Pictured above: Jo Ann Block. Mad Dog. 2017. Paper collage on plywood. Photo for East City Art by Rachelle L. Williams.

East City Art Profiles—Jo Ann Block: Pushing back Against Age and Gender
By Rachelle Williams
“Historically, butch women fought for this identity,” Block says, “and it’s significant to hold on to.” Those who still identify as butch, then, are an "elite group" and represent “the few.” They are “proud,” she adds, “Because it takes guts to live ones entire life outside the gendered margins as a butch woman who does not identify as femme or trans but somewhere along the spectrum in between.”  Read More.
 

Pictured above: Isabel Manalo Side by Side, 2018, acrylic and enamel on canvas, 40 x 40 inches. Image Courtesy Addison/Ripley Fine Art.