Emma Shapiro (b1988) is an American artist, writer, and activist based in Valencia, Spain. She is Editor-At-Large for the Don’t Delete Art campaign and the founder of the international art project and movement Exposure Therapy.
Her work includes the use of video, collage, performance, and photography, while primarily utilizing her own body and image. Through her use of layered video projection, self portraiture, and repeated encounters with her own image, Emma deconstructs and questions the meaning of our bodies, how we know them, and what they could be.
Regular censorship of her artwork online and IRL has driven Emma to dedicate herself to advocacy for freedom of expression. Through her writing, her position with the Don’t Delete Art campaign, lectures, and panels, Emma shines a light on the issue of art censorship online and offline.
She holds a degree from The Rhode Island School of Design and has received multiple fellowships, awards, and residency opportunities to pursue her artistic and activist work.
Demand an End to Art Censorship online:
Sign the Don’t Delete Art manifesto!
DON’T MISS IT:
Dangerous Art, Endangered Artists series presented by Artists At Risk Connection and Art At A Time Like This at the Independent Art Fair:
Don’t Delete Art: Is Social Media Beyond Our Control? A conversation with Emma Shapiro, Elizabeth Larison, and Sibila Sotomayor Van Rysseghem
May 10, 4-5:30pm
50 Varick Street New York, NY 10013 United States
READ:
Featured artist/activist in the Feminist Zine commissioned by WeTransfer! “Free The Nipple. For All”
Feature in Levante, “Mujer, Artista, y Activista por el Cuerpo Feminino”
WATCH/LISTEN:
Decentraland Wellness Week, Keynote Panel “Healthier Relationships with Social Media & Online Platforms”
Woodhull Freedom Foundation “We Removed Your Post!” Panel
“Navigating Sensitive Content” Panel Discussion: a conversation at Unit London about art censorship and social media with Gareth Harris (The Art Newspaper), Farah Nayeri (NYT), and myself.