Jess Dobkin
Canadian artist · Canada · On the map · Artists · Born 1970 · age 56
Jess Dobkin is a performance artist, curator, teacher, and activist whose work has been presented internationally in theatres, galleries, art fairs, festivals, museums, and public spaces.
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She has been described as an "internationally acclaimed queer performance artist" [1], and her interdisciplinary career spans more than 30 years. Her work explores the dynamic relationship between live performance, documentation, and the archive, engaging with sensory experience, embodiment, affect, and collaborative care.