace, Mystical Femmes: Katayoun Jalilipour and Tallulah Haddon, Nina Wakeford, Phyllis Christopher, Poulomi Desai, Rachael House, Rene Matić, Roxana Halls, Roz Kaveney, RUB Magazine: India Jaggon and Imogen Cleverley, Sadie Lee, Sarah Jane Moon, Sarah-Joy Ford, Siân A. Williams, Siobhan Fahey and Tessa Boffin
This exhibition contains explicit imagery.
The Rebel Dykes Art & Archive Show is produced by Rebel Dykes History Project CiC in collaboration with Lesley Magazine and in partnership with Space Station Sixty-Five. It is funded by Arts Council England, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, The David Family Foundation and The Independent Film Trust.
Accessibility
The gallery is on the ground floor and accessible via a ramp and double doors, there is a small lip in the frame of the front door but step free other than that. There are two toilets, both wheelchair accessible.
Easy read list of works provided and audio descriptions available.