Jessica Blinkhorn
Part-time Instructor Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design- Biography
Jessica Blinkhorn, is an interdisciplinary artist and advocate for the disabled, aging, and LGBTQ+ communities, whose next project uses art to reevaluate pre-conceived notions of disability and sexuality. She is a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow, chosen for her project, Spankbox. SPANKBOX depicts individuals with physical disabilities in hypersexualized poses and situations. SPANKBOX puts the power back in the hands of those with physical disabilities by granting the audience permission to look, fantasize, and question disability and sexuality in a safe environment.