McNally
School
of Fine Arts
Krystina Lyon
Krystina Lyon recently completed an MA in Asian Art Histories. Her thesis topic was 'The role of women's art collectives in mediating the gendered nature of contemporary art in Southeast Asia' which included fieldwork in the Philippines. She is working as an independent researcher and writer of arts-related content. Her special area of interest is contemporary Southeast Asia women artists, and she is looking at ways to increase the visibility of women artists in Southeast Asia through dialogue, discourse and research.
Work
The role of women's art collectives in mediating the gendered nature of contemporary art in Southeast Asia.
This thesis addresses how Southeast Asian women’s art collectives mediated a lingering patriarchy by researching Filipino women’s collective Kasibulan and Thai transnational collective, Womanifesto. It sheds light on marginalised women's art practice in a male-dominated contemporary art world.
